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Hello! I'll try to make this as short as I possibly can. When I first got my love 4 years ago, this site was a godsend in helping my kitten adjust to her new home. I'm hoping I can get some advice (or reassurance) now that we have a new baby.
A week ago we adopted a new kitten; confined her to a space with her own food, drink and box. We've slowly introduced her to our 4 year old resident cat over the course of the past week. There has been little aggression - some hissing, some avoidance, but otherwise it's gone as expected. We keep the kitten in her room other than for supervised visits in the evening. The kitten has adjusted well, is eating, using litterbox, etc. however our resident cat over the course of the past few days has gone downhill.
About 3 days ago (3 days into the kitten introduction) our 4 year old starting vomitting. Usually yellow liquid, sometimes with bits of food. Outside of her vomitting spells, she seems fine. She's still using the box (no diarreah), eating and drinking (though smaller amounts), and still is alert and playful - as long as the kitten isn't around.
I know this behavior could be considered "normal" due to stress, but my heart is breaking for her. I'm keeping an eye out for lethargy, but our 4 year old is pretty slow and lazy by nature, so its hard to tell. I did go on and make a vet appointment for tomorrow morning, but I'm worried the vet trip will cause additional stress and hurt her even worse in the long run.
Currently, she's vommitting 3-4 times a day. She has interest in food (still comes running when I go to serve) but then walks away. She'll eventually go back to it for a small amount, but usually then gets sick shortly thereafter.
I don't want to get rid of the kitten, but our resident cat is my whole heart and my first priority. All i've read are nightmares of cats that have stressed themselves into system failure; and I just don't think I could ever forgive myself if something happened to her. I haven't found any stories of resident cats who've expressed these symptoms and then recovered; and that scares me to death! Any thoughts, advice or comments are so appretiated!
A week ago we adopted a new kitten; confined her to a space with her own food, drink and box. We've slowly introduced her to our 4 year old resident cat over the course of the past week. There has been little aggression - some hissing, some avoidance, but otherwise it's gone as expected. We keep the kitten in her room other than for supervised visits in the evening. The kitten has adjusted well, is eating, using litterbox, etc. however our resident cat over the course of the past few days has gone downhill.
About 3 days ago (3 days into the kitten introduction) our 4 year old starting vomitting. Usually yellow liquid, sometimes with bits of food. Outside of her vomitting spells, she seems fine. She's still using the box (no diarreah), eating and drinking (though smaller amounts), and still is alert and playful - as long as the kitten isn't around.
I know this behavior could be considered "normal" due to stress, but my heart is breaking for her. I'm keeping an eye out for lethargy, but our 4 year old is pretty slow and lazy by nature, so its hard to tell. I did go on and make a vet appointment for tomorrow morning, but I'm worried the vet trip will cause additional stress and hurt her even worse in the long run.
Currently, she's vommitting 3-4 times a day. She has interest in food (still comes running when I go to serve) but then walks away. She'll eventually go back to it for a small amount, but usually then gets sick shortly thereafter.
I don't want to get rid of the kitten, but our resident cat is my whole heart and my first priority. All i've read are nightmares of cats that have stressed themselves into system failure; and I just don't think I could ever forgive myself if something happened to her. I haven't found any stories of resident cats who've expressed these symptoms and then recovered; and that scares me to death! Any thoughts, advice or comments are so appretiated!