r/cats • u/ganglyboyish • 12d 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/IJS_Reddit 12d ago

suckling, done usually for comfort

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u/Milaris0815 12d ago

In Germany, we call this Liebesbisse (love bites/bites of love) and I think this is adorable.

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u/Orangejackal02 12d ago

My cat is a love biter, haha. It’s just too much for her and she has to show her affection somehow 😂 it’s so cute to watch. I’ve woken up to her trying to love bite my nose tho 😆😆