my cat dave was depressed, so i got him a little kitten. the new cat(blue) was 8 weeks old when we got him. they love each other, but blue nurses on dave and dave lets him. dave carries the kitten around, baths him and lets him nurse. i cant stop them. dave's nipples are swollen. the poor thing. it happens about twice a day. is this normal?? how can i help dave and rescue is nippleas?
2006-06-28 07:49:41 · 11 answers · asked by girly 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Yes, it's somewhat normal for a kitten that still needs some mothering and a male cat that cares enough to be accommodating. It will wear off in time -- at some point, the kitten will not need the mothering... or Dave might get tired of it before then.
When Dave's nipples are so sore that he doesn't want to be bothered by the kitten (in making them sorer), he will put a stop to the sucking. Until them, let it be. They'll be OK, I believe.
2006-06-28 07:56:25 · answer #1 · answered by cosmosclara 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, oddly enough, it's normal. You would think Dave would have had enough of it by now, and put his paw down. About the only thing you could do is put something that would taste nasty to the kitten on Dave, making him not want to nurse. Just make sure it's something that won't hurt either of them, and I don't have a good suggestion off the top of my head. I thought of Tabasco sauce at first, but that might burn Dave if his skin is raw.
2006-06-28 08:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by buggsnme2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's so funny and a bit odd. Seems like Blue is missing the nurturing his mom gave him, and Dave has supplied his need. The little one should grow out of it, but I'm afraid it will have to be Dave who puts a stop to it. Once Dave has had enough, he'll swat Blue off of him.
2006-06-28 07:53:36 · answer #3 · answered by Elizoria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, male cats cannot nurse other cats. I believe only female cats are able to produce milk. That being said, are you sure that Dave is a male?
2006-06-28 08:25:36 · answer #4 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AHAHahhaha! AWWWWW omg sorry but that is SO CUTE! poor little kitty nipples! (o)(o)
try putting some sour stuff on dave's nipples so the kitten won't want to nurse off of him.
2006-06-28 07:52:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is nothing you can do. i'm sorry for his nipples but male cats from my experience are just more affectionate to kittens than females are. i had a male cat tigger who picked up our little male kitten, TC and carried him around and cleaned him. he didn't try to nurse though. how young is the kitten? they grew out of it though and began play fighting. but i think TC grew up confused....he tried to mount our golden retriever....full grown too. lol we got pictures it was soo funny.
2006-06-28 08:29:40 · answer #6 · answered by Brianna Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father also has a simaler situation. He has strays that he feeds ..the male brought his girlfriend and then they had kittens . the kitten's father is a better dad to the kittens than the mother cat is a mother....In my experiance its always the father cat killing the kittens. be happy , enjoy..all is better than you think
2006-06-28 08:11:32 · answer #7 · answered by jeanene64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happenned with my male cats also. It's very strange, but it does happen. However our kitten (who is now 6 years old) tries to hump his "mommy" once in awhile :)
2006-06-28 08:45:15 · answer #8 · answered by tarotfaery 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is ok for them to do that he is just tring to be motherly to the kitten and there is nothing wrong about that
2006-07-05 02:51:18 · answer #9 · answered by sillycat2_chat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know how 2 help you but all i can say is that my girl dog has a strange relationship with my leg.
2006-06-28 07:54:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋