I just adopted a 7 week old kitten, yesterday. I have had a cat before but never this young. She cried all day and all night yesterday. She has wet food, dry food and water.
When I hold her it stops but I I had to hold her all night. She literally will cry until I hold her.
Is this normal? Should I let her cry half the time and hold her the other half of the time. My boyfriend thinks I should let her cry and she will stop in a week. She literally will cry until I hold her.
Am I spoiling her if I let her sleep with me all night. She is also very tiny and I am afraid I will roll on her if she sleep with me all night.
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?.
2007-08-13 05:24:28 · 9 answers · asked by Nuit's Mom 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Poor little gal is suffering greatly from her separation from mother and siblings. Give her all the comfort you can. She will make her adjustment and do just fine.
I am glad you are including meat in her diet - that is much better than dry food and you can be sure she is not crying from hunger.
She is old enough and strong enough so that you will not hurt her if she is in your bed. She will probably learn to stay out of the way of your body moving as you sleep. Many cats will sleep at the foot of the bed or up near your head.
2007-08-13 05:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it normal? Yes but that doesn't make it ok, it's not something to just shrug off. You have a baby that was taken from it's mother and siblings and is in a new environment with no other beings except big humans. She misses her littermates and mother, and is a week too young to have been given away. Usually you can bring them home at 8 weeks.
Talk to her a lot. Make hand contact a lot (to eliminate the picking up and carrying). She really gets lonely at night but can sleep away from you if you have a ticking clock she can hear, and a soft towel lined box to curl up in as a substitute nest. The ticking sounds like a heart and that will help keep her calm and happier. Make sure you engage her in play and have small things she can toss and chase (but not eat by accident).
2007-08-13 18:55:13 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very typical for babies to have "moments" of crying and fussing that is not easily consoled by mother or father. The best thing to do is just do what you can, which you already are it seems (rocking, cuddling, feeding, etc..), and to pass the little one between parents if one or the other isn't handling the crying baby as best they can. It has nothing to do with your abilities as a parent. Sometimes kids just cry and we as parents can't figure it out. And yes, that makes us feel like lousy parents sometimes. And yes, that means we are going to have MANY exhausted nights. You should always try to let one parent sleep while the other has "baby duty" and then rotate on a schedule so that both parents are able to get some sleep every now and then.
2016-05-21 06:43:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No surprise that a kitten so young would cry the first day away from her family.
The kitten is pretty young to be taken from her mother, and will cry for a while. Kittens at that age spand a lot of time with her mother, she feels abandoned and does need to be held for a while yet. In time, given lots of love, she will get used to her new situation and will stop crying.
2007-08-13 05:35:53 · answer #4 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kitties were all criers when I brought them home. If you roll over your kitty sleeping with you, TRUST ME YOU'LL KNOW. Izzy yowled when I rolled over on him and I got kitty claws to my back.
Your kitty will get over the crying eventually. S/he's just getting used to her new surroundings and may be lonely for her littermates.
If it doesn't stop in a couple weeks, you may consider getting her a playmate. My kitties stopped crying in days after discovering each other.
2007-08-13 05:40:57 · answer #5 · answered by Chief High Commander, UAN 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you should let her cry. She stops when you hold her, so I just think she's doing it for the attention. I know it's heartbreaking, but it'll get better.
Perhaps let her sleep in the same room as you, but not in the bed.
2007-08-13 05:37:33 · answer #6 · answered by quiet_hands 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
shes to young to be away from here mom
2007-08-13 05:39:13 · answer #7 · answered by Dana M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh its normal. Just don't pay attention to it.
2007-08-13 13:19:24 · answer #8 · answered by Arturo O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds pretty normal///,poor kitty......t
2007-08-16 22:13:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋