Your favourite can delight you with numerous interesting things day by day. In the recording below you can see a dear and meaningful gesture, which we also explain.

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The kittens, as the young of other mammals too, in the first period of their life grow on mother’s milk. Then in time the liquid nourishment is gradually replaced by solid food. But why is it that with some cats the ritual of sucking remains, moreover they find not only their mother, but every soft object (pillow corner, blanket), but even their human for this purpose? Truly charming cat habit! If you have not experienced or seen anything like it yet, we show a heart-warming video:

The sign of love

Why does this habit remain with a cat? The explanation for it is complex. When the young suck, to increase milk production they also rhythmically knead the area next to the nipple. This situation besides nourishment is also about calming. Later, already as adults, the calm, relaxed cat often expresses, or even increases, their satisfaction in this way. While kneading is a general phenomenon with cats, not every individual keeps sucking. If your favourite honours you with this, they are telling you that they trust you and can completely relax in your proximity.

This cat behaviour can also be a sign of trust

At the same time, with cats separated too early this habit can also remain, as well as it can occur if the young from the previous litter are still living beside their mother at the birth of their siblings.

It is interesting that with some oriental breeds (with Balinese, with Tonkinese, and with Siamese they observed) the behaviour is more frequent.

Among other things this behaviour is observable with the Balinese as well.

Can this cat habit mean a problem?

Basically, the activity itself does not mean a problem, except if the cat is sucking things that they can also swallow. For example, the fluff of a fluffy blanket in larger quantity can burden the digestive system, but in extreme case can also cause obstruction.

Pay attention not to let your pet swallow anything while they are sucking on something.

On the other hand, if in the background of the action there is too early separation, that can also bring with it other behavioural problems. Such cats can be more aggressive, at the same time more timid than their fellows raised under normal circumstances, and they usually cope worse with changes. Litter use can also be more difficult for them. Moreover, they can also be more prone to certain health problems if they did not receive enough antibodies through mother’s milk.

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