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Hi all! It's the crazy cat lady from Brazil with 5 new additions that we got dropped off by our gate. Back story: In a little box outside our gate were 4 little kittens that we estimate weren't more than a month old. This was Dec. 1. They are very healthy and happy, playful and rambunctious. We have no idea who left them or where the mother is. We've vet checked them and all are doing well. Fast forward to last Friday when we go to my gf's parents and they have 1 little siamese kitten (Azul) whose mother was run over by a car in front of their place. She is approximately the same age as our new ones. So, they ask us to bring her home to live with ours and have other kitties around her. We do and she actually fit right in. No problems in the least. Now, our problem...
The kitties that we had previously are suckling on the new baby. I realize that they didn't get a chance to wean at all, but it's just her that they've chosen. I'm very worried about her skin and I know they shouldn't be doing it in any case. They are eating kitten kibble and also the occasional wet food. So they aren't hungry, it's more of a comfort thing, but Azul doesn't do it to anyone else. Is there anything I can do to deter them from this? I worry about the outcome if they continue. Azul will more than likely have some hair loss and the babies won't be properly weaned. Any advice?
Thank you so very much in advance and a happy holidays to all my friends old and new!
Hi all! It's the crazy cat lady from Brazil with 5 new additions that we got dropped off by our gate. Back story: In a little box outside our gate were 4 little kittens that we estimate weren't more than a month old. This was Dec. 1. They are very healthy and happy, playful and rambunctious. We have no idea who left them or where the mother is. We've vet checked them and all are doing well. Fast forward to last Friday when we go to my gf's parents and they have 1 little siamese kitten (Azul) whose mother was run over by a car in front of their place. She is approximately the same age as our new ones. So, they ask us to bring her home to live with ours and have other kitties around her. We do and she actually fit right in. No problems in the least. Now, our problem...
The kitties that we had previously are suckling on the new baby. I realize that they didn't get a chance to wean at all, but it's just her that they've chosen. I'm very worried about her skin and I know they shouldn't be doing it in any case. They are eating kitten kibble and also the occasional wet food. So they aren't hungry, it's more of a comfort thing, but Azul doesn't do it to anyone else. Is there anything I can do to deter them from this? I worry about the outcome if they continue. Azul will more than likely have some hair loss and the babies won't be properly weaned. Any advice?
Thank you so very much in advance and a happy holidays to all my friends old and new!