Hello. I took in a 5 week old baby kitten that mom quit feeding and owner was not taking care of her. I took her straight to the vet, she weighed 15 ounces and was so skinny. Vet ran all tests and gave shots she was old enough for. She is very loving and spunky.
The problem: I have an older female cat that stopped speaking to me or interacting with me in any way for 3 days. Would not even look at new kitty. Kitty is in crate if my eyes are not on her.
Suddenly my older cat wants to be a mommy, she follows baby around, even watches her while in litter box and helped her get in once .She grooms her and acts like a mom. Then the playing or whatever it is started. Older cat will love on baby then get what I think is really rough. She flips her over, nips the side of her neck, when baby cries out ,older cat gets up and taps her on top of head and pushes her away. Is this love or attempted murder????
Forgot to mention that they eat together in same area but from different bowls, of course. I am very nervous.
The problem: I have an older female cat that stopped speaking to me or interacting with me in any way for 3 days. Would not even look at new kitty. Kitty is in crate if my eyes are not on her.
Suddenly my older cat wants to be a mommy, she follows baby around, even watches her while in litter box and helped her get in once .She grooms her and acts like a mom. Then the playing or whatever it is started. Older cat will love on baby then get what I think is really rough. She flips her over, nips the side of her neck, when baby cries out ,older cat gets up and taps her on top of head and pushes her away. Is this love or attempted murder????
Forgot to mention that they eat together in same area but from different bowls, of course. I am very nervous.