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Edit: solved, I will leave them be :)

So I recently adopted a street cat and we found out at the vet that she is just losing her baby teeth now, so probably 5 to 6 months old. After some desensitization training, her and my dog have been getting along great; sleep together, grooming each other. My dog really likes grooming her the most.

However, recently, my cat has tried to nurse while making biscuits on his chest. Like it's full on sucking and I don't like the sound. My dog does not try to stop it, he just licks her and lays back so she can continue? I've had to separate them multiple times over the span of the last week and each time her eyes are droopy and she is purring like a motor boat as if she's about to fall asleep.

On one hand I feel bad because she is obviously a baby and missing her mom. Our neighbors theorized that she was one of the kittens that was abandoned in a box in the woods near our home, so she might have been taken from her mother prematurely. If my dog doesn't seem to stop her, I'm assuming he doesn't hate it. But at the same time, I don't know if I should continue to let this happen and I need advice on how to stop them if that hunch is correct.

So I received 100% of my Pell for being fully enrolled for the 2025-2026 school year which was broken into approximately 3k per semester. I'm taking 6 credits for the Summer, so from what I read, I will receive 50% of the Pell. However, would they split it up like they did for the school year and I'd get half 3k? Or would I just get the whole 3k at once. Also, will taking Summer classes reduce how much Pell I receive next school year?

Hello, I just recently adopted my first cat off the street!! I've had her for a little over a week now and watching her become more confident and playful has been pretty amazing :D

I have a dog that I've raised since he was a puppy and I learned throughout my time with him that there were a few puppy behaviors that I encouraged (because he is adorable..) that became difficult to train him out of during adulthood. For example, he'd do little puppy nips when he played out of excitement but by encouraging it, it escalated, and I had to teach him not to nip guests from happiness.

I realize that cats are not dogs, however I went through a lot of trial and error with him that I would like to potentially avoid with her. She is adorable and I'd give her the keys to my car if she asked. I want to make a more concrete plan to make sure I don't accidentally encourage her to do things that could lead to future problems (if any? Cats might not need as much regulation in the way dogs do). I think the only behavior that I "corrected" was scratching during play time. I just do the little "yip" thing and stop playing for a few minutes. She seems to have caught on cause she just does taps now when we "fight". Also, It hasn't happened yet because I haven't introduced her to the kitchen, but I assume I'll have to teach her to stay off the counters (at least when someone is cooking) eventually, since she obviously loves climbing.

With this being said, are there any "difficult" behaviors that you instilled in your cat that you wish you prevented? I ordered the book "Decoding Your Cat" to read so that might help me once it arrives, but some advice or any sort of tips would be appreciated.