I have an informal rescue service. I try to rehome all the neighborhood strays, or at least put out food and water for the feral cat in the area. One of my rescues was a very pregnant queen.
The pregnancy went well, and her amazing litter of 6 kittens are now 9 weeks old. They were all active, energetic, eating well and seemingly healthy until a few days ago. I went to a ren fair and when I came home later the same day, one little kitten was limping. I discovered the problem was a torn claw, and after some styptic she seemed fine. It's been almost a week now, and she's no longer limping, but she sleeps all the time. The others rampage through the house, pouncing and clawing just as this one used to, but she just lays there and watches the others. And atop it all, her back feet tremble when she starts to sleep, especially if she lays on her back. She has become so quiet, but I don't think this is just a case of a personality change.
I'm worried that something happened to make her ill when I went to the fair. None of my housplants are toxic, I don't use pesticides, and my home is baby-proofed, so I don't know what she could have gotten into. Can anyone tell me if this is something I should be worried about, and what I can try to rule out before taking her to a vet? SHould I take her off the adoption list, or just add a caveat stating that she may need vet care? Any help would be great!
The pregnancy went well, and her amazing litter of 6 kittens are now 9 weeks old. They were all active, energetic, eating well and seemingly healthy until a few days ago. I went to a ren fair and when I came home later the same day, one little kitten was limping. I discovered the problem was a torn claw, and after some styptic she seemed fine. It's been almost a week now, and she's no longer limping, but she sleeps all the time. The others rampage through the house, pouncing and clawing just as this one used to, but she just lays there and watches the others. And atop it all, her back feet tremble when she starts to sleep, especially if she lays on her back. She has become so quiet, but I don't think this is just a case of a personality change.
I'm worried that something happened to make her ill when I went to the fair. None of my housplants are toxic, I don't use pesticides, and my home is baby-proofed, so I don't know what she could have gotten into. Can anyone tell me if this is something I should be worried about, and what I can try to rule out before taking her to a vet? SHould I take her off the adoption list, or just add a caveat stating that she may need vet care? Any help would be great!