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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2007Six-month-old still suckles
How do I break a six-month-old kitten from suckling the blanket on my bed? I don't know how old she was when she was separated from mom. I got her when she was four months old.  Signature8^)~ Sue (remove the x to email) ~~~~ I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday. -Adlai Stevenson As seen on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/wacvet http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/ >How do I break a six-month-old kitten from suckling >the blanket on my bed? > >I don't know how old she was when she was separated from >mom. I got her when she was four months old. Is she a Siamese? Apparently they do this a lot Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > >How do I break a six-month-old kitten from suckling > >the blanket on my bed? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Is she a Siamese? Apparently they do this a lot Nope. DSH; silver tabby. Signature8^)~ Sue (remove the x to email) ~~~~ I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday. -Adlai Stevenson As seen on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/wacvet http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/ > How do I break a six-month-old kitten from suckling > the blanket on my bed? > > I don't know how old she was when she was separated from > mom. I got her when she was four months old. Sammy is 3.5 years old and she still sucks her toe... http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Toe_Suck_Movie/ I can't help you, I think it's adorable! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > How do I break a six-month-old kitten from suckling > > the blanket on my bed? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Toe_Suck_Movie/ I can't help you, I > think it's adorable! ;> Doesn't her toe get sore, or raw, or chapped? Maybe I'll try to get Mokee to suck on a toe instead of the blanket! Signature8^)~ Sue (remove the x to email) ~~~~ I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday. -Adlai Stevenson As seen on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/wacvet http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/ My 7 year-old cat nurses on my husband's beard. He's done this since we adopted him as a kitten from a rescue. He wraps his paws around DH's neck and then nurses on his beard and purrs like mad. We've never tried to break him of this because he seems so content when doing it. As far as the OP's case, maybe you could try putting some bitter apple on the spot where he nurses. >> > How do I break a six-month-old kitten from suckling >> > the blanket on my bed? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Maybe I'll try to get Mokee to suck on a toe instead > of the blanket! No, she doesn't do it often enough to make it sore. She will only suck her toe when she is snuggled next to me, and she only does it for a few minutes at a time once or twice a day. Hugs, CatNipped > How do I break a six-month-old kitten from suckling > the blanket on my bed? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/http://www. intergnat.com/pussygames/ my tortie puss tegan did this all her life, she started out just sucking then started actually eating the blanket or jumper she would be lying on, not good really. we got her some stuff to clear her out from the vets when she did this, liquid paraffin stuff, but in the end we just had to make sure that noone left jumpers out or blankets where she could get to them. if she starts to eat the material then try to stop her, she could get a blockage in her insides and that would nto be good for her or your bank balance. bookie Wonder if giving them the baby bottle to suck on reduce sucking on the blanket. > Wonder if giving them the baby bottle to suck on reduce sucking on the > blanket. Nope - Sammy ate the plastic nipples. I saw somewhere on the web, though, that they make kitty pacifiers! Hugs, CatNipped >How do I break a six-month-old kitten from suckling >the blanket on my bed? Fold up the blanket and put it on the closet shelf. The cat might grow out of the habit. I had one that sucked my shirt sleeve until he was several years old, then he just stopped. Bud SignatureThe night is just the shadow of the Earth. > How do I break a six-month-old kitten from suckling > the blanket on my bed? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > 8^)~ Sue Sue, my Frank did that. He still does occasionally. Usually they prefer wool. Be careful that kitty doesn't ingest too much fabric. For a really interesting read about this, google the words "pica" and "cats". Pretty fascinating stuff. Sherry |
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