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Thank you DreamerRose. I will continue to add water to his food and keep an eye on things. At least I have the option of the 24 hour emergency clinic if necessary. I never know if I’m over or under reacting. Being a new cat mom is stressful!

He is behaving normally for a kitten - energetic, eating a lot, napping hard. Repeat. It was pink, not bright red. I didn’t think at the time that anything was protruding, but can’t be sure. I wiped him gently with a rinsed out unscented baby wipe. There was no blood on the wipe.

Thank you for replying. I live in a smaller city. I have checked and it is definitely the only clinic open. He is eating only wet (Instinct kitten formula). His first stool after I got him home did seem dry and hard. This morning, his stool was softer. Between the shelter, the satellite...

Two days ago, I adopted a 12 week old male kitten from my local Humane Society. The day after I brought him home, there was a little wet spot on my pants after he sat on my lap. I checked his bottom and it looked a bit red and swollen. I gave him a wipe down and it looked normal when I checked...

Shaving that area would definitely help. A groomer can do what is called a sanitary trim - they shave around the butt area and the top of the legs. I used to get it done every 4-6 months for my long-haired girl.

I'm very sorry that you are going through this. I very recently made the decision to let my chronically ill baby go. It was a very hard decision, but I knew that I had done all that I could for her. It hurts like hell that she is gone, but it hurt like hell to know she was suffering as well...

Thank you for your kind words. Although I've asked myself many times over the past 24 hours if the joy was worth the pain I'm feeling now, I know that it was. I'm sure a part of me will always wonder if I could have done more for her, but I take comfort in the certainty that everything I did...

Yesterday, I had to make the decision on whether or not to say goodbye to my much-loved 3 and a half year old cat. Although I do have people I can talk too, I'm not ready to do that and I'm hoping that writing things down will help. Whether or not anyone responds, knowing that somewhere out...