Our 4 month old kitten insists on suckling my husband's chest every time he is near. I don't want it to turn in to an obsessive habit so I tell my husband to gently push him away or blow in his face and my husband thinks it's mean so he always gives in and let's him do it. Will our cat always do this or will he eventually outgrow it? He's been suckling for about a month and he left his mom at 6 weeks. It bothers me that my husband allows it instead of trying to break the habit.
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A lot of time this happens because the cat was taken away from his mother too early. Normally it is better to leave the babies with their mom until they are around 8 to 10 weeks old. However, people think it is fine to separate the baby and the mother at 6 weeks old. This is why your kitten is sucking. He needs comfort and will soon outgrow this. I know it bothers you, but your husband seems fine with this. Sooner or later your husband will grow tired of this and make the cat stop.
I have three cats. All of them do this which Im assuming means they left mom too early. But the eldest is 2 and she still suckles so they might or might not outgrow it.
My cat is 9 years old and still wants to suck and kneed his paws on my neck he has done sine he was 4 weeks old i honestly think he thinks i am his mother doest bother me but sometimes when I have comany or i just dont want him to do i just genly keep moving him away he usually get the hint a couple of times
I had a cat that did the same thing it was comforting for the cat.
Don't let it bother you no harm is being done.
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