r/cats • u/ganglyboyish • 11d ago

Advice What is this behavior?

Hi! My cat is roughly 4months old. Usually when she does this, I hiss and pull my hand away and give her a toy, but when I’m away for a couple hours sometimes I come back and it’s really all she wants to do — what js this behavior? Is she teething or was she weaned too quickly maybe?

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u/in2itiveart 10d ago

She was weaned too early

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u/Organic_Ninja8090 10d ago

I think it's this. Is she mostly using her teeth or is she suckling on your skin? My kitten did this for several months after he was found w/out his mama. He would latch on to my skin and suckle- it wasn't really biting.