What a great thread! This gave me lots of info about my own kittens. They are turning 8 weeks old tomorrow and I wasn't sure if I was feeding them enough or not. One of my kittens is a bit slow food wise. She had to be bottle fed and although she is doing great, she seems to be a bit behind...
Thank you all so much for your advice! I'm changing out the mat so that she won't smell where she was going before. I also bought another box this morning. Between those things, I'll also just be patient and see how this goes. I've been grateful that she is at least going in the right area...
I've been using the only non clumping litter that I could find since I do know it's not safe for little kittens. I will definitely set up another litter box and see how that goes. One question for you though, I have read the whole 1 litter box more than the number of cats you have, but I have...
I have two kittens, turning 8 weeks old on Saturday. One of them uses the litter box without a problem. The other one very obviously knows where the litter box is at, but she goes on the mat that I have the litter box on rather than in the box. She hasn't been caught going anywhere else, so...
It has been suggested to me that I am exaggerating and that the cat probably just hissed at me and I freaked out. So, I decided to include some pics. In my inability to go to sleep after this whole thing, I was doing research online. I found that in my area, by law I am required to report any...
I'm sorry. Maybe I'm just defensive because I would never want someone to think I'd take a situation like this lightly. Maybe I need to just stop commenting until I can get some sleep and am not so upset. Then maybe I can take the advice in the spirit it is given.
ok, I understand you being judge mental to my comment about possibly needing to put her to sleep. But I wish you would reread my first paragraph. I am EXTREMELY upset right now and was basically begging for advice. The last thing I would want to do is put an animal to sleep. I have been in tears...
I really need some advice. I'm also quite upset at the moment so if someone could tell me if this is at all normal I would really appreciate it!!!
We have a mom cat that is about 2 1/2 years old. She has never been the nicest cat. The person who had HER mom didn't want kittens at all and so...
Thanks so much everyone!!! I'll start feeding mommy with the kittens around so that hopefully we can judge when they are ready to start weaning. I really appreciate all the thoughtful advice!