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2. Can cats and dogs instinctively doggy paddle?

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 06:27 PM

9 hrs ago

If I threw my cat in the lake could she swim?

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Swimming cats [View all] Figarosmom 10 hrs ago OP

Stay out of the washing machine when it is filling. gordianot 9 hrs ago #1

Can cats and dogs instinctively doggy paddle? Rizen 9 hrs ago #2

I don't know. Figarosmom 9 hrs ago #4

My cat would slice me open. bamagal62 9 hrs ago #3

Yeah, I've had cats like that. Figarosmom 9 hrs ago #5