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Paul M. Cook

"J. Clarke" > wrote in message
in.local...
> 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.
>

I did too. He'd suck on your earlobes all day if you let him.

Paul