A friend of mine were talking in my room the other day, and something was brought up about dog's not having a belly button. Why is this? Or is there one and we just haven't noticed? (I think she also said the same for her cats)
2007-01-10 06:38:04 · 10 answers · asked by Dove 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Chances are that the belly button is there, but is just flush with the skin, so you can't see it. The parents generally chew the umbilical cord off when the baby is born, and they try to get it as close to the skin as possible to avoid infection and other problems that can occur with a long belly button. It's those animals that the mommy didn't do such a great job on that you can see.
When Murphy, our Lab had pups she chewed them all off (it was SO gross) I had to go behind her and actually tie some of them off so that they didn't hang down so low. After about 9 weeks, you couldn't even tell that they had umbilical cords...
2007-01-10 06:44:00 · answer #1 · answered by sdkramer76 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Even animals hatched from an egg do have belly buttons. Turn any baby turtle over and you will notice a small square scut that is typically darker & bumpy till it heals &/or is abraded flat= the belly button. Even fish & snakes have "belly buttons" like the turtle's, an odd scale. Chicks have an "umbilical cord" that feeds & oxygenates them from the membrane inside the shell... and when they hatch, that membrane remains inside the shell while the fluids around them dry and flake off during the first couple hours = they too have "belly buttons" that rapidly get burried under fluff. Dogs, cats, and other mammals have belly buttons just like people b/c they have umbilical cords that attach to their mommies, just like people.
2007-01-10 07:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by thisbattymom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs very much do have belly buttons. They just aren't as noticeable on dogs as they are on people.
I work for an animal shelter and have raised puppies from birth. I have seen the belly buttons myself and had to have my collie's repaired since it did not close up properly giving him a hernia.
Every fetus that is fed by a placenta will have a belly button.
2007-01-10 06:45:36 · answer #3 · answered by Robin D 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
So, if it had an umbilical cord, it has a belly button - you just might not be able to see it as well as with people. This pretty much covers all mammals.
2007-01-10 07:13:08 · answer #4 · answered by Ppfooie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some animals arent attached to the mother with an ambilical cord it is the cord that leaves the belly button
2007-01-10 06:49:43 · answer #5 · answered by Pandora 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite! however it would not look as if yours. I used to search for the tummy buttons on my animals. They appeared amused that i changed into tickling them. flow stumble on a canines or cat or pig different mammal and search for your self! it is going to amuse you and the animal both. you'll likely be disillusioned with information from how diffused evidently.
2016-12-02 02:28:39 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything with an umbilical code wil have an attachment point.
They're just not the same as a humans, ours look like they do because they are knotted at birth.
2007-01-10 06:44:48 · answer #7 · answered by ljn331 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OF COURSE THEY HAVE A BELLY BUTTON-THEY JUST AREN'T AS NOTICABLE.
2007-01-10 08:07:33 · answer #8 · answered by leo_galpalval 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GREAT answers, would only add that in the animal kingdom you also have those that are egg bearers - hence no cord
2007-01-10 06:50:55 · answer #9 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sum animals dont have imbelical cords
2007-01-10 06:48:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋