Hi,
I just adopted a 4 month old kitten from the humane society (I had to put my old wonderful cat down about 4 weeks ago, and when I saw this beautiful little girl who looks a lot like Crystal did - we just had to have her - she is wonderful and adorable. She brings tears to my eyes occasionally - when she sits in Crystal's chair, or looks a certain way. It makes me think of Crys and what she must have been like as a baby - it's a good thing
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My question is this: she wakes up during the night and trys to "nurse" just about anything she can get her little paws on (my fingers, chin, etc). It's very sweet, but is she OK? (she drinks plenty of water and eats dry food very readily) Coming from the humane society, I have no idea when she left her mama. Is there a way to soothe her, or is she just behaving like a sweet baby who misses her mom?
She is getting plenty of love and affection - It's been sooooo long since I've had a kitten I just want to make sure we do everything we can for her (she is on my lap right now purring her little head off).
I'd appreciate any input or suggestions...
Thank you for your time,
Anne
I just adopted a 4 month old kitten from the humane society (I had to put my old wonderful cat down about 4 weeks ago, and when I saw this beautiful little girl who looks a lot like Crystal did - we just had to have her - she is wonderful and adorable. She brings tears to my eyes occasionally - when she sits in Crystal's chair, or looks a certain way. It makes me think of Crys and what she must have been like as a baby - it's a good thing
My question is this: she wakes up during the night and trys to "nurse" just about anything she can get her little paws on (my fingers, chin, etc). It's very sweet, but is she OK? (she drinks plenty of water and eats dry food very readily) Coming from the humane society, I have no idea when she left her mama. Is there a way to soothe her, or is she just behaving like a sweet baby who misses her mom?
She is getting plenty of love and affection - It's been sooooo long since I've had a kitten I just want to make sure we do everything we can for her (she is on my lap right now purring her little head off).
I'd appreciate any input or suggestions...
Thank you for your time,
Anne