How do I get Hunter to stop licking my blanket!

mudweiser · #1 Sep 6, 2009, 09:00 AM

Well I have a cat, less than a year old.

I have a large fleece blanket, at night time when he come to lay with me and then he starts licking my blanket!

I hate it. It's gross. I usually move his head and tell him no, or flick his nose.

How do I get him to stop this.

I don't mind that he sleeps with me, but I do mind sleeping on a slobbery blanket.

Sarah

Can you believe I actually spelled my name wrong it was Hasra- haha.. I can tell already that this is going to be one hell of a day

Ren6 · Sep 6, 2009, 09:21 AM

Oh my gosh, is he cute! My cats love fleece. If I'm wearing a fleece sweater, my older cat sucks on it while kneading on me. The younger one does a quasi-sexual kneading on fleece blankets, while sucking on a corner of them!

I'd find a smaller, cheap piece of fleece at a fabric store, and pull it out for your kitty when you go to bed. Maybe you can train him to stick to his own blanket. Good luck...

KeepItSimpleStupid · Sep 6, 2009, 09:21 AM

Get him his own blanket, different color, smaller, of course?

mudweiser · Sep 6, 2009, 09:31 AM

..but how will he know the difference between licking mine and his?

..just a thought..

Sarah

Sariss · Sep 6, 2009, 10:33 AM

The only real way to get him to stop is to remove the blanket..

mudweiser · Sep 6, 2009, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sariss

The only real way to get him to stop is to remove the blanket..

I'm going say what my 2YO would say "Noooooo it's minneeeee".

Gah.

Well I'll probably end up getting him his own fleece blanket.

Darn.

Sarah

shazamataz · Sep 7, 2009, 12:07 AM

Maybe a stuffed bear made from fleece...
Or you could buy some fleecy fabric and sew one up.

That way it's still fleece but it will be an actual 'thing' not just a blanket, easier to tell apart

morgaine300 · Sep 7, 2009, 12:14 AM

Put some catnip on his blanket for a while, and see if that gets him in the habit of using that one instead of yours. Keep his in the same place. Cats are creatures of habit after all. (Just a wild idea, I don't know.)

AuntSwee · Sep 10, 2009, 11:38 PM

My cat is 12 and guess what not broke of licking the fleese. And I agree with you it is gross to wake up to a wet spot on the blanket. I have tried everything to get her to stop and she starts out with her blanket then ends up with mine, gross. So solution is no more fleese for me until cat is gone on to heaven. Yes she has her own fleese blanket just for her(spoiled rotten cat). Oh well not spoiled just well loved.

AuntSwee · Sep 10, 2009, 11:39 PM

Oh by the way your kitty is just toooo cute!