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Hi all, made an account just to ask this question after not finding any helpful answers by using search engines (but did find this lovely site of fellow cat lovers!).
Five days ago, I brought home a nine week old kitten from a litter that my sister’s cat had. I was getting pressured and didn’t want the little baby to either stay with my sister (not a good environment, too many other animals among other things
) or end up with one of her associates. I have tried giving her the Royal Canin baby cat wet food, the dry version, variants of Tiki Cat mousse, and KMR. She doesn't really want to eat any of these. She'll pick at them a little, but if left alone with a bowl of food, does not eat a noticeable amount. She also has been straining in the litter box. She will pee, has not had trouble drinking water, but will make audible fart noises and produce completely liquid lighter colored stool and sometimes a very dark and shriveled one. I'm not sure if she doesn't want to eat much because she was separated from her mother and siblings, if she is stressed (I do have another three month old kitten who is twice her size and a little menace), she has a health problem that was not caught before, or if she's constipated. I do not believe that she was fully weaned. I feel terrible that she is without her mother, but glad that she is out of the home of people who do not spay any of their cats, outdoor or otherwise, and breed a blacklisted breed of dogs. Although I am not sure, I think that she has lost some weight since bringing her home. She was only 1.14lbs upon bringing her home when she was nine weeks! My other kitten I had found on the city streets and I was informed that she was by herself for days, and she still weighed more at nine weeks and was much more interested in food (three cans of Royal Canin per day!). What can I do for the little darling! I have no clue and I'm worried for her!
Five days ago, I brought home a nine week old kitten from a litter that my sister’s cat had. I was getting pressured and didn’t want the little baby to either stay with my sister (not a good environment, too many other animals among other things
) or end up with one of her associates. I have tried giving her the Royal Canin baby cat wet food, the dry version, variants of Tiki Cat mousse, and KMR. She doesn't really want to eat any of these. She'll pick at them a little, but if left alone with a bowl of food, does not eat a noticeable amount. She also has been straining in the litter box. She will pee, has not had trouble drinking water, but will make audible fart noises and produce completely liquid lighter colored stool and sometimes a very dark and shriveled one. I'm not sure if she doesn't want to eat much because she was separated from her mother and siblings, if she is stressed (I do have another three month old kitten who is twice her size and a little menace), she has a health problem that was not caught before, or if she's constipated. I do not believe that she was fully weaned. I feel terrible that she is without her mother, but glad that she is out of the home of people who do not spay any of their cats, outdoor or otherwise, and breed a blacklisted breed of dogs. Although I am not sure, I think that she has lost some weight since bringing her home. She was only 1.14lbs upon bringing her home when she was nine weeks! My other kitten I had found on the city streets and I was informed that she was by herself for days, and she still weighed more at nine weeks and was much more interested in food (three cans of Royal Canin per day!). What can I do for the little darling! I have no clue and I'm worried for her!
