Our cat is building a nest

by Tanya Hurst
(Maurertown, Virginia)

our cats nesting

Our cat is building a nest I think? Azalea is a girl cat, but she has been fixed. We have had her since summer, where we picked her out at the animal pound. She was not a lovey-dovey cat, but very frisky and curious also very independent.

She has become much more loving and interested in us over the months.

She goes outside for about 5 minutes at a time, but is an indoor cat.

Recently she began scratching the grass in the front yard in one spot. She has created a small grass mound.

At first, I thought she was building a nest. Since she is fixed, this had me wondering.

But now, after seeing her in action, I think she is covering something up... but there is nothing there to cover up.

Any idea what this cat behavior is about?