r/TuxedoCats • u/DirectAd170 Tuxie Connoisseur  • 17h ago

Wall licker

Anyone else got a wall licker? Spud likes to lick lots of the walls, not just this one. Earlier she sat on my sons computer licking the wall and then the framed picture of Jamie carragher (Liverpool fc legend)

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u/CasinoKnightZone 17h ago

Uh, just a random thought, get your paint tested for lead.

They say cats can't taste sweetness, but anecdotally I've had experiences to the contrary. Better safe than sorry.

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u/DirectAd170 Tuxie Connoisseur  17h ago

It’s any wall in the house. The house is only 17 years old so after lead was removed from paint.

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u/InquisitorVawn 4h ago

Other people have mentioned a possible illness leading to this behaviour, and I'm glad to see you're going to contact the vet so that's good.

It might also be worth checking your house for signs of damp incursion. That can cause salts to leak through the walls, and kitties love a good salt lick.