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[quote=Anonymous]I would be a little concerned, too. Cats can usually climb up to high places to get away from something they don't like or protect themselves, but a kitten will not yet be able to. Our kitten is 6 months and quite big for his age and still doesn't quite have the strength in his back legs to jump onto counters, let alone anywhere actually out of reach. Based on the way he's been practicing flying up into the air for no discernible reason, I expect that skill will be soon coming, but right now no. And then getting down from high places can also hurt their growth plates.

This would leave your kitten needing to hiss, swat with claws, and potentially bite if your daughter does something it doesn't like or that hurts it. Your daughter sounds lovely and well-meaning but a kitten will not understand that and will react instinctively to protect itself. They really are not like dogs and have much less tolerance. Which could result in the kitten developing into an antisocial, timid personality. Which isn't fair to anyone.

As PP said, it is also scarily easy to hurt a kitten without meaning to. They are small and fragile.[/quote]

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