will my cat ever stop doing this?

[ben is a terror]

We adopted a kitten from the shelter an 6 weeks. He was taken from his mom really young. When he was little he would nuzzle, kneed and try to suckle my neck.
Well he is going to be a year old on 7/4. Will he ever stop? I'm the only one he does it to.

 

[LindsayB]

I don't know. I'm wondering the same thing. We have a cat thats now 8 months old and he 'nurses' on our blankets at night. lol its pretty weird, but I think its just soothing for him. He was weaned around 6-7 from his mom.

 

[ben is a terror]

I'm going to get bruises on my neck. I'm much to old for hickeys

 

[LindsayB]

Look up 'wool sucking' thats what its called, theres alot of info on it. In the mean time, wear a scarf! haha

 

[Judy]

The cats I've had that did this never stopped.

 

[patandchickens]

Probably not. I had one that occasionally would suck on me all his life; and at present have an 11 year old who's been sucking the fur on his right forearm (he even carefully licks it into a little nipple shape first, peculiar kitty) since age 5 weeks and I am SURE that HE will never stop while he's alive.

I remember asking a vet when he was maybe 6 months old, 'should I be trying to get him to stop that?'. The vet just gave me a Look, and said 'why? it makes him happy, and it's not hurting anything'

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Elite Silkies]

I had a cat that done that, and he never stopped. He was suck on my shirt all day long if I let him.

 

[ben is a terror]

I just wish it wasn't me. It's not much fun in the middle of the night

 

[Rammy]

Hate to tell you this, but he will never probably stop. The fact he was taken from his mother young is the reason. Just get him a woobie to suck on instead of your neck<woobie = stuffed toy >.



Rammy

 

[FireTigeris]

Nursing?

My cat did it till he was PTS with advance kidney failure (renal) at 18 years old...

I did teach him to milk tread -not- on my skin.... -claws owie-

he nursed on my ear...