Hi,again-I'm back after obsessing about noses-now it's ears!
I've just acquired two kitties(now nine weeks old)and they're great-have managed to clean them up a little(long story).
Problem isne kitten(Alfie)seems fixated with licking out the ear(s)of the other one(Archie).Normally,I wouldn't bother-but Archie's ears are now getting red raw and I'm not sure it's a "normal" thing for kitties to be doing!
Archie himself does the chewing of fabrics/padding down thing-so I'm wondering if Alfie's behaviour is an extension of this young kitten "getting milk from mummy"/general infant oral pleasure thing?
Will Alfie grow out if it?Should I be worried?Can I really stop him doing it 24/7?
Thanks for any ideas! None of my other cats/kittens have ever done this....
Could it be a "trauma"/comfort thing from insecurity?
I've just acquired two kitties(now nine weeks old)and they're great-have managed to clean them up a little(long story).
Problem isne kitten(Alfie)seems fixated with licking out the ear(s)of the other one(Archie).Normally,I wouldn't bother-but Archie's ears are now getting red raw and I'm not sure it's a "normal" thing for kitties to be doing!
Archie himself does the chewing of fabrics/padding down thing-so I'm wondering if Alfie's behaviour is an extension of this young kitten "getting milk from mummy"/general infant oral pleasure thing?
Will Alfie grow out if it?Should I be worried?Can I really stop him doing it 24/7?
Thanks for any ideas! None of my other cats/kittens have ever done this....
Could it be a "trauma"/comfort thing from insecurity?