my 4 month old kitten angus has started to show some very odd behaviour...
he has a couple of favourite toys.
just lately he has been bringing them to me at night time.
the other morning i woke up and he was pawing my arm and purring so intensly, i looked closer and he was suckling on his toy which was rested against my arm.he was in a state of sheer bliss, and as i stroked him and asked him what he was doing he barely noticed the world around him.he carried on in this happy trance for 15 minutes.
He's since done the same to my sister the other night, and again last night when he came to bed, but this time he was suckling on a piece of my duvet cover at my shoulder.it goes on for 15-20 mins at a time, and the duvet cover/toy comes out drenched!!!!
He's obviously doing what he would have done with his mum when suckling on her, but im worried why he's suddenly doing it now, when he's obviously getting no milk.
Is he unhappy and trying to comfort himself??
or is he just showing he loves us???
it seems odd to me this behaviour has started at 4 months..he's never done it before.
im just worried mayby he was taken away too early from his mum, i bought him at 8 weeks and he was a healthy weight but im now suspicous.
has this happened to anybody else?
do u have any explanations?
many thanks
fay and angus x
he has a couple of favourite toys.
just lately he has been bringing them to me at night time.
the other morning i woke up and he was pawing my arm and purring so intensly, i looked closer and he was suckling on his toy which was rested against my arm.he was in a state of sheer bliss, and as i stroked him and asked him what he was doing he barely noticed the world around him.he carried on in this happy trance for 15 minutes.
He's since done the same to my sister the other night, and again last night when he came to bed, but this time he was suckling on a piece of my duvet cover at my shoulder.it goes on for 15-20 mins at a time, and the duvet cover/toy comes out drenched!!!!
He's obviously doing what he would have done with his mum when suckling on her, but im worried why he's suddenly doing it now, when he's obviously getting no milk.
Is he unhappy and trying to comfort himself??
or is he just showing he loves us???
it seems odd to me this behaviour has started at 4 months..he's never done it before.
im just worried mayby he was taken away too early from his mum, i bought him at 8 weeks and he was a healthy weight but im now suspicous.
has this happened to anybody else?
do u have any explanations?
many thanks
fay and angus x