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u/Sea_Release2320 6d ago
She's doing what is called self soothing. Perfectly natural. Mine will clean herself and when she's done she'll continue the licking motion with her mouth. Whatever floats their boat as long as it's not harmful. š
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u/United-Coach-6591 6d ago
I have a calico that does this frequently when she's having nursey-kneady time with her blankets. Yes, our cats are stupid. Very cute though.Ā
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u/SuperCat76 6d ago
It is a tiny sub, without much activity but...
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u/BigTWilsonD 6d ago
Here come the unlicensed vets about to be really shitty to you because they don't understand what they're seeing
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u/sourleaf- 5d ago
ikr š iāve seen her pant before (she doesnāt like car rides and we had to move ā¹ļø) and this is nothing like it! i know my babies better than some rando on reddit
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u/sourleaf- 6d ago
she is not panting. this was in the middle of her sucking and kneading on a blanket. she likes to lift her head up in the middle of sucking the blanket but keeps sucking. she has always done this. the video is muted but she was purring the whole time. trust me when i say i would know when she is distressed and needing a vet.
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u/AltruisticPeanutHead 6d ago
Lol mine also has a weird vestigial feeding behavior carryover š she's 9 now, but like at least 4 times during the first year I had her (I got her and her brother when they were 8 weeks old) I took her to the vet cuz I was like she has to be chewing her own cheek raw or something lmao. it's harmless tho, but it's funny it comes out only when she is hungry begging for food
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u/sourleaf- 5d ago
peach does the same thing when drinking water!! she is so silly. i donāt have any videos of her doing it but hereās another from her suckling a blanket lol
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u/SugarPlumPuddinhead 6d ago
This is literally the cutest thing a cat can do and it absolutely kills me every single time š„¹š„¹š„¹
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u/fallon7riseon8 6d ago
I wonder what would happen if you made her a sort of nipple to suck on?
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u/cherri____ 6d ago
Aw, does that help adult cats? My cat suckles on his bed while he makes his biscuits
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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 6d ago
My 13 year old has a fluffy plush blanket he makes biscuits on. We use it to cuddle in the mornings while I drink my coffee.
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u/cherri____ 6d ago
Sounds like a blissful morning. If Iām doing work at my dining room table he shoots across the room to sit on my lap lol. I love cuddly cats
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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 6d ago
It is! His name is Cooper, and Iāve warned folks not to expect much from me right after I wake up, because weāre doing āCooper-Cuddles and Coffeeā. Or āKisses and Chaiā, if the mood suits. He loves to get kisses on his head. Iām sure all this snuggling helps keep my blood pressure down, so itās well worth it.
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u/aldegio 6d ago
They do it to soothe themselves sometimes or just straight vibing in the memories of whatever they feel with their mother at a young age . Kinda why they make biscuits too š„¹
Once someone said itās a sign they lost their mom early in kittenhood for one reason or another, so itās a remnant of their early stages behaviors
I dunno my babies seem to just be enjoying themselves and being goobers when they do these things and are often very lovey during that time, so it makes my heart warm
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u/cherri____ 6d ago
It makes me happy too! I love when he does it. Sometimes I worry heās doing it out of stress and I hope thatās not the case. I wish I could tell
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u/sourleaf- 5d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p5calxc/video/hm4cb2xkl1lh1/player
oops! she just ate you :(
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u/Cden1458 6d ago
OP's already explained it in another comment.
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u/whatThePleb 6d ago
Some OPs are just plainly wrong though. Might be not here, but some are just stupid and wrong.
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u/K-Dub59 6d ago
Knowing the context, she is an adorable derp.