Fixed, male, and still letting them cuddle? That’s a certified good boy right there.
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Be careful letting them nurse on his genitals because it can cause serious health problems that can cause urinary retention from penis swelling, and sometimes the penis will need removed.
Imagine a penis pump left on for hours. Multiple times a day. Basically that.
Yeah. Not okay.
Kittens can't tell the difference between nipples and penises.
In the photo it looks like one of the kittens is doing this.
If you know the original poster, please inform them.
ok, enough internet for today
It can be a serious issue for abandoned kittens who might nurse on each other. Imagine having to put a little kitten through surgery. The more you know...
Yeah I just saw a video about two kittens. One was male. The female nursed on the male. It almost killed him because he couldn't urinate. And he was too young to have his penis amputated. But eventually they did have to amputate it partially or he would have died.
Here is the video.
Same! That's how I learnt about this issue.
Cats can't possibly be this dumb? Why would he tolerate that? How have they not evolved a defense mechanism against (I can't even pronounce the attrocity, I'm not a 4channer).
I don't think a kitten can tell. A fleshy warm bump surrounded by hair is what they like.
Even adult cats are known to nurse on fuzzy blankets.
Here is a video about two orphan kittens. One nursed on the male kittens genitals and it almost killed him.
Very serious business.
Spoilers he didn't die but came very close to it.
Ok, I get it! No thanks.
All while that bitch of a mother is out on the town working on litter number two and leaving this kind but oblivious dude home thinking she’s just out “working on herself” with her “gay” friend Vincent, a spiritualist from Sedona and the “only one who truly understands her”
I think I have some unresolved issues.
No, bitches do the woofs. These do the purring and meows...
Fucking wokeness! This is what happened when America isn't manly enough! Cats get brainwashed. Pete Hegseth was right! /s
They're TURNING the FRICKEN CATS GAY!
the one on the "back end" is… yeah…
Definitely not a nipple, do not drink that!
I had a cat who lost her mother and she would occasionally try to nurse on my bathrobe.
My youngest cat also lost his mother. He's about 4 now and he still tries to nurse on my wife's stomach when she's relaxing. No matter how many times we discourage him he keeps trying.
My void was a bottle baby rescue. He continued to try to nuzzle till his last days at 18
Yeah, we suspect ours actually might have benefitted from some bottle feeding after a while too. He looked big enough when we found him, the vet didn't have any problem giving him his shots or fixing him. But he had trouble for a little bit after we brought him home eating that us and the vet just chalked up to being half froze to death when we found him. But then he started growing really fast, like faster than any of our other cats did. Didn't end up that big in total, but he got there really fast. We think he was probably a little too young to be away from his Mom and we accidentally stunted his growth by not realizing he wasn't off momma's milk already.
How sweet he’s letting them be close and feel warm and secure, albeit still hungry.
Dudes can like having their nipples sucked. Don’t kink shame.
he's got dem nipples tho
My black rescue has super prominent hairless nipples that he's always showing off
You can milk anything with nipples.
There's a special place in my heart for fathers taking on motherly roles.