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Cat asked in PetsDogs · 9 years ago

Nusing question in a dog and a cat?

I have a 4 year old dachshund that gets a corner of a pillow and nurses. He treads with his feet just like new born puppies do. My daughter has a full grown tom cat that does the same behavior. Interested to know if anyone has an answer on why they do this. It's not because my dog was weaned to early because his mother was very gentle and I still own her.

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  • 9 years ago
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    It's just a habit, pure and simple. Even though I used to breed Dobes myself, I bought a Dobe from a VERY reputable who breeder a long time ago. He was a blanket sucker and I didn't even purchase him until he was 5 months old, so he was certainly not taken away from his Dam too early.

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