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Why do cats have scrufs?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

When a cat is little, the mother needs something to be able to carry the kitten around by. When a cat is scruffed, their body becomes limp. When a cat is older and is scruffed, this triggers the "scruff response", as when they were a kitten.

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