So....should I?!

Go go go! I see a future bruiser there. With puppy eyes to make you forgive anything.

Ha ha, he is adorable. Does anybody think that ginger cats are slightly more affectionate than other colours?

Hmmm, so spoke to Dexter's Mummy and she informs me that he still isn't eating, and is refusing to wean. :S He's 8 weeks on Thursday.
So far she has tried offering just milk (for cats) - he refused
Kitten meat - refused
warm meat and milk - refused
dabbing food on his mouth - he runs away
kitten biscuits - refuses

Apparently she has witnessed him eating the cat litter. I know thats normal with initial litter training, but he's been trained for weeks... Mummy cat is still happily feeding him milk, but he's not as plump as the weaned kitten. There is one other kitten that is refusing to wean.

Any advice? I don't know what else to suggest to her?! Should we be worried?

If he were a puppy I would not be allowing him access to his mother, so he has to wean - has he seen a vet? Seems rather strange.

So think there has been a breakthrough. She decided to separate kittens from Mum for a while, at the same time offering meat on a spoon and clearing away all litter. It took about an hour but kittens started to show interest. One only ate when individually fed food one piece of meat at a time. Tiresome, but progress all the same!!

So...I did it, and he's all mine and loveliness!! May I introduce you to Dexter Morgan

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He's not much of a meat eater at the moment, but is eating plenty of biscuits!

Ahhhh - so gorgeous and cuddly! Making me broody again :nod:

I love his dainty paw in these pics! He loves a lap cuddle and has already bonded with Poiffy quite well. Think perhaps my household needed a boy to stabilise things.

Oh what a sweety!!! Wish you lots of many lovely years with this cute boy

Think someone wanted to come to work with me...
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