Help Please - New Cat Sucking on Us (Humans)
Written by Kathy 3 Cats
Hi. We adopted a 3 month old kitty yesterday and she has adapted well to the home, us and to her 2 new "siblings" (2 cats, 1 17 yo female and 1 8 wk old male). However last night she began a behavior we have never seen before, she began "sucking" on my husbands skin. She does it on his arms, legs, face, chest, back and has now come to the realization that I too can be sucked on.
We gently tell her no and place her on the floor however she is persistent and jumps up and begins again.
I am not sure what to do and am in need of advice as soon as possible as we do not know what to do and it is too consistent to laugh off.
I have done a little research on the internet and see it can be common for young Siamese kittens if weaned early yet I am in desperate need of a solution or two.
Thanking you in advance.
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Kathy, believe it or not lots of cats do this. I have a 5 year old male (barn cat rescue) who has not outgrown it. It does seem to be more common in Siamese, but not necesarily because they were taken away from thier mothers too early. Some solutions include offering her her own object to suck on, may cats actually like a particular fabric, you may need to experiment but make sure it is not something she can injest. Try appying an offensive scent to places where she sucks such as citrus or mint to try to discourage a specific spot. Also adding toys and encouraging more play time may help curb the behavior. Sucking (and probably kneading and drooling too) may be something your cat will always do but hoepfully not to you.
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