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Hello! I searched via topic and through all of September's postings, but haven't found an answer to my dilemma...
I have a small litter (3) of bottle baby kittens, aproximately 3 weeks old. They're no longer content to eat and sleep, but instead have been showing lots of confidence walking and exploring when given 'outside time' from.their nest. They're beginning to show interest in balls and scratching surfaces, occasionally nipping or (trying to) pouncing on a sibling. They're even reliably using a litterbox!
My problem is that they are beginning to cry incessently. They are seeking lots of attention from me (demanding to nurse every 2ish hours) and I'm trying to satisfy them, but eventually must put them back in the nest to go to work /make dinner /sleep/ etc.
I DO have another litter of kittens who will be weaning shortly, but Momma Cheeky rejected these newcomers last week...
Today, I gave momma some alone time and my bottle babies had some play time in the nursery where they received lots of sniffs and cleaning from our older set of kittens (5 and 7 weeks old). The older kittens were incredibly gentle with my bottle babies, and the babies were content to wander and 'play'. When they got sleepy, I returned them.to their nest...
What else can I do to socialize and satisfy my bottle babies? Should I attempt to sloooooooowly reintroduce them to Momma?
I have a small litter (3) of bottle baby kittens, aproximately 3 weeks old. They're no longer content to eat and sleep, but instead have been showing lots of confidence walking and exploring when given 'outside time' from.their nest. They're beginning to show interest in balls and scratching surfaces, occasionally nipping or (trying to) pouncing on a sibling. They're even reliably using a litterbox!
My problem is that they are beginning to cry incessently. They are seeking lots of attention from me (demanding to nurse every 2ish hours) and I'm trying to satisfy them, but eventually must put them back in the nest to go to work /make dinner /sleep/ etc.
I DO have another litter of kittens who will be weaning shortly, but Momma Cheeky rejected these newcomers last week...
Today, I gave momma some alone time and my bottle babies had some play time in the nursery where they received lots of sniffs and cleaning from our older set of kittens (5 and 7 weeks old). The older kittens were incredibly gentle with my bottle babies, and the babies were content to wander and 'play'. When they got sleepy, I returned them.to their nest...
What else can I do to socialize and satisfy my bottle babies? Should I attempt to sloooooooowly reintroduce them to Momma?
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