I have a 4 year old rat terrier and every time she gets a new squeeky toy she suckles on it as if it were her momma. It this normal or is she mental?
2007-02-08 04:26:58 · 12 answers · asked by justme 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
No, its not abnormal. Usually when pups would nurse they pad the moms belly to help the milk flow and when they nurse its relaxes them which makes them feel secure and warm. When they get older and still suckle they just are showing the security feeling they had as a little one. My daughter had a Boston Terrier that would pad you a cat while sucking a blanket, toy or anything that fit comfortable in her mouth. Its just like when we have secutiry issues, a special blanket, sleeping one way in bed, going to a special area when you want to feel better and so on.
Hold off on taking and steps to call in a specialist. RBK of Indiana
2007-02-08 04:43:06 · answer #1 · answered by rbkamer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once knew a cat who had to be picked up 2 x a day and allowed to sort of suckle on your shirt- maybe pets, like people, have trauma's in their childhood that cause them to seek this kind of comfort. I think as long as it is not completely obsessive (ie she does it for hours/days at a time) she will be OK.
2007-02-08 04:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by Andi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you adopt her as a puppy? If so, how old was she? I agree that she just has a bit of an oral fixation because she was taken from her mama too soon. I once knew a cat that would suckle his right paw when he was brushed. It was quite cute, actually. She isn't mental. Just coping.
2007-02-08 04:40:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a male kitten who suckled on the older male cats nipples (or where the nipples would be). This contined until I moved with the older cat (the kitten was my roommates). It was funny how close these two male cats were.
It is normal thought. Just like humans animals have weird attributes/tendancies
2007-02-08 04:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by Linda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I surely have not in any respect had a dogs attempt this yet I had a cat that ought to curl as a lot as flow to sleep and suck one among her back feet. she may also knead and purr all collectively. we assume of she did this because her mom became hit by technique of a motor vehicle and killed even as she became purely 2-3 wks old. The vet not in any respect informed us we ought to continuously attempt to end it for any reason. It not in any respect damage her and he or she did it till the day she died. i do not see any reason to end him from suckling his toys because of taken in too a lot air, my situation may be fibers getting stuck in his throat. i'd attempt to shop the toys out of his sound asleep section.
2016-11-26 02:50:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's pretty normal. dogs can be weird like that. i had a dog who used to suckle on her fav blanket like that. and even funnier, she would wrap her front legs around it & hump the blanket if you tried to take it away. I wouldn't worry, just a quirk.
2007-02-08 04:30:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal. She was most likely weened a little too early. She isn't mental.
2007-02-08 04:32:26 · answer #7 · answered by SavingCats 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shes not mental. She just was taken from her mother too soon and is trying to cope with it.
2007-02-08 04:35:12 · answer #8 · answered by sweetone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She was weaned too early. This trait will continue throughout her life because of it.
2007-02-08 04:33:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing is wrong with your dog. She is just having fun.
2007-02-08 04:34:01 · answer #10 · answered by Pacifica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋