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behavior
problems and creative solutions
cat suckling study—the results
7. Did you let the cat suckle or
did you discourage it?
Suckling Feline #1: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling
Feline #2: I discouraged suckling initially, then let him suckle.
Suckling Feline #3: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling
Feline #4: No response.
Suckling
Feline #5: No response.
Suckling Feline #6: I let her suckle.
Suckling
Feline #7: He was still suckling, but not as much as when he was
younger. Frequency decreased as he got older.
Suckling
Feline #8: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #9: No response.
Suckling Feline #10: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #11: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #12: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling
Feline #13: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline
#14: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #15: No
response.
Suckling Feline #16: I let him suckle.
Suckling
Feline #17: I let her suckle. She has a fleece blanket that I
take to bed each night for her. She prefers to suck on the blanket
the most. I don't have any problem with her doing this.
Suckling
Feline #18: I let her suckle.
Suckling Feline #19:
I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #20: I discouraged
suckling.
Suckling Feline #21: I let him suckle. I think
it's kind of cute to see him drag his blanket all over the house.
Suckling Feline #22: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling
Feline #23: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #24:
I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #25: We have not
discouraged her, as it doesn't seem to do anyone any harm (I hope).
We have assigned a washcloth ("the bink") for her suckling,
which we keep near the couch and grab when she looks dreamy and ready
to suckle. She can bink for a long time, but eventually she
does stop of her own accord, usually when a noise or other distraction
calls to her.
Suckling Feline #26: I discouraged
suckling.
Suckling Feline #27: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #28: I discouraged suckling, but only when
the cat was full-grown.
Suckling Feline #29: I let the
cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #30: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #31: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling
Feline #32: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #33:
I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #34: I discouraged
suckling.
Suckling Feline #35: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #36: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling
Feline #37: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #38:
I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #39: I let the cat
suckle.
Suckling Feline #40: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #41: I let him suckle because he seems to enjoy
it. I regard it as a show of affection.
Suckling Feline #42:
I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #43: I let the
cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #44: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #45: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling
Feline #46: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #47:
I let the cat suckle, seems to make him more calm.
Suckling
Feline #48: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #49:
I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #50: I discouraged
suckling.
Suckling Feline #51: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #52: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling
Feline #53: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #54:
I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #55: I let the cat
suckle.
Suckling Feline #56: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #57: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling
Feline #58: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #59:
I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #60: Let him suckle
but discourage it since he is older
Suckling Feline #61:
I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #62: A bit of both.
Suckling Feline #63: Tried to discourage.
Suckling Feline
#64: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #65: tried
to discourage at first.
Suckling Feline #66: Per our Vet
we did not discourage it.
Suckling Feline #67: let the
cat suckle; don't know if it's bad
Suckling Feline #68:
I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #69: usually let
it, sometimes discourage.
Suckling Feline #70: Try and
discourage it.
Suckling Feline #71: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #72: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #73: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #74: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #75: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #76: Mixed.
Suckling Feline #77: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #78: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #79: I discouraged suckling.
Suckling Feline #80: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #81: tried to discourage but then gave up
Suckling Feline #82: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #83: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #84: let him as much as could stand it
Suckling Feline #85: I tried to discourage it but failed.
Suckling Feline #86: I let the cat suckle
Suckling Feline #87: I let him suckle all he wants
Suckling Feline #88: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #89: I let the cat suckle.
Suckling Feline #90: we do not discourage - seems so important
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8. If you discouraged suckling,
please explain how.
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