We have an unfinished, fieldstone basement. I have put things along the walls so he can't get to them, but he still manages sometimes. He is very insistent on getting to the wall and licking something off, maybe salt??? Anyone have any ideas, advice, knowledge, similar incidents of some sort? I already asked the vet and they don't have an answer - only to keep him from doing it, of course. Thanks!!
2006-11-17 06:51:04 · 11 answers · asked by ? 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
I'm with you, I believe it's some kind of mineral in the fieldstone. When i read your question the first thing i thought of was salt! Lots of livestock and wild animals need salt. Once they've found it they will keep returning to it. You can buy salt blocks at feed stores and some grocery stores. They come in various sizes. You just need a small one with a cat. One of my cats use to lick bar soap in the bathroom. I tasted the soap bar once and sure enough it had a salt taste to it. You might call a vet, humane society, animal shelters, etc. and ask them about it.
2006-11-17 07:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by redbass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-25 16:00:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 00:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by cuthrell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are these concrete walls? Is this new behaviour? Please read this article. http://www.manhattancats.com/Articles/PICA.htm
My cat started eating kitty litter and licking the concrete patio and had a fever and slowly stopped eating over a period of weeks. Two vets had nothing to offer as to why, despite my insistence that online sources indicated this was related to anemia. The first vet did bloodwork and claimed no anemia (he later admitted the bloodwork was faultly but claimed re reran it). I took my cat to a third vet a month later, she was so severely anemic she did not survive. I don't want to alarm you unnecessarily but you may want to get bloodwork done on her. I hope with your cat it is just a behaviour issue. Good luck.
2006-11-17 07:13:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would help if we knew the wall convering.
Bare brick?
Stone?
Painted brick / stone
If painted and old, there might be lead in the paint, leads can taste quite sweet and cats like sweet things - hence their fatal attraction to anti-freeze.
LOL you could always have a TINY lick yourself and see if it is sweet, salty, "other".
2006-11-17 07:03:47 · answer #5 · answered by Mark T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ewww! I wouldnt let him do that for long. If its an old feildstone basement, depending on how old it is, it may have been treated with something. Maybe he just likes the coolness on his tounge.. Check it out though to be on the safe side.
2006-11-17 06:57:08 · answer #6 · answered by mosalina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess would be salt. You can get a salt lick at the pet store.
But get a dog, for heaven's sake.
2006-11-17 07:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat does the same thing. I was told because there is like a salty taste on the wall and they like it...
2006-11-17 07:00:27 · answer #8 · answered by lnmx3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water.
2006-11-17 06:53:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure...cats are just plain weird anyway....
my cat likes to lick plastic bags..anything plastic really..he's a strange one.
;-)
2006-11-17 07:01:37 · answer #10 · answered by chefzilla65 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋