Comments on: How to get my kitten to stop nursing on my older cat? http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/ A Feline Health Guide Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 05:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: communicating with the animals http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-3339 communicating with the animals Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:19:50 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/#comment-3339 4 weeks is far toooooo early for a kitten to be taken from it's mom. You must call and make an appointment with your Vet. The little one might not be getting enoough nourshment and is hungry. You didn't say how long you have them. There is so much to be considered. Have they been dewormed? What is does the stool look like. If there is any change in stool to too soft or hard call your Vet. Putting the young kitten on a bottle with special formula for cats will definately be a benifit at this age. The habit of older kittens suckling for that nice feeling is not uncommon. I had a kitten at 5 ms suck on my 4 yr old neutered male. They were best buddies but the 5 yr old got sore nipples. I had taken in the kittens as stray and did find a home for all. I just had to keep alert and distract the younger one. It is all way best to have your own Vet examine any new cats that come into your home. 4 weeks is far toooooo early for a kitten to be taken from it’s mom.
You must call and make an appointment with your Vet. The little one might not be getting enoough nourshment and is hungry. You didn’t say how long you have them. There is so much to be considered. Have they been dewormed? What is does the stool look like. If there is any change in stool to too soft or hard call your Vet.
Putting the young kitten on a bottle with special formula for cats will definately be a benifit at this age.
The habit of older kittens suckling for that nice feeling is not uncommon. I had a kitten at 5 ms suck on my 4 yr old neutered male. They were best buddies but the 5 yr old got sore nipples. I had taken in the kittens as stray and did find a home for all. I just had to keep alert and distract the younger one.
It is all way best to have your own Vet examine any new cats that come into your home.

]]> By: shadowtwo http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-3338 shadowtwo Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:31:47 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/#comment-3338 In most cases kittens are fully weaned at eight weeks. The kittens depend on mothers milk. There at a crucial stage, where they need that steady milk supply. Moms milk is like a special brew that they need alot of nutrition, as well they also get antibodies that help guard them against disease. Be fore you try and getting a bottle and doing it yourself, ask a vet about special formula that you can give to him. They would know what would be closesest to mothers milk. Hope this helps you out a little anyway. Its basically instint for babies. In most cases kittens are fully weaned at eight weeks. The
kittens depend on mothers milk. There at a crucial stage,
where they need that steady milk supply. Moms milk is like
a special brew that they need alot of nutrition, as well they
also get antibodies that help guard them against disease.
Be fore you try and getting a bottle and doing it yourself, ask
a vet about special formula that you can give to him. They
would know what would be closesest to mothers milk. Hope
this helps you out a little anyway. Its basically instint for babies.

]]> By: hot_for_georgeclooney http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-3337 hot_for_georgeclooney Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:38:22 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/#comment-3337 the fact he was away from his mom at a young age has effected him alot. kittens don't just suckle to eat it also a way to calm down. yes trying to bottle feed him may help. but he may not stop for good. though most of them do stop once they get older. you can try and let the two cats work it out for themselfs. as long as he is eating ok you should panic too much. if he doesn't stop as he will get older you can talk to a cat beaver specialist he will be able to help you out. when they are with their mom they start nursing milk at about three montes. the recommended early age to adopt a kitten is two montes i think it should be four since outside that is about the age the mom sends them away. when i take care of nursing kittens without a mom i take them off the bottle at a month old but that's because i take care of alot of kittens so in order to make room for a new kitten i must speed everything up. by a month and half all the nursing kittens i took care of ate dry food. the fact he was away from his mom at a young age has effected him alot. kittens don’t just suckle to eat it also a way to calm down.

yes trying to bottle feed him may help. but he may not stop for good. though most of them do stop once they get older. you can try and let the two cats work it out for themselfs. as long as he is eating ok you should panic too much.

if he doesn’t stop as he will get older you can talk to a cat beaver specialist he will be able to help you out.

when they are with their mom they start nursing milk at about three montes. the recommended early age to adopt a kitten is two montes i think it should be four since outside that is about the age the mom sends them away.
when i take care of nursing kittens without a mom i take them off the bottle at a month old but that’s because i take care of alot of kittens so in order to make room for a new kitten i must speed everything up.
by a month and half all the nursing kittens i took care of ate dry food.

]]> By: bubu http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-3336 bubu Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:06:14 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/#comment-3336 When the older cat gets enough, she will make him stop, just let her take care of it. When the older cat gets enough, she will make him stop, just let her take care of it.

]]> By: Linda Lou http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-3335 Linda Lou Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:27:41 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/#comment-3335 They were taken away from their mother before they were weaned. Just keep the older cat away from them for awhile and they will stop. They were taken away from their mother before they were weaned. Just keep the older cat away from them for awhile and they will stop.

]]> By: loggermin http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-3334 loggermin Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:40:06 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-get-my-kitten-to-stop-nursing-on-my-older-cat/#comment-3334 Let nature takes its course. Let nature takes its course.

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