Why does my cat always want to lick the plastic bags from the super market or any other ones that are plastic?

Answer 1

Hi there...It's not unusual for some cats to have a tendency towards certain items such as plastic items such as bags (the crinkly sounds it makes perhaps a taste from a food item). Some tend to say it is because they are missing something in their diet. Some say it is rendered animal fat used in plastics that they are attracted to. And others think it may because it smell like food. However it's best to be mindful and supervise their inappropriate desires just in case of accidental ingestion of particular items...mainly plastic bags that get chewed off in pieces and anything easily swallowed. Ideally, pastic bags should be put away if your cat later decides it would be something worth beyond licking like ...eating--ingesting this could create some medical problems which is expensive to later treat.

Consider offering a safe kitty toys with similar textures in place of non-durable plastic items so that they learn to enjoy playing these instead.

Here's a few websites that offer more reasons why cats possibly like plastic bags:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1310&articleid=1154
http://www.catchow.com/catcarecenter_physical3.aspx?combinedID=20151
http://www.catchow.com/catcarecenter_physical3.aspx?combinedID=20151

Answer 2

My cats have that annoying habit, someone told me it is whatever they make the bags out of, a chemical, I have to hide all the plastic bags now, otherwise my one cat eats some and throws up plastic, it is really gross. When it is quiet I can hear the licking of plastic, that is when I realize I they have one hidden and I have to take it. Just make sure the bags are out of your cat's reach.

Answer 3

My 10 week old kitten also does the same. Even the other day when I brought KFC chicken home, he went right into the paper bag and he satrted to walk, he almost fell down the stairs but ended up in the living room.

Answer 4

Cats are weird. My cat likes to dig in plastic bags, like she's trying to get to China. She also carries them across the house and puts them in her litter box.

She might just like the texture.

I can't tell you exactly why she does it, but as long as she's not actually EATING them, you shouldn't have to worry.

Answer 5

Plastic Bags & Containers have a beef fat in them. REALLY my Vet told me this. I was having the same problem.

Answer 6

I have no idea why, but thanks for asking this, because mine does it too. I wonder if it's the chemical smell. We used to have a cat who tried to eat photographs; I wonder if it's a similar thing.

Answer 7

Perhaps it likes the rubbery feeling on it's tongue. Animals have weird fetishs, believe me.

Answer 8

THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank God there are other Freaky cats out there...........cuz mine also does the same thing!!!!!!!!! I thought it was a plastic gas or something like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

because it has food or the smelll of food

Answer 10

Because your cat is weird....CONGRATS!!!!