r/CatTraining • u/asap_XOXO_02 • 4h ago
New Cat Owner Overthinking kittens behaviour need advice
Ok so about a week and a half ago I adopted two 4 week old sister kittens and I’m going through it. This is my first time ever having to take care of cats so I always find myself extremely anxious and on edge. My biggest fear is that they will grow up to be aggressive cats but I know that I’m just overthinking this a lot so u could say I’m here for some advice and emotional support 😭
So for the most part they’re good right except sometimes during feeding time they will start fighting each other not like full blown but will growl try to scratch each other and I get really worried about this. I try to separate them and the food for a second before they can go back it agin which ig does calm them down but just thinking about it makes me idk sad??
Secondly one of them keeps trying to bite me , so not all the time but she keeps coming towards my fingers and licks me first then bites. Now they’re not very hard bites but I’m so scared she’s never going to grow out of it. Whenever she does that I pick her up and get her off my lap she comes over again and this happens continuously then I am forced to end the interaction and put them in their kitten room that I have at my house cuz she won’t stop. And before anyone says anything about how to discourage this behaviour I have tried everything I can from making a high pitch noise when she does that redirecting her to toys but she just doesn’t listen and It is giving me anxiety cuz I feel like I’m a bad cat mom. I also feel like the biting has increased. Also I have never used my hands to play with them.
I would like to hear from people who adopted 2 kittens who also shared maybe a similar experience and whether it’s going to be ok and they’ll grow out of it and just idk give me some hope cuz rn I feel so overstimulated by them and my thoughts about constantly thinking bout them.
Edit: they were 4 weeks when they were taken away from their mother and that was 3 weeks ago. Sorry for the miscalculation
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u/HAniya_Laina 2h ago
they’re 4 weeks old. the growling, wrestling and little bites are normal kitten behavior and having two sisters means they’ll teach each other boundaries better than any human could
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u/wwwhatisgoingon 2h ago
Four weeks is so young. If recommend starting with binge watching Kitten Lady's guides on YouTube, that might answer most of your questions already.
Kittens are overwhelming! Feeling what you're feeling means you feel responsible for them, which is great.