7 week old kitten

[moosmom]

Do what I did. Get him his own kitten!!! He sounds like he's been taken from mama too soon.

Bad A$$ Buddy seemed to want to play with my older cats who had absolutely no interested in this feisty little guy. When Melissa posted that a tortie kitten needed a furrrever home, I scooped her up and brought her home. Buddy's playful aggression has been diverted to Lucie Loo, and my older cats couldn't be happier.

I think another kitten might be the way to go. It'll keep him occupied and give him someone to snuggle up to.

[Catty1]

Does he not show any interest in his year-old 'brother'? Maybe once he is a little bigger, they will start to play together.

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

lilybean,
you don't want him to feel secure but you want to slowly help him learn independence as well.
Can you set up a safe room for him, where he can have a bed, toys, water, litter box and not a lot of things to get hurt on/with? You could use that room for say 1/2 an hour at a time while you do some chores.
I know some chores are not safe to do with a 7 week old kitty underfoot!

Another kitten is a good idea if you have the time, space and finances to accomodate one.

[lilybean]

Well, he is doing a lot better now! He is a lot more independent but still loves his snuggles. He absolutely LOOOVES playing with Emerson now, who is learning to be gentle with the baby kitty. Sometimes I pick him up and he gets mad at me now because he wants to go play! Before I couldn't put him down on the floor next to me even without him freaking out!

[iamgray]

Ah that's great that he's doing better!

If he is ever being too needy and you need a break from him to get stuff done around the house, you can try wrapping a hot water bottle in a towel or blanket, along with a ticking clock, and put him in a box with it. I've never done it myself, but when I was raising a very young kitten I read that suggestion on a few sites. I preferred to wear a bunnyhug and put him in the front pocket, or else I'd wear two shirts and roll one up to make a pocket for him right by my heart, and then zip a light, close fitting jacket up so that just his face was sticking out, then I could go about my duties while still keeping him close.