How to get a kitten to stop suckling on you
Young kittens separated from their mothers often resort to comfort nursing on skin, clothes, or even pets multiple times a night. Gently pushing the kitten away every time it happens breaks the habit over time, though some cats continue the behavior until they are nearly a year old.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Pushed the cat away gently every time they suckled
- 2Removing the kitten from the dog when caught in the act.
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
r/cats3 people · September 2026
“My mum has a kitten about 12 weeks old who keeps trying to nurse off her dog I have her sister from the same litter and she doesn’t do it how can she stop it”source ↗
PrestigiousWorld1631 · r/cats · 9 upvotes
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