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| 403.1 | Wish I knew what to tell you... | DONJON::SCHREINER | danger zone | Tue Nov 25 1986 10:06 | 9 |
| I really don't know what you can do to solve the problem. But from
what I've read, I believe it usually happens when a kitten is removed
from its mother too soon.
sorry I couldn't be of more help.
purrs
cin
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| 403.2 | Ouch! Those teeth! | CLUSTA::TAMIR | | Tue Nov 25 1986 10:28 | 13 |
| You might read note 208 and its replies...
Skyler Van Grayson used to suckle from his big brother, Ashley.
Sky's mommy stopped nursing him when he was only 5 weeks old, so
he still had some need to suckle in him. Ashley was very patient
with him (and very confused as well!), but Skyler eventually outgrew
his need. I think it just might be something the little kitten
will grow out of, but until then, there doesn't seem to be much
you can do. And aren't those little teeth sharp?!
Why do they always choose 3:00 a.m. for these things????
Mary
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| 403.3 | | CHAMP2::EPETERSON | | Tue Nov 25 1986 11:03 | 10 |
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I agree with the others. The sucking instinct seems to be very
strong in some kittens. Though it may seem that the kitten should
have lost this habit months ago, I have found that some kitten habits
can linger for as long as a year. My current "Momma kitty" continued
sucking everything in sight until she had her own kittens to look
after at the age of 14 months.
Best of luck with the problem.
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| 403.4 | | DEBET::CLARISSA | KRIS | Mon Dec 01 1986 02:13 | 9 |
| My family had a pair of brothers and their mother died when they
were young. One of the pair sucked at the other all their lives.
He never outgrew it, and didn't do it often, but it did continue
until he died.
You may be able to convince your kitty not to suck on your fingers
or toes, but if he really needs to, he will probably continue on
himself or another cat.
kris
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| 403.5 | sweet memories | AKOV68::FRETTS | | Mon Dec 01 1986 10:01 | 18 |
| In June of 1984 we adopted a little black Manx-mix kitten and
called him Sammy (alias Samuel, Samuel Adams, Sam-a-lam-a-ding-dong,
and on and on!) When we first saw him in his cage at the shelter,
he was desparate - meowing like crazy and trying his best to reach
us through the bars. How could we walk away from him! From the
very first day he would come into bed with us (and we always had
to be aware of where he was because he was so tiny!) and sucked
on Mike's and my fingers, "made bread" like crazy, and purred his
little brains out! He did this for almost a full year and then
he just stopped - I don't know why.
We had to put Sammy to sleep right before last Christmas because
he was so sick from leukemia. I would give anything to have him
back and sucking on our fingers again - he was such a special
little boy.
Carole
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| 403.6 | another reference note | AKOV68::FRETTS | | Mon Dec 01 1986 15:57 | 10 |
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You should also read note 101 and its replies - it is one of the
first notes I read in this file and I was sitting at my desk
laughing away - and people walking by my office wondering what the heck
was going on!
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| 403.7 | | CHAMP2::EPETERSON | | Mon Dec 01 1986 17:06 | 5 |
| Yes - yes - YES!!
Don't miss note 101.
Really funny stuff!
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| 403.8 | ear lobes | BOEHM::SMARTIN | | Tue Dec 30 1986 17:09 | 6 |
| fingers and toes???
how bout ear lobes.
she doesn't like earrings much - but she used to try and
pull them out (mostly posts) and succeeded a few times.
Now it is just the sucking - 10 months and still at it.
\sjm
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| 403.9 | | TOKLAS::FELDMAN | PDS, our next success | Mon Sep 19 1988 14:34 | 10 |
| Is it harmful for a kitten to suckle at himself? Firecloud likes
to suckle at his abdomen, leaving a large, wet spot. I don't want
him to do any damage to his fur.
Should his suckling be interpreted as a sign of hunger? I've been
giving him KMR when he does this, but I'd like to break him of that
habit. KMR is too expensive. Though since he's only about seven
weeks old, I suppose he has a few more weeks of milk coming to him.
Gary
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| 403.10 | | WITNES::MACONE | Has anyone seen my Pocket Protector? | Mon Sep 19 1988 16:23 | 10 |
| Our new kitten, Elmo, is also a little sucker. He likes to crawl
into bed with us, and he sucks on the lace of the quilt. I have
noticed that Elmo is hungry when he does this since I try to pick
him up and bring hm to his food dish, whereupon he will chow down
for half an hour or so. However, most of his sucking occurs at
the 3-4 AM range, so poor Elmo usually gets thrown on the floor
when his sucking gets too loud. I'm hoping he'll outgrow it, or
else he will soon be banished from our bedroom at night.
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| 403.11 | | JULIET::CORDESBRO_JO | | Mon Sep 19 1988 18:07 | 7 |
| Some people say that kittens that suckle were not weaned properly.
I don't know if that is true or not, but it kind of makes since.
They have to learn not to suckle and mom is the best teacher for
that purpose. The one cat I have that suckles (still!!) was taken
away from his mom rather than being weaned.
Jo
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