Hi everyone, I found a kitten last week by a busy road side. As far as I know, the cats around the area have all been spayed or neutered. I've been looking around for a mother cat or if there are other kittens but I haven't seen any. The kitten came up to me as I was walking by, I took her home and kept her in the bathroom away from the other 3 cats I have for a few days and now she's running around the house.
She's been to the vet and he said she was about 6 weeks old (now 7 weeks and 700g). She's currently on 0.35ml of Doxycycline for 2 weeks for a runny nose which has almost cleared up and the other cats are on lysine just in case. She has been dewormed and she has a healthy appetite, currently on raw and some wet food, sharing the litter box with the others too. The kitten is very playful and she runs around the house trying to play with everyone, however, not all of them are too fond of her. They'll hiss or swat at her but nothing too rough. Sometimes they'll even chase her around the house. Sometimes she'll jump up onto the couch and start attacking, biting and kicking. I try to distract her with toys I keep nearby but she never seems to get tired. Is there a way to stop her from playing rough or will she learn from the interactions with the other cats?
Besides the rough play, she always wants to suckle. When I show her any affection she immediately wants to suckle and it gets quite uncomfortable because she'll start climbing and putting her face everywhere. Is there any way to teach her to stop doing that? Every time I put her down on the floor, she'll jump back up onto the sofa and try to suckle. As many times as I try to move her away or put her on the floor she keeps coming back. I'll hiss at her or lightly tap her nose but she's not fazed. Should I buy KMR and give her some milk in a bottle for the time being or do I just let her be?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
She's been to the vet and he said she was about 6 weeks old (now 7 weeks and 700g). She's currently on 0.35ml of Doxycycline for 2 weeks for a runny nose which has almost cleared up and the other cats are on lysine just in case. She has been dewormed and she has a healthy appetite, currently on raw and some wet food, sharing the litter box with the others too. The kitten is very playful and she runs around the house trying to play with everyone, however, not all of them are too fond of her. They'll hiss or swat at her but nothing too rough. Sometimes they'll even chase her around the house. Sometimes she'll jump up onto the couch and start attacking, biting and kicking. I try to distract her with toys I keep nearby but she never seems to get tired. Is there a way to stop her from playing rough or will she learn from the interactions with the other cats?
Besides the rough play, she always wants to suckle. When I show her any affection she immediately wants to suckle and it gets quite uncomfortable because she'll start climbing and putting her face everywhere. Is there any way to teach her to stop doing that? Every time I put her down on the floor, she'll jump back up onto the sofa and try to suckle. As many times as I try to move her away or put her on the floor she keeps coming back. I'll hiss at her or lightly tap her nose but she's not fazed. Should I buy KMR and give her some milk in a bottle for the time being or do I just let her be?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!