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strange behavior
Cinders has a habit of repeatedly opening and closing her mouth while
inhaling, making a suck-suck-suck-suck sound. Is this simply the behavior called flehmening, or is this indicative of some sort of problem, such as a dental problem? I haven't seen any other cat do this particular action. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:53:49 -0600, John F. Eldredge wrote:
Cinders has a habit of repeatedly opening and closing her mouth while inhaling, making a suck-suck-suck-suck sound. Is this simply the behavior called flehmening, or is this indicative of some sort of problem, such as a dental problem? I haven't seen any other cat do this particular action. That does sort of sound like flehmening. When Sammy does it he opens his mouth, holds it open just a little ways, and looks like he's panting. When Harri does it she curls up her nose a little. So I guess different kitties do it a little differently. Does she do it often? If so, it might be worth a visit to the vet. |
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Dan M wrote:
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:53:49 -0600, John F. Eldredge wrote: Cinders has a habit of repeatedly opening and closing her mouth while inhaling, making a suck-suck-suck-suck sound. Is this simply the behavior called flehmening, or is this indicative of some sort of problem, such as a dental problem? I haven't seen any other cat do this particular action. That does sort of sound like flehmening. When Sammy does it he opens his mouth, holds it open just a little ways, and looks like he's panting. When Harri does it she curls up her nose a little. So I guess different kitties do it a little differently. A little differently yes, but I've never heard any sound while they're flehmening. The cats I've seen doing it just keep heir mouth slightly open (and look very silly). Maybe you should have her seen by a vet, just in case she does have dental problems. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Marina wrote:
flehmening. The cats I've seen doing it just keep heir mouth slightly open (and look very silly). Heh. You might not want to say that in front of a lion who's flehmening. Joyce |
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On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:54:43 +0300, Marina
wrote: Dan M wrote: On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:53:49 -0600, John F. Eldredge wrote: Cinders has a habit of repeatedly opening and closing her mouth while inhaling, making a suck-suck-suck-suck sound. Is this simply the behavior called flehmening, or is this indicative of some sort of problem, such as a dental problem? I haven't seen any other cat do this particular action. That does sort of sound like flehmening. When Sammy does it he opens his mouth, holds it open just a little ways, and looks like he's panting. When Harri does it she curls up her nose a little. So I guess different kitties do it a little differently. A little differently yes, but I've never heard any sound while they're flehmening. The cats I've seen doing it just keep heir mouth slightly open (and look very silly). Maybe you should have her seen by a vet, just in case she does have dental problems. My Sammy sometimes does very soft sort of a half chirp. It's very soft, and only occurs very rarely - or at least I only hear it on rare occasions. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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Sometimes my Xena will do this when she finds an interesting smell.
Cats have sensors in the roof of their mouths that help with smell, and opening the mouth and breathing that way helps them to smell. I don't usually hear much noise when she does this, but it looks funny. Jennie |
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John F. Eldredge wrote: Cinders has a habit of repeatedly opening and closing her mouth while inhaling, making a suck-suck-suck-suck sound. Is this simply the behavior called flehmening, or is this indicative of some sort of problem, such as a dental problem? I haven't seen any other cat do this particular action. -- John F. Eldredge -- If she's only doing it when she's sniffing something strange to her, I wouldn't worry about it. But if she just seems to do it for no reason at all, I think I'd ask the vet about it. Mine don't make a sound when they do that. They just look slack-jawed and a little dopey. Like for instance, they'll do it sniffing my shoes or pants after I've been around other dogs or cats. Sherry |
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wrote in message oups.com... John F. Eldredge wrote: Cinders has a habit of repeatedly opening and closing her mouth while inhaling, making a suck-suck-suck-suck sound. Is this simply the behavior called flehmening, or is this indicative of some sort of problem, such as a dental problem? I haven't seen any other cat do this particular action. -- John F. Eldredge -- If she's only doing it when she's sniffing something strange to her, I wouldn't worry about it. But if she just seems to do it for no reason at all, I think I'd ask the vet about it. Mine don't make a sound when they do that. They just look slack-jawed and a little dopey. Like for instance, they'll do it sniffing my shoes or pants after I've been around other dogs or cats. Sherry The last couple of days They have all been picking specific spots of clothing I am wearing, and rubbing, sniffing, and flehmening at them. Yesterday it was the bottom of my right pants leg, they were rolling on it and cheekrubbing, and today for some reason my left elbow is utterly fascinating. Is it my washing powder perhaps? I don't know what;s got into them... |
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