She sucks on the middle of her paw, not her toes. Her paw gets completely soaked, and she sucks on it for anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes. She is 8 months old and had done it for about 4 months.
2007-01-23 12:53:14 · 18 answers · asked by Amanda 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Normally its trying to clean herself up.
In your description, it look like she is having some kind of infection. check on that. Else it is her habit.
2007-01-23 12:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by Mambo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen or heard of cats sucking their paws... Only licking, because they lick the back of their paws then swipe it over their ears and/or face to clean themselves, but i guess you just got a unique kitty :)
2016-05-24 02:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she a medical condition and it is her only way of dealing with the pain. Or it could be a thorn in her paw that has become infected by leaving it there for so long.
2007-01-23 12:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by Alex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for something she's stepping in around the house, some old spilled liquid for instance that she gets on the bottoms of her paws.
2007-01-23 12:59:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all cats do that don't worry, i have a cat which i bought when it was 5 months. and he still keeps on sucking his paws because it's kind of cleaning themselves from germs, scientists say that cats got a special substance in their spittle which works as an anyi-biotic to keep them safe from diseases...so don't worry it's normal, you should worry if she stopped doing it...
2007-01-23 12:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by Eng. S. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are fundamentally insane. They are possessed by demons and are not to be trusted. Sucking on paws is usually indicative of an attempt to extract the evil dirt that collects beneath their feet. Please get rid of your cat before it attempts to overtake your household.
2007-01-23 13:04:01 · answer #6 · answered by Jack D 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Awww, that's so sweet! She just wasn't weened properly and is being a sucky baby. I used to have a cat that sucked on my ear while I slept, he never grew out of it.
2007-01-23 12:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by bigclaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats like to be very tidy. Its just cleaning itself...maybe even taking off an old nail..things like that. Nothing to worry about.
2007-01-23 12:58:27 · answer #8 · answered by *Beautiful Zephyr* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may be a security issue, she may have been removed from the mother to early...or you may try looking at the paw to make sure nothings causing irritation. hope it helps
2007-01-23 12:58:06 · answer #9 · answered by critter man 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This problem is generally caused by the cat being taken away from his/her mother too early. It is perfectly normal, and usually they will outgrow it. Nothing to worry about! :)
2007-01-23 13:31:57 · answer #10 · answered by onekewlpenguin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋