Hi there. New and need advice.

mommy2kaci

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Hi, first off just wanted to introduce myself as this is my first time posting here.
I took in a little kitten 4 days ago. My next door neighbor had him and his mother had rejected him at 4 weeks old so I took him in. I have been feeding him milk replacement the last few days and dry cat food with warm water mixed in. But, he has vommitted twice in my bed. Once the first night we had him and again this morning...It was ALOT this morning. I took him to the vet today and he said everything looked fine and put him on a special food for a few days for gastrointestinal issues and also put him on something called Nutri-cal. I am not exactly sure what that is or why he is on it so I am wondering about that. Also is there anything I need to be doing special for him? The baby is almost 5 weeks old and weighs exactly 1 pound. The vet said his teeth are coming in nicely and should be able to eat dry cat food just fine now but I am not sure yet. Also what kind of poop is normal in a cat this age? I have never had a cat this young so any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. I have fallen in love with this little guy already and he just follows me around everywhere and loves on me all the time so I think he might like me too
I also should mention I have a 2 year old daughter who won't leave him alone and wants to hold him all the time and I try to limit her time holding him but she is pretty resilient. Could that be making him vomit like that? Sorry for all the questions...like I said I am totally new to this small of kitten.
 

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Hi and welcome to the Forums!

Tx for helping out this little guy!


Good you were to the vet, and everything.

How is it going now?

Nutri-cal is an vitamine and nourishment paste.

When your daughter is holding him, do he tries to go off? If not, its OK.

If yes, he must have help. If nothing else, he will scratch her trying to go off. Either by the self process of climbing out, but if he really wants out, he will claw.

It may possibly contribute to the vomiting. If nothing else, if he feels stressed. And if she holds too tight - yes.

Make for him ways to disappear. Hiding holes, high scratching / climbing post, so he can go away awhile.
The food, water and litter places should also be somewhere where she cant reach him. There he should be left alone.

Otherwise, kids and kittens are a wonderful combination, both having great joy of each other.


Good luck!
*vibes!*
 
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