Recent Content by carrielee1

Thanks! I've had her for about six weeks, and I do try to make a small noise if I'm going to walk towards her or angle away from her so she's not scared I'm walking directly at her. The recent email from the behaviorist (in response to me reaching out for advice) got me spooked that her still...

Hi everyone! I have found so much great advice in these forums, and after searching and reading tons of other posts I haven't found quite what I'm looking for. I foster kittens through a local shelter, and while I've had some slightly hissy/scared kittens before, never one this stubborn. She's...

My poor foster kitten started getting better and then his swelling started getting worse and he was losing energy. He was still eating and still excited when I would come home, but his swelling was an abscess that consumed his entire shoulder and chest, and his back paw was starting to swell as...

Hey there, The vet saw my foster kitten this morning and was pretty sure nothing was broken, but said there was a lot of swelling in his shoulder joint. She gave him an antibiotic in case he has an abscess and then gave him an anti-inflammatory (with additional doses for me to give). When I got...

Hi Sarthur2, thanks for taking the time to respond. I spoke to the humane society and they told me to monitor him and bring him in first thing Tuesday. He's still eating just fine, and he seems to want to play but not want to step on his paw. He's about 7 weeks old, up to date on vaccines (as of...

Hey everyone, I'm fostering kittens through my local humane society. One of them started limping yesterday. I didn't notice until evening, but what I did notice was that around noon when the others were playing he was still sleeping. He's always the most energetic of the bunch, so I knew it was...