Separating kittens - will they miss each other?

DannyBoy

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Will kittens get attached to each other / miss each other if they're separated early on?

They're 8 weeks old and I might have to return one of them (the girl).

They're brother & sister...

If it'll distress them then I won't even consider it but I'm wondering if it'll matter while they're young?
 

lxskllr

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What do you mean "starting on the dog"? I'd keep them both. My 2 enjoy each other's company. They were from a litter of 4. A buddy of mine took 2, and I took 2.
 

Liet

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Originally posted by: Gothgar
Originally posted by: DannyBoy
Originally posted by: Barfo
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Basically the girl is starting on the dog but the boy is fine so I'm thinking I might return the girl.

ENGLISH DO YOU SPEAK IT

Yeah, seriously. I think he's saying that he also has a dog, and the female kitten is harassing the dog so he'll return the female kitten and keep the male kitten.

SPRIECHEN SIE DEUTSCH?
 

Wag

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Yes, they will be very lonely, so make sure you give them their addresses so they can write.
 

guyver01

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Originally posted by: Liet
I think he's saying that he also has a dog, and the female kitten is harassing the dog so he'll return the female kitten and keep the male kitten.

WTF kind of pussy dog does he have???

The dog needs to ASSUME THE STANCE OF DOMINANCE... STAT!



 

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: DannyBoy
Originally posted by: Barfo
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Basically the girl is starting on the dog but the boy is fine so I'm thinking I might return the girl.

It's a fucking kitten, what do you mean starting on the dog. I'd train it around that.

However, yes they will miss each other, but they will get over it.

 

mugs

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What do you mean by "starting on the dog?" Do you mean that your kitten is attacking your dog? And this is a problem?
 

Sea Moose

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If the kittens form a bond then it is wrong to seperate them. A kitten i know had a traumatic start in life and has formed a bond with a rottweiler. The hate being seperated.

Two little birds that were nearly murdered when they were babies, The pair have a very strong bond and get very very upset when seperated. They are awesome intelligent little birds, <--- (more of my gfs pets)
 

DannyBoy

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Originally posted by: Sea Moose
If the kittens form a bond then it is wrong to seperate them. A kitten i know had a traumatic start in life and has formed a bond with a rottweiler. The hate being seperated.

Two little birds that were nearly murdered when they were babies, The pair have a very strong bond and get very very upset when seperated. They are awesome intelligent little birds, <--- (more of my gfs pets)

Cool, they seem to be pretty close already, guess I'll have to get the dog to man the hell up.
 

ggnl

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Originally posted by: DannyBoy
Originally posted by: Sea Moose
If the kittens form a bond then it is wrong to seperate them. A kitten i know had a traumatic start in life and has formed a bond with a rottweiler. The hate being seperated.

Two little birds that were nearly murdered when they were babies, The pair have a very strong bond and get very very upset when seperated. They are awesome intelligent little birds, <--- (more of my gfs pets)

Cool, they seem to be pretty close already, guess I'll have to get the dog to man the hell up.

She'll stop when she gets a little older. That's just what small kittens do, they attack everything.
 

lxskllr

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Originally posted by: DannyBoy
Originally posted by: Sea Moose
If the kittens form a bond then it is wrong to seperate them. A kitten i know had a traumatic start in life and has formed a bond with a rottweiler. The hate being seperated.

Two little birds that were nearly murdered when they were babies, The pair have a very strong bond and get very very upset when seperated. They are awesome intelligent little birds, <--- (more of my gfs pets)

Cool, they seem to be pretty close already, guess I'll have to get the dog to man the hell up.

My buddy that I was talking about who got the 2 kittens from the litter has a room mate with a dog. Nobody particularly likes the dog, including it's owner. The female cat hates it, and will go out of her way to smack it when she gets a chance(the dog's deaf, so surprise attacks are fairly easy :^D). The male cat loves the dog, and they're best friends. They'll sleep together, and groom each other. It's cool that the dog has someone(something?) that gives a shit about it :^)