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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2005Bast Help Me! ;>
OK, I'm trying to be diligent while working from home, it's still early days and I want to make a good impression and be really productive. But it's a bit hard to concentrate when a 15+ pound cat insists on getting in your lap so she can suck her toe and knead on a nice, flabby belly. The problem is that I don't have as much lap as I used to, but I now have a lot more cat!!! Quite a bit of Sammy is, perforce, hanging off the side of my lap and if I try to sit up and type, or move to work my mouse, she's likely to tumble off! http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Sammy13/ Anyone else have a cat that continued suckling behavior past 1 year of age? Hugs, CatNipped > Anyone else have a cat that continued suckling behavior past 1 year of age? > > Hugs, > > CatNipped Just don't set down, then you won't have a lap. > > Anyone else have a cat that continued suckling behavior past 1 year of age? > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Just don't set down, then you won't have a lap. I guess I could get myself one of those slings that you see electronic keyboard players using. That coupled with a wireless keyboard and mouse and I could just walk around my office and not off such a nice place to sit and suck toe! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > I guess I could get myself one of those slings that you see electronic > keyboard players using. That coupled with a wireless keyboard and mouse and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > CatNipped Your cat is very connected. Of course socks are not fun in the summer! Very nice web-site! I know you hate to make any gestures towards your cat that imply rejection on any level. However, if this thing is rattling you, and you don't know how much more you can take. I believe at some point your mental defenses are going to take over, and just tell the cat no. Just say no. What does Van Morrison say, "If I don't let you lick my toes, or knead my belly, that doesn't mean I'd rather not?" modified. (Dominoe) Even a mother cat draws a line ~ but the kittens still love her you know. When a female eagle builds her nest, she installs thorns in the very bottom. When the babies get heavy enough, they get uncomfortable with the thorns, and they leave. It's just a built in way to ensure they leave when it's time. I only say this to say, modification is not necessarily a rejection. The needing and cat part wouldn't bother me as much as the sound he must be making while working that toe. LOL Such sweet pictures. Shadow Walker > OK, I'm trying to be diligent while working from home, it's still early days > and I want to make a good impression and be really productive. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > CatNipped > The needing and cat part wouldn't bother me as much as the sound he must be > making while working that toe. LOL > Such sweet pictures. > > Shadow Walker "She" (Sammy is short for Samantha) - and yes, the smacking and purring get *very* loud. You can hear her in this "movie" if you turn your computer's sound up high enough: http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Toe_Suck_Movie/ Hugs, CatNipped > > OK, I'm trying to be diligent while working from home, it's still early > days [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > > > CatNipped I'm sorry, about the he part. She is so cute. Shadow Walker > > The needing and cat part wouldn't bother me as much as the sound he must > be [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > > > > > CatNipped > I'm sorry, about the he part. She is so cute. > > Shadow Walker No problem, she took no offense! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > > The needing and cat part wouldn't bother me as much as the sound he must > > be [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > > > > > > > CatNipped > Anyone else have a cat that continued suckling behavior past 1 year of age? A friend of mine found a pregnant stray that was probably 7 years old or so. She sucked on my shirts every time I visited, especially a terry cloth one that I had. You could hear her going at it. Whenever I would need to leave, we'd say, "Well, time to disengage Loretta." My shirt would be soaked.  SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.diaryland.com/ > > Anyone else have a cat that continued suckling behavior past 1 year of age? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > need to leave, we'd say, "Well, time to disengage Loretta." My shirt > would be soaked. LOL. With me it's a wet spot that left on a *very* embarrassing part of my lap. Gawd help me if I ever have to jump up and answer the front door bell in the middle of one of her toe-sucking sessions! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > > Anyone else have a cat that continued suckling behavior past 1 year of > age? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > lap. Gawd help me if I ever have to jump up and answer the front door bell > in the middle of one of her toe-sucking sessions! ;> Well, mine was in the nipple area, but no one accused me of nursing. :) SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.diaryland.com/ > > > > Anyone else have a cat that continued suckling behavior past 1 year of > > age? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Well, mine was in the nipple area, but no one accused me of nursing. :) Oh, but you were! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > > Well, mine was in the nipple area, but no one accused me of nursing. :) > > Oh, but you were! ;> Poor Loretta was so scrawny from having been a street cat for so long that any nutrition would have helped! SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.diaryland.com/ Suddenly, without warning, Diane exclaimed (29-Jun-05 1:32 AM): >>Anyone else have a cat that continued suckling behavior past 1 year of age? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > need to leave, we'd say, "Well, time to disengage Loretta." My shirt > would be soaked. I had a probable Maine Coon cat (looked alot like Sammy) who suckled on my shirt any chance she got, too. Later, I was told that this behavior often happens if a kitten is taken away from momma too young (I adopted her at 5 or 6 weeks, which was the accepted adoption age in that time and place - was a long time ago and I know better now). jmc > Suddenly, without warning, Diane exclaimed (29-Jun-05 1:32 AM): > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > jmc Yeah, we had to take Sammy at 6 weeks too (she was being dropped off at a no-kill shelter who had refused her because it was the midst of kitten season last year. Hugs, CatNipped
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