Comments on: 1 Thing Only a Siamese Meowmy Would Understand: Wool Sucking

By: Savannah Bleue

Savannah Bleue — Tue, 30 May 2017 03:04:00 +0000

I have a Siamese lynx point named Ravioli,, Oley for short. He has been a chewer from the start. At 5 months he had emergency surgery (5K) because he had a blockage in his intensities. Ingesting linear objects is especially dangerous because the length can sinch the intensities, also known as telescoping. He had to have a part of his intensities removed.
At first I thought he just chewed, but then I caught him mid chew and pulled 8″ of a sweatshirt drawstring out of his throat. It seems common for cats to swallow what they chew but I didn’t know this before.
If your kitten has this problem proof the house! Oley goes for, fringe (blankets and rugs), straps on women’s clothing (tanks, underwear, bras, dresses etc.!) and the drawstrings on pajamas and sweatshirts. Clothes are never on the ground. And I cut the tassels off everything in the house, including the dog toys with fun tails made of string (poor donkey..).

By: Siamese Cat Spot

Siamese Cat Spot — Tue, 23 May 2017 20:13:10 +0000

In reply to Lauren Cowles. Hi Lauren, Have you tried using the hairball remedy that comes in a tube and is malt flavored? That should help with the fur. Another thing you can try is a puzzle toy, where he has to work to figure out how to get treats out of the toy. That will keep his mind busy!

By: Lauren Cowles

Lauren Cowles — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:18:48 +0000

I have 13yr old male wedge head siamese. Pure breed. He is amazing and very smart but suffers from pulling his fur and swallowing it. We have put him on 2 diff anti anxiety meds with little success. He is in the tufts study too. We love him very much but fear daily that he will get an obstruction. Any thoughts?

By: Siamese Cat Spot

Siamese Cat Spot — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:33:05 +0000

In reply to Candice. She could be. If so you it will show up in her stool. The first thing to do is monitor her stools for a while and see. It's also a good idea to discuss it with your vet. In all likelihood, she's ingesting amounts too small to be harmful. Keep us posted!

By: Candice

Candice — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 04:28:31 +0000

We just got a mixed breed kitten. All we know is that she is part Siamese. The lady said she was nine weeks but a foster mom friend and the vet concluded she couldn’t have been more than 5 or 6 weeks when we got her. 🙁 In an effort to give her a safe place to sleep (she likes to sleep with us) I got her a little fleece “lamb’s wool” bed. It was an instant trigger. Now she “loves” her bed and my plush blanket. I was willing to allow this form of comfort but I’m now finding “combed” bits of fabric in her bed and I’m afraid she’s injesting it.

By: Karen Walter

Karen Walter — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 10:25:56 +0000

In reply to Christine E.. I have a two-year old snowshoe who was an orphan. I found him at about 4 weeks and syringe-fed him for about a week. He loves to suck on blankets (the fuzzier the better ) and likes to lick the toilet paper - and eat a tiny piece of it. Newman is his name, and I love him to pieces!

By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:12:16 +0000

In reply to Michelle. My Havana boy used to do EXACTLY the same! I looked everywhere for info on it and never found anyone ever say their cat loved licking hot radiators, you're the first! I always worried about it, the radiator would get really hot!

By: Becky Green

Becky Green — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:55:05 +0000

Hi , I recently bought the best breed ever – Siamese, what WONDERFUL , adorable, absolutely have completely stolen my heart , I’m not sure what point one is either Lilac, Blue :-/ , to be honest I saw him for sale 100 miles away and just had to have him and ended up with two :-). One is more of an Oriential Blue bit like a Havana . They were born the lady said 25.05.13 and I had them 11.07.13 , both of them are huge suckers especially when being cwtched up for bed as they sleep with me and they seem to love my Dressing Gown which is fluffy, they both are very active, iv had them checked by my Vet and he said their fine and injected them same time as he wormed them etc, they do not seem insecure I spend most of time with them as its difficult to leave them as I think they look on me as Mummy. They are truly little darlings and my 12 yr old Cat loves them also. They only took 4 days to litter train, so cleaver bless them and really quick !! I am ever so happy I decided to get this breed, I would never get another breed now, only them :-)) Thank you for your time xx

By: Siamese Cat Spot

Siamese Cat Spot — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 02:58:27 +0000

In reply to Christine E.. Thanks for letting us know! We are definitely interested in helping out and will get in touch with you by email.

By: Christine E.

Christine E. — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 18:47:24 +0000

The Animal Behavior Clinic at Tufts University is currently searching for affected Siamese cats to participate in a study that will further our understanding into the genetic aspect of this behavior. Owners will receive a survey and an at-home DNA sampling kit to obtain saliva for analysis. No veterinary visit is required, all correspondence will occur via mail, e-mail, or telephone. Participation is free and affected cats will receive written treatment information for the compulsive wool-sucking behavior.

Currently, we are only enrolling affected Siamese cats. If you are interested in participating, please contact Nicole Cottam at (508)-887-4802 or nicole.cottam@tufts.edu