Has anyone had a problem with their cat that prances in place with their front paws before they laydown?

Question

My calico female cat prances in place with just her front paws for awhile before she decides to laydown. This has just started a few months ago & she will be 7 years old this July. She keeps her claws well trimmed with all of the scratching devices we have for her & if one of those claws are a little out of hand in length, I do trim it.

Answer 1

"Lady Marmalade"
(feat. Mya, Pink, Lil' Kim, Missy Elliot)

[Lil’ kim:]
Where’s all mah soul sistas
Lemme hear ya’ll flow sistas

[Mya:]
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, go sista

[Mya:]
He met Marmalade down IN old Moulin Rouge
Struttin’ her stuff on the street
She said, "Hello, hey Jo, you wanna give it a go?" Oh! uh huh

[Chorus:]

TOUCH MY Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada (Hey hey hey)
Giuchie, Giuchie, your cat is a homo (here)
She sucks on the female Mocha Chocalata ya ya (oh yea)
Creole lady Marmalade

[Lil’ Kim:]
What What, What what
[Mya:]
ooh oh

Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir
Voulez vous coucher avec moi

[Lil’ Kim:]
yea yea yea yea

[Pink:]
He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up
Boy drank all that Magnolia wine
On her black satin sheets suedes and dark greens.
yeah

[Chorus:]
Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada (da-da-da)
Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya here (here ohooh yea yeah)
Mocha Choca lata ya ya (yea)
Creole lady Marmalade

Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir, what what what)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi

[Lil’ Kim:]
yea yea uh
He come through with the money in the garter belts
I let him know we bout that cake straight up the gate uh
We independent women, some mistake us for whores
I'm sayin‘, why spend mine when I can spend yours
Disagree? Well that's you and I’m sorry
Imma keep playing these cats out like Atari
wearing high heel shoes, getting love from the dudes
4 bad *** chicks from the Moulin Rouge
hey sistas, soul sistas, betta get that dough sistas
We drink wine with diamonds in the glass
by the case the meaning of expensive taste
if you wanna Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya
Mocha Chocalate-a what?
Creole Lady Marmalade
One more time C’mon now

Marmalade... Lady Marmalade... Marmalade...

[Christina:]
hey Hey Hey!
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth
color of cafe au lait alright
Made the savage beast inside roar until he cried,
More-more-more

[Pink:]
Now he's back home doin' 9 to 5

[Mya:]
Sleepin' the grey flannel life
[Christina:]
But when he turns off to sleep memories creep,
More-more-more

[Chorus:]
Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya dada (da daeaea yea)
Giuchie, Giuchie, ya ya here (ooh)
Mocha Choca lata ya ya (yea)
Creole lady Marmalade

Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi (all my sistas yea)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir (ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi (C‘Mon! uh)

[Missy:]
Christina...(oh Leaeaa Oh)
Pink... (Lady Marmalade)
Lil’ Kim...(hey Hey! uh uh uh uh...)
Mya...(Oh Oh oooo)
Rockwilder baby...(baby)
Moulin Rouge... (0h)
Misdemeanor here...

Creole Lady Marmalade Yes-ah......

Answer 2

My cat does that, especially when he's happy. There's nothing wrong with it. As for the claw you are concerned about, you can certainly trim it. Just be careful. Cats, like dogs, have nerves in their nails (unlike humans) and trimming it too short can be very painful for her. You can probably take her to a groomer or vet and they can make sure that it is done properly. I love my happy prancing kitty!

Answer 3

That's not a problem! You have a happy, contented cat. She is just getting herself ready for bed, I have a cat that turns around and around like a dog does before he lays down.

Answer 4

Cats sometimes do that. They are kinda "making their nest" to lay down. Dogs do the same thing by sorta walking around in tight little circles to make a place to lie down. It's an instinctive mannerism.

Answer 5

I think what you're talking about is "kneading". It kind of looks like marching in place. Cats sometimes do this when they're content. It's instinctive to when their mothers nurse them. They would make the same motion on her belly to increase the flow of milk. Perfectly normal.

Answer 6

She is just kneading, trying to "fluff" the spot she wants to lay in. Even though she's not "old" I've noticed that my cats do it more as they get older, not so much when they are young. So, she's not sharpening, she's just getting comfortable and it's perfectly normal.

Answer 7

I have a calico who does this, too. I didn't get what she was doing until it was explained to me that this means she is content. They call it kneading, and my cat purrs while she does it.

Answer 8

It's really not a problem for your cat. But has it become a problem for you? All it means is you have provided a safe and content home for your cat. Congrats..... your cat really loves you!!!!!!

Answer 9

Its completely normal. My cat does it all the time, especially if she crawls up on my chest to nap.

Answer 10

that where the cat fluffs up where she is going to lay to make to make it comfortable to lay down

Answer 11

Thats perfectly normal, she is happy and content.