To quote from a cat related website:
"Kittens get milk by nursing from their mother. They press against their mother with one paw and then the other. This is called "kneading". Kneading helps the mother cat give milk to the kittens. When adult cats knead with her paws, it reminds her of her mother when she was a kitten."
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mugatu, Mon 29 Sep 2008, 14:45,
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Does it say anything about
Them pushing their paw up your nose at 3 a.m.?
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Monty Propps, Mon 29 Sep 2008, 15:25,
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