"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> Yes, I know there are cat newsgroups but they are essentially dead.
>> Since there are cat people here, I am asking here. So... We had two
>> cats. Jazzy (mom) and Bali (daughter). Jazzy continued to nurse Jazzy
>> beyond a year of age and I think, eventually stopped.
>>
>> Both cats were snatched from the house by a raccoon and we think it
>> killed Bali. We never found her and it has been almost 2 months now. So
>> we adopted Jetta who is now about 5 months old.
>>
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> Probably a coyote. Possibly a raccon. Doubtful.

Not doubtful at all. Two raccoons were trapped and removed. One was very
vicous. That one was the one that was coming around, banging on the doors
and windows. And Jazzy's injuries were thought to be from a raccoon,
according to the vet. The wildlife cams I have set up have shown a Stellar
Jay, a squirrel, mom and two baby raccoons and several cats. Since the
other two raccoons were trapped.

> Yes. I had a male cat many years ago that nevr stopped trying to nurse.
> Female cats can nurse other kittens than there own. They've even been
> known to nurse baby squirrels and een puppies when they had no litter of
> their own.

Okay.
>
>> My friend said that her mom's cat had a new litter of kittens but still
>> continued to nurse Buddy, her kitten that was over a year old and always
>> her favorite. She said the mom would nurse him before the new kittens.
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> Same as humans, they play favorites. Some mothers will even kill a kitten
> they don't like.

Yes. We had a cat who killed all but one kitten and it was only a matter of
time before she got to the last one.