http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: suckling en Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:09:25 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-179703 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:01:26 +0000 kittymom 179703@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Skirty, welcome to TDK! Henry is so precious; We left him a treat and sent a friend's invite.... </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-179373 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:15:00 +0000 Rubia in CA, 4/28 179373@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>OMG - How cute is little Henry! Tikka has sent a friends invite as well.</p> <p>Welcome to TDK! :-D </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-179057 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:13:44 +0000 Tigerlilly 179057@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Welcome! You baby is gorgeous. Please let him do it, it's very comforting for them. I've had kitties 18 years old plus who still do it!! Can you see the pretty look of complete contentment and relaxation in his eyes? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-179048 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:49:47 +0000 skirty 179048@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Thanks for all the replies and welcomes!<br /> (Also all the invites on catster!)</p> <p>It is very cute when he does it, so I'm glad to hear that it's not really harmful to him. I've had 5 cats and none of them have done this, so it was just new to me!</p> <p>(your kittehs are all very sweet!) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178975 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:43:52 +0000 Karenopa 178975@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hello and welcome to TDK skirty! I peeked at your catster page and Henry is such a cutie pie!!!!! Really love the third pic w/his little play toy! My 4 do a little bit of biscuit making (kneading) but not the suckling. I think it's so sweet when they do it. I'd say it's a compliment to you..the safety you give him reminds him of his own mommy and her safety. Oh..I hope you don't mind...I sent your Henry a friend invite from my 4pk. of kitties.. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178970 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:39:55 +0000 Kitten Whisperer 178970@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>My two year old cats both knead on my hubby and I. Digit likes to knead my stomach when I'm online and stretched out with my feet up. Furl likes to knead on my husband's shoulder and upper arm at night before collapsing into sleep. It is harmless and, as the others who've commented said, it is comforting to the cat or kitten.</p> <p>Welcome to the Daily Kitten, Skirty! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178952 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:24:17 +0000 CheetahBoysmommy 178952@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>My Cheetah Boy sucks on his blanket every night when we go to bed. He pulls his blanket over the crook of our knees, then he kneads, sucks and purrs. I think it's like a child sucking its thumb; it just makes him feel good. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178943 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:13:38 +0000 Cats4Cats 178943@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I sent your sweetie a friend invite on Catster. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178938 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:04:51 +0000 anncetera2 178938@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Henry's a gorgeous little kitten! What a sweetie! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178936 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:03:35 +0000 anncetera2 178936@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Skirty, your kitten Henry is probably doing this as a way to comfort himself. As long as he's not actually ingesting any fibers, it's harmless and should not be discouraged. If you want him to transfer some of his happy feelings as a kitten, when he was nursing on his mama, to you, go ahead and pet him while he's doing it. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178929 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:53:16 +0000 2 Popoki 178929@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Welcome Skirty! And what gorgeous little man that Henry is !!! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178928 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:49:46 +0000 Buttercup 178928@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Henry is gorgeous! I sent a friend's invite. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178874 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:35:46 +0000 MadcatwomanintheUK 178874@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Henry is GORGEOUS! I've heard of cats that do this, but none of mine have ever displayed suckling. Sounds cute! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178846 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:48:05 +0000 owlwatcher_974 178846@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Henry is a cute little boy!<br /> I had a kitty named Phoenix that used to suckle on my blanket every time he got the chance. I could never figure out why he did that but we weren't able to get him to stop either. It was actually kind of cute to watch. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178790 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:43:08 +0000 2bpurring 178790@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Welcome skirty!! my Blackbeard suckles too. He will only suckle on my fuzzy robe.. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178780 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:20:40 +0000 Leeny 178780@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>It's just one of those things cats do, skirty. We'll never know why. :-) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178778 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:18:54 +0000 skirty 178778@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Thanks for the replies :)<br /> He gets plenty of company: he has us on a short leash, lol.</p> <p>I was just really curious as to why he started to do it almost out of the blue. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178776 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:15:04 +0000 GreatDane 178776@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>NO - don't stop him! My Bobby who's 1 1/2 now still sucks on "his" blanket and I love it and hope he never stops.<br /> It's a way for them to comfort themselves. Bobby does it when he's tired, if he isn't feeling well or when I've traumatized him with a bath! Depending on how he feels, he does this 1-5 times a day.<br /> As Leeny also tells, Bobby comes up and sucks the blanket every night next to me as soon as I turn off the light - it he's bedtime ritual.</p> <p>You may want to get your Henry a teddy bear to keep him warm and keep him company, as well. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178771 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:10:40 +0000 Leeny 178771@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi, Skirty.</p> <p>As long as he's not swallowing any cloth or fiber, I wouldn't try to make him stop. It comforts him to do this. Many cats show this behavior; my first cat used to suck on a blanket while he was settling down to go to sleep at night. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/6851#post-178769 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:07:56 +0000 skirty 178769@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>So, </p> <p>My boyfriend and I have had our kitty Henry for about 3 weeks now, which I guess places him at around 11 weeks of age.</p> <p>Right now he's sprawled out on a fluffy pillow, sucking on it and kneading with his paws, and purring away. I know that this is normal for kittens who have been taken away from their mothers or littermates too early. </p> <p>Even though this is "normal" behavior, should I encourage him to stop, or just let him keep doing it? </p> <p>I find this strange mostly because he's only done this once or twice since we got him, and now it seems like it's all he wants to do. </p>