OK first for a little background. My friend is a vet tech and last Friday the principal at her kid's school handed her this kitten who wandered onto the campus and basically said "Here, you're a vet tech, can you take this kitten?" My friend took him into work and ran tests for FeLV and FIV, and they came out negative. She took the kitten home, figuring she'd give it a couple of days to find a home for it before taking it to the pound. Well, they have two big dogs, and I guess they were curious about the new thing in the house and cornered the poor little guy. The cat scratched, the dogs reacted and now kitty has a nice owie on his nose/upper lip area.
Anyway, I talked my boyfriend into letting me have the cat, and we got him last night. He's the sweetest thing, always purring, but he seems too calm for a kitten of (I'm guessing) 4-6 months. He eats and drinks, he's urinated once since about 8PM last night that I can tell (no poo yet), I've even seen him clean himself a little (his coat is nice and soft and clean), but he spends just about all of his time up on the bed sleeping. I've tried to get him to play with the strings of my sweatshirt, and he taps at them a bit, but he's not very interested. He's not into exploring, he doesn't seem very curious about his surroundings, which just doesn't seem normal.
He's a bit on the thin side, last night he was a little dehydrated (I pulled his skin up and watched it go down), but today he's not, his eyes are clear, no worms, fleas, or mites, his coat is soft, shiny, and clean, and he meows a bit in response to things (albeit a very soft meow).
I've read up on the kitty diseases and it seems they all list loss of appetite/thirst as a major symptom and this cat eats and drinks. Any ideas? Could he be sick and I'm just missing something? Is he just traumatized by the last few days' events? Or could he just be this laid-back and operate at a lower energy level than most kittens?
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated as I am quite worried about the little guy.
Anyway, I talked my boyfriend into letting me have the cat, and we got him last night. He's the sweetest thing, always purring, but he seems too calm for a kitten of (I'm guessing) 4-6 months. He eats and drinks, he's urinated once since about 8PM last night that I can tell (no poo yet), I've even seen him clean himself a little (his coat is nice and soft and clean), but he spends just about all of his time up on the bed sleeping. I've tried to get him to play with the strings of my sweatshirt, and he taps at them a bit, but he's not very interested. He's not into exploring, he doesn't seem very curious about his surroundings, which just doesn't seem normal.
He's a bit on the thin side, last night he was a little dehydrated (I pulled his skin up and watched it go down), but today he's not, his eyes are clear, no worms, fleas, or mites, his coat is soft, shiny, and clean, and he meows a bit in response to things (albeit a very soft meow).
I've read up on the kitty diseases and it seems they all list loss of appetite/thirst as a major symptom and this cat eats and drinks. Any ideas? Could he be sick and I'm just missing something? Is he just traumatized by the last few days' events? Or could he just be this laid-back and operate at a lower energy level than most kittens?
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated as I am quite worried about the little guy.
