non-kitten sucking behavior

Nice site , Thanks for posting it. This topic has just come up on a
behaviour forum and I was able to pass it on .

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"kaeli" wrote in message
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In article ,
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Can anyone shed some light on this sucking obsession and what I
may try to stop
it? She responds (momentarily) to me telling her no, but it's not
a long term
solution. She was born 2 days after the rest of her litter -
don't know if
that has had any or substantial effect on her little psyche, but
she's mostly a
very sweet little cat with some very strange habits.


Sounds like classic OCD to me.

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Hi Janet ,
Same alison , different addy !bg.
This is going to sound strange from me but have you ever thought of
restricting her access to the dogs to give them a break , maybe using
a crate rather than shut her in another room ?

--
Alison

Photos of dogs needing homes and links to Rescues.
http://mysite.freeserve.com/AnimalRescueLinksUK/

Links to animal information websites
http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/
"J1Boss" wrote in message
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Carey, 10 yo tortie, has a probable brain tumor (everything else
ruled out and
decision was made to treat this assumption), her meds seem to help
her
behavior MOST days, although not completely. Her physical self is
stabilized
by them though.

Since kittenhood, she has been a "sucker". She initially nursed on
my golden
retriever until she got blocked with too much of his hair, and had
abdominal
surgery at 5 months due to that (and got spayed at the same time).
She stopped
for several years until the death of another dog, and then she
started right in
again. The addition of a new dog curbed it for the most part.
After the
golden died, she started sucking on the "new" dog and has never
really stopped.
Another dog entered the picture (3 years ago) and since the onset
of her
medical/neurological problems over a year ago, she has been a
sucking fool.
There are some favorite times of the day, but she also disturbs the
sleep of
all of us with her behavior - the dogs have to walk around to avoid
her and
she's relentless in following them. She has another cat as a
pal/playmate who
she likes (and who has a peeing problem that Feliway is NOT fixing.
Reading
other threads, am going to stop his dry food entirely to see if that
helps.
$350 at vet showed some slight struvite crystals, but no infection),
and is
fond of the dogs. When she's not attacking them for squeaking a toy
or
roughhousing (activities that she accepts just fine 90% of the
time), she's
sucking on them.

The dogs have been saints, but I'm afraid that will wear thin over
time. They
have various strategies when they get tired of her, but she just
doesn't take
no for an answer. They don't react adversly when she attacks them
either -
very grateful to have these pooches!

Can anyone shed some light on this sucking obsession and what I may
try to stop
it? She responds (momentarily) to me telling her no, but it's not a
long term
solution. She was born 2 days after the rest of her litter - don't
know if
that has had any or substantial effect on her little psyche, but
she's mostly a
very sweet little cat with some very strange habits.

Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Hi Janet ,
Same alison , different addy !bg.
This is going to sound strange from me but have you ever thought of
restricting her access to the dogs to give them a break , maybe using
a crate rather than shut her in another room ?

--
Alison

Photos of dogs needing homes and links to Rescues.
http://mysite.freeserve.com/AnimalRescueLinksUK/

Links to animal information websites
http://mysite.freeserve.com/petinfolinks/
"J1Boss" wrote in message
...
Carey, 10 yo tortie, has a probable brain tumor (everything else
ruled out and
decision was made to treat this assumption), her meds seem to help
her
behavior MOST days, although not completely. Her physical self is
stabilized
by them though.

Since kittenhood, she has been a "sucker". She initially nursed on
my golden
retriever until she got blocked with too much of his hair, and had
abdominal
surgery at 5 months due to that (and got spayed at the same time).
She stopped
for several years until the death of another dog, and then she
started right in
again. The addition of a new dog curbed it for the most part.
After the
golden died, she started sucking on the "new" dog and has never
really stopped.
Another dog entered the picture (3 years ago) and since the onset
of her
medical/neurological problems over a year ago, she has been a
sucking fool.
There are some favorite times of the day, but she also disturbs the
sleep of
all of us with her behavior - the dogs have to walk around to avoid
her and
she's relentless in following them. She has another cat as a
pal/playmate who
she likes (and who has a peeing problem that Feliway is NOT fixing.
Reading
other threads, am going to stop his dry food entirely to see if that
helps.
$350 at vet showed some slight struvite crystals, but no infection),
and is
fond of the dogs. When she's not attacking them for squeaking a toy
or
roughhousing (activities that she accepts just fine 90% of the
time), she's
sucking on them.

The dogs have been saints, but I'm afraid that will wear thin over
time. They
have various strategies when they get tired of her, but she just
doesn't take
no for an answer. They don't react adversly when she attacks them
either -
very grateful to have these pooches!

Can anyone shed some light on this sucking obsession and what I may
try to stop
it? She responds (momentarily) to me telling her no, but it's not a
long term
solution. She was born 2 days after the rest of her litter - don't
know if
that has had any or substantial effect on her little psyche, but
she's mostly a
very sweet little cat with some very strange habits.

Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

From: "Alison"

Hi Janet ,
Same alison , different addy !bg.
This is going to sound strange from me but have you ever thought of
restricting her access to the dogs to give them a break , maybe using
a crate rather than shut her in another room ?
--
Alison

Any crates I have at home are fairly small (I don't use any for the dogs other
than travel and at training class), but maybe I can try with one of my car
crates (brought into the house of course! ;-D).

If she's really persistent I'll pick her up, try to play with her, distract her
in some way, etc. I feel badly for the dogs, though they seem to understand
that she's just not quite right. I'm sure it's a little confusing to them to
have her act in such dramatically different but equally annoying ways.

I'm a little concerned about some weekend houseguests I'm getting. A very
active 6 yo boy and a high pitched 9 yo girl. Those are sounds that can send
her over the edge towards the dogs. Fortunately, we're having a break in the
weather and we intend to be outdoors the vast majority of the time this
weekend! Maybe *I* need some of Carey's valium!


Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

From: "Alison"

Hi Janet ,
Same alison , different addy !bg.
This is going to sound strange from me but have you ever thought of
restricting her access to the dogs to give them a break , maybe using
a crate rather than shut her in another room ?
--
Alison

Any crates I have at home are fairly small (I don't use any for the dogs other
than travel and at training class), but maybe I can try with one of my car
crates (brought into the house of course! ;-D).

If she's really persistent I'll pick her up, try to play with her, distract her
in some way, etc. I feel badly for the dogs, though they seem to understand
that she's just not quite right. I'm sure it's a little confusing to them to
have her act in such dramatically different but equally annoying ways.

I'm a little concerned about some weekend houseguests I'm getting. A very
active 6 yo boy and a high pitched 9 yo girl. Those are sounds that can send
her over the edge towards the dogs. Fortunately, we're having a break in the
weather and we intend to be outdoors the vast majority of the time this
weekend! Maybe *I* need some of Carey's valium!


Janet Boss
Best Friends Dog Obedience
"Nice Manners for the Family Pet"
Voted "Best of Baltimore 2001" - Baltimore Magazine
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

"J1Boss" wrote in message
...
Any crates I have at home are fairly small (I don't use any for the
dogs other
than travel and at training class), but maybe I can try with one of
my car
crates (brought into the house of course! ;-D).

Hi Janet ,
I brought a crate for Diddy , my new dog . He is so tiny I couldn't
find a car safety belt that fitted him so I will use the crate on the
front or back seat .

I'm a little concerned about some weekend houseguests I'm getting.
A very
active 6 yo boy and a high pitched 9 yo girl. Those are sounds that
can send
her over the edge towards the dogs. Fortunately, we're having a
break in the
weather and we intend to be outdoors the vast majority of the time
this
weekend! Maybe *I* need some of Carey's valium!

LOL I pity you !
Were you affected by the black out ? I felt so sorry for those poor
people stranded in trains and lifts . I kept thinking of all the dogs
and cats at home waiting for their owners .
Alison

"J1Boss" wrote in message
...
Any crates I have at home are fairly small (I don't use any for the
dogs other
than travel and at training class), but maybe I can try with one of
my car
crates (brought into the house of course! ;-D).

Hi Janet ,
I brought a crate for Diddy , my new dog . He is so tiny I couldn't
find a car safety belt that fitted him so I will use the crate on the
front or back seat .

I'm a little concerned about some weekend houseguests I'm getting.
A very
active 6 yo boy and a high pitched 9 yo girl. Those are sounds that
can send
her over the edge towards the dogs. Fortunately, we're having a
break in the
weather and we intend to be outdoors the vast majority of the time
this
weekend! Maybe *I* need some of Carey's valium!

LOL I pity you !
Were you affected by the black out ? I felt so sorry for those poor
people stranded in trains and lifts . I kept thinking of all the dogs
and cats at home waiting for their owners .
Alison