# Mama cat hugs kitten

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-cat-hugs-kitten/643434>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 8, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-cat-hugs-kitten/643434 "2012-12-08T17:57:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-cat-hugs-kitten/643434/1 "2012-12-08T17:57:20Z")

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[This](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw4KVoEVcr0&sns=em)is so sweet it may cause cavities in your teeth. It is a five-star Awwwww!

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-cat-hugs-kitten/643434/2 "2012-12-08T18:34:15Z")

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I’m sure that Momcat loves her baby, but I wonder how much of that hug was out of affection, and how much was just to make him stop chasing mice in his sleep?

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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-cat-hugs-kitten/643434/3 "2012-12-08T18:55:00Z")

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Well thanks **KlondikeGeoff** , I’m going to have to buy dentures now.

But yeah, five-star awww 🙂

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-cat-hugs-kitten/643434/4 "2012-12-08T19:14:22Z")

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I showed that to the SO last week. She was all, ‘Awwww!’

But it’s only been one month (today) since we lost Harvey, and she’s not ready for another cat yet.

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**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-cat-hugs-kitten/643434/5 "2012-12-08T21:06:01Z")

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> [@KlondikeGeoff](#):
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> [This](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw4KVoEVcr0&sns=em)is so sweet it may cause cavities in your teeth. It is a five-star Awwwww!

(Fast forward one year)

December 8, 2013

“Hey, check out this fun video I just saw on YouTube! It sounds like he’s singing in Korean, and I have no idea what he’s saying, but it’s really bouncy and catchy!”