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05-20-2011, 05:52 AM | #1 |
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| Suckling! My baby does the cutest thing! She'll gather up a corner of one particular blanket until it's in the shape of a (for lack of a better word) tit, then she'll sit there and suck of it all night long! She normally does this only when she's snuggled up next to me, so I think she feels like I'm her "real mommy" and is trying to get milk! She uses her little forepaws to work the blanket back and forth, and makes the cutest little noises! The bf and I will just sit there and stare at her when she does this, because it's almost like she's in her own little trance. It really is the most adorable thing ever! |
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05-20-2011, 05:55 AM | #2 |
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| Aww, that tend to be more of a "cat thing" to do lol. My female cat is 4 yrs. old and still does that on one specific blanket LOL. Just curious, how old is she?
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05-20-2011, 06:05 AM | #3 |
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| Really? I've never heard of cats doing this! Or any dogs for that matter, lol! I really do wonder about what she's thinking when she does it, tho, because she's so into it! I thought maybe it was because she was taken away from her real mommy at too young an age (6 weeks, couldn't be helped), and so she really thinks of me as her mommy! I like that idea, anyway She'll be a year on June 9th. So she's still a puppy to me... My baby... But not really a baby anymore |
05-20-2011, 06:07 AM | #4 |
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| Was your kitty taken from her mom at a very young age as well? I can just picture a cat doing this... So sweet |
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05-20-2011, 06:12 AM | #6 |
♥Trained by my pups♥ Donating YT 500 Club Member | My cairn does this all the time also. And she is five. It is so cute but I worry it was because she was taken from Her mom to early. Yes I bought her at s pet shop. Never ever again. She is a great dog I just worry how her parents are being taken care of.
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05-20-2011, 06:14 AM | #7 |
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| We had a cat who did this, also sucked on our fingers- the vet said she was most likely taken from her mother too young (we got her from the humane society so we didn't really know) She did eventually grow out of it (she is 19 now and hasn't done it in many years!)
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05-20-2011, 06:18 AM | #8 |
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| Awww... I know it's silly, but it makes me feel like our bond is even stronger than I thought... That I really am her real mommy and I'm so privileged that she thinks so, too. I can't help it... I'm so sentimental, lol! Do you feel this way when your's does this, or am I just a sappy crazy lady?! |
05-20-2011, 06:32 AM | #9 | |
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Alomst every cat I've ever had did at least the "kneeding" part and my mom's cat too still "suckles" on this one particular blanket and he's a yr. old. I've read that it releases "feel good" endorphins (sp?) and that's why they seem to get in that "trance" like state when they do it (well, that's what I read about cats anyway) I've never seen a dog do it though, I'm sure it does have something to do with having to leave mom so early. Very cute though
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05-20-2011, 06:39 AM | #10 |
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05-20-2011, 06:53 AM | #11 |
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| I use to have a friend who had a dog who did this its whole life, and it lived till around 14 yrs old or so. I think it was a basset hound. They also said it was because it was taken away from its mother too young.
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05-20-2011, 07:11 AM | #12 |
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| I've never had a dog do that, but my daughter and I rescued a pair of kittens who lost their mom in September. They were about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks old when we took them in. They both still suckle on blankets - too cute - especially when my daughter is home since she did most of their feedings and they bonded very strongly to her.
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05-20-2011, 07:32 AM | #14 |
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| LOL...Yep, I was gonna say the same thing...I have (2) 3 year old Kitties...they were only 3 weeks old when I got them...they were gonna take them to the HS cause they couldn't keep them anymore in there apartment, so they were out in front of a publix trying to rehome them before going and I took the last 2...So I had to bottle fed both for a few weeks and Baby my female...she still comes to bed with me every night and suckles on the blanket and kneedles at my belly...I call it her loving time LOL
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05-20-2011, 07:35 AM | #15 |
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| That is so sweet. It's probaby very comforting like a skin baby using a pacifier. |
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