Sucking

[mandyb]

Hi all,
Does anyone know why my cat roxy keeps sucking her blanket she around 15 months old now. Will she grow out of it? or is it something she will always do? Thanks Mandy.

[niki71uk]

she might never,its probaby a comfort thing,my younger cat does it to a fleecy top of mine,at nite time she does it just before going to sleep.i have my fleece lying at the top of my bed nxt to my pillow

[mandyb]

Thanks think you might be right about the comfort thing.

[niki71uk]

she will be 2 in march so dont worry bout it

[smudgley]

Yes, it's a comfort thing for sure.

I know a few cats that have strange comfort habits, including my youngest cat who loves my daughters dressing gown, when she was very young she would snuggle into it like a baby & if she wouldn't settle, we'd find it & she'd settle straight away like a baby with a favourite blanky, she loves it.

[mandyb]

i was wondering if it may have been something to do with the fact she was a stray and maybe came away from her mother to soon. But if you say your cats do it maybe its not that then.

[Kim]

Two of my cats did this, Rosie used to suck on a particular spot on her fleecy bed, Sidney still does it sometimes, definitely a comfort thing, I wouldn't worry.

[smudgley]

Lots of people will say it's because a cat has been taken from their mother too young, I would think that is an old wives tale (in my opinion anyway) .... One of my other cats suckles from the dog! always has done, that's her comfort thing. (weird but kind of nice in a funny sort of way)

All 4 of my cats left their mothers at 6 weeks old, some would say this is too young. But for me in each case it was considered the right thing to do.

[dandysmom]

It's not uncommon in cats; some outgrow it, some don't. Nothing to worry about.

[pcspik]

The only thing I would say (everyone is pretty much spot on) is keep an eye on her just in case the fibres get stuck internally and cause a blockage (it's not exactly common problem but it can happen). Otherwise ignore it!