• daannii@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    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.

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        2 days ago

        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…

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          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.

          https://youtu.be/4HoppAb3Md4

    • WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today
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      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).