Giblet is so cute! She looks like a little munchkin next to him!
I love all cats, but there's something about the ones with the short, cobby bodies that just grabs my heart....
Bec, your cat is doing what is called "wool-sucking". It's a response to a psychological issue, and some breeds of cats are more prone to it than others. If it is just comfort sucking, there's no harm in it. There have been other cases where it progressed to chewing fibers, and that can lead to intestinal obstructions & complications. I knew a woman whose cat had a wool sock fetish, and ate an ENTIRE sock. They had to do emergency surgery; thankfully kitty lived, but they had to be extremely diligent about keeping any and all fibers up out of reach; she even had to get rid of her throw rugs, ESPECIALLY the ones with fringe.
I had a cat who was taken from his mama too soon, and from 6 weeks through the rest of his life, that cat loved to suck on my earlobe.
He grew from less than palm sized tiny kitten to over 18# (and yeah, that looked pretty weird when he'd leap up the front of me and try to get to my ear). It was a comfort/security issue with him.
My friend had a tortie calico who had a litter of kittens, then a second litter about 4-5 mos. later (and I BEGGED her to get that cat spayed, and I even offered to help her with the expense or pay for it myself outright
) The mother cat REFUSED to let the second set of babies nurse until she called the big honkin' boy from the first batch and he settled in to nurse with them.
