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==Pica (Including Wool-Sucking)==  

==Pica (Including Wool-Sucking)==  

Some reports indicate that chewing or sucking of woolly items is commonest in early-weaned oriental breed cats, that continue to display suckling behaviour but transfer it to clothing and bedding. Typically the first sign is that the cat chews the owner’s clothes whilst being held. These cats usually stop ‘wool-sucking’ before the age of 6 months The precise reason for this delay in weaning from oral suckling behaviour is not understood but such juvenile behaviour is not considered to be compulsive and does not necessarily lead into adult 'compulsion'.

Some reports indicate that chewing or sucking of woolly items is commonest in early-weaned oriental breed cats, that continue to display suckling behaviour but transfer it to clothing and bedding. Typically the first sign is that the cat chews the owner’s clothes whilst being held. These cats usually stop ‘wool-sucking’ before the age of 6 months The precise reason for this delay in weaning from oral suckling behaviour is not understood but such juvenile behaviour is not considered to be compulsive and does not necessarily lead into adult 'compulsion'.