My 15 week old male kitten won't stop suckling on me. I think he was taken from his mum a little too young to be honest but the owner was doing other things to put the litter at risk (like letting them out in the garden at 6 weeks old, not seeking treatment for an upper respiratory infection etc) and as they were eating and drinking well taking him home early seemed like the lesser of two evils.
The suckling behaviour in itself isn't too much of a problem, he tends to stick to suckling my wrists rather than clothing etc. but in the last week he's started straddling my arm and getting a little erm, excited whilst he's doing it.
I've tried a firm 'No!', hissing at him, trying to distract him with toys, putting him on the floor. If I try to physically stop him he ends up somewhat frenzied and attacking with bites and scratches only to go straight back to humping me.
I've spoken to the vet about castration but he recommends waiting until 6 months minimum and says there are benefits to waiting even longer than that. He seems to think the behaviour won't go away until he's castrated though. Does anyone have any ideas for discouraging this behaviour whilst we wait?
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Kitten suckling on me and getting over excited!
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LtheWife · 18/08/2013 12:53
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