Why does my cat try to nurse on me? It's a newer thing, Why is she doing this?

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I have had my cat since she was about 7 or 8 weeks old. She was on solid food and using the litter box. She is getting older. She is still consisdered a kitten but has the older looking face and she has always started purring when I just pick her up. She purs like crazy and she is such a sweet cat. More recently than before she has started suckling on my shirt EVERY single time I pick her up she goes crazy trying to suckle on my shirt and she will kneed me and purrrrr and it's funny looking and kind of wierd. What could make her do this? She didn't do it when she was younger and we first got her. She doesn't do it to anyone else either. She did it to my fiance's arm before once bt not like she does to me. ???? OH AND she has done it ALOT since we got the new kitten. She loves her and plays with her all day long and sleeps cuttled up with her at night. ???

Update:

It's not a sexual thing or anything I don't even think she's anywhere near that point in her life. It's like I'm her mommy cat and she will fall asleep doing it and if I move she'll wake up and start it all over again.

meowbaby7 · Answer

I love it when my cat has a trait like that. It loves you and you're smell is like you are mommy so to speak. I had a cat once that sucked my earrings on my ears. A cat that sucked on my dog like it was feeding. I believe it may be a sign of not enough breast feeding, or the piglet of the group. Its not a bad thing unless you don't like it much.

Ive also had a cat that used to try to mount my arms like a dog would your leg... it kinda freaked me out cause he would get almost violent if I stop petting him, and try to bite me like I was his girl... weirdo. Don't let her get too far with it tell her no if u need to and kinda flick nose. 

Could be jealousy, too. Wants attention over the kitten.

She loves ya and thats all there is to it. 

PS get her fixed if you havent that might help calm down the hormones.

Mark · Answer

I'm 67 and I enjoy that too. It's probably different for your kitten though.

Anonymous · Answer

do you have a boyfriend?

maybe your cat saw you doing it with another person? my 2 year old brother saw my parents making out, so he would get on your lap n kinda pin you down n try to make out with you, eventually we taught him it's not ok, but we laughed hard about that for a while.

Randi K · Answer

All my cats have done this and I've had (over the years) 16.  It's not unusual.

? · Answer

She likes you / maybe misses you.

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Why does my cat try to nurse on me? It's a newer thing, Why is she doing this?

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