In a message dated 3/16/00 9:30:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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<< Not only have I witnessed the kitten phenom (lifelong kneaders), but I
 > actually had one cat who used to nurse on my earlobes!  She lived till a
 > ripe old age of 26--even with her oral fixation. >>

I had a female cat who would nurse on her own teats, for  hours at a time.
It was the only thing that comforted her.  Definitely taken from her momma
too soon.

Kathy Parkes, RN, IBCLC

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