Hi everyone,
I recently adopted a 11-week old white kitten (a Persian Maine Coon mix) about a week ago from someone. With the previous owner, she was living with 4 other cats; 1 of which was her mom. She's never been to the vet before for any check-up/vaccination/treatment.
On her first day, she was pretty active, playing with toys and exploring her new environment (jumping on beds, sofas, racks etc). She's very shy/not interested with human contact, sometimes wriggling out when being pet. She's not very affectionate, doesn't respond or come to us at all -- which is understandable as she's new to us.
Then, I brought her to a vet for health check on her 2nd day. She was FELV and FIV negative. However, she was infected with earmites and the vet gave her a treatment by using Advocate on the back of her neck and using eardrops. And that's when her behaviour instantly changed. She became disinterested in any toys, humans, treats and sleeps the whole day. She still roams around the house but only to find sleeping spots. She eats very little (I feed her a mix of wet and dry), if any, and barely drinks as well. She still poops and pees normally in the litter and her gums are light pink. Her ears are getting better as well but she's still very lethargic; too disinterested for a 11-week old kitten. Yesterday night, she pukes white foam but could that be due to me giving her a different wet food (from chicken to tuna).
Has anyone ever experienced this situation before? I'm worried sick but at the same time, I'm not sure if it's required to rush straight to the vet or if she's just feeling down from the earmites infection, or if she misses her family, or if she's sick. I'm due for a follow-up check-up for her vaccination in 2 weeks time.
I recently adopted a 11-week old white kitten (a Persian Maine Coon mix) about a week ago from someone. With the previous owner, she was living with 4 other cats; 1 of which was her mom. She's never been to the vet before for any check-up/vaccination/treatment.
On her first day, she was pretty active, playing with toys and exploring her new environment (jumping on beds, sofas, racks etc). She's very shy/not interested with human contact, sometimes wriggling out when being pet. She's not very affectionate, doesn't respond or come to us at all -- which is understandable as she's new to us.
Then, I brought her to a vet for health check on her 2nd day. She was FELV and FIV negative. However, she was infected with earmites and the vet gave her a treatment by using Advocate on the back of her neck and using eardrops. And that's when her behaviour instantly changed. She became disinterested in any toys, humans, treats and sleeps the whole day. She still roams around the house but only to find sleeping spots. She eats very little (I feed her a mix of wet and dry), if any, and barely drinks as well. She still poops and pees normally in the litter and her gums are light pink. Her ears are getting better as well but she's still very lethargic; too disinterested for a 11-week old kitten. Yesterday night, she pukes white foam but could that be due to me giving her a different wet food (from chicken to tuna).
Has anyone ever experienced this situation before? I'm worried sick but at the same time, I'm not sure if it's required to rush straight to the vet or if she's just feeling down from the earmites infection, or if she misses her family, or if she's sick. I'm due for a follow-up check-up for her vaccination in 2 weeks time.
Give her a hug from me and my girl, Ruby. 
