| Title: | Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected |
| Notice: | purrrrr... |
| Moderator: | JULIET::CORDES_JA |
| Created: | Wed Nov 13 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1079 |
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We have a kitten that we adopted about a month ago. Pumpkin is a
yellow tiger that I estimate to be about 3 months old. She has a habit
that I am concerned about. Pumpking sucks her "thumb". What I mean is
if you are patting her and the engine turns on, her eyes sort of glaze
and she turns her left front paw over and proceeds to suck on the pad.
She has drawn blood a couple of times from this.
Is this a common kitten habit? I've never seen it before and I've seen
many kittens. Is there any way to stop this? I'm concerned that
she'll get an infection if she opens a wound and then uses her litter
box.
Other than this she is a normal kitten, terrorizing her new big
brother, Tigger, and keeping respectful distance from the old man,
Marshmallow. She even plays with the dog!
Thanks,
JAM
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| 967.1 | advice from Gone With the Wind! | MPGS::WOOLNER | Your dinner is in the supermarket | Tue Jan 02 1996 09:24 | 5 |
Maybe your vet can suggest something safe but bitter-tasting to put
on her paws. Remember Mrs. Meade (I think) telling Rhett to put
quinine on Bonnie's thumbs? :-)
Leslie
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| 967.2 | PADC::KOLLING | Karen | Tue Jan 02 1996 10:13 | 4 | |
I'd gently prevent her from doing this, perhaps by covering the paw pad
with your hand. Sounds like a nervous habit that she just needs to be
weaned away from.
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| 967.3 | Thumb-sucker | BIGQ::HOWLAND | Fri Jan 05 1996 04:51 | 12 | |
I had a Blue Point Siamese years ago that would suck on clothing while being petted. She'd stretch out on a lap and while she was getting her back scratched, chin rubbed, cheek groomed, etc. would latch onto any piece of loose clothing she could find and commence to suck on it. Perhaps it's an infantile instinct surfacing; y'know, Mommy's grooming me, it must be time to eat. Sort of a "feel good" reflex. I'd sure be concerned about a kitten drawing blood though. I've never had a cat that did that, so you should probably consult your vet. And I believe it was Mrs. Meade that provided the tip about the quinine. Jim | |||||