Another nursing male cat, now we know we are not crazy. This is so funny, we also had a kitten nursing away on a big feral male cat we had trapped and neutered. Because we found out that the wise old one (Duncan) had all but one tooth left, we let him take over the house. Pomegranate, the kitten, was adopted by the Mr. Duncan and was watched over by this big (20+ pound) male. Duncan would keep track of and call for Pom whenever they were separated. Pomegranate's mother was wound a little too tight and was going in for the kill when grooming Pom, so we separated them for his safety (she had killed his litter mate). So, he ended up with a Dad-Mom. No worse for the wear, Pom now rules the roost and Duncan lives on in our hearts as the tough guy with a [heart of gold].
May 11, 2008 Rating
"Nursing" kittens by: Anonymous
I had introduced two young kittens to an adult male and the same happened with us after the introductions were complete. The two young ones would belly up to the adults 'teets' and begin to 'nurse'. Purring, kneeding and all.
This is a common response to kittens that have been taken from their mother a bit too soon.
While not uncommon, I'd never actually heard of another incidence. Too funny.
