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Cat Forum / General Topics / April 2005Plastic bag licking
Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to why my cat likes to occasionally lick plastic bags? It only seems to be the white plastic bags that come from stores like Wal-Mart and Target. He will sometimes sit there in the middle of the night and just lick, lick, lick the bag in one spot. The rustling wakes me up and drives me crazy. He is 14 years old and in good health. I'm just curious if anyone else has noticed their cat doing anything like this. Thanks. > Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to why my cat likes to occasionally > lick plastic bags? It only seems to be the white plastic bags that come [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks. If a healthy cat exhibits unusual behaviour, it's time for a vet check. Pica - the licking of stuff, can be an indication of a thyroid problem. I'd be inclined to make an appointment for check up. The vet can feel by hand if the thyroid is enlarged and there are other tests that can be done as well. Judy. > > Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to why my cat likes to occasionally > > lick plastic bags? > If a healthy cat exhibits unusual behaviour, it's time for a vet check. > Pica - the licking of stuff, can be an indication of a thyroid problem. I'd > be inclined to make an appointment for check up. The vet can feel by hand if > the thyroid is enlarged and there are other tests that can be done as well. Misty's done this all her life Ted. Lots of cats do it. It's because a fat-like substance is used to coat the bags on production so they don't stick together. The taste appeals to some cats. Misty will actually eat them. Dee > Misty's done this all her life Ted. Lots of cats do it. It's because a > fat-like substance is used to coat the bags on production so they don't > stick together. The taste appeals to some cats. Misty will actually eat > them. That explains why mine does this on and off, chews on them (I think they sometimes lick them as well, but I know I find chewed up bag handles a lot of times)! >> > Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to why my cat likes to occasionally >> > lick plastic bags? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Dee If you ever see this, how about a h0p update? Still thinking about you and the little fella! MLB Thank God. My Siamese mix just randomly started licking plastic bags one day. She will find any plastic bag in the house, I'm fairly sure she'd open a cupboard to get to them. It's really weird. And annoying in the middle of the night. I'm just glad it's normal. Laura > Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to why my cat likes to occasionally > lick plastic bags? It only seems to be the white plastic bags that come [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > health. I'm just curious if anyone else has noticed their cat doing > anything like this. My Siamese will launch himself on top of the plastic bags I bring back from the supermarket. He chews and chews on just the handles, making them really soggy. It's really bizarre to watch. He never manages to bite off any of the plastic so it doesn't worry me. -- Becks http://www.toontalents.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charles Montgomery Burns -- "Oh, meltdown. It's one of those annoying 'buzzwords.' We prefer to call it an unrequested fission surplus." ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~: Ted S. <tswirsky@screaminet.com> wrote in message > Would anyone care to hazard a guess as to why my cat likes to occasionally > lick plastic bags? It only seems to be the white plastic bags that come [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > health. I'm just curious if anyone else has noticed their cat doing > anything like this. My cat has been doing this for years. She also likes to chew at the criss-cross sides of my plastic laundry baskets. Lorb We just got two siamese kittens - They are well into plastic shopping bags, and I mean into them. Anything crinkly and noisy they love - Regards, Eddy - UK My cat Leo has been licking plastic bags for years. He is the only one out of 4 cats who does it. I had to put a little lock on the door where I keep the bags to stop him from opening it. He likes to jump in the closet and sit on top of them. He will just keep licking and licking. I even taken them and twisted them up and tied big knots in them. I give them to him like it was a bone! He walks away with it so proudly! Glad to hear he ain't the only one!
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