I just got her last week and she started sucking on her tail last night. It's really cute but why does she do it?
2006-07-28 10:42:16 · 9 answers · asked by redtusk2002 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
My cat has abandonment issues. He was abandoned about a week after he was born.
Sometimes, he will still come jump on me and grab my thumb to suck on. Other times, he has sucked on his tail. I think it is like a pacifier for them. Helps to relax themselves. He usually falls to sleep after doing this for a while.
I wouldn't worry about it. He may/may no grow out of it.
2006-07-28 11:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by Naomi Joy 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It’s greater hassle-loose in some breeds than others. Oriental cat breeds, like Himalayans, Siamese and Russian Blues, certainly would desire to nurse longer than different domesticated cat breeds and as a effect are in many cases weaned too early. whilst it doesn’t particularly impact their wellness, it can bring about suckling on something from tails, palms, blankets and garments. My Russian Blue is a 300 and sixty 5 days outdated and nevertheless sucks on my shirts and blankets. He’s in all probability under no circumstances going to end doing it the two. It’s no longer risky, and it isn’t reason for alarm. Your kitten only feels solid doing it and unearths it relaxing.
2016-12-10 17:25:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some reason children sometimes suck their thumbs. She just has a reflexive need to suck and her mother is not available. You might want to try to wean her to a stuffed toy or a washcloth because she might irritate the skin on her tail after a while.
2006-07-28 10:49:28 · answer #3 · answered by ppqppq10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is she? If she is young (under 12 weeks) it could be her way of making herself feel comfortable, or she is learning to clean herself and doesn't know if she wants to chase her tail, or bite it. My kittens actually suck on my male dog when they get tired. I guess it is kind of like a pacifier.
2006-07-28 10:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by PuttPutt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a comfort thing like a baby sucking his thumb. She is still adjusting to the change of location.
2006-07-28 11:19:41 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason a dog licks himself...
because he can....
2006-07-28 10:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she s doing a kind of body cleaning .
2006-07-28 10:46:19 · answer #7 · answered by LB James 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she's trying to eat herself.
2006-07-28 10:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by Lindsay M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cleaning
2006-07-28 10:46:39 · answer #9 · answered by hlcutie_9469 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋