Does your pet ever like to lick bedding?

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YourhandMyAss -> Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/20/2008 5:12:23 PM)
Ginger loves to lick my blankets and sheets and she'll do so till there's a huge wet spot, and it drives me batty. And no she's not licking at a sex cum stain, or anything particular, the sheets and blankets are clean.

CalifChick -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/20/2008 5:14:12 PM)
Okay, this is soooooooo not what I thought it would be about. Long, long ago and far away, back when I had a dog, my vet told me that the activity you're describing is most often a reaction to being bored or being anxious. I don't know if that is still the current thinking. Cali

YourhandMyAss -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/20/2008 5:15:57 PM)
I figured maybe she liked the taste or texture of what she was licking.[:D] quote: ORIGINAL: CalifChick Okay, this is soooooooo not what I thought it would be about. Long, long ago and far away, back when I had a dog, my vet told me that the activity you're describing is most often a reaction to being bored or being anxious. I don't know if that is still the current thinking. Cali

CalifChick -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/20/2008 5:17:53 PM)
Now you're making me stretch way deep into those seldom-used memory cells of my brain. I think if it's a taste issue, the dog licks AND tries to chew. If it's an anxiety/stress issue, it's just licking. But I'm not positive. Cali

YourhandMyAss -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/20/2008 5:27:37 PM)
no chewing, she just licks. course she is a licker, she licks the floor and she licks us sensless and she'll lick her feet till their soggy.

CalifChick -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/20/2008 5:28:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: YourhandMyAss no chewing, she just licks. course she is a licker, she licks the floor and she licks us sensless and she'll lick her feet till their soggy. More signs of stress/anxiety, but can also be because it's become a habit. Talk to your vet or google the words DOG, STRESS, LICKING and you'll see what I mean. Cali

PanthersMom -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/20/2008 6:27:02 PM)
could be a reaction to losing her buddy, or has this been going on awhile? PM

YourhandMyAss -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/20/2008 6:36:33 PM)
Pm she's been a licker for a long time.

chamberqueen -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/21/2008 5:11:33 AM)
In cats they call it "wool sucking" even though the fabric may not be wool. If it is done in excess it is most likely a reaction to stress. I saw a show on it on the Animal Channel, and they said to distract the animal from doing it by playing a game with them (like chasing a toy) or making sure that there are plenty of things around for them to play with. In the case of my kitten, he was fully weaned when I got him but within about three weeks he started nursing at my neck. (Still called wool sucking.) The vet couldn't stop laughing when I told him I had to get up in the middle of the night and put a scarf around my neck to get back to sleep because I couldn't get the kitten to stop. (Punishment is never suggested.) Three months later my kitten still does the "nursey thing", as I've come to call it, at least once a day but now it is normally just a few licks and less than a minute of sucking. He tends to do it most intensely if I have had to leave him alone for more than 8 hours. The vet told me that he simply sees me as his mother and it is his way of being comforted.

Dnomyar -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/21/2008 5:15:47 AM)
My dog liked to lick other dogs ears. My daughters poor cocker's ears would be dripping wet.

OneMoreWaste -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/21/2008 5:47:09 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: chamberqueen In the case of my kitten, he was fully weaned when I got him but within about three weeks he started nursing at my neck. (Still called wool sucking.) The vet couldn't stop laughing when I told him I had to get up in the middle of the night and put a scarf around my neck to get back to sleep because I couldn't get the kitten to stop. When we were at a shelter looking to adopt a cat, there was an adult tabby there who was OBSESSED with ears. There was a note on her cage about it, and while we were there two different volunteers who were working there asked to make sure we'd seen her "perform". The second you took her out of the cage, she was climbing up your shirt like crazy to start licking at your earlobe. Male, female, earrings, no earrings, didn't matter. It was freaky.

Dnomyar -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/21/2008 6:04:52 AM)
Now onemore if I could only find a woman like that.

sirsholly -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (10/21/2008 6:15:09 AM)
is she licking the wet spot? [:'(] holly de Gross

YourhandMyAss -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (11/4/2008 8:43:44 PM)
LOL no, I did say at the beginning of the post the sheets are clean , there's no sex spots or anything . quote: ORIGINAL: sirsholly is she licking the wet spot? [:'(] holly de Gross

girlygurl -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (11/4/2008 8:58:09 PM)
My cat likes to lick lots of things, paper, fabric, boxes....

faerytattoodgirl -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (11/4/2008 9:01:07 PM)
put down your clicker and pick up your licker!!! cats like cotton...mine licks anything cotton...a common thing in cats. dogs i have no clue... cats will lick anything atleast once.

DavanKael -> RE: Does your pet ever like to lick bedding? (11/4/2008 10:10:34 PM)
One of my kitties is a huge licker; she licks herself, others, inanimate objects. She's grooming right next to me right now. I think she does it as a matter of comfort and sometimes, I suspect, she was weaned too early. I understand the person who said she needs to put a scarf around her neck at night. Sometimes I have tohide, head andall, under sheets to evade the licking. They all have their interesting personality traits, don't they?! :> Davan

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