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My kittens Sucking on my dogs nipples?
I have 2 kittens they are 8 weeks old. They both are food trained but are sucking on my dogs nipples.
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Posted: 11:28:19 PM 7/7/2009
I got my kittens a few days ago. They are away from their mom so they are sucking on my dogs nipples. I have no clue what to do if you know what to do please tell me.






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Kaila
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Posted: 11:47:25 PM 7/7/2009
Sorry, I don't know what to do about that...but I did get a good chuckle from it...
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riley1
Posted: 12:15:19 PM 7/8/2009
How old are the kittens? If they are still young (under 6 weeks), that is normal, just looks really funny, lol. They just think the dog is their mommy. If the dog is letting them, and enjoys it, let them do it. But if they are not getting milk from the mom, you need to suplement the milk for them you can buy it at a pet store, do not give them cow's milk. If they are 8 weeks or older, take them away from the dog, and feed them regular kitten food. It just depends on the age of the kittens.
Posted: 1:30:06 PM 7/8/2009
Kittens will often nurse both male and female dogs if allowed. For an unspayed female this can cause false pregnancy. Even though this looks cute it isn't a good idea if kittens are old enough to be weaned. It is possible they were allowed to nurse their mother even up to the time you got them. You can use some sour apple spray on the underbelly of your dog, and tell you dog no every time you catch this action. If neccessary you can only allow them together when you can watch them to break the habit before it settles in too strongly. I have a dog who just raised Pittens, however these kittens had been abandond by their mother. Even though I supplimented with kitten milk, my momma developed milk, and treated these 2 as if she had given birth to them. You have never seen a more heartwarming sight than inter-spiecies love. As humans we have a lot to learn. Good luck
lpn169
Posted: 1:06:07 AM 7/11/2009
It happens with kittens that are not fully weaned...likely were not completely off their mom before coming there.

I have a pic here of our spayed lab years ago allowing a litter of kittens we were fostering nurse from her too, lol.
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Posted: 4:52:46 PM 7/14/2009
I would be any money that they were taken away from the mother to soon. No kitten should be taken away before at least 8 wks. They may know how to eat on there own but they have not learned the other skills that the mother will teach them and one is weaning them from her.
Posted: 7:27:52 PM 7/25/2009
It seems quite normal to me. Often in the wild , animals will take on another's young. As a Breeder, I have to agree, they were probably weaned to soon.It gave me a laugh also.smithhimmys@aol.com
Posted: 1:45:46 PM 9/23/2009
i have two 6 month old cats... they were with their mom for 8 weeks.. when i got them both they would suck on eachother, stuffed animals, even my male dog. not on his nipples but his back and neck and he just lays there, i think he likes it. he does give them baths and acts like their mother. i gave up pulling them away i just let them.


now my brother on the other hand has a problem. he has to cats that are almost adults and he wakes up to one of them sucking on his nipples!.. true story.
Posted: 10:50:59 AM 10/1/2009
I have a 12 week old kitten who I found abandoned at around 6 weeks. He wakes me up twice a night purring, kneeding and sucks on my neck. I have trouble pulling him away as he is obsessed with it. I do believe that this is from not having his mother around long enough, but I don't know what to do about it. As much as I love the affection, this mother needs her sleep! Any ideas?
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