hee hee too funny! My cat (she is almost the same grey as yours) loves to rub around my legs making using the foot pedal a challenge. Seems I am not paying attention to her and she continues to stay under my feet until I stop sewing and give her a little kitty massage. I rub my hand from the top of her head, down her back, and up to the tip of her tail.. She thanks me with a little meow!!