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Recently I adopted two kittens, a boy and a girl, approximately 7 weeks old. The woman who rescued them was trying desperately to find them homes, because about twenty more were due to be euthanized at the local pound that day, and she'd run out of space. (I honestly hate living in Oklahoma).
Anyway, the girl is doing well, but the boy has kind of trailed off on eating over the past few days. No matter what I put down (dry kitten chow, wet kitten food, wet food with KMR, straight chicken, the stinkiest can of Fancy Feast you can imagine) he'll act interested, eat maybe a bite or two, but then stop. He seems to prefer dry food, for what it's worth. His water intake seems all right, though.
He doesn't look sick (no runny nose or crusty eyes, in fact his eyes are quite bright and alert), but he's not thriving, and he's thin. He sleeps a lot, too, much more than his sister. He doesn't play much, but he loves to cuddle, and purrs quite a bit.
I'm going to Walmart later today and see if I can find some Nutri-cal since I've heard good things about it here, but other than that, I'm kind of at a loss. I've lost kittens before, and I don't think I can take it with this guy. He's the sweetest thing in the world, and the thought of losing him is just sickening. =/
Anyway, the girl is doing well, but the boy has kind of trailed off on eating over the past few days. No matter what I put down (dry kitten chow, wet kitten food, wet food with KMR, straight chicken, the stinkiest can of Fancy Feast you can imagine) he'll act interested, eat maybe a bite or two, but then stop. He seems to prefer dry food, for what it's worth. His water intake seems all right, though.
He doesn't look sick (no runny nose or crusty eyes, in fact his eyes are quite bright and alert), but he's not thriving, and he's thin. He sleeps a lot, too, much more than his sister. He doesn't play much, but he loves to cuddle, and purrs quite a bit.
I'm going to Walmart later today and see if I can find some Nutri-cal since I've heard good things about it here, but other than that, I'm kind of at a loss. I've lost kittens before, and I don't think I can take it with this guy. He's the sweetest thing in the world, and the thought of losing him is just sickening. =/