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I adopted 2 kittens and the male one aggressively suckles on the female
October 29, 2007
I recently adopted 2 kittens, and the male one aggressively suckles on the female - how do I stop this?
It sounds like your kitten wasn’t completely weaned before taking it away from its mother. If your kitten is already eating solid food then it’s nothing to worry about and eventually your kitten will grow out of it. If you can’t wait for that to happen then every time you catch it suckling try redirecting the kittens attention. Take it away from your other kitten and put the male kitten in another room. If you give it food or play with it as your distraction, you’ll be conditioning the kitten to expect those things to happen when it suckles. For your kitten the suckling is more of a comfort thing (like a baby sucking on a pacifier) then it is an attempt to look for food.
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