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When our “Canada” kittens were orphaned and left without food, they learned to comfort themselves by nursing on each other.
Now that they have plenty of food, they are also comfort-nursing by wallowing in their food for long periods of time. Neither behavior is the end of the world, but too much nursing on siblings can cause problems, and it’s impossible to keep them clean and dry when they are spending so much time in their food bowls.
We’ve been getting creative trying to give them some more suitable options for their comfort-nursing, using a combination of clever items created by #TinyVillagers, kitten nursing gear, a snuggle mom (who has a heartbeat), a heat source, and their canned food.
The goal is to divert them to something other than siblings or food bowls when a human isn’t around and they feel the urge to comfort nurse. So far, success has been fleeting… 😉
What is comfort nursing? It’s not about food, or a sign that they are hungry. It’s something all kittens do naturally with their moms, so when kittens are orphaned, they often develop nursing behaviors that simulate the comfort they felt when they were nursing and snuggling with their mom.
For example, Cassidy the #MiracleKitten nurses on one particular blanket, purrs and makes biscuits when he’s feeling snuggly and sleepy. I’m sure many of your cats do similar things. It’s usually nothing to be concerned about, as long as it’s not causing injury and they aren’t ingesting anything unhealthy.
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Reading about these babies and their comfort nursing really hits home with me because one of my cats was orphaned at 2 weeks and still nurses on her favorite blanket (and occasionally the dog bed).
Are they really nursing . Is there milk or is it just soothing and comforting device?
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Teach us how to make one of those, please!
I was hoping to see them comfort nursing Grandpa Mason. It's so sweet that he lets them do it.
What a clever idea!!!
Cute little squeakers.
How did you make this please? Can we buy them? I have a litter of orphans who are feeding well but nursing on each other all the time and It's upsetting and unhygienic.
Otima ideia…
The pleasure noises stop me from breathing, the poor tiny angels needing to comfort nurse 😖😖😖😖