Thumb sucking kitten

fastnoc

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Well it's not really his thumb. He flips his paw over and sucks on the center pad of his paws. He refuses to do this on his own. I have to hold him like this or he'll cry until I do.

It's cute though.

 

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Originally Posted by GingersMom

Awwwww! He needs a kitty pacifier!
Yup. I hope he doesn't make that pad sore or raw. But he is tremendously cute!
 
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Addiebee I got him a pacifier but he doesn't want anything to do with it
 

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that was so awesome! i thought my cat was the only weird one. he sucks the other cats toes! she wouldn't let him nurse on her so he went for the toes instead! She grooms him while he does it. So cute
 

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Originally Posted by fastnoc

Addiebee I got him a pacifier but he doesn't want anything to do with it
You can try incentivizing it by rubbing it with KMR or food or a slurry of both...
He may not like it anyway.... what about the little girl?

It was my thinking that the finger sucking needed to be redirected onto something other than... well... your fingers!!

AB
 

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I used to stress out about my kitten doing this and tried all sorts of things to stop her.
She would leave the tops of her front paws possitively soggy.
I've just realised now that I think its been a good year since I've seen her do this.

She still doesn't purr tho........?
 
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