Nursing on my dressing gown?

[def kitty]

My 6 month old foster kitten does this. I was wondering if anyone could share any tips how to get him to nurse on some other object instead? My shirt gets all wet which is uncomfortable and inconvenient and i am not sure i will be able to find him a home if he keeps doing that. Even if i put another shirt over the shirt i'm wearing somehow he knows it's not the real thing. What kind of material / texture do they like best?

[chasekwe]

I'm glad I found this post, my new kitten Stella whom I've had for almost 3 weeks now nurses on herself and her brother. She leaves big sopping wet patches of fur as her mark. She is a purebred Balinese who wasn't brought home from the breeder until 16 weeks so I know she wasn't weaned to early. Her step-brother who is 3 weeks younger, and came home from the breeder 3 weeks earlier as a result, displays no such behavior.

Is this something I should be concerned about? I'll post some pictures to give an idea.




That isn't a wound or anything, she's just soaked! Btw she just nurses on patches of fur, no location in particular gets preference.

[6cats2dogs2kids]

Originally Posted by chasekwe

I'm glad I found this post, my new kitten Stella whom I've had for almost 3 weeks now nurses on herself and her brother. She leaves big sopping wet patches of fur as her mark. She is a purebred Balinese who wasn't brought home from the breeder until 16 weeks so I know she wasn't weaned to early. Her step-brother who is 3 weeks younger, and came home from the breeder 3 weeks earlier as a result, displays no such behavior.

Is this something I should be concerned about? I'll post some pictures to give an idea..

Siamese in particular are a little neurotic this way. I only have one outvof 4 who doesn't suck on something. In particular, my siamese/ragdoll cross sucks her belly like yours does. The vet said it does no harm but keep an eye on it for soreness. One twin siamese sucks the neck of the other. All three cats don't do it as much as when they were little. My cornish rex sucked his tail and here is the weirdest one.... My female tonkinese sucks my husband's neck if she can. So out of 6 current cats, 4 are suckers and none were seperated before 10 weeks old.

[chasekwe]

Thanks 6cats2dogs2kids,

She only seems to do it once a day around afternoon nap time, if I do notice sores how exactly do I get her to stop?... not like I can spray sour apple or whatever right on the fur.