Does your cat lick plastic?

qbee42 · 10-22-2009, 11:23 AM

My cat licks plastic like it's some sort of an addiction: plastic bags, plastic bottles, packaging material. What's that all about? She has done it since she was little, so it's not a new thing.

This brings up two questions:

1) Do other cats like to lick plastic?

2) What do you think they get from it? Flavor? Texture? Chemicals?

Tom

Politburo · 10-22-2009, 11:37 AM

I've had 6 cats, and all of them have done this at one time or another. One used to do it religiously any time a plastic bag was available.

I have no idea what the motivation is, and doing some searches, it doesn't seem like anyone does.

Submarine Dude · 10-22-2009, 11:54 AM

Mine lick the windows

KK6PD · 10-22-2009, 11:57 AM

Wait until your Cat fiqures out photo paper flavor..... one of our kitty's developed a taste for Photo Emulsion.. !!!! We noticed that some of our photos that we left on the table were smeary. We set a new photo out, set up a camera, when we got home we played the tape. Muffin was the culprit, she found the photo and happily set about licking it to death. Now we keep ALL photos out of tongues reach.

She now loves sleeping ON the plastic bags...

Cats, go figure!!

Bica2go · 10-22-2009, 12:07 PM

Mine likes to lick the glue on envelopes.

She also has a sucking fetish (my description, its generally referred to as wool sucking, a behavior common to kittens separated from mom too early). She crawls up my chest, put a paw on each shoulder and will suck and lick the heck out of my cotton t-shirts. The bad news is I'm allergic to her and I break out in hives. The things we do and put up with for our cats. Today's special was a fur ball in the bathroom sink.

jayman · 10-22-2009, 12:18 PM

Mine have never licked plastic. However, the older one will hop up onto the bed and knead the hell out of the wool top cover, all while purring loudly

dogfriend · 10-22-2009, 01:19 PM

If you get a white, long haired cat it will be compelled to seek out any article of black clothing or fabric and will curl up and sleep on it. Works with sweatshirts, backpacks, towels; any black cloth.

dogfriend · 10-22-2009, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qbee42

What do you think they get from it? Flavor? Texture? Chemicals?

Tom

Maybe it is like kitty LSD?

LRKingII · 10-22-2009, 01:26 PM

Cat doesn't lick plastic but he will lick the puppy.

moxiequz · 10-22-2009, 01:55 PM

My family (and my mom in particular) have always had cats. Many cats. We never had a cat that behaved that way. I had never even heard of that behavior until a friend of mine told me that one of her cats was an obsessive plastic bag licker. Not anything plastic, just plastic bags for some reason.

10-22-2009, 11:23 AM	#1
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 10,487 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 95 Thanked 392 Times in 290 Posts Friends: 10	Does your cat lick plastic? My cat licks plastic like it's some sort of an addiction: plastic bags, plastic bottles, packaging material. What's that all about? She has done it since she was little, so it's not a new thing. This brings up two questions: 1) Do other cats like to lick plastic? 2) What do you think they get from it? Flavor? Texture? Chemicals? Tom

10-22-2009, 11:37 AM	#2
Politburo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 196 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #4 Thanks: 3 Thanked 36 Times in 22 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Does your cat lick plastic? I've had 6 cats, and all of them have done this at one time or another. One used to do it religiously any time a plastic bag was available. I have no idea what the motivation is, and doing some searches, it doesn't seem like anyone does.

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Submarine Dude Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 64 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Does your cat lick plastic? Mine lick the windows

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KK6PD _ . _ . / _ _ . _ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,158 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 88 Thanked 35 Times in 32 Posts Friends: 11	Re: Does your cat lick plastic? Wait until your Cat fiqures out photo paper flavor..... one of our kitty's developed a taste for Photo Emulsion.. !!!! We noticed that some of our photos that we left on the table were smeary. We set a new photo out, set up a camera, when we got home we played the tape. Muffin was the culprit, she found the photo and happily set about licking it to death. Now we keep ALL photos out of tongues reach. She now loves sleeping ON the plastic bags... Cats, go figure!!

10-22-2009, 12:07 PM	#5
Bica2go Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 217 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Navigation Thanks: 23 Thanked 34 Times in 30 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Does your cat lick plastic? Mine likes to lick the glue on envelopes. She also has a sucking fetish (my description, its generally referred to as wool sucking, a behavior common to kittens separated from mom too early). She crawls up my chest, put a paw on each shoulder and will suck and lick the heck out of my cotton t-shirts. The bad news is I'm allergic to her and I break out in hives. The things we do and put up with for our cats. Today's special was a fur ball in the bathroom sink.

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jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 11,576 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 35 Thanked 187 Times in 170 Posts Friends: 12	Re: Does your cat lick plastic? Mine have never licked plastic. However, the older one will hop up onto the bed and knead the hell out of the wool top cover, all while purring loudly

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LRKingII Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 499 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: Navigation Thanks: 13 Thanked 59 Times in 50 Posts Friends: 1	Re: Does your cat lick plastic? Cat doesn't lick plastic but he will lick the puppy.

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moxiequz Weirdo Social Outcast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,613 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 8 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Friends: 10	Re: Does your cat lick plastic? My family (and my mom in particular) have always had cats. Many cats. We never had a cat that behaved that way. I had never even heard of that behavior until a friend of mine told me that one of her cats was an obsessive plastic bag licker. Not anything plastic, just plastic bags for some reason.

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