I dont know what to do to get him to stop. Any ideas? Please help
2007-02-23 16:19:09 · 8 answers · asked by chillipepper808 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
my cats 10 years old and he STILL does it... its also a sign of affection... so dont worry about it
2007-02-23 16:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by Kritsi Nicole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a year and half year old cat, who nurses his blanket... it used to be my baby blanket, but he took it over when he was a kitten. I also have a 4 year old cat who nurses his own tail! Sometimes I look at them doing it and think its gross...but others I see how much they enjoy it, and they always do it after being loved on..so I know they just feel loved. I havent really tried to stop them...
2007-02-24 00:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by shugarmagnolia420 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Turkish Van that we were given when she was only 3 weeks old -- she could barely walk a straight line. We started out by feeding her watered down baby-food in a bowl!!! Anyway, my point is, 2 years later she STILL tries to nurse on anything she can find -- including our "old maid" cat who is 12!!!! We've tried to break her of this habit, but NOTHING seems to work. She's perfectly normal in every other respect -- eats dry food from the "communal" food bowl, drinks water from a bowl, uses the kitty litter box, etc. This is just one of her "quirks" and we've come to just accept it.
2007-02-24 00:28:12 · answer #3 · answered by Vicky L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's natural- don't ween him off- he will out grow it- I found with my young girl- I let her chew on my fingers- she would just lightly chomp and never hurt- and now we are best friends! He will probably chew stuff until he is 9 months while the baby teeth fall out and the adult teeth grow in. Enjoy this time- cause soon he will grow up and get a mind of his own and know how to work you!
2007-02-24 00:26:48 · answer #4 · answered by banana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MANY cats do this into adulthood, sometimes their entire lives. If he might nurse on clothes etc that you don't want him to, you're probably going to just have to keep those clothes off of your bed or wherever he's finding them. I just bought an extra throw blanket (actually, a couple of yards of fleece material) that I keep on the beds and one on the couch, just for our cats. It's up to me (the mom) to keep things away from them that could hurt them, or that they could chew up etc...
You learn to live with it when you love your pets.
2007-02-24 00:27:35 · answer #5 · answered by K.B. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have cats that did that too and they eventually grew out of it.
2007-02-24 02:01:37 · answer #6 · answered by RiahRawr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awwww....thats cute - you dont need to stop him. Let him have his happy thoughts. He just feels safe.
2007-02-24 00:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by eigna728 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's normal. he'd probably love a fuzzy/soft blanket.
2007-02-24 03:46:56 · answer #8 · answered by SleepAddict 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋