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Hello.
I'm afraid this might be pretty long. I want to get all the facts out there and get some sound advice.
I should start off by saying that I've already emailed my local veterinarian, but he's not open until 8:00 and hasn't responded yet.
In the meantime, I guess I need someone to tell me whether this sounds like a sick kitten or a very paranoid worrywart human being.
My kitten will be 16 weeks old on Tuesday. This happened between 10-10:30 last night, and its 6:30 my time now.
I had some wipes that I had poured with disinfectant cleaner called Pine Fresh. She got her paws and tail into the wipes and got them wet (not soaked, although part of her tail was wet and the stuff was lathering).
She walked around on her paws for a while, went into the litterbox, etc., so some of it must have gotten off first. But then she thoroughly licked her paws (probably her tail too, but I'm not sure).
Pine Fresh is all natural, green, doesn't contain any bleach, but I still don't think it's necessarily safe for her to ingest, and now I'm worried.
She was smacking her lips last night and this morning. She drank a lot of water last night and then went to her usual place where she sleeps at night.
This morning she's been sleeping a lot, but she does sleep kind of a lot, especially when it's cold in the house, and also she didn't sleep well last night, probably because I in the spirit of paranoia kept waking up and feeling her to see if she was breathing. She's still smacking her lips now and then.
She generally wakes up when my alarm rings at 4.00 am, leaves her bed and goes back to sleep curled up on my chest. She did that this morning too, so that was normal.
I moved her after a little while and she stayed asleep for a while. She woke up about 5.30 am and I shook her food jar (she usually comes running when she hears it, though not always) and she perked up, head and ears up, eyes awake and noticing me. But she didn't get up until I took out some of her toys.
She jumped off my bed and played for a couple of minutes until I put down the toy.
When I showed her her food, she seemed interested, but simply sniffed it, smacked her lips, and walked away. She did eat more of her dinner than usual last night, so maybe she's just not hungry yet.
Then she sat on the rug in various places for a couple minutes. I'm not sure if this is lethargy, as she'll sometimes just sit and seem slower if she's cold, sleepy, bored or simply observing, and it's chilly today.
When I sat down, she jumped onto my lap and went back to sleep and has been here ever since.
The things that concern me most are her not eating and the lip-smacking, which I heard can indicate stomach upset.
She hasn't groomed herself or used the litterbox this morning, but it's quite early and she doesn't seem to have a schedule for those things yet.
I know cats will try to hide the fact that they are ill, but she hasn't thrown up, hasn't been seeking out hiding places, isn't sleeping in a huddled position, or been scratching or biting when I feel or press on her stomach.
She's been curled up comfortably, changing position now and then, and stretching out on her back. Basically sleeping normally. She woke up attentively when somebody walked loudly past my room and then went back to sleep, woke up again when somebody made a loud noise outside the door.
She's also been purring up a storm. I heard cats will purr to comfort themselves when ill, but this kitten constantly purrs as a rule. Basically, when she sees me, she's rubbing against me and purring, and she's a motor whenever she's petted or snuggled. So the fact that she's purring alone, in this particular cat, wouldn't indicate much.
My mother suggested getting some activated charcoal inside of her to absorb the cleaner. I'm going to keep an eye on her at least until the vet is open. Am I being paranoid, or is there something else I can do? If she was acting this way and had not ingested the stuff, I would have attributed it to the cold and the lack of sleep last night. But as things are... any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm so sorry for the long message. Thank you.
I'm afraid this might be pretty long. I want to get all the facts out there and get some sound advice.
I should start off by saying that I've already emailed my local veterinarian, but he's not open until 8:00 and hasn't responded yet.
In the meantime, I guess I need someone to tell me whether this sounds like a sick kitten or a very paranoid worrywart human being.
My kitten will be 16 weeks old on Tuesday. This happened between 10-10:30 last night, and its 6:30 my time now.
I had some wipes that I had poured with disinfectant cleaner called Pine Fresh. She got her paws and tail into the wipes and got them wet (not soaked, although part of her tail was wet and the stuff was lathering).
She walked around on her paws for a while, went into the litterbox, etc., so some of it must have gotten off first. But then she thoroughly licked her paws (probably her tail too, but I'm not sure).
Pine Fresh is all natural, green, doesn't contain any bleach, but I still don't think it's necessarily safe for her to ingest, and now I'm worried.
She was smacking her lips last night and this morning. She drank a lot of water last night and then went to her usual place where she sleeps at night.
This morning she's been sleeping a lot, but she does sleep kind of a lot, especially when it's cold in the house, and also she didn't sleep well last night, probably because I in the spirit of paranoia kept waking up and feeling her to see if she was breathing. She's still smacking her lips now and then.
She generally wakes up when my alarm rings at 4.00 am, leaves her bed and goes back to sleep curled up on my chest. She did that this morning too, so that was normal.
I moved her after a little while and she stayed asleep for a while. She woke up about 5.30 am and I shook her food jar (she usually comes running when she hears it, though not always) and she perked up, head and ears up, eyes awake and noticing me. But she didn't get up until I took out some of her toys.
She jumped off my bed and played for a couple of minutes until I put down the toy.
When I showed her her food, she seemed interested, but simply sniffed it, smacked her lips, and walked away. She did eat more of her dinner than usual last night, so maybe she's just not hungry yet.
Then she sat on the rug in various places for a couple minutes. I'm not sure if this is lethargy, as she'll sometimes just sit and seem slower if she's cold, sleepy, bored or simply observing, and it's chilly today.
When I sat down, she jumped onto my lap and went back to sleep and has been here ever since.
The things that concern me most are her not eating and the lip-smacking, which I heard can indicate stomach upset.
She hasn't groomed herself or used the litterbox this morning, but it's quite early and she doesn't seem to have a schedule for those things yet.
I know cats will try to hide the fact that they are ill, but she hasn't thrown up, hasn't been seeking out hiding places, isn't sleeping in a huddled position, or been scratching or biting when I feel or press on her stomach.
She's been curled up comfortably, changing position now and then, and stretching out on her back. Basically sleeping normally. She woke up attentively when somebody walked loudly past my room and then went back to sleep, woke up again when somebody made a loud noise outside the door.
She's also been purring up a storm. I heard cats will purr to comfort themselves when ill, but this kitten constantly purrs as a rule. Basically, when she sees me, she's rubbing against me and purring, and she's a motor whenever she's petted or snuggled. So the fact that she's purring alone, in this particular cat, wouldn't indicate much.
My mother suggested getting some activated charcoal inside of her to absorb the cleaner. I'm going to keep an eye on her at least until the vet is open. Am I being paranoid, or is there something else I can do? If she was acting this way and had not ingested the stuff, I would have attributed it to the cold and the lack of sleep last night. But as things are... any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm so sorry for the long message. Thank you.
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