However, an eight - week -
old kitten separated from her mom and littermates for the first time, might prefer to have a cat or dog companion.
But an 8 - week -
old kitten separated from their mom and littermates for the first time might be glad to have a cat or dog companion.
Not exact matches
For example, a
kitten separated from his mother and littemates for the first time may be more accepting of another cat or dog as a companion than an eight - year
old cat who has never learned to share the territory with other pets.
Your adult cat may react aggressively, which is normal, and you'll have to
separate both the cat and the
kitten and limit their movements so that they never meet each other until the
kitten becomes several months
old.
When the
kittens are
old enough to be
separated from mom (about 5 - 6 weeks) you can then use local resources to trap, spay and release the mother cat.
Kittens that are
separated from their mother too early may retain immature behavior habits when they are
older that can be difficult to break.
I would keep them
separated during Hope's heat but accidents happen, hence the four 9 day
old kittens.
Separating kittens from their biological moms and siblings is best when they're 10 to 12 weeks
old.
If all of your foster animals, mom included, are healthy and friendly, we have no reason to
separate mom from
kittens before they are eight weeks
old.
If the mother cat is semi-feral or very undersocialized, we may decide to
separate the
kittens once they are eating on their own consistently and no longer need to nurse (around four to five weeks
old).
These
kittens, many of which are less than five weeks
old when they are abandoned or found by a local shelter, have been
separated from their mothers and are not
old enough to feed themselves.
When the
kittens reach four weeks
old, you can place them in a
separate area for a few hours at a time to reduce their dependency on mother's milk and her overall presence.
Kittens should not be
separated from their mothers until they are 10 - 12 weeks
old.
The
kittens remain in
separate compartments until they are three weeks
old.
Keep your
kittens separated until they are about three weeks
old; this is important because newborn
kittens have an instinctual urge to suckle their mothers» teats.