Does anyone else out there have a bottle fed baby that doesn't act like a normal cat? Please share your stories on what they do that is not "normal" cat behavior.
I have 3 that live with me - 1 orphaned at 3 weeks old (Scarlett) and 2 others orphaned at 10 days old (Muddy and Koko). I bottle fed them from that point in time. All 3 of them are not quite normal, but Muddy beats all sometimes.
Muddy is a love bug, and when he decides he wants to be loved, he gets beyond demanding. On a normal day, he'll stand on his hind legs in front of you, meowl, and pat your thigh with his front paws until you pick him up and fling him on your left shoulder. It has to be the left or he will meowl at you until you move him there. And it's not like he'll just ride on your shoulder - if you don't hold him a certain way he will fall. He has complete trust that you will hold him in your arms and he doesn't bother hanging onto you.
But yesterday, I was a bit busy and had the nerve to walk away from him rather than pick him up. He actually had a temper tantrum with me. He *screamed* at me, flung himself in front of me and wrapped his arms around my ankles, all the while screaming at me to pick him up. I tried to take a step forward and he just screamed louder. I know I shouldn't give into it cause it doesn't teach him any discipline, but this is my little Mud-bug after all.
I'm convinced that bottle feds act differently because they didn't have a mom to teach them proper cat manners.
Anyone want to share their stories of the extreme behavior you get from your bottle feds?
I have 3 that live with me - 1 orphaned at 3 weeks old (Scarlett) and 2 others orphaned at 10 days old (Muddy and Koko). I bottle fed them from that point in time. All 3 of them are not quite normal, but Muddy beats all sometimes.
Muddy is a love bug, and when he decides he wants to be loved, he gets beyond demanding. On a normal day, he'll stand on his hind legs in front of you, meowl, and pat your thigh with his front paws until you pick him up and fling him on your left shoulder. It has to be the left or he will meowl at you until you move him there. And it's not like he'll just ride on your shoulder - if you don't hold him a certain way he will fall. He has complete trust that you will hold him in your arms and he doesn't bother hanging onto you.
But yesterday, I was a bit busy and had the nerve to walk away from him rather than pick him up. He actually had a temper tantrum with me. He *screamed* at me, flung himself in front of me and wrapped his arms around my ankles, all the while screaming at me to pick him up. I tried to take a step forward and he just screamed louder. I know I shouldn't give into it cause it doesn't teach him any discipline, but this is my little Mud-bug after all.
I'm convinced that bottle feds act differently because they didn't have a mom to teach them proper cat manners.
Anyone want to share their stories of the extreme behavior you get from your bottle feds?