- Joined
- Nov 8, 2013
- Messages
- 43
- Purraise
- 2
We've brought home a new kitten a week ago, since then my 10-month old resident kitten Mushe has been stressed. The symptom was mainly the lower activity level until yesterday he vomited twice and had very bad diarrhea. We then stopped feeding him for a couple of hours then started giving him very small amount of dry food only (blue buffalo dry). He was also not being himself at all - stayed away from us, growling when we pet him, not playing, depressed-looking face. Today he hasn't vomited and his energy level and mood seem to be significantly better than yesterday - meowed to me, asked for petting and played with me. The only issue is the diarrhea - had it 5 times today since 5 this morning. Now I am feeding him wet food (wellness minced turkey), and added some rice in it as advised by the vet 6 months ago when he had diarrhea. I'll see what happensand decide if we need an office visit. Regardless, I wonder the likelihood of the cause being stress.... Mushe has been healthy and happy just until a week ago when the new kitten arrived. He had blood and urine testing - both generated normal results - and is on schedule for his deworming sessions. If stress is the reason, what should I do to help him recover? Would it be risky to wait until he accepts and becomes happy about the new addition of our family?
Last edited: