my kitten was not taken at 4 months old, he was taken at 3 weeks old... he is constantly sucking on our skin, although it is sweet and we dont mind..its sad because we feel like its something he needs in his development. Plus it hurts ! he is 4 months old now.. any suggestions. ??
2006-09-24 04:25:46 · 10 answers · asked by catfrommiss_42 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
This happened to me. You can go to your near animal store and buy a cat milk that you can put in a small bottle. i suggest petco and the bottle you can get at a safeway. hope that was helpful.
2006-09-24 04:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by pinkcutie1811 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to the local vet or Walmart or (other store) & get milk designed for this purpose. They also sell small nursing bottles for animals(kittens, ferrets,etc) . We were given a 3 1/2 week old kitten who's mother had gotten ran over by a car. We "nursed" her until she was able to eat regular kitten food. She is now 4 1/2 months old & doing wonderful. Occasionally while sleeping she sucks on her foot.
2006-09-24 12:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by fdrsnail 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 4 months old, he no longer needs to nurse or be bottle fed with supplimental milk. He's doing this for possibly several reasons. Our skin has a salty taste to it, and he may just enjoy licking you to get that taste. Also, because he was taking from his mother so soon, he is probably also looking for comfort that he didn't get as a kitten. If it doesn't bother you that he does these things, give him time and it should slow down and possibly eventually disappear, although I have cats up to 9 yrs old that still knead on me like kittens knead on their mothers to help bring down the milk. At this point, it's a sign of trust and love and their acceptance of you as their "mother".
Good luck with your kitten!
2006-09-24 13:34:55 · answer #3 · answered by Christine R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 4 month old cat DOES NOT need to be bottle fed...it should be eating normal cat food. Lots of cats that were not "weaned" will suck on blankets, skin, etc. Try and discourage him from sucking on you...maybe give him a fuzzy stuffed animal he can "nurse" on. He may grow out of it or he may not. Just feed him kitten food as normal and he will be fine.
2006-09-24 17:23:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Suzy did that with me. She was just barely six weeks old when her mother disappeared. She saw me as her adopted mother. It was more out of security, than needing to actually nurse milk.
Just grin and bear it. He will grow out of it.
My Suzy stopped nursing on me when she was about a year old.
2006-09-24 14:43:15 · answer #5 · answered by Tara662 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can go to the closest pet store near you and they should have this certain kind of milk just for kttens and its real kitten milk. that happened to us but we saw a cat have kittens by our car so we took one. if it dosent like the milk keep trying different milks until you find the right one
2006-09-24 11:40:25 · answer #6 · answered by gigi_luv94 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He probably won't take to a bottle now and I would still give Pinkcutie's suggestion a try.
2006-09-24 11:37:14 · answer #7 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just be patient with the kitten and give it time and show it alot more compation now because it don't have a mother
2006-09-24 11:54:51 · answer #8 · answered by Sassy13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 months old he would be weaned by now. Try to discourage it. He should eventually stop
2006-09-24 11:36:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is natural, they all do it when they get tender. As they grow older it diminishes. Also see my answer to your previous question.
2006-09-24 11:33:42 · answer #10 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋