爲什麼貓咪喜歡貼着你？原因震驚到我了

It may be one of the nicest feelings in the world when your cat, settling in for a nap, alternately presses their front paws into your lap.
當你的貓咪用前爪交替地推搡着你的膝蓋，趴在那兒打盹兒的時候，這大概是世界上最美好的感覺之一了。

This is called kneading , and there's a heart-melting reason why it's such a special part of your relationship with your cat.
貓咪的這種行爲被稱爲撫弄，這之所以被當作你和你的貓咪相處時的特別之處，其背後是有一個暖心的理由的。

The kneading action actually starts right from when kittens are born - one of its functions is to stimulate milk production in the mothers' mammary glands.
實際上從小貓出生之後，它們就開始有撫弄的行爲了，其功能之一就是刺激母貓乳腺產生乳汁。

Other behaviours that accompany the action indicate that it's a juvenile behaviour carried over into adulthood, so it doesn't mean the cat is trying to make you produce milk.
伴隨着這一舉動的其他行爲表明，這種幼稚的行爲會延續到貓咪成年，所以當貓咪撫弄你的時候並不意味着它想讓你提供乳汁。

It's usually accompanied by purring and followed by a nap - both behaviours that are also observed in kittens during and after feeding.
貓咪做出撫弄的動作之後，通常會打盹兒而且還會打呼嚕，而在貓咪餵食期間和餵食之後，你也會觀察到這兩種行爲。

According to a veterinarian-run website, adult cats in the wild use their paws and claws to tread down and soften a small area for sleeping.
一個由獸醫運營的網站指出，野生成年貓咪會用它們的爪子拍平一小塊區域，並使其變得柔軟，然後用來睡覺。

And, since cats have scent glands in their paw pads, they're probably also indulging in a bit of territorialism, marking you or their bed as their property.
而且因爲貓咪的爪墊上有氣味腺，它們可能還會肆意地做出一些類似圈地的舉動，把你或它的牀標記爲自己的所有物。

It is important to note that, despite popular belief, kneading is not the sign of a cat who was weaned too early - most cats seem to do it.
值得一提的是，雖然人們普遍認爲，撫弄並非太早爲貓咪斷奶的徵兆，但多數貓咪似乎卻是這樣的。

Even if they're trying to squish you down to make a bed or trying to mark you as their property, a cat kneading you means you are very loved, in that special kitty way.
一隻貓咪用爪子撫弄你，即使它們是爲了把你推倒當牀，或者把你標記爲它們的所有物，這也意味着你被貓咪以它們特有的方式所喜愛着。

"If you do have a cat who kneads their bedding, or better yet you, it's because they're feeling very loved and comfortable," Katie Armour said. "You should absolutely take this as a compliment!"
“如果你確實有一隻貓咪揉捏着它們的寢具，或是用爪子撫弄你，這是因爲它們覺得被愛護着，並感到舒適，”卡蒂·阿穆爾說道。“你絕對應該把這當成是一種讚美！”