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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2005New kitten
Yesterday I got a 7 week old female kitten everything seems fine, she's eating and drinking and pee'ing. The thing that has me a bit worried is she hasen't "pooped" yet I've had to switch the food she was eating to a kitten formula geared toward her age group as she was eating her mother's adult cat food before. Should I be worried or just give her a day or two. She's been here 24 hours now. > Yesterday I got a 7 week old female kitten everything seems fine, she's > eating and drinking and pee'ing. The thing that has me a bit worried is > she hasen't "pooped" yet I've had to switch the food she was eating to > a kitten formula geared toward her age group as she was eating her > mother's adult cat food before. Should I be worried or just give her a > day or two. She's been here 24 hours now. Seven weeks is really too young for her to be away from her Mom so you are right to keep a close eye on her. She may not have been taught everything she needs to know. You may want to do a Google search on raising young kittens. I think I'd give her another day. Hell, I have trouble pooping when I am in a strange place the first day! Congrats on your kitten--we want pics. I know 7 weeks is too young, and I had really wanted to get her at around 8 or 9, but due to tragic circumstances regarding her mother being mauled by a dog I've had to step in sooner than I'd have liked to. She seems to know what her litter box is all about, and you're right about the being in a strange place, that and the change in food prolly has something to do with it. I'll give her another 2 days before I panic and call the vet. She's got an appointment in 2 weeks for her first round of shots but if I have to get her in sooner I will. Thanks for your advice :o) > I know 7 weeks is too young, and I had really wanted to get her at > around 8 or 9, but due to tragic circumstances regarding her mother > being mauled by a dog I've had to step in sooner than I'd have liked > to. Bless you. I'm so sorry this happened. How many other kittens are there? >She seems to know what her litter box is all about, and you're > right about the being in a strange place, that and the change in food > prolly has something to do with it. I'll give her another 2 days before > I panic and call the vet. She's got an appointment in 2 weeks for her > first round of shots but if I have to get her in sooner I will. > Thanks for your advice :o) I'm envious as I have never raised a kitten, always having adopted adults. You did a really nice thing. We'd love to see some photos of the little girl if you have a link to a site to post, or if you post some to alt.binaries.pictures.animals. What color is she and what is her name? Was her mother a stray? > Yesterday I got a 7 week old female kitten everything seems fine, she's > eating and drinking and pee'ing. The thing that has me a bit worried is > she hasen't "pooped" yet I've had to switch the food she was eating to > a kitten formula geared toward her age group as she was eating her > mother's adult cat food before. Should I be worried or just give her a > day or two. She's been here 24 hours now. Give her a day or two. Otoh, if you begin to feel at all worried, don't be afraid to call the vet ot make an appt. for her, just to be on the safe side. Even if it merely serves to reassure yourself about your kitten. :-) Cathy >Yesterday I got a 7 week old female kitten everything seems fine, she's >eating and drinking and pee'ing. The thing that has me a bit worried is >she hasen't "pooped" yet I've had to switch the food she was eating to >a kitten formula geared toward her age group as she was eating her >mother's adult cat food before. Should I be worried or just give her a >day or two. She's been here 24 hours now. Just feed her kitten food. I went though the same thing with a kitten ( Cinder) even YOUNGER back in September 2004. She'll poop soon. IMPORTANT: make sure she always has fresh water, in a small container. If you give her a large container or dish of water she could drown in it at that age, or so I was told by the local Humane Society. >Yesterday I got a 7 week old female kitten everything seems fine, she's >eating and drinking and pee'ing. The thing that has me a bit worried is >she hasen't "pooped" yet I've had to switch the food she was eating to >a kitten formula geared toward her age group as she was eating her >mother's adult cat food before. Should I be worried or just give her a >day or two. She's been here 24 hours now. What type of food are you feeding her? You may want to try a canned food. My kitten was having problems with the dry food making him get bloated and constipated. Conga-rats on the kitten! Justin >Yesterday I got a 7 week old female kitten everything seems fine, she's >eating and drinking and pee'ing. The thing that has me a bit worried is >she hasen't "pooped" yet I've had to switch the food she was eating to >a kitten formula geared toward her age group as she was eating her >mother's adult cat food before. Should I be worried or just give her a >day or two. She's been here 24 hours now. One more thing. I fed my kitten Mamalac, a kitten milk substitute at that age, then mixed the Mamalac with wet kitten food, then switched to wet kitten food. The milk substitute is a good idea. Give her kitten food too. What's her name? This morning at 8:26 she pooped in her litter box with no help from me, I was making coffee and heard her in there, looked down and TA DA! Looks like a normal healthy bowl movement. I'm thrilled! Her name is Pandora and if I could figure out how to post a pic in here I would lol. alt.binaries.pictures.animals. Otherwise, get a free Yahoo account and post there! Would love to see her! > This morning at 8:26 she pooped in her litter box with no help from me, > I was making coffee and heard her in there, looked down and TA DA! > Looks like a normal healthy bowl movement. I'm thrilled! Her name is > Pandora and if I could figure out how to post a pic in here I would lol. > This morning at 8:26 she pooped in her litter box with no help from me, > I was making coffee and heard her in there, looked down and TA DA! > Looks like a normal healthy bowl movement. I'm thrilled! Her name is > Pandora and if I could figure out how to post a pic in here I would lol. I like alt.binaries.pictures.animals because you don't have to be a member to view photos there. Create a message just as you do on this newsgroup, then look for the icon where you can attach a photo. Be sure to post a message here telling us that the photo has been sent. MaryL I have been feeding her Nutrience Transition Kitten-step one and their canned kitten food mixed in. Both food and water are small shallow dishes made just for kittens lol and her litter pan is also small and shallow so she can get in and out with no trouble. When she gets bigger I'll upgrade her to a larger size box (Pandora and her boxes) Heres a link to her picture hope this works... http://img220.exs.cx/img220/6336/picture1093qh.jpg > I have been feeding her Nutrience Transition Kitten-step one and their > canned kitten food mixed in. Both food and water are small shallow [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Heres a link to her picture hope this works... > http://img220.exs.cx/img220/6336/picture1093qh.jpg So sweet . . .  Signaturehttp://www.slywy.com/ Update on the mother cat and other kittens; Mom didn't die in the attack but however was injured enough to have a 2 day stay at the vets. She has about 15 stiches in 3 different places and is VERY sore. What happened was somebody opened the back door she ran out and right into the jaws of the dog that lives next door. The dog snatched her up and shook her! >From what I was told the other kittens are eating on their own and useing mom's litter box so I think they'll be just fine. Pan is one of 4 kittens and the first to do anything. I call her the Alpha kitten. She was born in a litter box and destine for world domination! http://img49.exs.cx/img49/1026/picture1062hi.jpg Just a suggestion, two cats are no harder than one and if you don't have any restrictions, adopt a sibling. There is nothing as fun as two cats, they keep each other busy (trust me, this will become an issue) and they are way better than TV to watch. > Update on the mother cat and other kittens; Mom didn't die in the > attack but however was injured enough to have a 2 day stay at the vets. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > She was born in a litter box and destine for world domination! > http://img49.exs.cx/img49/1026/picture1062hi.jpg AWwwwwww what a SWEETIE! > I have been feeding her Nutrience Transition Kitten-step one and their > canned kitten food mixed in. Both food and water are small shallow [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Heres a link to her picture hope this works... > http://img220.exs.cx/img220/6336/picture1093qh.jpg > I have been feeding her Nutrience Transition Kitten-step one and their > canned kitten food mixed in. Both food and water are small shallow [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Heres a link to her picture hope this works... > http://img220.exs.cx/img220/6336/picture1093qh.jpg OMG!!! It's a baby tabby and what a face! Thanks for posting her photo. I think we need more. :) > I have been feeding her Nutrience Transition Kitten-step one and their > canned kitten food mixed in. Both food and water are small shallow [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Heres a link to her picture hope this works... > http://img220.exs.cx/img220/6336/picture1093qh.jpg SCREAM!!! <thud> Ohmygawd, how cute is she!!!!! ;> Hugs, CatNipped >I have been feeding her Nutrience Transition Kitten-step one and their > canned kitten food mixed in. Both food and water are small shallow [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Heres a link to her picture hope this works... > http://img220.exs.cx/img220/6336/picture1093qh.jpg Oh, what a sweetie! MaryL > I have been feeding her Nutrience Transition Kitten-step one and their > canned kitten food mixed in. Both food and water are small shallow [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Heres a link to her picture hope this works... > http://img220.exs.cx/img220/6336/picture1093qh.jpg I have weaned and litter trained literally dozens of bottle babies. To help with the litter box training, leave some pee and poop in the box. The scent will attract her to come back to it time and time again. After about a week, you need not leave anything in it again. She's very cute, BTW! -L. Thanks everybody for your kind advice ...I ADORE HER! She's a real angel, has the litter box thing all figured out and sleeps with me through the night. Another pic ---> http://img126.exs.cx/img126/341/picture1074vu.jpg > Thanks everybody for your kind advice ...I ADORE HER! She's a real > angel, has the litter box thing all figured out and sleeps with me > through the night. > Another pic ---> http://img126.exs.cx/img126/341/picture1074vu.jpg EEEEEEKKKKKK! <THUD>!!! I wanna kiss that wittle face!!!! Hugs, CatNipped <===== Experiencing *major* kitten fever! > Thanks everybody for your kind advice ...I ADORE HER! She's a real > angel, has the litter box thing all figured out and sleeps with me > through the night. > Another pic ---> http://img126.exs.cx/img126/341/picture1074vu.jpg I love her little mask. Just too cute! -L. |
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