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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2008Kitten Sucking
I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that she can find and then start slobbering and sucking (with her little tongue stuck out of her mouth in the "down" position). She makes VERY loud sucking noises the whole while. She'll suck my neck (the little vampire!), my arms, my feet, my hands, (I finalyy stick my thumb in front of her mouth just because that's less sensitiv than other parts of my body ;>) - frantically pushing with her back legs and kneading with her front paws like she is in competition with her brothers and sisters for nourishment! She was weaned rather early - six weeks - but I've had other kittens even younger than that and none of them did this. Does anyone else have a cat who does this? Is this something they outgrow? I've had to lock her in the bathroom with her food, water, litter-box, toys, and bed every night just so I can get some sleep, and I HATE doing this, I feel so guilty (even though she doesn't complain or cry - well that makes me feel even worse!). HELP!!! Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4 DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 2 months DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy, Bandit) > Does anyone else have a cat who does this? Is this something they outgrow? One of the cats we had when I was a child did this, but to a lesser degree than your Sammy. She never did outgrow it--but then she didn't live very long, or I don't think she did. My parents were the old school indoor/outdoor cat types, so she disappeared at about age six. I grew up watching our cats stagger home and die under bushes after being hit by cars, get poisoned by psycho neighbors, and that sort of thing. I wonder if the suckling issue might be a case for one of those kitty psychologists? They can't charge too much, can they? Might be worth a shot since it has to be psychological. circa 19 Jun 2004 09:25:17 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, CatNipped (lcrews@houston.rr.com) said, > I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do > this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > and I HATE doing this, I feel so guilty (even though she doesn't > complain or cry - well that makes me feel even worse!). My Jacob did the exact same thing as a kitten. Once he grew up, his mouth just wouldn't get that kind of suction anymore, thankfully. He grew out of it, for the most part, although he still occasionally nuzzles my earlobe, eyebrow, neck or chin. <G> Laura  SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde the cat I had growing up did the same thing but on clothes.. he never out grew it.. but then again, he wasn't the brightest bulb in the bunch.. he drooled when he purred, and he used to "kill" the neighbor's clothes when they hung out on the line and drag them home. My current love, Jack did it as a kitten, and only did it for about six months. I always let him, and he eventually on his own did it less and less. > I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do > this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) > http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy, Bandit) > I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do > this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that > she can find and then start slobbering and sucking (with her little > tongue stuck out of her mouth in the "down" position). She makes VERY > loud sucking noises the whole while. It's not uncommon, especially in kittens who were weaned early, but more often they suck fuzzy clothes than bare skin (woolsuckers). My mother's cat was a woolsucker all his life, and I had one cat that outgrew it eventually. LeMieux did it when he was little, but as he got larger, instead of actually sucking anything, he just made sucking noises with his mouth while purring. He just turned 13, and I still wake up to the sound of sucky-face almost every day. Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." >> I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do >> this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >made sucking noises with his mouth while purring. He just turned 13, >and I still wake up to the sound of sucky-face almost every day. my kitten makes sucking noises when she sleeps, but that's about it. >Does anyone else have a cat who does this? Is this something they >outgrow? Paintball (who will be two years old come August) used to do this a LOT--I think it was her way of bonding with me. I got her when she was ten weeks old, and I think she decided I was her new mommy. It's only been in the past three months that it hasn't been her nightly 'before-bed' ritual, but she still does it when she seems to need a little assurance. Magdalene IWG #1024/Drill Sgt. of Local 35/Soiled Doves of Colorado & IFoRP #57 KC MasterPiece of the KCRF BBQ Wenches One of Moonie's Naughty Kittens Red Gemini Ghetto Smurf "Don't mess with me, I dance with swords." To email me, remove my bodice Our cat is 4 years old and still does this occasionally. He'll do this only with a certain blanket and we do know that it gives him comfort and makes him feel safe thats why we let him every once in awhile. He really doesn't like to be picked up or petted but when he's kneading and sucking he loves it, so we both get something out of it. > I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do > this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) > http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy, Bandit) >I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do >this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) >http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy, Bandit) My Aunt had a cat named Toby who was orphaned as a tiny kitten. She used to feed him with piece of an old white cotton shirt that she dipped into a milk and sugar mixture. After he was weaned off of this, he never outgrew the cotton sucking thing. I remember going to visit her and wearing a cotton T shirt. This cat would climb up on my chest and just lick, suck and knead the shirt. After a while there would be this big wet spot on my shirt. He was an old cat then, about 15 I guess he lived to be about 18 or 20 and never outgrew the cotton sucking, licking thing. Although I did not get to see much of that cat this thread brought back some pleasant memories. Thank you all for your replies. I've found a semi-solution to the problem. I found that when she starts this I can put her back paw in front of her mouth and she will suck on that (the front paws won't do because she uses those for kneading). Also, she will sometimes suck on her tail (at first I thought she went to sleep with her tail sitting in her water dish when I saw it all wet one morning, but then I found her sucking on it!). Anyway, I shouldn't complain - she's also the sweetest little thing I've ever known, real lovey-dovey with everyone. I'm trying to leave her out for at least part of the night (until I can't take any more, am loggy from lack of sleep, and have to put her in the bathroom). I'm just try to gently unsuction her from my skin and offer her her paw instead! ;> I'm going to try and get some pictures of her doing this to post - it's sooooo cute. Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4 DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 2 months DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy, Bandit) circa 21 Jun 2004 14:45:37 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, CatNipped (lcrews@houston.rr.com) said, > Thank you all for your replies. I've found a semi-solution to the > problem. I found that when she starts this I can put her back paw in [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > and offer her her paw instead! ;> I'm going to try and get some > pictures of her doing this to post - it's sooooo cute. Okay, that is the funniest thing I've heard in a long time. I want to see this- you're saying that you stick her *rear* paw in front of her mouth and she'll suck on it??? That is one goofy cat. :-D Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde Hey Catnipped, I have to cats and my little guy sucks all the time! He roots and sucks on anything that will sit still long enough. We lock them out of our room at night and they have free roam of the apartment. I don't know if he'll grow out of it or not, I've heard stories going both ways. I did, however, ask my vet about it and they oddly enough suggested a passifier. I haven't tried that yet, because I would like to break him of it, not encourage it. I have just started saying, "No" and if that doesn't work I blow on him and he stops. He'll eventually stop or jump down. I think my little guy does it because he was never weaned from his mom. We got him at three months old and he was still in a cage with his mom and all his siblings. Good luck, just remember they're babies and they take lots of patience! <3 Mali&Simba >I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do >this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) >http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy, Bandit) I just rescued my second kitten and was looking online to see if anyone has ever had this same issue w/their kitten! I was glad and surprised to see that it might be pretty common. My kitten doesn't suck on anything BUT his tail! He does love to knead soft blankets as well- but when he is relaxed and about to fall asleep you'll hear the sucking start! I thought there was something wrong w/his tail to begin with until i realized what he was doing! He's adorable and doesn't cause any trouble so I figure it's fine and maybe he'll grow out of it, but how wierd!?! >I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do >this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) >http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy, Bandit) |
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