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Hi,
I have a male cat, he’s Russian blue x Bengal. He will be 1 year in April. He’s amazing and we have a fantastic bond, I have no problems with him, more just a curiosity.
I bought him when he was 11 weeks old and since very soon after he came to live with us, he has always kneaded and suckled at my clothes with a clear preference for my dressing gown above all things lol. I’ve noticed it’s become quite a routine for him. He can be quite nervous and timid in some situations, for example if we have guests he’s not too keen and when they go he will come to me and suckle my robe or sweater or whatever I have on. And especially at night time he will jump into bed get under the duvet with me and suckle my pyjamas till he falls asleep. if I don’t go to bed at my usual time he will come looking for me and meow asking to go to bed, if I go he will skip happily to bed with me and jump right in and get to suckling!
I’ll be honest, I find it very endearing. He doesn’t do it to anyone else in our home.
He will even suckle on a T-shirt or something I’ve been wearing if I’m too busy to sit down and he feels so inclined.
The reason I’m asking about it is incase I’m being ignorant or missing something important. Is this a bad thing or a bad sign? Is it cool to allow it? Does it suggest anything negative I’m not picking up on? Should I be trying to stop it? I just honestly find it very cute and until now finding this site, never really had the audience to address it.
I have a male cat, he’s Russian blue x Bengal. He will be 1 year in April. He’s amazing and we have a fantastic bond, I have no problems with him, more just a curiosity.
I bought him when he was 11 weeks old and since very soon after he came to live with us, he has always kneaded and suckled at my clothes with a clear preference for my dressing gown above all things lol. I’ve noticed it’s become quite a routine for him. He can be quite nervous and timid in some situations, for example if we have guests he’s not too keen and when they go he will come to me and suckle my robe or sweater or whatever I have on. And especially at night time he will jump into bed get under the duvet with me and suckle my pyjamas till he falls asleep. if I don’t go to bed at my usual time he will come looking for me and meow asking to go to bed, if I go he will skip happily to bed with me and jump right in and get to suckling!
I’ll be honest, I find it very endearing. He doesn’t do it to anyone else in our home.
He will even suckle on a T-shirt or something I’ve been wearing if I’m too busy to sit down and he feels so inclined.
The reason I’m asking about it is incase I’m being ignorant or missing something important. Is this a bad thing or a bad sign? Is it cool to allow it? Does it suggest anything negative I’m not picking up on? Should I be trying to stop it? I just honestly find it very cute and until now finding this site, never really had the audience to address it.