Hello. Hoping for some advice as very new to this. We brought home our two new gorgeous kittens yesterday. Both are around 14/15 weeks and from the same breeder so have been brought up together. They were pretty active yesterday, exploring and playing in the room we have set up for them for now (food, water, toys, litter tray etc). Neither of them seemed to eat yesterday but they used the litter tray and we saw them drinking.
Last night one got scared (I think it was the noise of the vacuum in another room, although they are used to vacuums from their breeder). First she hid right up in the back of the sofa but we managed to coax her out. She's spent a lot of time now hiding under a small chest of drawers. I saw her eat a bit of wet food this morning but nothing since then. She doesn't come out for toys like she did yesterday, but I can see her watching them. She is happy for me to reach in and stroke her, and is also washing herself.
Does this sound normal, or should I worry that she might be sick? She seemed to be the more adventurous of the two yesterday but now she just doesn't want to come out of her space. The other kitten, in contrast, is coming out to eat, play, cuddle etc. I do realise it's all new for her, but don't want to miss something.
Thanks for your help.
Last night one got scared (I think it was the noise of the vacuum in another room, although they are used to vacuums from their breeder). First she hid right up in the back of the sofa but we managed to coax her out. She's spent a lot of time now hiding under a small chest of drawers. I saw her eat a bit of wet food this morning but nothing since then. She doesn't come out for toys like she did yesterday, but I can see her watching them. She is happy for me to reach in and stroke her, and is also washing herself.
Does this sound normal, or should I worry that she might be sick? She seemed to be the more adventurous of the two yesterday but now she just doesn't want to come out of her space. The other kitten, in contrast, is coming out to eat, play, cuddle etc. I do realise it's all new for her, but don't want to miss something.
Thanks for your help.