Using a blanket as a “special friend”

[EachandEveryone]

Not my girls, obviously they are too ladylike for that kind of carry on.

My aunts stray has moved in and taken over. He’s got a favourite blanket that he likes to err play with. My aunt got him done last year. If she try’s to throw it away he drags it out of the bin. He also takes it outside to play. He takes it up and down the street into her house around the back way.

What can she do to discourage this habit, she’s quite a queezy person and also she’s terrified of the bruiser. She won’t even go to toilet incase she wakes him up.

"play" means humping? Is he neutered?

Yes he was done over a year ago

If she try’s to throw it away he drags it out of the bin.

Eh? How is a cat able to physically prevent a human from throwing a blanket away? Am I missing something and being very dense?

If it's just this blanket then surely you just chuck it in the bin outside and that's that?

Honestly there’s nothing wrong with what he’s doing. He’s obviously finding comfort in this item. Just let him carry on and ignore it.

I don't know there's much she can do - it's usually impossible to stop cats doing what they want BUT - he may well just get it out of his system. Both my neutered cats got quite obsessed with shagging soft furnishings/clothes for a time, but neither do it anymore.

And yeah, completely harmless, it's not like they're jizzing all over the place if they lack balls.

Is his name Top Cat?

Better a blanket you can wash than a cushion.

Yup - one of ours does just that. We call it the "wanky blanky"

Oh god but he drags it outsides and takes it with him. He’s a stray that the neighbour threw out for scratching the furniture 😞

What do you actually mean, though? Mine does this with soft things he can pick up with his teeth. Even jumpers I'm wearing if they're baggy enough! It's normal cat behaviour and it brings them comfort.

Shagging the blanket isn't for comfort...

Elderly (neutered) cat often shagged my arm. Blanket-shagging fine by me.

My old boy used to do this...neutered at eight months and even at 8 he used to milk tread on my jumper over and over until his little winky stuck out and then he would wash it!!!!!

Parents old dog had his friend the cushion - straight after dinner he would be in the sitting room getting friendly. We all sat in the kitchen until he had finished. Everyone knew to avoid that cushion.
Not had a cat do the same yet. Although they go mad for my overall. (Get high on disinfectant??)

My mum bought me fuzzy Harry Potter hedwig pjs for Christmas and they're my neutered boys new lover.

He will hump anything made of fleecy material, so fleecy throws, house coats etc but these pjs are a new ballgame for him he is obsessed.