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gocatgo
at Sun Aug 12 09:29:50 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by gocatgo ]
I was presented with my first cat, Samantha, when she was only 6 weeks old. She was from a 'free to good home' ad. Pam got her for me as a surprise. Neither of us knew any better at the time. She's a very well adjusted cat and I've never had any problems with her. The only difference that I've noticed in her from the others is, she's very possessive of me. I am HER mother. She is always with me and loves to be in my lap. She follows me from room to room. This is fine with me because she's my baby and I love to baby her. She is the alpha cat and she and Simba constantly fight for this position.
Since I was new to cats, I didn't take her to a vet or get her spayed or anything like that until I went on the AOL catboard. Then I learned how to really take care of my cat. But anyhow, I kept her kittens until they were 12 weeks old, then placed a 'for sale' ad in the paper. They were all well adjusted but don't know if they were any better off than Samantha at six weeks.
If a person is giving away kittens at 6 weeks, they're going to give them away or sell them whether or not you take one or two. Being younger than 12 weeks would not stop me from getting a kitten. Samantha is a kneader, but so are her two daughters who I have, KatyKatt and Katrina. And they were allowed to nurse as long as they wanted. It's probably genetic. Simba is not related to them but he both kneads and humps. He starts out kneading and ends up humping. I doubt if that has anything to do with the age they were taken from their mother.
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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
 Meow!! Meow!! Meow!! Meow!!
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RE: How important is 7 weeks with mom? - gocatgo, Sun Aug 12 09:29:50 2007