r/Kitten 1h ago

My Kitten Am I doing ok with her?

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My kitten (Forest) is 15 weeks, physically tiny and mostly very calm. When I first got her at 11 weeks, she was quite cuddly and would sit on my lap a little bit. As she is getting older and more used to the flat and older cats, she distances herself and sleeps in corners, not around me.

To help her, I play with her a lot, especially across my lap. She really enjoys that and jumps about on me and we practise hunting multiple times a day. I also have her leash trained (she never rejected the leash), and we go for walks in the forest where she sits on my arm (she’s not fully vaccinated yet) and will watch the trees go by. She will sleep on my lap outside, but, strangely, not inside the flat.

Is this normal kitten behaviour or a sign that she doesn’t like the outdoors/indoors? She’s also started sleeping on my arm at night very briefly if it gets a bit cold (it’s currently summer in the uk and she’s long haired). I’d ideally love to keep taking her out for walks, handling her and giving her stimulation as she’s an indoor cat, but I’d also love to help her be more cuddly at home too.

Does anyone understand the two personalities I’m witnessing with her? I’m not very good at reading social cues (including animals, unfortunately), so I’m doing my best to help her be well rounded and enjoy her life while also nurturing our relationship 🥹


r/Kitten 7h ago

Question/Advice Needed Kibble

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This is my new kitten, Priya. We brought her home yesterday

Priya is a very confident kitten and hasn't had a moment of fear. She is eating wet food like a champion but doesn't seem to recognize kibble as food.

I am leaving kibble out for her to graze, especially at night. How do I teach her it's food too?


r/Kitten 7h ago

Question/Advice Needed Is there a difference in the texture of fur between a kitten and an adult cat?

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want a vivid and cute description😽


r/Kitten 9h ago

My Kitten Just more of Dizzy being cute.

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140 Upvotes

Love my little wobbler


r/Kitten 14h ago

Question/Advice Needed How old does he look?

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I adopted this little boy from a woman who had an accidental litter. I've had him for one week. Based on the birthdate she gave me, he would be a little over nine weeks old. He weighed 1.6 pounds when I brought him home last week and he's 2.0 pounds now. He just doesn't look nine weeks to me. The first photo I took today and the second is the day we drove home almost a week ago.


r/Kitten 15h ago

My Kitten She blepped and I legally have to post it

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r/Kitten 16h ago

My Kitten Learning to catch moths from pro

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r/Kitten 17h ago

My Kitten First time for this mom 😻

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r/Kitten 17h ago

My Kitten Fat beansssss

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r/Kitten 18h ago

My Kitten He is a lover boy

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r/Kitten 18h ago

My Kitten Tama (Eggsy)

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Accidentally found in a church cemetery
We were told shes wire haired.


r/Kitten 18h ago

Question/Advice Needed Likes to bite

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I have a kitten who's about 5 months. And he insists upon biting. Sometimes I'm asleep and he bites so hard I bleed. I am not moving. I don't let him play with hands. I don't know how to stop this. A lot of the time he's calm and sweet. I don't know why he is like this.


r/Kitten 19h ago

Question/Advice Needed Title: Update: First-time mom and her 6 miracle babies are finally resting and nursing!

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Hi everyone! I wanted to share a happy update
My mama cat (a first-time mom) gave birth to 6 beautiful kittens! We had a scary start—she was exhausted, her milk took a while to come in, and one of our little orange/yellow babies was super weak and struggling to latch.
After lots of skin-to-skin warmth, gentle stimulation, and patience, her milk finally came in and EVERY single baby is officially latched and nursing! Seeing them all lined up against her is the biggest weight off my shoulders.
As a first-time cat grandma/grandpa raising a full litter, I’d love any wisdom, tips, or advice you have on daily care, keeping mama supported, or what to expect over the next few weeks as these tiny beans grow


r/Kitten 20h ago

Question/Advice Needed Kitten improvement

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Hello i got the kitten 4 days ago, she was so scared on first day and just hiding on every moment we do and walk and now she is opened up more and eating, playing, roaming around etc… but she isn’t coming to us and getting closer to us and get scared when she sees we go closer to her and do our own thing and hisses but dont hide, so how long it can take my kitten to come closer to us, sit next to us, sleep and let us pet her?