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post #1 of 4
1/13/12 at 3:58am
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I have read a decent amount of forums on this subject, but I keep reading mixed messages and wanted to see if I could get maybe a more collective answer.

My Ichi was abandoned by his mother at a really young age, because of this he has a nursing problem. He used to suckle on his brothers and sisters but ever since they've left he's been suckling blankets. One in particular. Anyways, I've never really been bothered by it, I just think it's cute and one of the only ways to really get him to stay calm for a longer period of time. 

I am curious to see if this is an actual health problem and if it is something I should stop?

 

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post #2 of 4
1/13/12 at 5:50am

No, don't stop him because it's giving him some comfort.

 

My Rosie and Jack were both seperated from their Mothers too soon and they kneed and suckle on their blanket now and again. Jack sometimes uses the sleeve on my bathrobe.  Rosie's 9 years old now and she still does it  biggrin.gif

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post #3 of 4
1/13/12 at 7:32am
My Scarlett (age 10) still suckles. She was orphaned at 3 weeks old. As long as they aren't ingesting a lot of fibers when they suckle, there is no problem with it.
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post #4 of 4
1/13/12 at 11:43am

Meowgie is the only kitty I have (out of 7) that suckles and he too was abandoned by his momma when he was just 2 weeks old.  I bottlefed him for 4 weeks before he was able to eat on his own.  He loves to nurse my comforter on my bed.  It has sherpa on the under side (for warmth) and every morning, I wake to him beside me sucking and purring.  I actually think it is cute (and a little gross when I pull the covers up and his spit gets on my face LOL).

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