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Thanks for your advice, @ArtNJ . I had my partner, who has introduced 5+ cats before, come overnight. She stood in the bedroom with the kitten and I stood in the hall with the resident. We fed them simultaneously and let them make slight eye contact through the door. Sophia growled and hissed a...

New kitten’s history: - rescued off the street with her siblings at a young age then with a single foster for several months - taken to a second foster 15 minutes before meeting me 11/30. Second foster immediately had her in a room with 2-3 other adult cats, another kitten her age, a...

I’ve spent my time awake in the living room trying to not ignore my resident cat. She’s wary of me but is laying near me on the couch and allowed some pets. Meanwhile new kitten has been yowling the better part of several hours. It’s pitiful. I don’t want to stress her further, but I can’t stay...

Thanks for the replies. Night 1 was exhausting. She is so clingy it made sleeping extremely difficult. She is very pushy and will stand on me to put her face on mine, or knead and suck on my hair. My other cat is a lap cat… this new one is a full-body cat. A few times just to get some sleep I...

Hello everyone. Today I took in a 6 month old female kitten. I plan to do everything by the book, though that plan was slightly undermined by an accidental sighting when the kitten escaped base camp for a brief moment. The new kitten is AFFECTIONATE, I guess out of anxiety. Constant following...

Thank you for the resources, @rubysmama . I always squeeze the blood out of her bites, wash with soap and water, then clean with peroxide before neosporin. Luckily, I haven’t gotten an infection somehow, since she’s bitten me so deeply and so often. Today the bruise is much darker and extremely...

She has to be HEAVILY sedated at the vet because she screams, bites, and cannot be restrained. She does not scruff well at all. She goes into full meltdown mode. She has to be put in a cone, restrained in a towel, then given two doses of Gabapentin just for an exam. The vet exclusively knows her...

She’s 10.5 years old, previously declawed, and I’ve had her since August 2020. She had a history of “play aggression” in her records. She has bitten me like this on average once per month since I got her (there is some evidence in my posting history). It’s just me in the home, but my partner...

Just finished cleaning up yet another aggressive, skin-breaking bite from Sophia. I was recording a video of her because I was trying to go to the bathroom and she was obsessively following me. I thought it was cute. She had very friendly body language: small pupils, ears up, tail up with a...

Sophia came home from the vet very chatty and wobbly. She was pacing and meowing under her breath like she couldn’t find her keys. :flail: She was thrilled to be home, which was a stark contrast to all the hissing in the car. I bet she feels the best she has in days, from the fluids and...

The vet gave me: 4 tablets of Mirtazapine (appetite stimulant) 5 days of liquid Metronodazole (antibiotic for diarrhea/IBD) 3 days/half tablets of cerenia (anti-vomiting) If she gets her appetite back, the pills should be easy to sneak into her food, since she’s used to eating her food with a...

Update: The vet just called. Long story short, her stomach, colon, and gallbladder are all inflamed (gastritis/colitis) and she has no signs of blockage. They had to doubly sedate her because the first dose didn’t do anything. They asked if I could pill her or they would hospitalize her. I’m...

Thank you both for weighing in. Every time I take a pet to the vet for a bad illness, I go back and forth between hoping it’s nothing and hoping it’s something. Obviously, you want it to be nothing serious, though the vet costs make you feel like you overreacted. On the other hand, an actual...

Hello all. It’s been a while since my last post. I adopted Sophia, my siamese mix, August 2020. She is 10 years old. Some quick facts about Sophia: - I adopted her at 18.5 lbs and she is now down to approximately 14.5 lbs 13 months later through diet and exercise. She eats exclusively Tiki...

I appreciate you coming along on this journey with me, @FeebysOwner . I think the increased bite frequency has come from me actually becoming more confident and less fearful around her. I used to touch her much less in the beginning. Now, I handle her 1-2x per day to wipe her butt and belly...

I’m having a very hard week. Yesterday Sophia was playing in the kitchen while my father and I stood about 6 feet away. She was batting a toy and ran head first into the corner of the oven. It was extremely loud. She whipped around and stared at us, as if we had done it. She then ran around the...

Just posting out of frustration... just got another nasty bite from Sophia. She came out of my bedroom from sleeping on my bed and jumped up on the couch to cuddle with me. I was on my laptop, bent over, and she walked between my arms in front of the screen. I gave her a little nuzzle on the...

Weight update: 1/3: 15.7 lbs (her weight typically dips after she throws up) 1/10: 15.9 lbs 1/17: 15.8 lbs 1/24: 15.9 lbs Sophia officially converted to 100% Tiki Cat After Dark on 1/11, which still means 170-180 calories per day, but she’s stagnated. I also think she’s feeling less full on the...

I called the vet when she vomited the first time here (nervous new cat owner) and his response was, “Probably just stomach upset. Wait a bit then feed her when you normally would next. Call if she doesn’t keep it down.” As for today, the Tiki Cat breakfast replacement has stayed down and she’s...

Sorry for the double post instead of putting these quote replies together. She goes from her final meal at 11 PM until 8:30 AM for breakfast every single day, including today. I suppose it is possible that stomach acid built up in that time, but she has actually gone a bit longer (such as until...