My father's cat Frankie is 17 years old, and has a thing for suckling his old house coat, to this very day!
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do your kittens suck?
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You know, I took the question the wrong way and said.. HWAT?
My little Rambo is a sucker. The first time i've had a kitten that did that. The problem is that he seems to want to do it most in the wee hours of the morning, and it hurts quite a bit the bigger he gets! From the posts its seems split between kittens that grow out of it and those that don't. Anyone had any success trying to wean the cat away from this (especially on body parts)? I haven't had any luck trying to transfer his sucking on to my shirt, his teddy bear etc....
Nope, i thought i was a phase but she sucks on me usually in the night or when she is sleepy,, she massages me while she does it.. She gave me a hickie once and my bf thought i was cheating LOL I tried getting warm tissue and putting alittle bit of hunny on it so she could suck on that but.. Nope she likes shirts, and just started sucking on my bed sheets when i wrapp myself so she wont suck
three of my four boys suck on fuzzy things. Two of the suckers are nearly two years old.. I don't think its a habbit thats going to break anytime soon
thats addorable my baylee does it too, but yea 5 weeks seems to young to be weened, and when you give her milk is it normal cow milk? thats very unhealthy for cats
^^ not at all ment to critisize i just dont want your kitty gettin sick
^^ not at all ment to critisize i just dont want your kitty gettin sick
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thanks...but no i don't think cows milk is very good for humans either! it's made for cows and they have 4 stomachs to digest the stuff with, so i don't think anything with 1 stomach could do a sufficient job of digesting it
Don likes to suck his tail, Squeakers used to suck but stopped within the last two weeks but little Peppy who was the runt of his litter loves to suck on my lip. If Peppy is in a sucking mood he won't take no for an answer and then he sucks himself to sleep and I end up with a fat lip.
Sucking is (usually) from being separated from momma too soon. We got Willow when she was 6 weeks old and she suckled us. Actually, come to think of it, she still does, but she sucks on blankets instead, and kneads while she does it. On the other hand, we got Buffy when she was 4 weeks (she was orphaned, and probably at 3 weeks). I don't think she's ever suckled anything except the milk bottle. She's tried copying Willow's "Suck-a-blanket" motto, but she just smooshes her face into the blanket and drools, doesn't really suck. Some cats do it "just because", others do it because they were separated from mommy too soon, and others don't do it even though they have good reason to.
Little Peppy is giving me a fat lip right now. He latches on when he wants to sleep and sucks / purrs himself to sleep. I can't get him to latch on to anything else - my own fault thou cause I let him do it.
One of my male Kittens, called Biscuit, is almost 6 months old and has been sucking on my ear since about 3 weeks after we got him. He also sucks on my neck, but prefers my earlobe. I have had 2 cats in the past, and neither have done this. Is it something he will grow out of, or do I have to look forward to many years of trying to get to sleep with a cat attached to my ear, sucking and purring, and claws digging in my head!
Its very cute, but a little annoying sometimes!!
Its very cute, but a little annoying sometimes!!
Radar likes to suck fingers, when I am cuddling him he will very gently grab my hand between his paws (claws safely tucked away) and pull it towards his mouth, there is no stopping him and he will literally get your finger right in to the back of his mouth if you let him.
