We just recently rescued/adopted a 4 week old orphaned kitten and thought it would be helpful in keeping him warm during the night if he had a stuffed animal in his bed with him. It's a furry dog - dog toy. This is the first pet I've ever really had on my own and I was unsure if it was okay for the cat to bond with the stuffed animal. It climbs up into it's bed and cuddles when he's not playing.
2007-10-23 03:22:04 · 10 answers · asked by CollegeMeg 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Our cats use a little barbie tent,
It only means the cat thinks the stuffed animal is baby.
2007-10-23 03:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by ARIEL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's perfectly safe for a kitten to bond with a stuffed animal. It's like a favorite toy to them.
2007-10-23 03:39:09 · answer #2 · answered by animegirl10000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well,I raised a little boy kitten from an early age,also.I put some water on a towel and heated it in the microwave,rolled it up and put a ticking alarm clock behind it(to represent the mother's heartbeat)and fed it with a tiny baby bottle.When it got up a little older ,gave it a stuffed animal to sleep with and it would try to mate with the stuffed animal.Grossed me out!!!
2007-10-23 03:28:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is perfectly fine. The kitten is looking for his/her siblings which he used to cuddle and now the dog toy is a surrogate of sorts for the kitten. This is normal behavior especially for a kitten so young.
2007-10-23 03:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by A new leaf... 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You should spend more time interacting with him. He's looking for companionship and you should be his companion. If you are gone alot, I suggest getting another kitten to keep him company. Get some toys for him-the ones with little bells in them really fire cats up and make them chase it all day. Catnip will drive him wild.
2007-10-23 03:48:19 · answer #5 · answered by ted_zoromski 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its normal, kittens normally play and the stuffed animal probable comforts it
2007-10-23 03:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by slodge29 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a male cat that started getting intimate with a one of my kids stuffed toys (a tiger). He went the vet to have his manhood altered shortly after that.
2007-10-23 03:27:08 · answer #7 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes thats normal.
2007-10-23 04:17:57 · answer #8 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might make a mess of it later
2007-10-23 03:25:18 · answer #9 · answered by bumblemancan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ya its alright
2007-10-23 03:27:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋