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- From: ddenk@utkvx2.utk.edu (Deanna P. Denk)
- Subject: Re: Cat licks plastic and likes it
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- References: <1992Dec29.003256.4582@bradley.bradley.edu>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 04:16:00 GMT
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- One of our cats, Fribbles, likes to lick photographs. We can't leave photos out
- anywhere for even a second. He'll challenge you just to get at the photo.
- Chemical dependency? He's the same way with rubber bands.
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- In article <1992Dec29.003256.4582@bradley.bradley.edu>, guru@camelot.bradley.edu (Jerry Whelan) writes...
- > My year and a half old, neutered generic black short hair has
- >started licking plastic. He seems to specialize in licking those
- >plastic bags that you get from the grocery store in lieu of paper
- >bags. But, he does lick other types of crinkly plastic as well.
- >He doesn't seem to actually chew or ingest the plastic and will
- >happily lick away at the same spot on a bag for five or ten minutes
- >if I let him.
- > So, what I want to know is why is he doing this? He's got
- >plenty of food and water and other toys and I don't think the plastic
- >has anything on it (as he seems to go for most any crinkly plastic)
- >that might taste good. Is he getting some cool tongue stimulus or
- >something? What is the deal here?
- >
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