Why does my 1 yr old male cat keeping eating plastic, shoe strings, my clothes?..How can I stop it?.Help?

Answer 1

Please keep these things away from your cat!!!! You need to cat proof your house, just as you would childproof your house. If you had children. Cats are very curious and you need to supervise everything that they do . You know that he is eating these things, so keep tham away from him...it's very simple!!!!

Answer 2

Why do some cats suck wool or clothing?
There are a couple of theories on this:
The cat was weaned too early and the scent of the lanolin reminds the cat of his mother, or
The cat has a lack of fiber in his diet.

Why does a cat lick photographs or plastic bags?
It has been speculated that they are tasting the slight "odor" that emanates from these products. They may also enjoy the texture of the items on their tongue.

We have one cat who licks tape (we write names directly on gifts now, because she takes the name tags) and one who licks plastic and eats ribbon. You definitely have to take the object away as soon as possible, and be careful not to leave anything they may be interested in, within reach.

Answer 3

Jodi
Is he actually "eating" these objects? Or chewing on them?
Please don't let him actually consume these things; foreign objects in a cat's tummy can cause all sorts of problems that might lead to the necessity of surgery.
I'd suggest getting him some catnip-infused toys to play with. Sometimes kitties eat things because something's missing in their diets, so please also try planting him a pot of cat grass. You can buy seeds at the pet store, or just visit a local grain elevator and ask for wheat or oat seed. Good luck!

Answer 4

Try to quickly take them away. Don't leave things where he can get it. He's a "child" and is interested in things. He doesn't know any better.

My 7 year old chews on things too. His latest "toy" is a shipping box. Drives me nuts but at least he's not actually eating something.

Answer 5

Give it cat grass or snacks

Answer 6

a tranier