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weaned (sp) too early
i rescued a kitten at 3-4wks of age. apparently her mother died since
she was an outdoor cat. i posted earlier about her liking to bite. ....it's starting to hurt... anyway...i bottle-fed her for a month... until she started ripping through every nipple i gave her. she seemed to want more milk inside of her than she could consume through a bottle. she's 9wks now and is perfect (- the biting). one thing that concerns me is that i always wake up to her sucking the blankets that are close to my body. the blanket is wet to the touch in many areas she has attempted to get milk out of. this makes me so sad i want to cry. poor thing. i just hold her and give her lots of love until one of us falls asleep again. is there anything else i could do? ....what about giving her a bottle when she does this... ....or is she too old for this?... -johnny |
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JDix wrote: i rescued a kitten at 3-4wks of age. apparently her mother died since she was an outdoor cat. i posted earlier about her liking to bite. ...it's starting to hurt... anyway...i bottle-fed her for a month... until she started ripping through every nipple i gave her. she seemed to want more milk inside of her than she could consume through a bottle. she's 9wks now and is perfect (- the biting). one thing that concerns me is that i always wake up to her sucking the blankets that are close to my body. the blanket is wet to the touch in many areas she has attempted to get milk out of. this makes me so sad i want to cry. poor thing. i just hold her and give her lots of love until one of us falls asleep again. is there anything else i could do? ...what about giving her a bottle when she does this... ...or is she too old for this?... -johnny Lots of cats suck on blankets. You could give her the bottle, but it won't break her of the habit. Just try to get her hooked on a blanket that isn't fuzzy so that she doesn't ingest too much fiber. I have a 10-week-old kitten right now I raised on a bottle from 2 weeks old. I'm having the same problem with biting. You can try gently scruffing her, get right in her face and squeal "OWW!" and hiss at her. If that doesn't work, get a spray bottle. It's very important to break them of this habit. I think Angel is that way because she didn't have a mother to discipline her. She won't be a baby long, and it'll hurt when she bites later. Good luck with your baby. Sherry |
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"JDix" wrote in message ups.com... i rescued a kitten at 3-4wks of age. apparently her mother died since she was an outdoor cat. i posted earlier about her liking to bite. ...it's starting to hurt... anyway...i bottle-fed her for a month... until she started ripping through every nipple i gave her. she seemed to want more milk inside of her than she could consume through a bottle. she's 9wks now and is perfect (- the biting). one thing that concerns me is that i always wake up to her sucking the blankets that are close to my body. the blanket is wet to the touch in many areas she has attempted to get milk out of. this makes me so sad i want to cry. poor thing. i just hold her and give her lots of love until one of us falls asleep again. is there anything else i could do? ...what about giving her a bottle when she does this... ...or is she too old for this?... -johnny I think she will grow out of it. Many kittens do this if they are weaned early. You may want to get her her own "lovey", like a receiving blanket or a stuffed animal. I dont think you need to resume the bottle. Keep giving her lots of love! -Kelly |
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JDix wrote:
i rescued a kitten at 3-4wks of age. apparently her mother died since she was an outdoor cat. i posted earlier about her liking to bite. ...it's starting to hurt... anyway...i bottle-fed her for a month... until she started ripping through every nipple i gave her. she seemed to want more milk inside of her than she could consume through a bottle. she's 9wks now and is perfect (- the biting). one thing that concerns me is that i always wake up to her sucking the blankets that are close to my body. the blanket is wet to the touch in many areas she has attempted to get milk out of. this makes me so sad i want to cry. poor thing. i just hold her and give her lots of love until one of us falls asleep again. is there anything else i could do? ...what about giving her a bottle when she does this... ...or is she too old for this?... I wouldn't worry about it. It probably is because she's been weaned too early. We've got two cats, a brother and sister. The sister (Izzy) was weaned at 10 weeks and the brother (Toby) at 7-8 weeks (log story). Toby used to suckle on Izzy for a while until she got annoyed with it, then he started on himself! They're 2 years old now and we still catch him sucking himself (stop laughing at the back). Izzy grew out of it at about 12 weeks. I think it's just a comfort thing, like sucking your thumb. -- http://www.ollieclark.com/acronyms.html |
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wrote in message oups.com... JDix wrote: i rescued a kitten at 3-4wks of age. apparently her mother died since she was an outdoor cat. i posted earlier about her liking to bite. ...it's starting to hurt... anyway...i bottle-fed her for a month... until she started ripping through every nipple i gave her. she seemed to want more milk inside of her than she could consume through a bottle. she's 9wks now and is perfect (- the biting). one thing that concerns me is that i always wake up to her sucking the blankets that are close to my body. the blanket is wet to the touch in many areas she has attempted to get milk out of. this makes me so sad i want to cry. poor thing. i just hold her and give her lots of love until one of us falls asleep again. is there anything else i could do? ...what about giving her a bottle when she does this... ...or is she too old for this?... -johnny Lots of cats suck on blankets. You could give her the bottle, but it won't break her of the habit. Just try to get her hooked on a blanket that isn't fuzzy so that she doesn't ingest too much fiber. I have a 10-week-old kitten right now I raised on a bottle from 2 weeks old. I'm having the same problem with biting. You can try gently scruffing her, get right in her face and squeal "OWW!" and hiss at her. If that doesn't work, get a spray bottle. It's very important to break them of this habit. I think Angel is that way because she didn't have a mother to discipline her. She won't be a baby long, and it'll hurt when she bites later. Good luck with your baby. Sherry When the kitten bites say 'no' and a high pitched 'ouch'. If the kitten doesn't stop put it down. If it persists a time out for 5 minutes max in another room might work. Either way stop playing with the kitten if it starts biting. Don't use your hand to play. Get a toy and let kitty go to town on that. Consistency is the key. My Boots was a gnawer when he was little. It did take a few time outs in the bathroom but he doesn't bite or scratch at all any more. I wasn't as strict with my Tigger and she gnawed on my hand (not hard) her entire life. W |
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