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usually cats dont eat the umbilical cord the mother cat was probably cleaning the cat and licked it and it came off but usually the mothers dont eat it the umbilical cord falls off eventually.

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They eat everything from the newborns.

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Q: Why does a mother dog eat the new born puppies umbilical cord?
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