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    is my kitten sick?

    i adopted them both from the local animal shelter. they were both already neutered when i adopted them. jack hasnt had any more "accidents" so maybe it was a one time thing (fingers crossed). i am however going to take them both for a regular check up tomorrow. hopefully all is well... thanx...
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    is my kitten sick?

    i just adopted 2 3month old kittens friday. they both seem relatively healthy except for the fact that they had fleas. i treated them both with revolution for the fleas and they seem to be just about gone. but i have noticed that they both appear to have some dark residue in their noses, i cant...
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    how to raise two kittens?

    ive just adopted two 3 mo old, neutered kittens yesterday. they are almost identical and are always cuddling with each other . im not a new cat parent but i am new at raising two at the same time so i have a few questions: 1) how can i help teach each kitten their own name without having them...
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    need advice on introducing blind kitten

    my roommate is adopting a blind 2 month old kitten, who shes named Ray (male, just neutered, born with no eyes) tomorrow. my question is how do i introduce my 11 month old kitten, Stella (female, spayed) to my roomamtes kitten. ive read that the best thing to do is let them smell each other...
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    question about taking in stray kitten

    a friend of mine had a kitten hit by a car right infront of her and the people who hit it just left it for dead, fortunately she was there and took him home. she said hes okay though and is walking around and eating. he just has a scrapped up nose and paw. i want to take him in but i was...
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    kitten "Sits" not "Squats" in the litter pan

    ya she diggs a little hole, thats why i thought that i should put more litter in, that way the hole will be deeper, but she still sits and ends up getting it on her. but i dont want you guys to think shes sitting in a big deep puddle of it though... it just ends up getting on the ends of her...
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    kitten "Sits" not "Squats" in the litter pan

    when my 6 month old kitten uses the litter box she sits in it when she has to pee so that in the end, shes sitting in her pee which leads to her getting out and then sitting on the carpet or on the bed or anywhere and getting pee there too. she eventually cleans herself but not before making a...
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    post spay nail clipping

    thanks ya i ment the pink part in side the nail. i guess im just over protective a appreciate everyones quick response!
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    post spay nail clipping

    ive just brought my kitten home today after getting spayed. shes recovering well, eating and drinking and using her litter box. but i noticed that her nails are clipped really short... past that pink part of her nails.... i was wondering why they would have to clip her nails for spaying (i...
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    rectal bleeding from 5 month old kitten

    ive noticed that my kitten has been having some rectal bleeding after she, well, poops ... the first time i saw it was about a month ago and i took her to the vet about it and he didnt seem too alarmed and said that if i see it again bring her back. a couple of weeks ago i thought i saw some...
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    kittens been stuffy and hacking for a month now!

    yes it is, especially when they are so little, we'll see how i goes
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    kittens been stuffy and hacking for a month now!

    ya, actually the vet originally had her on some l-lysine paste (which she HATED!) and then when that ran out i would crush up the pill form and put it in her food. she was onthat for a good 2 months but her stuffy nose was so bad. she would sleep with her mouth open and in the morning it sounded...
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    kittens been stuffy and hacking for a month now!

    sorry its taken so long for me to reply. i took her to the vet on tuesday and the doctor explained to me that upper respratory infections are viruses and can be hard to treat. sometimes the kittens get better after 2 weeks or sometimes two months. so instead of lysine, which is common to use...
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    kittens been stuffy and hacking for a month now!

    thanks guys, ill be sure to let you know how the vet goes on monday
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    kittens been stuffy and hacking for a month now!

    i am at such a dilema. my poor kitten is about 5 months old. i got her from a shelter and she was sneezing since i took her home. i went to the vet about a month ago and he determined that she has feline herpes so he put her on clavomox and l-lysine. after 2 weeks she got better for like a day...
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