Male cat humps blanket

by Stacey
(Texas)

Cat Humps Blanket

Why does my male cat hump blankets? About 9 months ago I rescued a male wild cat that had been left behind by his mother. He has always sucked and kneaded the fuzzy blanket I cover up with while sitting on the couch, but he has recently started to hump the blanket as well.

If anyone tries to pull the blanket from him he gets very aggressive and attacks their and and meows. He is otherwise the most lovable cat I have ever met. I know it is normal for a bottle fed cat to suck and kneed on things, but have never seen a cat do this humping motion on anything other than another cat.

He is an indoor/outdoor cat and there are many other cats that run loose in our neighborhood, so I am sure he has had the opportunity to satisfy these craving elsewhere. Has anyone else ever seen this male cat humps blanket behavior in a cat or is mine really just that weird?