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No pawing at her eye, nor do I see the third eyelid. She mostly sleeps on one of the cat trees, sometimes on a blanket. We use a very gentle laundry detergent (I think it’s called something like Free & Clear), no nasty perfumes or dyes. We have had some air quality alerts recently due to the...

I’ve noticed over the past few weeks that sometimes, often upon waking up from a nap, our 6-month-old female kitten holds her left eye partially closed. It doesn’t last very long; both eyes are fully open soon enough. There is also NO visible redness or other abnormalities (pupils are the same)...

So I definitely won’t be using witch hazel on her again in the future. I wiped her chin with alcohol-free witch hazel that included a bit of organic aloe vera. This morning she vomited twice for the first time in her life. Called two emergency clinics and they said it’s possible if she managed...

My 6-month-old kitten was diagnosed with “mild acne” in the surgeon’s words, as it was discovered at her spay appointment and noted in her post-op paperwork. Our vet had never mentioned it at her previous 4 appointments where she got a general checkup and then received her vaccine series. So it...

He’s doing much much better now. Mind you he is still getting a daily steroid dose. But he’s eating, drinking, and terrorizing everyone in the house. Shot #2 is later this month though so I am nervous. Will chat with vet.

Do I need to be concerned he’ll get this ill after the second and third shots? I wish this was a one and done but it’s a series of three.

He’s feeling a little better this morning although clearly still sore. Not out of the woods yet. But he purred when I pet him, batted at a toy, scratched his post, and followed his sister around before going back to bed. Also ate a little bit of wet food but not as much as I’d like. I gave him...

I got him to eat one packet of Tiki Baby Thrive, which is a wet paste for kittens who are failing to thrive/need a high calorie boost. He wouldn’t touch the chicken baby food the vet recommended buying. Hasn’t had any water yet but he did receive IV fluids at the vet, and I just gave him his...

That would be beyond terrible luck since he received his FVRCP vaccine at that appointment! Which of course is for the calici virus in addition to the other two. Definitely watching his sister. She’s absolutely bananas with energy today so zero concerns yet. Also eating normally unlike him.

He went in to the vet at 10AM today. He had a fever of 104 and was dehydrated. Ugh!!! So stressful. The vet gave him fluids, an antibiotic shot, and steroids to be given for 12 days total. Waiting for bloodwork results. She felt given that it was 4.5 to 5 days after the vaccine it was unlikely...

I have a kitten around 8-9 weeks old that received his first distemper shot on the afternoon of 1/24. Previously he had been given a clean bill of health (save for mild roundworms) at his very first appointment - he received the shot a few weeks after his initial checkup. This morning I noticed...

The kittens haven’t gotten the house at all yet actually, just the master bathroom (quite large) and the carpeted closet hallway. The gate is at the end of said hallway. So the resident cats still reign supreme and do have full access to their normal sleeping spots. Their overall routine and...

Well this just broke my heart. The two year old male, Bean, threw up (he NEVER throws up) after watching the kittens for a minute or two. Poor guy.

Next step: spider flavored ice-cream! 😱😂

Thanks for the reassurances! I think I tried feeding them too close together too soon. Guessing it was a case of each one feeling insecure and wanting the other to know this tasty stuff belonged to them. I get that. God knows when I order a pizza I don’t want to share. LOL! Here’s hoping after...