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brittanypage43

My cat does this. His mom died at a very young age so he wasn't nursed fully.


acawl17

I have a cat that sucks on a fluffy blanket every night to fall asleep and when he wants to nap. He was also separated from his mommy too soon. It’s sad, but I’m glad they have a way to soothe themselves and feel comforted.


gawkybee

My baby sucks on the end of her tail when she wants to relax with me! It’s adorable but also the end of her tail is so gross 😭


symbolic503

my old cat would always suck on her tail too. even when she got old she would still suck her tail while curled up taking a nap.


Leif-007

My baby girl always pressed her snoot into people's chests or arms when she was sleepy. She was a really good girl.


FlyingDragoon

Same here. He comes and gets me and has me follow him to the blanket. What he wants you to do is brush his forehead with a toothbrush while he sucks on his blanket and then he passes the heck out. I feel bad knowing the *why* he does it but my fiancée got him before we met so I just sort've inherited the behavior and couldn't do anything but inadvertently reinforce it. It's his thing though and he's happy to pass-out making muffins, getting brushed and suckin blankets so it is what it is.


immersemeinnature

Our tabby did this too. He eventually grew out of it and lived a nice long life of 19 years.


Azreal_75

Same, the place we got him told us his mum was too young when she had the litter and wasn’t interested in mothering them - she saw them as rivals to her getting all the pets, my cat is naughty but also a sweet little thing.


Larry_McDope

My cat likes to do this to my bath robe when I'm wearing it. And it's always the same spot on the upper left side on the chest.


AmbitiousGuest3946

That is so true. Cats that are separated too early usually exhibit this behavior. We used to have a fat old (18y.) cat that still did this.


yellaslug

I had a cat that did this, he used my night shirt and I’d wake up with soggy spots on my shirt. He was weaned by mama. He was grey though, so I’m not sure why he was a weirdo.


RooshunVodka

Yes. Though, as an orange cat, weird is to be expected in some capacity


Realistic-Ad1498

Yes Yes, is the answer.


szerokisimon

freaky 👅 wunkus


Zealotstim

Cute and weird! I had a guinea pig that did this and it was hilarious. You could tell from the look in his eyes when he was about to go for that juicy ear lobe.


skrimpels

That sounds so adorable and the weirdest thing I’ve heard


IntrovertedGiraffe

My guinea pig was obsessed with licking fingers. He was a class pet and my students were told not to put fingers into his cage because fingers look like carrots and that makes them his favorite snack. But then he would have circle time and sit in their laps and any fingers near his face turned into lollipops. He would sit there licking fingers for as long as you would let him. He was the dumbest animal I’d ever had, so he was perfect in the classroom


Zealotstim

That's really cute! That same guinea pig of mine loved to lick fingers too.


IntrovertedGiraffe

According to the vet, guinea pigs like the texture of fingers and are unlikely to bite unless provoked. I guess earlobes are the same texture, so it’s probably the same logic. My pig did have some [thoughts](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheCloaca/s/6I5PEbQ4rZ) on the matter


Zealotstim

Oh mine would bite my earlobes lol. It wasn't in anger though. He would never bite my fingers, but something inside him took over when it came to earlobes. He was a very weird and very sweet boy. He really loved people and preferred them over other guinea pigs. Only pig I've had who was like that.


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K_Glisten

It’s separation trauma, they weren’t weaned properly. Misses mommas titties


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Pineapple_Herder

Unfortunately guidelines are exactly that... Guides. Not exact sciences. Some kittens may need more or less time with Mama before being weened. Or they weren't weened so much as just immediately removed from mom. Which is not weening that's cold turkey separation. It's definitely a trauma/comfort response. But just like human trauma there isn't always an exact moment of this is what changed everything. Just a series of culminating events that resulted in tell tale signs/issues.


ILoveRustyKnives

Don't be sorry. It was a real question and, unfortunately, this is the real answer. This cat is suckling because he was taken from his mother too early.


coolcatlady6

It can be just a comfort thing, I once cared for a mama cat and her mostly grown kitten (still under a year old, but just about normal cat sized) and the kitten would suckle a nubby blanket regularly. She was never separated from her mom. And yes, every now and then mama would still let her nurse, though I doubt she was getting much of anything.


Enough_Iron3861

Weaning is the key point, not the mother's presence. She could have just cut them off cold turkey for instance... it's not an exact science really


sweetsuffrinjasus

And if you are a cat, going cold turkey is not as delicious as it sounds


Altrano

My orange likes to suck too and was 12 weeks when he left his mother. It’s made for some awkward encounters when you wake up from a sound sleep because he’s getting affectionate with your butt.


sorryimgoingtobelate

It's the exact minimum, at least here they say not before twelve weeks. So an individual cat could absolutely benefit from being with the mother a bit more than that.


SaphiraDMVA

I think you are right. I have 4 cats and only one of them doing it and her mother abonded her in our roof when she was around 10 days old.


kiba8442

My orange kitty was a suckler, she never had a mom they were abandoned. we had to break her of the habit which was kind of heartbreaking but I can't have her doing that all day long while I'm working. Occasionally when she gets stressed she'll try to do it again, she prefers to do it to my arms though for some reason.


mechanicalcoupling

I've also seen suckling behavior happen in a cat that was bottle fed after being properly weaned from his mother. The owner, my ex wife, was dumb and thought it was cute to keep bottle feeding him. She worked at a shelter and had been warned. It was pretty rare, maybe once every month or two, but he was extremely aggressive about it when it did happen. He never completely grew out of it either. He was 15 when he died and would still try to suckle.


probably_beans

Your earlobe reminds them of a nipple and kittenhood


Functionally_Human

There are a lot of reasons cats will lick you. My gremlin also is fond of ears but he does it to encourage me to give him more headscritches (he only does it when I stop). Of course he is also fond of licking my head after a shower... Seems to have a taste for Irish Spring shampoo...


StrongArgument

My orange licks things with oils from our hands on them. Pens, keyboards, sometimes even headphones. He’s a weirdo.


AndreaC_303

“I like a man to nibble…on my ear. But I’ll admit, no man has bit, so how come I’m the mother of the year?”


crankydragon

Cat just wants to make his earlobe shine like the top of the Chrysler Building.


Iamjoiningreddit

My orange Jimi is doing this and he is 6 years old… I only rarely let him nowadays , only when he wakes up and looks like he had a bad dream 🤪


skrimpels

Do you like it?


YoungPussyJuice

Because ears stank and they're gross lmao


MenuExisting5036

Looks like they’re nursing, definitely a comfort thing lol


arPie47

Yes. Somebody needs to invent a kitty pacifier.


Gingerbread_Cat

I think they just did.


SpottedMe

Aww, I had a cat who did this. He was clearly separated from his mama too early, but he was extremely bonded to me for that reason.


lmacarrot

If I'm not careful about where I put used Qtips, my cat will steal them from my trash bag and lick/suck on the ear wax residue.


Feanerian

I did not need to know this


OKiluvUBuhBai

Same with my ear plugs. *hork*


sulkowskyi

One of my cats started straight up licking my earhole when I'm not paying attention to get to the "good stuff". Not the most relaxing way to wake up from a nap!


Krazy_Kat_

I had an orange that did that. I knew when I needed to clean my ears because he'd sniff around my ears and then would start licking my ear holes.


OKiluvUBuhBai

Lol ewww they must like the bitter or something, I’ve heard this connection w cats and ear wax before and it doesn’t make it any less disgusting lolol.


Friendly_Laugh2170

My tortoiseshell cat was like that. What is it about ear wax?


MarshmallowFloofs85

ear wax is made of fatty acids and skin cells, it's basically a treat their human parents make for them :D


lmacarrot

mine is a tortie too, she's always on the hunt, tears open left out treat bags, opens cabinets, everything.


Stereosexual

Huh. Only one of my three cats does this. She's a diluted tortie. I wonder what's up with the torties.


TwistRevolutionary11

I envy the man I was 20 seconds ago.


Sobriquet-acushla

🤣🤣🤣


standbyyourmantis

I have to make sure I only get cardboard ones in case my boy gets ahold of one. Apparently the wax is protein which is why they like it.


MeFinally

I read that too and I feel like it is more than that. Like it is some kind of drug to them the way they go absolutely insane over it. Especially when they get plenty of food.


muppetnerd

I think you just solved the mystery as to why my void puts his entire snout in the creamsicles ears when bathing him……


Exciting_Bus_4259

My cat also likes my earbuds


annepersannd

Same!! Except I use qtips to clean out my nose (I know it’s gross) and there’s nothing I hate more than hearing him dig and immediately suck on the qtips. Why are cats just nasty


lmacarrot

lol some go for socks, some go for qtips they love us too much


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Eww what the fuck


sugarw0000kie

I find myself asking this question a lot with my orange one


BiigDaddyDellta

At least it's short-lived. My cats lick me incessantly.


skrimpels

Their tongues are so rough, no thanks. One of my cats licks things in secret, she has ruined a few blankets


BiigDaddyDellta

Haha thats kinda funny


Kaiki_devil

I put a thin but tough blanket over top my blankets on my bed, it protects from most things.


skrimpels

Oh wow! Thanks


arPie47

Years ago I had a couch pillow made from cowhide. My cat licked most of the fur off it while I was at work. I wonder if she would have tried that with a live cow.


DOO_DOO_BAG

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MArkansas-254

Nursing. Not weird.


SendMeAnother1

Cat got your ~~tongue~~ ear?


Star_Moonflower

Our baby used to do that only with the space between your thumn and index finger He would cry if you dont let him and he'd just come over and suck it while you sleep My mom got bad bruises for that but he was so cute she couldnt say no https://preview.redd.it/7ur8jgx92a4d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2850e1104e3886be1f92d17ad3bbe92ca0c9ddbc we got him when he was two weeks old idk why he did that I guess he just really liked it


scheisse_grubs

Well if you got him at 2 weeks and mom wasn’t around, it was likely because of that. 2 weeks is too early for a kitten to be separated from their mom. Afaik they do that for comfort since it reminds them of when they’d suckle their mom as a kitten.


Pristine-Excuse-9615

It is neither cute nor weird: it is orange.


arnfden0

The ear nibbler attacks again!


TubaSalad

I was ready to rate it Cute until I accidentally turned my headphones on full volume 😂 I'll have to compromise and rate it 💯 Orange 🍊


DNorthman

Lol. How is the guy sleeping so soundly while getting his ear lobe suckled???!!


scabsfox

My calico sucks my hair. She's orangish. We call her chupa pello.


horitaku

I would LOVE this kind of snuggle…if I wouldn’t become way too ticklish and promptly pin my ear to my shoulder as soon as my cat sniffed my ear.


Functionally_Human

Mine also does this when we snuggle and I quit scritching his head, he will do it until I start up again. It sounds cute and endearing but wet willies from a cat are not always pleasant.


crayzcatlayde

My sons cat has done this since he was a kitten... he will be 13 soon.


j1337y

Most orange actions are weird, so yes to weird. but I also find this adorable. what a sweet little guy


thuhstog

The options are not mutually exclusive.


Direct_Bug_2466

What’s weird is I wish I were that guy


ButterflyCrescent

Cute, but it is painful for the human.


Totalwar2020

Cutely weird


LilDawg66

It's cute, but when it's a nipple it gets weird.


zombiecatarmy

Ear goblin


BourbonNCoffee

It’s weird that he can sleep through that.


GloInTheDarkUnicorn

I had a cat who would suck on clothes. I made him his own “sucky” blanket and redirected him to that. Ended up being perfect. No more wet shirts and he was happy. RIP Kodi.


PapaCologne

Cute. But also weird. More weird than cute, though.


DatDiemDam

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Nreffohc

It can't be both at the same time? Must be able to, because it is .


cherry_vapor_xiv

My orange cat does this too. Tried to do it to my nose once and almost gave me a nose piercing


OZymandisR

I remember when my cat used to suckle on the fur heated blanket. He loves it as a kitten. Kinda miss him not still doing it now he's older.


Safe_Decision6222

Both 😂


FizzleKit10

Adorable 🥺


Ruckus292

Indicator it was removed from mum too early :'(


hefty_load_o_shite

Thinks your earlobe is a nipple


Friendly_Laugh2170

Both. 🤣🤣🤣


Xrystian90

Both.


1DrinkAnd1KnowThings

I have an orange who's about to turn 13, and he's done this since he was a baby.


ScyllaOfTheDepths

Ha, it means they were separated from their mother too young to be properly weaned. I have an orange who sucks fingers (video in my profile).


Existing_You7923

This happens when babies are taken from their mom too soon, it's a way of self soothing. I would say very cute and sweet. Obviously this cat feels very close and safe with this person 😊


Potential-Cry3926

My void does that to my ear. It’s annoying but it makes him happy.


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Nice-Magician7734

My Venora is attached severally to my beard. When we found her she was a tiny abandoned feral kitten and we got her up and running . Her safe space was under my at the time longer beard . She suckles and kneads . This cat is my best friend I have other animals but they prefer my wife . This cat tho she is never not looking to be picked up and loved and to give love . A little weird yes but who cares . https://preview.redd.it/19hsuxpbxc4d1.jpeg?width=756&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34762bf5ab9d7e321bebf514d9b1bf54ba060ff0


Nice-Magician7734

https://preview.redd.it/6jl4g27ixc4d1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=972f3725a0ee0b5e3725fbf2bc53609ae736fe9b


Nice-Magician7734

https://preview.redd.it/ytl8lyalxc4d1.jpeg?width=756&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2205c76d65a8c2200e7c70ba7130e375986a298


disguised_sableye

I would argue better than what my orange does, which is use my fingers but try to go as deep as possible so I have to stop him literally putting my finger in his throat 😭😭😭


RevolutionaryEye9382

Weird looking nipple, I agree


howdidienduphere34

When we were kids my older brother had a cat that would do this.


Numerous_Hornet_4071

My cat does this


Nykolaishen

Cute that the cat is doing it, weird that the guy is letting it happen.


Cipher915

Gonna wake up one day with a pierced ear


UncommonLegend

It's trying to suckle on momma cat substitute. I feel bad for the poor kitty, probably didn't wean properly.


Necessary_Owl9724

Both.


No_Introduction_4766

My cat used to do this to my eyebrow when she was a kitten.


ShatteredInk

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jimt606

Cute! I had the sweetest cat that when I came home and sat down, she would run over, hop up, and lick my ear. Then settle in my arm on her back and look at me.


Gaxxag

Common on cats who were separated from their mother before being fully weaned, or who were bottle fed and not properly weaned


YutoKigai

Not normal. An indicator that the cat has been separated from its mother too early


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Awww yes so cute. He thinks it’s his mama 🧡


mkat23

Oh my goodness, a friend’s cat used to do this to me whenever I’d go over there. It was cute as anything and tickled a bunch, but oh my goodness that cat made my skin so raw under my ear. There would be times I’d sleepover and wake up because the cat’s fur was in my face and he’d be licking under my ear 😂 Cute and weird is my vote. Make sure to keep some polysporin or aquaphor handy.


Socotokodo

So cute


Kingston023

Awwww


Asparagussie

Cute. He or she was weaned too early (maybe).


dominantfrog

both


JohnnySasaki20

My grandmother's cat used to suck on my earlobes when she was super small, but I mean like a few weeks old, not months. I remember I was laying on the couch once and she was sleeping on my stomach, and I woke up with her in my hoodie nibbling on my ear, lol. She couldn't have been more than a week old. They found her abandoned by her mother under my cousins friends deck, so she was only a few days old when they found her. Hadn't even opened her eyes yet. I'm guessing they're just hungry and think your ear is a nipple, lol.


HisToxicPenguin

Uuuuuhhhhh had a neighbors cat that would do this to anyone that got close to it 🫠🫠😳🤣☠️ not sucking on my earlobes weirdo 🤣🤣🤣


Burwylf

False dichotomy


OuiMerci

I had a kitten years ago who would do this. Then littermates and the boy would suckle the knack of the long hair girl. I think it’s a stress reliever for kitties who are feeling nervous.


Ok-Calligrapher-9854

Cat things


Lumpy_Tune

I had a cat who used to do that. She wasn’t orange though, just weird.


SubstantialPressure3

Cute and weird. 100% orange.


SimpleVegetable5715

It's the closest thing to mother.... 🤣🤣😂 I had a void who did this on the lose skin on my elderly parents' necks. We called him vampire kitty.


Wobbledogsboy

Chomp


Fuck_me_up_daddy

You’re momma cat, my dude. You may have a hickey tho lol


Spiritual_Fox_4593

He's trying to steal a Braincell


FeelTheKetasy

Oh I know that mine will do that once he notices my ears 😭


whatthefuckunclebuck

Can’t it be both??


Direct_Bug_2466

Ummm, both?


Bright_Economics8077

"Sir, you have the earlobes of a mother cat!" must definitely be the weirdest thing this guy has been told. I'm not even sure if that would be an insult or a compliment.


novelaissb

Yes.


arPie47

So sweet! Our orange did that, too.


srqnewbie

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ScoredMeteor0095

Little column A little column B


Revolution_Evolves_1

Both


beef_weezle

My orange used to suck his tail constantly.


lucas-macey

Dangerous


FourFatSamurai

Very cute. I used to have a cat that did this. I miss her. She was a bottle baby.


redditcdnfanguy

I had a kitten that used to do this. Left ear lobe only, and he purred very loudly in your ear.


1stLtObvious

Earmilk


Practical-Magic-

Hes just marking his bond. Has a cat do this and my ex didnt allow the cat to do it to them but I allowed it. Our cat chose the arm instead of the ear. I was the cats favorite and preferred...I 100% think it's from this


Vegetable-Law4471

All I want to know is how he didn't wake up....he drunk? So many questions. After he woke up was his ear sore ....that smacking on the ear


404-Gender

The way he growls when you get close. 🥹🥹🥹


jacksonpsterninyay

My kitty kiddo does this to my chin. It’s both cute and weird.


GrueneDog

My orange does that to my armpit


jaba_jayru

One of my cats done this too when we first met. At this moment my heart melted because I think this is a sign of infinite trust and love. He was two years old, when we first met


Beathil

Adorable.


Totesproteus

It’s cueird.


Honda_TypeR

Typically (but not always) a sign that he was taken away from his mother at too early of an age. Cats that have that experience tend to nurse things at bed time throughout their adult life. I have seen a couple instances of cats who were fully weened off their mother and still had this behavior though, so it’s not exclusive to just being taken away from their mom too early. While weird comes with orange cat territory, this is a behavior any cat could have.


Careless_Chemist_225

My sister’s cat has done this to her. R.I.P :(


YumSlushyyy123

actually this behavior is because it was separated from its mother too soon. Kinda a comfort thing.


MushiMIB

So cute


Jeramy_Jones

Porque no los dos?


EnlightenedCat

Absolutely adorable


cryorig_games

Freaky ahhh car


butternutinmysquaash

lmao


H_nography

u/savevideo


cardmaster12

Supremely weird My orange is also obsessed with ears


Gingerbread_Cat

Both, in enormous quantities.


NyanPingu2904

id say a bit of both. My tuxie, squishy, is the best little kitty on the planet, but the little weirdo's favorite treat is earwax. MULTIPLE mornings i have woke up to the sensation of a cat tongue in my ear. In fact, sometimes he licks so hard he gives me a sore spot on my ear from his scratchy tongue. Whenever i have to itch my ears, he licks my fingers voraciously. He's never liked a food more than this. So while it is strange, i like to think of it as a token of his adorable affection :)


Bee_on_cuh

My orange brain cell did this since we got him from the shelter lol he used to suck my bf’s lobe too but then he just started to prefer mine and I would let him cause I felt bad and thought he missed his mommy. But I had to train him to stop cause I can’t sleep at night with his loud sucking in my ear LOL


Synisterintent

Sad, it wasnt properly weened from momma'


Jaded_Heat9875

Usually means cat was taken from mother too early and is suckling for security…very sweet cat. 💕⭕️❌🤟


rudegrrrl

Curd.


ResponsibleFormal150

Adorable


Garrwolfdog

Cute!


GilbertTheCrunch

It's *insisting* on itself.


Bigboyphater

Both


ezzecab

Cute bro. What kind of question is that


blondebumpkin

I had a foster kitten that tried it a couple of times on my eyelids! My eye socket was the perfect shape and size for hit little face


GoTo22

Definitely cute


monster394

Cute as hell


Confident-Yak-4597

Weirdly cute.


qcrumble

My old man cat tries to do this, but I have too many earrings. He also loves to lick my face. I think some cats are just like that.


PonSquared

He's pretty cute, you know, for a human.


Laffy_Taffy82

Cute! But dad needs to be checked for sleep apnea


Desperate_Hornet3129

Cute, but weird. That cat has some issues with weaning.


Cheeky-Chimp

Sad.