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Hello all,
I got a pair of sibling kittens on 21st Dec. They were a day off being 9 weeks old.
The girl cat who is much smaller has settled in wonderfully and is very sweet. She's come out of her shell entirely and the only problem she ever had to start with was not eating enough but she eats as much as her brother now.
The boy cat who's a good 300/400g bigger than her has been been a lot more anxious from the start. He had an accident in the car on the way home. Since then 3 poo accidents and 5 wee accidents. I took them for a vet check the day after because he had 3 weeing accidents in the first night despite knowing where the litter tray was, so I was worried about a potential UTI. The vet said his bladder was very full and it was likely he had stressed induced cystitis. He wouldn't let them express his bladder but eventually relieved himself in the corner. She said his urine was clear and that I should incorporate more water into his diet if he's not drinking that much. I also started them on worm meds that night for a total of 3 days. His behaviour has not improved and he's been quite rough when playing with his sister. She's totally fine with it but a lot of times, he's the one who walks away with flatten ears and a fluffy tail. Even when she leaves him alone, he will continue to chase and wrestle her. I know kittens are prone to play and play fighting but I'm not sure if this is contributing to his behaviour problems. He keeps having these accidents, I'm not sure what to do
Here are some of the things I've tried:
Washing and cleaning with vinegar, vinegar and bicarb and enzymic detergent.
Extra litter trays (2 in a small bedroom)
Confining to a small room with lots of toys and comfy bedding
Feliway plug in
Putting on the litter tray when showing signs of digging
I let them out of the small room on the first night since they were desperate to explore and both fell asleep comfortably on my bed until he woke up and had 3 accidents on my bed within a short time frame. Since then they have been back in their nursery and I check in on them regularly, play with them and feed them 3 times day.
Please help. I'm really at the end of my tether.
I got a pair of sibling kittens on 21st Dec. They were a day off being 9 weeks old.
The girl cat who is much smaller has settled in wonderfully and is very sweet. She's come out of her shell entirely and the only problem she ever had to start with was not eating enough but she eats as much as her brother now.
The boy cat who's a good 300/400g bigger than her has been been a lot more anxious from the start. He had an accident in the car on the way home. Since then 3 poo accidents and 5 wee accidents. I took them for a vet check the day after because he had 3 weeing accidents in the first night despite knowing where the litter tray was, so I was worried about a potential UTI. The vet said his bladder was very full and it was likely he had stressed induced cystitis. He wouldn't let them express his bladder but eventually relieved himself in the corner. She said his urine was clear and that I should incorporate more water into his diet if he's not drinking that much. I also started them on worm meds that night for a total of 3 days. His behaviour has not improved and he's been quite rough when playing with his sister. She's totally fine with it but a lot of times, he's the one who walks away with flatten ears and a fluffy tail. Even when she leaves him alone, he will continue to chase and wrestle her. I know kittens are prone to play and play fighting but I'm not sure if this is contributing to his behaviour problems. He keeps having these accidents, I'm not sure what to do
Here are some of the things I've tried:
Washing and cleaning with vinegar, vinegar and bicarb and enzymic detergent.
Extra litter trays (2 in a small bedroom)
Confining to a small room with lots of toys and comfy bedding
Feliway plug in
Putting on the litter tray when showing signs of digging
I let them out of the small room on the first night since they were desperate to explore and both fell asleep comfortably on my bed until he woke up and had 3 accidents on my bed within a short time frame. Since then they have been back in their nursery and I check in on them regularly, play with them and feed them 3 times day.
Please help. I'm really at the end of my tether.
