Hi, there! I just adopted a kitten from one of our neighbors - he just turned 6 weeks this week - and I had a question or two about him.
My parents have a cat - I'm married now and live away from them - and so I've been around an adult cat for most of my life. He was three when he adopted us. But this kitten stuff is so new and I'm so worried that I'll scar him for life...
When I brought him home yesterday, he hissed at everything he didn't like. He growled at our dog and seemed to be overwhelmed - which I'm sure he was! I decided just to let him explore and kind of left him alone for a while. Eventually, when I got ready to go to bed, he cried and cried. I picked him up and put him on the bed to sleep...but he burrowed down under the covers and wedged himself between my feet. I was so scared I was going to crush him accidentally in the night, I barely slept! LOL
Now, he cries if I'm not in the same room with him. He hasn't used the litter box at all, although I know he did use it with the momma cat's house. He hasn't eaten very much either.
Is he just overwhelmed and scared?
Mandylynn
(Overprotective Parent of Liam)
My parents have a cat - I'm married now and live away from them - and so I've been around an adult cat for most of my life. He was three when he adopted us. But this kitten stuff is so new and I'm so worried that I'll scar him for life...
When I brought him home yesterday, he hissed at everything he didn't like. He growled at our dog and seemed to be overwhelmed - which I'm sure he was! I decided just to let him explore and kind of left him alone for a while. Eventually, when I got ready to go to bed, he cried and cried. I picked him up and put him on the bed to sleep...but he burrowed down under the covers and wedged himself between my feet. I was so scared I was going to crush him accidentally in the night, I barely slept! LOL
Now, he cries if I'm not in the same room with him. He hasn't used the litter box at all, although I know he did use it with the momma cat's house. He hasn't eaten very much either.
Is he just overwhelmed and scared?
Mandylynn
(Overprotective Parent of Liam)