Yesterday, I saw a post on the NextDoor app about someone giving away two "free kittens" who would otherwise be "released elsewhere." I picked them up about a couple hours later, and they are absolutely adorable, even though they're scared. They've lived outside for the first four months of their lives, but the guy taking care of them kept them well-fed. His father eventually put his foot down and said that he needed them gone. Note: they're trying to trap the mother, but they haven't seen her in a week.
The kittens have fleas, and they haven't been vaccinated, so I'm keeping them in my bathroom (bathtub as home base). My sister and I are looking for longer-term solutions for them, but they'll be with us for a few days. (My sister works at a veterinary hospital, and I have connections at local rescue organizations.) I bathed and flea-combed them both yesterday and will be applying age-appropriate flea meds this evening. They use the litter box perfectly!
My two resident cats (about 1.5 years old) are curious about who's in the bathroom, but last night, I woke up to my girl Athena throwing up her entire dinner all over the apartment. I'm assuming this is anxiety about the "intruders," since it had only been about 8 hours since the kittens had arrived. My two haven't actually seen the kittens -- they have been treated with their usual flea, tick, mosquito preventative (and are indoor cats) and are up-to-date on vaccinations, but I'm obviously being as cautious as possible.
Has anyone else had a cat react like this (vomiting)?
Here are the two babies:
And my two residents:
The kittens have fleas, and they haven't been vaccinated, so I'm keeping them in my bathroom (bathtub as home base). My sister and I are looking for longer-term solutions for them, but they'll be with us for a few days. (My sister works at a veterinary hospital, and I have connections at local rescue organizations.) I bathed and flea-combed them both yesterday and will be applying age-appropriate flea meds this evening. They use the litter box perfectly!
My two resident cats (about 1.5 years old) are curious about who's in the bathroom, but last night, I woke up to my girl Athena throwing up her entire dinner all over the apartment. I'm assuming this is anxiety about the "intruders," since it had only been about 8 hours since the kittens had arrived. My two haven't actually seen the kittens -- they have been treated with their usual flea, tick, mosquito preventative (and are indoor cats) and are up-to-date on vaccinations, but I'm obviously being as cautious as possible.
Has anyone else had a cat react like this (vomiting)?
Here are the two babies:
And my two residents: