Kitten Is Not Playing

[SmillaBille]

Hi all! Would you share your experience? so the kitten (about 10 weeks old) I am (hopefully soon) will bring home from the foster family seems to be a rather calm kitten. FF say, she is cuddly, likes to sleep, plays just a bit. Isn't it strange? I was under impression that kittens, if healthy, are generally full of energy. It seems unlike a kitten of 2 month to be calm and quite. What do you think? Oh, and maybe the history is important - she was found on the street 3 weeks ago, starving, underweight, worms. She had a prolapsed anus, which seemed to resolve on it's own when after 2 treatments the worms were gone. She has not had other health issues as far as I know, just, the quite behaviour... I visited her once, when I took her in my arms, she started purring, I think, it's a good sign But what about what seems to be the low energy?

 

[Furballsmom]

she was found on the street 3 weeks ago, starving, underweight,.

She hasn't recovered yet. Give her time, love, safety, and all the good wet food along with a little dry food that she can eat (a growing baby cat needs this anyway, 4-5 small meals of wet food a day, free feed kibble ) and you should begin to see her personality, and energy, emerge.

 

[SmillaBille]

Thanks, Furballsmom She has been living in a foster family for 3 weeks now, among other cats, also kittens, and has been well for the past week. Well, she will probably be stressed when she will move in with us (and we have 2 young adult cats, whom we still have to introduce to her), let's hope, that she will become more active.. my worry is that she might have some kind of medical condition, I don't want to miss anything.

 

[Furballsmom]

Be absolutely sure that your feline teenagers don't use her as a toy. She's not big enough or strong enough yet for rough handling or rough play.

Do you have your own vet? You could have them check her over

 

[SmillaBille]

I will do my best with the introduction.
Yes, I have my own vet, but I will be able to do the check only when the kitten is already with me, so I have to wait for now...

 

[Furballsmom]

Let us know how things go with yourself and your new sweetie

 

[SmillaBille]

I just got news from the shelter that the kitten has started vomiting... twice already this evening. Now I am very worried that she might have contracted parvovirus...

 

[Furballsmom]

Oh no! Hang in there!!

 

[SmillaBille]

just a small update - after 3 weeks of being in the shelter, the kitten died tonight... I am heartbroken

 

[Furballsmom]

Oh gosh I'm so sorry!!
RIP sweetheart, you are missed

 

[jen]

Poor baby, do they know what happened? Was she not vaccinated? Was she around any other cats at all? I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[SmillaBille]

Poor baby, do they know what happened? Was she not vaccinated? Was she around any other cats at all? I am so sorry for your loss.

she was in a shelter/foster family, yes, around other cats and kittens. As far as I was informed and saw from pictures, she was not in quarantine.. they also do not know, what happened. I have to say, the care is not very good here in Belgium. No, she was not vaccinated, she was underweight.

 

[Furballsmom]

 

[jen]

Poor thing. I am sorry, I didn't know care was so poor in Belgium. Thank you for trying to adopt her. Hopefully another one comes along into your life soon.

 

[Uncled]

How sad, so sorry for your loss.

 

[SmillaBille]

We adopted another kitten. Luckily, she seems healthy.

 

[Furballsmom]

Well, THERE went my heart