Hello! I'm incredibly fortunate to be loved by a rambunctious and feisty 2-year-old tabby tom named Aki. He is very devoted to me and wants to be wherever I am, and I love him so much.
A few weeks ago he started doing this weird thing: when I'm sitting on the couch, he climbs up on the back rest and then puts one of his back paws on my shoulder, near my neck. He doesn't knead, he just steps on my shoulders a few times with that paw. He seems to do it more often when my husband is sitting next to me.
We're wondering if this is some sort of jealousy-driven/possessive behavior - when trying to research it I came across the term rear paw treading and a suggestion that it is done by toms before and after mating. But he doesn't step from one back paw to the other, and also, why would he suddenly start this behavior?
Nothing has changed in his environment and he was neutered at 9 months. Does anyone have an idea where this comes from?
A few weeks ago he started doing this weird thing: when I'm sitting on the couch, he climbs up on the back rest and then puts one of his back paws on my shoulder, near my neck. He doesn't knead, he just steps on my shoulders a few times with that paw. He seems to do it more often when my husband is sitting next to me.
We're wondering if this is some sort of jealousy-driven/possessive behavior - when trying to research it I came across the term rear paw treading and a suggestion that it is done by toms before and after mating. But he doesn't step from one back paw to the other, and also, why would he suddenly start this behavior?
Nothing has changed in his environment and he was neutered at 9 months. Does anyone have an idea where this comes from?
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