Why Do Cats Knead? | What is Smurgle?

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Have you ever wondered why cats knead with their paws? Does your cat knead your belly? It's also called making biscuits but it has another name! It's called Smurgle and there's a reason cats do it!!
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  • @JacksonGalaxy
    @JacksonGalaxy4 жыл бұрын

    Hi gang, thanks for all of the great comments. I think I need to clarify something re smurgling, because I didn't explain it well in the video. So... yes, smurgling IS very common with cats who were weaned too early or were bottle-fed, but no, it's not limited to those cats. Smurgling is, in the critical early life of a kitten, one of the first actions (if not THE first) that they accomplish on their own. Minutes old, they get nourishment, warmth and maternal identification - in other words, “the thing on the other end of my paw is the most important thing in the world.” So, yes, although very common in the early-weaned and bottle babies, smurgling can stick around in ANY cat to some extent later in life when that primal sense of comfort, safety, and love are present. Sorry for not clarifying this in the video. Either way, one thing for sure is that the behavior is your cat bringing themselves back to that blissful moment because they feel... blissful!

  • @aahswizard

    @aahswizard

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have two cats and they both smurgle. One is very gentle while the other digs in with her "talons of terror". Any advice on how to get my girl to take it easy with the claws?

  • @isiriscasiano3719

    @isiriscasiano3719

    4 жыл бұрын

    I had a Maine Coon that I found on the street & as soon as I brought him home, he started smurgling my shirt! It was so sweet! He outgrew it as he got older.

  • @jifi-0178

    @jifi-0178

    4 жыл бұрын

    i have a lovey cat who is my first lap kitty. She is now a cat smurgler, too, and she steals my heart every day.

  • @megawho12

    @megawho12

    4 жыл бұрын

    Neither one of my kittens make biscuits but 2 of my older cats do.

  • @jendubay3782

    @jendubay3782

    4 жыл бұрын

    So I didn't mean my bottle kitten too early if she smurgles as an adult?

  • @missyanderson285
    @missyanderson2854 жыл бұрын

    Smurgle.... ha love it. We've always just called it kneading. Just found a stray who is a passionate smurgler

  • @giovanna722

    @giovanna722

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mm, I've heard of a cat burglar, but a cat smurgler? Lol.

  • @Annie1962

    @Annie1962

    4 жыл бұрын

    we call it 'puddins'

  • @Chrysanthemum808

    @Chrysanthemum808

    4 жыл бұрын

    I always called it kneading, too. Or Squishing. 😍 I love when cats do this.

  • @ChristineInNornia

    @ChristineInNornia

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too, my (ex) stray Felix constantly kneads and purrs🥰

  • @josephdurham4950

    @josephdurham4950

    4 жыл бұрын

    We call them kitty biscuits!😸

  • @LuigiTheHeadcrab
    @LuigiTheHeadcrab2 жыл бұрын

    My cat mochi was found when she was very young and very sickly. Now she is a healthy lump who is a professional baker. She must first feel around the blanket for the perfect dough consistency, finally finding the right spot, taking a little chomp, and gets to work. She gets into a trance while baking and can not be disturbed, and will only bake on my lap. A great baker indeed to makes top quality biscuits.

  • @gabrialblair5882

    @gabrialblair5882

    3 ай бұрын

    So beautifully put!! Ty

  • @NCfrost82

    @NCfrost82

    3 ай бұрын

    😂😂

  • @whbbrd
    @whbbrd Жыл бұрын

    Oh my, all the cozy kitties smurgling to lovely fairy music--it's so pure! ☺ As a dog person, I wasn't prepared for all the feels!

  • @blackdogbrown

    @blackdogbrown

    4 ай бұрын

    Aww. That's so sweet that you came on a cat video. Did you end up adopting a cat, too?

  • @wendy645
    @wendy6453 жыл бұрын

    When not accompanied by the suckling motion, we call kneading "Happy Feets". We adopted a cat who was likely weaned too early and she did Happy Feets with the suckling motion, often on our chests, and she would get our shirts sopping wet. This suckling always happened during snuggle times, so we called it "Snuckles" or "Snucks" 😻😽

  • @shelbrindahl6633
    @shelbrindahl66333 жыл бұрын

    My foster car snurred. Yep. She purred loudly while snoring. It got her adopted into the best family. She’s still trying to teach them all.

  • @vargasvector
    @vargasvector4 жыл бұрын

    Miu killed me with that little active tongue! Laughed a lot!

  • @kikicarr2797
    @kikicarr27972 жыл бұрын

    My foster girl just started smurgling out of nowhere😂 she’s a snuggler but has never made biscuits before. Just now she came up to my foot and lay on it, so I picked her up and the baking began. She wouldn’t stop. Purrs and baking. Felt awesome😋 I looked up this video whilst the baking was ongoing and she sat to watch her fellow felines and fell asleep😴

  • @SarahJSweetheart
    @SarahJSweetheart4 жыл бұрын

    I could honestly watch a whole hour of cats smurgleing - it was so relaxing

  • @coffeewarriorprincess5912
    @coffeewarriorprincess59123 жыл бұрын

    I am an accidental cat owner...many cats, most are feral. The momma is in my house after being abandoned by a woman down the street who abandoned 3 total. I got the female with all the baby making. She was found in my garage with a few kittens. Got almost all fixed including Mamma. She kept sneaking into my house and eventually, I just gave up and let her stay inside which is no small trick since I also have two rescue dogs and two parrots. She stalks the parrots so I have to be very careful. She is a kneader also..but she has scratched the dickens out of me doing her "bisquit making". I wondered why she was doing that and now I know.

  • @joyfulmornings
    @joyfulmornings2 жыл бұрын

    My cat kneads all the time. Especially when he’s tired. He’ll come up to me and I’ll lift up the blankets and he’ll go right underneath it and start kneading and purring. It’s so cute.

  • @Ivy-en4qc
    @Ivy-en4qc2 жыл бұрын

    I got my kitten two to three days ago. She only needed a little bit of time to warm up to us. She loves smurgling a lot. She will often knead on my thighs or on my chest. She’s so cute but also super energetic and hyper. 😂🧡

  • @satrixremix7111
    @satrixremix71113 жыл бұрын

    I call it nuzzling and I love it when both my cats do it, it's almost like a massage and they both purr while doing it lol its adorable ❤️.

  • @LadyLaran
    @LadyLaran3 жыл бұрын

    I’m so glad my Seba isn’t the only cat who smurgles while having a mouth full of fabric. She’s 15 and we both love cuddles that end up with this. I always know she’s happy, and her joy means the world to me.

  • @marytufts1163
    @marytufts11633 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this. I’m trying to convince my husband that this is OK. Thanks to your video (and another telling him NOT to punish a cat for this, he may actually be learning.

  • @calliew311

    @calliew311

    Жыл бұрын

    Punish? How do you punish a cat?

  • @priscillacrockett4881
    @priscillacrockett48813 жыл бұрын

    If I sing " you are my sunshine" to my kitty Samantha, she immediately does this & we enjoy a snuggle, er, smurgle! I love her ♡

  • @manny_f
    @manny_f Жыл бұрын

    Man, you put so much work into your videos! They are incredible fun to watch even for someone who doesn't have any cats lol

  • @stephielulu9096
    @stephielulu909611 ай бұрын

    So many different biscuits 😻

  • @rachaelautera5150
    @rachaelautera51504 жыл бұрын

    My kitty Hunter did that for a long time after I got him. We adopted him from our local shelter at 8-9 weeks old and he did the kneading and suckling thing for almost a year. Now he just kneads.

  • @kwren3602
    @kwren36024 жыл бұрын

    You just answered my question right as I was writing again. You're too good bro.

  • @allison4644
    @allison4644 Жыл бұрын

    Oh, how she kneads me ! 💞 My sweet furbaby will occasionally push her head against my side at cuddletime as if to say move over- When she first did this yrs ago, I was amazed at her strength & perseverance to "nudge" me to tell me how much she "kneads me" ! 😂😻😁

  • @merkinidgit
    @merkinidgit3 жыл бұрын

    My cat Keaton doesn’t smurgle very often but she was born at a veterinarian clinic to a rescue feral mom and the mom/litter were fostered there. I’m sure, then, that she wasn’t weaned too early, so that supports the theory about weaning. She cuddles a lot and loves physical contact but not with the frenetic kneading associated. Very confident with other animals and people I think because she had such a great start and early exposure.

  • @romandark8527
    @romandark85272 жыл бұрын

    I've noticed every time I come home from work, my cat jumps up on my bed and does this for like 5 minutes on my fluffy blanket before coming onto my lap. I think it's adorable when she does it and she has her happy purring too. She also gives me kisses after doing this

  • @GrammyGottaGo
    @GrammyGottaGo Жыл бұрын

    Aw it is so sweet how much my cat loves smurgling. Especially my inner arms, which being a woman of a certain age, are very soft and moveable. Especially at 2 am, 3 am, 4 am and the 5 am smurgles. 😬 we are working on it 😊

  • @wykedcrafter6789
    @wykedcrafter6789 Жыл бұрын

    We have 2 kitties we've taken in... Katie, a 7 lb Calico, was abt 2 wks. I bottle fed her until she turned it away. She was abt 10 wks old. She 7 yo now and my hubby always has wet spots on his shirts. Lol My boy Opie was discovered at abt 3 wks old one cold and rainy Nov night by our nephew on his father's farm. I also bottle fed him. He's 4 now and a 23 lb ginger and white bi-color lovey who can't go to sleep at night without a 30 min smurgling session with my neck. He's the best cuddler! My heart breaks for these babies, however, for us, it has been our greatest reward. ❤️🙏✌️

  • @lucimarchand253
    @lucimarchand2532 жыл бұрын

    We love our 17+ year old BARN CATS. They used to snuggle in hot water cabinet when cold. Now they won’t get off our porch. We are letting them sleep in warm house. One old guy is throwing up a lot. Hoping for a DIY treatment. They were feral and a trip to Vet hugely traumatic to all of us. Thanks for all your good advice!

  • @Trund27
    @Trund273 жыл бұрын

    This whole video is perfection!!!!

  • @Cinestesic
    @Cinestesic3 жыл бұрын

    Hah! That fluffy cat Smurgling while rep-blepping 2:12 ...adorably derpy!

  • @baleksei
    @baleksei4 жыл бұрын

    I love. Thank you for posting

  • @miriambreeze6263
    @miriambreeze6263 Жыл бұрын

    Aww so sweet my cat goes crazy making her biscuits when I'm gone out the house for literally just an hour 😂❤ I left for two days and wouldn't stop and could tell I'm the most important thing to her and means the world to me

  • @litibarra407
    @litibarra4074 жыл бұрын

    🤣❤️that was awesome 😊❤️ love you man ❤️💪 he's good catlicks 😜

  • @MiaHessMusic
    @MiaHessMusic3 жыл бұрын

    This was a super fun and imformative video! Thank you!

  • @Ch1abride
    @Ch1abride3 жыл бұрын

    My eldest cat would climb on mine or my sister's back and smurgle to tell us it was breakfast time until I started setting an alarm that scheduled feeding times. For years we've missed her doing it but not the claw pricks. Last Christmas a very dear friend sent my sister and I some very good blankets and immediately after I had laid mine on the bed my cat climbed on top and started smurgling. Now she only smurgles to show how comfortable she is and we get to enjoy the injury free sight.

  • @ChibiChu0129
    @ChibiChu01292 жыл бұрын

    I've just called it kneading and after watching KittenLady I've started to say to my kittens, they're making muffins or baking bread or squishing the spaghetti. Mine were taken a little too early from momma so they also suckle (and loudly!!) at the same time. They're so cute. I love my boys so much.

  • @OofusTwillip
    @OofusTwillip2 жыл бұрын

    My cat (a neutered male) goes beyond kneading. He gets so blissful that he starts humping, and purring very loudly. It's sweet to know he loves me so much.

  • @meenha1976
    @meenha19763 жыл бұрын

    All your videos are top notch. This one's like watching a Disney movie.

  • @angeldark404
    @angeldark4043 жыл бұрын

    Had a little tomcat rescue who did this and I recognized the behavior right away. Glad someone has named it

  • @SpiritBear12
    @SpiritBear124 жыл бұрын

    My sister's cat used to have the habit of suckling things like blankets while kneading them. As he got older he stopped the suckling, but then developed the habit of licking anything plastic, like plastic shopping bags. I don't think he would lick hard plastic like the housing of a radio, just malleable plastics. At Christmas time, the house rule there is you can't bring gifts with bows on them because he will lick the hell out of them, tear them off the packages and chew them up. So, we don't use bows when bringing any gifts to her house. I have never heard the cat kneading action as "smurgle". That's a new one to me.

  • @Stanging84
    @Stanging849 ай бұрын

    Haha awesome episode

  • @YochevedDesigns
    @YochevedDesigns Жыл бұрын

    I have a kitten that I hand raised from day one, because it's feral mama abandoned her (sadly, the rest of the kittens didn't make it.) So anyway, I had this one day old kitten that I had to bottle feed every 2 hours around the clock until she was strong enough to introduce mush and soft foods. She's a healthy 4 months old now, but she loves nothing better than to mush her face into my cupped hand. She'll latch onto the inside of one of my fingers, and nurse on me for hours. When she unlatches, she often has the cutest little blem!

  • @tamoshikutogen4120
    @tamoshikutogen4120 Жыл бұрын

    I rescued a kitten that smurgles a lot… like a lot. So often that she would forget her tongue was out a couple times while she was eating and bit her tongue. Her mom was ran over by a tractor harvesting a cornfield when I found her moms body it was clear it had already been a few days since the event and I found a kitten ( about 3 maybe 4 weeks old) still snuggling up to moms rotting body so I took her home and raised her. She has quite an attitude and is persistent about getting plenty of my affection she’s 4 years old now 🥰

  • @kristenrussell1088
    @kristenrussell10883 жыл бұрын

    Awe that makes me feel even better about my two fur babies🥰

  • @gandydancer72
    @gandydancer72 Жыл бұрын

    Loved your show brother

  • @Kalivahcide
    @Kalivahcide Жыл бұрын

    This makes sense. My new kitten's mother had mastitis and he had to be bottle-fed for a while. He kneads every time I come close or pet him.

  • @qorryaina5544
    @qorryaina55442 жыл бұрын

    My Hachi, my 6 month old domestic cat that I rescued when she was about 3 or 4 week old, usually smurgle on me once or twice every night. She will come up to my bed, snuggle behind my back or between my arm & belly, then start smurgling and purring. Will find my pajama felt damp. I found it sweet yet a bit sad because it means she was separated from her mom way too early.

  • @saffroneallen
    @saffroneallen3 жыл бұрын

    I've always heard kneading or making biscuits. My family is Indigenous Canadian so I call it making bannock. My boy is a master at making bannock but he doesn't do it on me so much as on the blanket my late grandmother made us just before she passed. She was one of his favourite humans and I always say he's making bannock with Câpân (his great grandmother) when I catch him on the sofa kneading the blanket.

  • @scottalan7708
    @scottalan77084 жыл бұрын

    Mine did that on the back of my neck while I was laying down and it felt like a neck massage from an angel

  • @madelynbryan5712
    @madelynbryan57124 жыл бұрын

    I once had a neighbor cat smurgle on me when I was visiting my grandparents from out of state - kitty didn’t know me at all prior to meeting her while on a walk, so I don’t think she saw me as a parental figure lol. We did have a nice walk together and I made sure to bring her back to where I met her when we were finished with our walk.

  • @thejamandberries1252
    @thejamandberries12524 жыл бұрын

    I just happen to come across this video I always thought it was cute how my 2 month old kittens did this to my bathrobe now I know why🤗🤗🤗

  • @JacksonGalaxy
    @JacksonGalaxy4 жыл бұрын

    hey everyone - I'm loving all of these other words for Smurgle - from kneading to "playing piano," "Fluffing pillows," etc... bring it on - tell me what *you* call it!

  • @tiff2106

    @tiff2106

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jackson Galaxy in german it is called treteln which is a cutiefied Version of treten =kicking. 😊

  • @pacjentPS

    @pacjentPS

    4 жыл бұрын

    We like to call it "paw massage" and it's one of the cutest things our cat does.

  • @thereaperswoons

    @thereaperswoons

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mashing potatoes!

  • @nevar23

    @nevar23

    4 жыл бұрын

    Making muffins!

  • @leaillex

    @leaillex

    4 жыл бұрын

    Baking cakes

  • @tracie1219
    @tracie12194 жыл бұрын

    My husband said “why do they make biscuits on my belly and not yours?” I told him it’s because he has fluffy material! 😂

  • @bigjedimullet

    @bigjedimullet

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now you can confidently tell people when they see your cats making biscuits on him that they also know he’s husband material. 😉

  • @longlivemanga
    @longlivemanga4 жыл бұрын

    I was confused at first because it is called kneading where I am from. I hear that the term came about because that action that the cats do resembles kneading bread dough.

  • @lankytor6396

    @lankytor6396

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mapledrop I’ve always heard it’s called kneading also (California here)

  • @Catzooa

    @Catzooa

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same here

  • @masterbeats6939

    @masterbeats6939

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always thought that it was kneading too, and everyone I know says kneading as well. (Australia)

  • @grobanite4ever85

    @grobanite4ever85

    4 жыл бұрын

    I called it kneading also

  • @Thorned_Rose

    @Thorned_Rose

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same here in New Zealand

  • @bookmouse770
    @bookmouse7704 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, making biscuits or kneading. When they're relaxed, happy, feeling the oneness of contentment. Accompanied by purring.

  • @paulacorreia6307

    @paulacorreia6307

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Portugal 🇵🇹 we call it "amassar" meening "doing Bread" 😻😻😻 I love when my 3 😸 does that ❤️❤️❤️

  • @itsjeninMass

    @itsjeninMass

    4 жыл бұрын

    And drooling.

  • @RosheenQuynh

    @RosheenQuynh

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@itsjeninMass Mine doesn't drool

  • @kerryann9851

    @kerryann9851

    3 жыл бұрын

    No making biscuits paired with blanket sucking

  • @gingerkid1048
    @gingerkid10484 жыл бұрын

    After being raised by cats my pug smurgles along with them.

  • @RosheenQuynh

    @RosheenQuynh

    4 жыл бұрын

    ARE YOU SERIOUS?! THAT'S AMAZING :D

  • @dp2404

    @dp2404

    3 жыл бұрын

    We want video proof! 😉

  • @Pythonaria
    @Pythonaria4 жыл бұрын

    I call it "padding". It's usually accompanied by loud purring which is the best lullaby in the world 😻

  • @glittercatstudios

    @glittercatstudios

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree! My Playdoh's (RIP) purr was so loud and wonderful I named it *"the fundering purr"*; funder, as in thunder, but in cat dialect. I got him to the point where he would allow me to lay on his hind flank/leg/hip at night and if he wasn't there, purring, then I just couldn't sleep. That cat carved out a piece of my heart that will never, ever be filled. I lost my precious Bengal, Chairman Meow, on March 20, 2017 to Diabetes, then Playdoh on October 16, 2017.to Anaplastic Sarcoma. Chairman was my absolute best friend in the world and would actually talk back to me and understood me when I talked to him. Playdoh lived through hell and back with me. He was my 20-pound linebacker with no neck and everyone called him a dog. He even barked a few times. I'm not kidding! He loved to ride in my car with me and would even go to work with me when I was an Event Coordinator at Michael's for a time. He lived in my car with me for 2-1/2 years when I became homeless and was there with me when I was accepted back to University and moved into my on-campus housing. i'm still grieving for my two boys, and I don't think it's ever going to end. Plus, I've been looking for another Bengal but can't seem to find any. Every single time I find one that is compatible with my house, someone with 14 cats already thinks they need another one and snags him out from under me! Every. single. time. I'm losing hope I've ever going to find my boy. :'(

  • @Pythonaria

    @Pythonaria

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@glittercatstudios Don't lose hope. The right boy for you is out there. You just haven't met him yet.

  • @Trund27

    @Trund27

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pythonaria Awww!! I love how your described that!!

  • @Trund27

    @Trund27

    4 жыл бұрын

    Carla René omg, that’s adorable!

  • @MK-ih6wp

    @MK-ih6wp

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@glittercatstudios hang in there, friend. Your cat-mate is out there looking for you, too!

  • @toxigenic
    @toxigenic4 жыл бұрын

    Didn't Fergie write a song about this? Smurgalicious, wasn't it?

  • @grobanite4ever85

    @grobanite4ever85

    4 жыл бұрын

    It was Fergalicious

  • @sindalari

    @sindalari

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@grobanite4ever85 woosh.

  • @ZETTINGZinc

    @ZETTINGZinc

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@grobanite4ever85 wrinkle free brain

  • @neoandlykkecat
    @neoandlykkecat4 жыл бұрын

    Please please please publish your dictionary one day. We need it! Hugs from Norway.

  • @lapislazuli06

    @lapislazuli06

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'd buy it!

  • @ClementineThorns

    @ClementineThorns

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lapislazuli06 same

  • @user-bh6kb5kj6b

    @user-bh6kb5kj6b

    4 жыл бұрын

    What a great idea! Hugs from Greece!

  • @parsifal40002

    @parsifal40002

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd buy it and don't even own a cat. Wife doesn't like cats!

  • @clariskitty7525
    @clariskitty75254 жыл бұрын

    I once babysit my friend's cat. She barely knows me, in an unfamiliar place, but she sat on my chest, smurgling and purring. She was the friendliest and sweetest kitty.

  • @samanthafarmer6811
    @samanthafarmer68114 жыл бұрын

    my cats knead but don't nurse. they normally knead for a bit before laying down on me.

  • @sips4296

    @sips4296

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sameee

  • @waterandafter

    @waterandafter

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mine too, but they are old. I have one that will pet me back.

  • @litchtheshinigami8936

    @litchtheshinigami8936

    4 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @MK-ih6wp

    @MK-ih6wp

    4 жыл бұрын

    They're just trying to knead you to the perfect consistency before they plop down on you!

  • @MK-ih6wp

    @MK-ih6wp

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@waterandafter pet you back? That's adorable

  • @jenjibur
    @jenjibur4 жыл бұрын

    Watching clips of kitties smurgling is the cutest thing ever. 😻

  • @tulafloyd2892
    @tulafloyd28924 жыл бұрын

    When my kitty do it I say that she "pierze" in Polish it means doing laundry. It reminds me of doing laundry by your hands, like in old times😁 sorry for my english☹️ Greetings from Poland!

  • @MK-ih6wp

    @MK-ih6wp

    4 жыл бұрын

    Love it!

  • @catreader9733

    @catreader9733

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your English was perfect, and your story is charming. Greetings in return from the United States.

  • @tulafloyd2892

    @tulafloyd2892

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@catreader9733 thank you!

  • @anissia1210
    @anissia12104 жыл бұрын

    We always call it "Kitty Love" she's giving mommy some kitty love. Because to me that's the best way fur them to show us how they feel....

  • @HogwartsGoth
    @HogwartsGoth4 жыл бұрын

    That's - 'Paddy Pawing'. My boy does it but he was not taken way from his mother to soon! He lived with her all his life until she passed away when he was 7 years old.

  • @giovanna722

    @giovanna722

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like that expression better, I think.

  • @Missfenyxx

    @Missfenyxx

    4 жыл бұрын

    we called it pitty -patting

  • @TheSuburban15

    @TheSuburban15

    4 жыл бұрын

    My girl cat kneads my bed. She nursed until she had teeth, and then Mom said, "No more!" This is normal, I think.

  • @gingerkid1048

    @gingerkid1048

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same. Two of my girls have one of their kids each around and they all do it. The one was waaaay too old when it’s mom decided no more nursing.

  • @gz9975
    @gz99754 жыл бұрын

    I dont have a cat, and I prefer dogs to cats. But watching this dude's love for cats just puts me in a better mood, every time.

  • @sarahque7797

    @sarahque7797

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always had dogs my entire life and thought I preferred dogs. Anyway fast forward I got a kitten because of this guy lol and I love her. Cats are a hoot!!! Love playing with her!!! So different from dogs love her! She’s fun and curious to totally independent.

  • @AriaAsacura
    @AriaAsacura4 жыл бұрын

    my cat, seeing any blanket: M O T H E R

  • @ayato4743
    @ayato47434 жыл бұрын

    I refer to it as kneading in English but in German one way to call it is 'Milch treten' or milk kicking if you translate it directly

  • @Theyall_luvstar
    @Theyall_luvstar4 жыл бұрын

    It is so funny my cats will run to me when they hear your voice

  • @yuio4193
    @yuio41934 жыл бұрын

    This is so sweet! The first time I met my kitty we instantly bonded. I noticed she was "smurgling" right away. The first time I held her... same thing. The lady who sat in on our first meeting said "I hope she can go home with you it's clear you've already bonded". It's a beautiful thing when a cat chooses you... aaaand hearing scientific facts to back it up is awesome

  • @kitchensinkchronicles3272
    @kitchensinkchronicles32724 жыл бұрын

    i call it “making muffins” to be cute, but i always heard it be officially referred to as kneading

  • @LuckyPawss
    @LuckyPawss4 жыл бұрын

    *Greetings from Turkey Jackson Galaxy. I'm taking videos of stray cats. I have 242 videos. I take them to the vet and build cat houses :)*

  • @h.calvert3165

    @h.calvert3165

    4 жыл бұрын

    What a good person you are! Thank you for your kindness! 💖

  • @macariusfreestyle8521

    @macariusfreestyle8521

    4 жыл бұрын

    I do that on the winter with some abandoned cats I feed at our old land every night I head to work. They stay under our old trailer.

  • @h.calvert3165

    @h.calvert3165

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@macariusfreestyle8521 How kind you are, too! 🤗

  • @gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal

    @gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal

    4 жыл бұрын

    Love ur vids honey! U r awesome n so r ur cottons!

  • @marypoppins5154

    @marypoppins5154

    3 жыл бұрын

    You don’t just talk about helping, you “walk the talk”. You are my hero. May God bless you for your compassion and generosity! 😺😺😺

  • @dragonofmordor
    @dragonofmordor4 жыл бұрын

    Dawwww. My cat does this when she's on soft blankets or beds. And when she's being brushed. She loves being brushed. Being brushed is her catnip. She's one of the cats who doesn't react to catnip at all. But she acts completely strung out when she's being brushed. It is completely adorable. She'll need our stomachs and purr and even make moaning sounds.

  • @jmnimahelr
    @jmnimahelr4 жыл бұрын

    My cat's name is Biskit. Guess why? Lol

  • @brucesmith9144
    @brucesmith91444 жыл бұрын

    What’s next? A bumper sticker “Has your cat 🐈 smurgled you today?”

  • @tinybunny1332

    @tinybunny1332

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bruce Smith I hope so tbh

  • @Hattori75

    @Hattori75

    4 жыл бұрын

    If not already, there should be.

  • @wild.berryz

    @wild.berryz

    4 жыл бұрын

    i need that in my life

  • @HerLeenest

    @HerLeenest

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES!!

  • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
    @itwasagoodideaatthetime79804 жыл бұрын

    When my late cat Indy used to do it to my ex he called it 'squashing the kiwifruits'. Because my cat would almost always Smurgle him in his groin area.

  • @s_rofbear

    @s_rofbear

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amethyst - 😂😂😂😂

  • @lklobs
    @lklobs4 жыл бұрын

    This made me cry watching all the smurgling... My orange tabby, Fyodor, used to smurgle only when he was really 100% comfortable (only ever with me, not my boyfriend) and he would suck on his back toe while he did it. It was the cutest sound ever, it was like he was sucking his thumb. He died in June from Leukemia, it came on suddenly after I’d had him for 12 years with zero symptoms and the only cat he ever interacted with is my other little girl who was brought in the family at about a year old, so if she had the Leukemia she wouldn’t still be alive now (at least, that’s my understanding of how it works I could be wrong). It was sudden and heartbreaking, I have never been closer with any other organism period than I was with him. I’ll have a big orange tabby shaped hole in my heart for the rest of my life. Now my other cat and I have been inseparable, because she was super dependent on him. Sorry I puked my heart up a bit over this video, but watching it made me sad/happy - remembering him but heartbroken that we’ll never smurgle again.

  • @lilitharam44
    @lilitharam444 жыл бұрын

    Aww! My big baby Hunni Bun (was bottle raised) and he does "air smurgles." It is adorable! He'll be laying on his back feet in the air just smurgling away.

  • @huawietelcom4516

    @huawietelcom4516

    3 жыл бұрын

    adorable

  • @elainehelmont4647

    @elainehelmont4647

    2 жыл бұрын

    What is bottle raised? 😅 It's probably silly I am thinking of you raising a cat in a bottle lol. Hmmm probably talking about a milk feeder or something...

  • @ninazada

    @ninazada

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@elainehelmont4647 yes, bottle-feeding a kitten instead of mama milk

  • @Prudence1974
    @Prudence19744 жыл бұрын

    Aweee. I'm happy crying. I love finding out that my beautiful kitty baby loves me. I sometimes feel like I'm not doing enough. I love your videos Jackson. I am so thankful for your knowledge.

  • @isabelle.9
    @isabelle.94 жыл бұрын

    Not convinced about the parental figure thing, but surely deep comfort, trust and contentness.

  • @RosalieHeath
    @RosalieHeath4 жыл бұрын

    the best bakers of the century 🥺

  • @barbarasmith4043
    @barbarasmith40434 жыл бұрын

    I always call it "kneading". Adorable kitties! Loved it! Thanks Jackson!

  • @debrafalk7587
    @debrafalk75874 жыл бұрын

    The cuteness factor was off of the charts honestly. Ya gotta love cats and all of there quirks!

  • @midnightkitty8172
    @midnightkitty81724 жыл бұрын

    Neither of my cats does this, but we all love each other madly. The closest thing to smurgling around here is the cats cleaning each other : )

  • @minwellitsanicknamebegrate2531

    @minwellitsanicknamebegrate2531

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s a good sigh that they were weened properly. a lot of the time they are separated from their mother too soon

  • @tonyamari3
    @tonyamari34 жыл бұрын

    Omg. I’ve had cats all my life and never had one do exactly what the one I have now does. I always thought it was a mimic of nursing, and you confirmed it. She has her own blanket, but will only do this on ME, with said blanket. I’ve never seen her do this any other time. It’s a ritual at 4:45 when my alarm goes off. I hear this faint meow, she waits until I say her name and grab her blanket. I have countless videos because I find it so adorable. ❤️

  • @vickythecat1741
    @vickythecat17414 жыл бұрын

    I always called it milking or massaging. Though it often makes me sad because I deal with many abandoned kittens, I'm also very happy that they have me and their soft blankets to smurkle endlessly on.

  • @abbye8482
    @abbye84824 жыл бұрын

    I like the new "sense of humor" Jackson! Very entertaining! 😊

  • @laughingbehelit
    @laughingbehelit4 жыл бұрын

    2:12 that cat is smurgling and derping at the same time

  • @asrianugerahgustini9648

    @asrianugerahgustini9648

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha I love that expression, so different than any cat in this video🤣

  • @picklesooz
    @picklesooz4 жыл бұрын

    My Bruce is the only cat I've shared my home with who doesn't do this. We took him from mama at like 8 weeks rather than 6. I'm Scottish and we called it sponging, or padding. Scratching is cooking. Derived from crook as cats claws resemble a Shepherds crook. Great video

  • @MsMetallica1987
    @MsMetallica19874 жыл бұрын

    In Greece we call it "Patusakia" aka little paws 🐱❤

  • @lorrainewheeler5592
    @lorrainewheeler55924 жыл бұрын

    so cute i had a couple of cats did that :) its so cute we called it making his bed

  • @darkwolfnova344
    @darkwolfnova3444 жыл бұрын

    OMG Jackson, I loved this video. I just found your channel. I'm gonna go back and binge your vids. I have loved My Cat from Hell for years. I've actually used what you've taught your clients on the show not only with cats I've had but some of it worked with my dogs......... Now if I can only apply it to my 77 year old mother.

  • @anamariagutierrez5714
    @anamariagutierrez57144 жыл бұрын

    I'm really liking this series. Keep them coming. Live, love and mojo to you too.

  • @lapislazuli06
    @lapislazuli064 жыл бұрын

    It's funny cause I found a stray kitten and when he was older he would always want to nibble on my ear 😂❤🐱

  • @dawnelizabeth1828
    @dawnelizabeth18284 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jackson, I call it happy dancing, happy massage, happy paddle or happy wiggle with face smush.I have a new term to include, smurgle lol with catitude lol. Take care and thanks.

  • @startagain126
    @startagain1264 жыл бұрын

    Jackson galaxy ❤️ thank you for these videos. Firstly they are hilarious and love the accent (I'm English so it's so funny) And secondly these videos are very helpful and I love all of what you do. xx

  • @marisacarrasco2458
    @marisacarrasco24584 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Jaclson Galaxy for your KZread tutorials... these videos have helped us with our rescue for the past 3 years and we have learned what she is communicating thru her body language and in turn she has learned some of our body language and this wonderful family relationship was all possible because of you

  • @christianeraphael9180
    @christianeraphael91804 жыл бұрын

    Please more, cat daddy’s dictionary is adorable 😻. Love it! Smurgeling just entered our vocabulary when talking with and about our living room tigers. One of ours does it to my husbands neck, we used to say she’s getting on his nerves lol 😁. Well all this maybe badly translated, we are talking German. Anyway. Now Plush that’s her name, she is smurgeling. Thank you cat daddy!

  • @Siamesemama1
    @Siamesemama14 жыл бұрын

    We call it "lovey paws"! But "smurgle " works.....gets that slobber mouth thing into the combined action, lol.😺

  • @lianakriebel
    @lianakriebel4 жыл бұрын

    The accent...the fake MGM lion...and the cats. Smiled and laughed for good measure, too!

  • @catschamomile298
    @catschamomile2984 жыл бұрын

    Cant wait for the next video jackson! I couldn't stop smiling😊😄😄

  • @paulaistellingthetruthnews7827
    @paulaistellingthetruthnews78274 жыл бұрын

    Jackson....I have been watching you since day 1 and now this! LUV YA !!!!! PUURRRRFECT

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