Hello. I adopted an 11 month old kitten from the Humane Society today. She was spay on 2/10, only two days ago, and obviously still has the sutures. I have noticed that each time she has gone to "clean herself" she has bitten HARD at the sutures, trying to pull them out! And to make matters worse, in my concern i freak completely out and scare her, I'm sure. Is this normal?? Is there anything I can do to keep her from doing this to herself? I'm not going to be around 24/7 for the next ten days when they can be taken out. Also, she LOVES hiding under the bed and would stay there forever if I'd let her, never coming out for ANYTHING. I blocked off the bed with pillows, and now she is hiding in a corner under a chair which is fine with me, because at least I can moniter her there. She drank some water this evening, and ate one cat treat, but as of yet has been uniterested in the litterbox or the catfood. Tell me how I'm doing guys, and what I should do about the sutures. Thanks!