I have a problem. We recently received a new kitten, and she is about 7 weeks old. Scout's the cutest thing in the world, and I love her to bits. However, I have a problem. (Well, two.)
The first is: Because we have another cat, the vet recommended that she sleep in my room for the first two weeks. That's fine and all, she keeps me awake every night playing which I can deal with, but what I can't deal with is the incessant licking after I fall asleep. what she does is she crawls up on to my pillow, and alternately licks and gnaws at my face. Is there a reason for this? How can I get her to stop? I have classes every morning and getting two hours of sleep is getting tiring, now.
The second problem is our older cat Astro. He's about 2 years old now, and he's taken surprisingly well to the new kitten. The second day she was there he showed her the ropes around the house and now is sort of a poppa cat. The problem is, he's one of those cats that if you were to describe him as human, he'd be "cynical, sarcastic, and rude". He plays with the kitten but sometimes plays too rough and hurts her, and now his aggressiveness is rubbing off onto Scout.
How do I get him to be less mean when they're playing and her to tone down on the aggressiveness. I was my sweet kitten back; not this new one who bites all the time.
The first is: Because we have another cat, the vet recommended that she sleep in my room for the first two weeks. That's fine and all, she keeps me awake every night playing which I can deal with, but what I can't deal with is the incessant licking after I fall asleep. what she does is she crawls up on to my pillow, and alternately licks and gnaws at my face. Is there a reason for this? How can I get her to stop? I have classes every morning and getting two hours of sleep is getting tiring, now.
The second problem is our older cat Astro. He's about 2 years old now, and he's taken surprisingly well to the new kitten. The second day she was there he showed her the ropes around the house and now is sort of a poppa cat. The problem is, he's one of those cats that if you were to describe him as human, he'd be "cynical, sarcastic, and rude". He plays with the kitten but sometimes plays too rough and hurts her, and now his aggressiveness is rubbing off onto Scout.
How do I get him to be less mean when they're playing and her to tone down on the aggressiveness. I was my sweet kitten back; not this new one who bites all the time.