My kitten is 15 weeks old. He does and can eat both hard and soft kitten food. He still nurses on Momma a lot too though. I figured she would stop him when it was time. She has never objected to it before so I haven't I interfered even though I found it a bit odd. Recently though I have noticed she is starting to lose weight. She isn't sickly thin but is thinning out more then I like. This leads me to believe it is becoming unhealthy.
Before I continue I want to share about the kitten (Fredio) a little. Mom only had him so he has no siblings. He was also her first kitten. He is a very rambunctious and sometimes (like most kittens) naughty. They aggressively play a lot. It freaked me out at first but after looking into it some I realized it was normal. There was never growling, hissing, and it wasn't always only one of them starting it. He has grown very quickly. Mom has always been on the petite side. He is almost the same size as her already. We didn't intend to keep him before she had him. When she only had one though and I saw how protective and loving she was with him I was concerned I would make her sad if we gave him away. She is my baby. We have always been extremely close. Sometimes I will just watch their interactions to try and get a read on how they are both doing. This is my first time having both a Mother cat and her kitten so it has been a learning experience.
Anyways... today I was watching them and he went to nurse. For the first time ever she hissed. She hissed and put her paw on his head to push him away. He continued to try. I try not to interfere so I waited she see what happened. After his 4th attempt she stopped trying to fight him and allowed him to. I waited a few seconds to see if she would walk away on her own. When she didn't I shooed him away and distracted him with a toy. It is the first time I have seen this but the way she just gave in makes me wonder if it hasn't happened before and I didn't see it. What should I do to get him to stop?
Another reason for him to stop is that my vet won't fix her until she isn't producing milk. She is an indoor cat but obviously she is capable of sneaking out so it needs to be taken care of.
One other thing.... I have had cats before and never had an issue with any of them as far as litter training. This is not the case with the baby. I can not get him to go in his box. I have to get that fixed asap. Any advice would help!
Before I continue I want to share about the kitten (Fredio) a little. Mom only had him so he has no siblings. He was also her first kitten. He is a very rambunctious and sometimes (like most kittens) naughty. They aggressively play a lot. It freaked me out at first but after looking into it some I realized it was normal. There was never growling, hissing, and it wasn't always only one of them starting it. He has grown very quickly. Mom has always been on the petite side. He is almost the same size as her already. We didn't intend to keep him before she had him. When she only had one though and I saw how protective and loving she was with him I was concerned I would make her sad if we gave him away. She is my baby. We have always been extremely close. Sometimes I will just watch their interactions to try and get a read on how they are both doing. This is my first time having both a Mother cat and her kitten so it has been a learning experience.
Anyways... today I was watching them and he went to nurse. For the first time ever she hissed. She hissed and put her paw on his head to push him away. He continued to try. I try not to interfere so I waited she see what happened. After his 4th attempt she stopped trying to fight him and allowed him to. I waited a few seconds to see if she would walk away on her own. When she didn't I shooed him away and distracted him with a toy. It is the first time I have seen this but the way she just gave in makes me wonder if it hasn't happened before and I didn't see it. What should I do to get him to stop?
Another reason for him to stop is that my vet won't fix her until she isn't producing milk. She is an indoor cat but obviously she is capable of sneaking out so it needs to be taken care of.
One other thing.... I have had cats before and never had an issue with any of them as far as litter training. This is not the case with the baby. I can not get him to go in his box. I have to get that fixed asap. Any advice would help!