Hello!
I have 4 cats, 3 boys and 1 female. The female cat is about 2 years old and she's ADDICTED to licking/eating/smelling/playing with cigarette ashes. She's the only one of the cats who do this!
I smoke as well as my boyfriend and she is constantly hovering around the ashtray waiting on us to put our cigarette down or forget to empty the ashtray so she can lick/smell the ashes.
She pulls out butts and plays with them and if the ashtray is empty of butts she'll eat/lick/sniff the ashes.
It's disgusting and I'm wondering if she's doing this for a reason? Is she missing some type of nutrient she's not getting through her food OR is it just a nasty habit she's picked up/she's addicted to nicotine?
Please no rude comments because I realize this is gross, it's gross to me! That's why I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with her and why she won't stop!
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
Juxalyn
I have 4 cats, 3 boys and 1 female. The female cat is about 2 years old and she's ADDICTED to licking/eating/smelling/playing with cigarette ashes. She's the only one of the cats who do this!
I smoke as well as my boyfriend and she is constantly hovering around the ashtray waiting on us to put our cigarette down or forget to empty the ashtray so she can lick/smell the ashes.
She pulls out butts and plays with them and if the ashtray is empty of butts she'll eat/lick/sniff the ashes.
It's disgusting and I'm wondering if she's doing this for a reason? Is she missing some type of nutrient she's not getting through her food OR is it just a nasty habit she's picked up/she's addicted to nicotine?
Please no rude comments because I realize this is gross, it's gross to me! That's why I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with her and why she won't stop!
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
Juxalyn