I just brought home my kittens a few hours ago and I am already worried about them.
We let them out of the carrier into the bedroom and they immediately hid under the dresser (which is basically the only place to hide in the room). We waited patiently and eventually they began to explore. While they were exploring, we noticed that the little boy was sneezing a little. I thought maybe he had a bit of dust or carpet fiber in his nose.
As the evening went on, though, he has been sneezing more and I have noticed that his eyes are a bit red around the edges, and his right eye is a little bit swollen. There is just a tiny bit of crusty eye booger next to his right eye, and they seem a bit more damp than they ought to be. He was sniffing various parts of the room a lot (which I expected) and now when he breathes, he makes little somewhat wheezy sounds.
I am worried!
When she breathes, even when she is sleeping, she breathes very, very quickly - about 60 breaths per minute. It makes her whole little head shake along with her breath. I am worried about this too.
We have laid out dry food and water (the food that the breeder was feeding them) and they have used the litterbox, but only to urinate. We have seen both of them drink.
We played with them both with Da Bird for a while (which they loved, although they still run away from us when we try to touch them) and afterwords offered them some wet food. Bamf (the boy) mowed down quite a lot of it, but she wouldn't touch it. A little bit ago, she ate a few of the kibbles.
So there is my situation so far. There are a few vets in town that are open on Saturdays. Should I see if I can get them in tomorrow? I know that if they are sick, they are guaranteed free of disease at the time of sale, and since symptoms started showing up right away, the breeder would probably be liable. But they seemed fine at the breeder's home!
I thought maybe they were allergic to something, maybe a cleaning agent? But Bamf's symptoms seem like a mild URI.
I DON'T KNOW! I just want them to be happy and healthy.
Thanks.
We let them out of the carrier into the bedroom and they immediately hid under the dresser (which is basically the only place to hide in the room). We waited patiently and eventually they began to explore. While they were exploring, we noticed that the little boy was sneezing a little. I thought maybe he had a bit of dust or carpet fiber in his nose.
As the evening went on, though, he has been sneezing more and I have noticed that his eyes are a bit red around the edges, and his right eye is a little bit swollen. There is just a tiny bit of crusty eye booger next to his right eye, and they seem a bit more damp than they ought to be. He was sniffing various parts of the room a lot (which I expected) and now when he breathes, he makes little somewhat wheezy sounds.
When she breathes, even when she is sleeping, she breathes very, very quickly - about 60 breaths per minute. It makes her whole little head shake along with her breath. I am worried about this too.
We have laid out dry food and water (the food that the breeder was feeding them) and they have used the litterbox, but only to urinate. We have seen both of them drink.
We played with them both with Da Bird for a while (which they loved, although they still run away from us when we try to touch them) and afterwords offered them some wet food. Bamf (the boy) mowed down quite a lot of it, but she wouldn't touch it. A little bit ago, she ate a few of the kibbles.
So there is my situation so far. There are a few vets in town that are open on Saturdays. Should I see if I can get them in tomorrow? I know that if they are sick, they are guaranteed free of disease at the time of sale, and since symptoms started showing up right away, the breeder would probably be liable. But they seemed fine at the breeder's home!
I thought maybe they were allergic to something, maybe a cleaning agent? But Bamf's symptoms seem like a mild URI.
I DON'T KNOW! I just want them to be happy and healthy.