Lounge For casual talk about things unrelated to General Motors. In other words, off-topic stuff. And anything else that does not fit Section Description.

Anyone Know *Kitty Related*

Thread Tools
 
Old 08-01-2006, 07:20 PM
  #1  
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Thread Starter
 
fantastic88's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Lakeville, MN
Posts: 4,328
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
fantastic88 is on a distinguished road
Default Anyone Know *Kitty Related*

What is too early to take a kitten from its mother. 2;3;4 months?
Old 08-01-2006, 07:38 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
Gumball's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Quincy, Ma
Posts: 15,342
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Gumball is on a distinguished road
Default

I got my kitty at 6 weeks old. had to feed her with a syringe for about a week.
so safe would be 8 weeks
Old 08-01-2006, 07:47 PM
  #3  
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
toastedoats's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Fitchburg Ma _ToastedRice_
Posts: 6,837
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
toastedoats is on a distinguished road
Default

i believe 8 weeks aswell
Old 08-01-2006, 08:08 PM
  #4  
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
dbeast420's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: My reclining computer chair
Posts: 11,269
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
dbeast420 is on a distinguished road
Default

Usually it'* best to wait until after they quit nursing
Old 08-01-2006, 11:54 PM
  #5  
Senior Member
True Car Nut
 
GonneVille's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 4,816
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
GonneVille is on a distinguished road
Default

Best is 3-4 months, but anything less than 2 months and you risk having some emotional problems.
Except for Baron, all of our cats are stray/rescue/HS cats. My Mother'* two youngest cats were both rescued as fuzzballs. Mickey is okay, but Patches is very skittish around anyone but Mom. The two little black cats(brother and sister), that my Brother and I have were just barely eyes open when my Mother found them in cabinets at a picnic shelter at her park. Gypsy is okay, if extremely hyper and a bit too dominant,, but Rover is extremely needy, to the point of neurosis. If we close our doors at night, he will spend hours begging to come in.
We didn't have any choice in any of these cases, but the longer you can leave the kitten with it'* mother, the better. 3-4 months is plenty old enough to avoid emotional damage, but still young enough that the kittens can imprint on you.
And you should NEVER take a kitten from it'* mother if it'* not eating solids yet(again, if it can be helped)..
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Gumball
Lounge
6
10-03-2006 08:40 PM
bandit
Lounge
7
04-01-2006 11:33 PM
harofreak00
Lounge
15
03-08-2005 08:54 PM
amy_lynn
General GM Chat
14
09-27-2002 03:21 PM



Quick Reply: Anyone Know *Kitty Related*



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:20 PM.