Hi there,
I am looking for a bit of advice here if anyone has been through this type of situation. I just adopted a 7 week old male kitten. He is absolutely precious, I am already in love with my new little guy. He has been vet checked and is healthy, although he is obviously a little young to have been separated from mommy yet. I know that in the next couple weeks he will gain a lot more independence, but I am wondering how I should deal with the next couple weeks. I have never had a kitten this young, so I am a little unsure. He is so precious and so dependent on me, I want to make sure I give him the best care. He is very playful but very snuggly, which I LOVE, but he also has a very hard time if I even put him down for a moment, let alone if I have to go out anywhere, or get chores around the house done. I currently have had him snuggled up on my chest for about 3 hours now LOL. If I put him down, or try to snuggle him up in the bed to sleep, he starts crying and crawls up my legs to get back up to me. It's so precious. So far, I have been giving him as much attention as he wants, and loving him up as often as I can, which tends to be 24/7 almost lol. But is that what I should be doing? Everything in me just wants to, and loves, snuggling him 24/7 but will doing that create separation anxiety for him when he is older? I think he will proly become more independent in the next week or so, but am I doing the right thing for him by snuggling him and comforting him whenever he needs? He is so tiny and just wants to feel safe and comfortable. I think he sees me as his mommy now, which I love of course. But am I doing the right thing? I love him soooo much already and we are already so unbelievably bonded, and I want to make sure he grows up to be a happy, well-adjusted cat. Thanks!!
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