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J. Clarke[_2_]

In article m>,
says...
>
> We are fostering another kitten. Got this one a week ago. A fellow
> brought it to the shelter. It seems that mama cat had a litter on the
> roof of his house. She managed to get all the kittens down, but this
> little one fell off the roof. The fellow had 3 dogs who were hovering
> over the tiny kitten, so he rescued it and gave it to the mom who
> rejected it.
>
> He took it to the shelter on the day that DH volunteers there. DH called
> me and I came to see it. Again, it was either foster it, or it goes over
> the Rainbow Bridge, as it's too young for shots.
>
> I took it home last Wednesday. It weighed 8 ounces. Today it weighs
> over 11 ounces. It is starting to get some teeth.
>
> I have made it "gruel" from softened and mashed kitten kibble and canned
> kitten food mixed with kitten formula. it is not interested in food
> even if we put it on our finger tips and try to feed it that way. All
> it wants to do is nurse.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions as how to wean this little cat.

I hate to tell you this but you probably have forgotten more about the
raising of kittens than the rest of us are ever going to know.

That said, I'd say let it nurse until it's ready not to. I had a cat
that I think was weaned too early. He sucked. I mean long after he was
a full grown cat he would muckle onto you and give you cat hickeys if
you didn't pay attention to what he was doing. The cat giving "kisses"
was kind of cute but he'd keep going for hours if you let him.