Kitten sucking "thumb"

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A little backstory (because who doesn't love a backstory with adorable pics anyway?)
My husband found this lil dude under a truck in his work parking right the day after Mothers day! So ofc, I got to keep him :) 58f465e7-28a4-489a-9de6-e8b3036f39c8.jpg

Took him straight to the vet since we had never had a kitten this little (btw, we named him Little, lol). They said he was about 3 weeks old and helped us get him started on a bottle. He grew quick and happy :)
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Got a weird possessiveness over socks. Any sock.
 

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So adorable. If he isn’t sucking the fur off his paw or creating a sore, it okay and something he will likely grow out of. If it is causing problems for him you might get him a fuzzy blanket to nuzzle and knead on.
 
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I tried to edit this to finish my post but I guess I'm too new lol

The question of whether or not this would hurt him is the fact that a family member told me that his little thumb claw could come off while he was sucking on it and choke him so now I'm worried about THAT.

Warning: cute thumb sucking video :)
And some ferocious-ness in case you get the wrong idea. He's not that sweet all the time! Lol

 

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Hello and welcome to TCS. Little is a total cutie pie. :purr:
I see FeebysOwner FeebysOwner has posted with a couple great suggestions. Hopefully one of them will help with Little.
 
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Try substituting a blanket or even a sock, since you mentioned them - maybe even put a little cat nip in a sock. If that doesn't work, there are pillows with nipples on them that you can buy on line. He might like that!

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The sock idea is amazing! I already know he will love it! Like I said, hes obsessed with socks for some reason lol

Thank you!
 
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