Hi all,
I am new to this site and I love it already. I was reading posts for the last few days as a guest and got some great ideas about integrating a new kitten (Callie, 3 month old female Calico) into our family (me, husband and Tigger, our 3 year old female tabby - spayed). But today I came here for a different problem, or it could be related... I really have no idea.
My apologies... I'm going to provide a lot of information in the hopes that someone can be in a good position to provide advice.
Tigger has never been sick in the 2.5 years we've had her, and she's never had hairballs either. She is very skittish with a new kitty in the house (it's been 10 days since Callie came home). They are only together twice a day right now and that's for feedings and treats. Callie lives in a separate room behind a glass door where her and Tigger can see each other. We tried letting Callie out to play a few times but Tigger gets really scared... Any sudden movement by Callie freaked her out and she would hiss and swipe at the kitten, so we slowed down the introduction process.
Tigger is a 'free feed' cat... she eats very small amounts at a time so it has made more sense for us to let her eat whenever she likes. Also, she was a starving street kitty when we got her and she seems to get stressed if there is not food available, whether she wants it at the time or not. So, there is always a bowl of food for her in the kitchen. Because of this, I couldn't feed her and the kitten at the same time since Tigger isn't interested in food at a given point in time. Instead, I've been feeding Callie her breakfast and at the same time giving Tigger a small portion of Tuna (canned in water, flaked), which she loves. We've been giving Tigger Tuna for 7 days each morning.
This morning at 6am Tigger threw up in two locations (on the carpet, of course). The joint feeding is at 7am each day, so this was prior to her daily treat of Tuna. She seemed fine all morning, although has been a little more cuddly than normal. I was preparing breakfast and Tigger was crying for her Tuna so I did the same thing as normal, only I gave her a little less than usual (she seemed a little mad about that). Now it is 2pm and I just found another two locations of fresh vomit, near the (now cleaned) locations where she threw up this morning.
I'm not sure what to do. Is it the Tuna? Stress from the new kitty? Why 10 days after the kitty and 7 days after she started having daily Tuna? I'm a loss for what to do. She doesn't seem dehydrated... I keep checking for that. Any advice is greatly appreciated!!
I am new to this site and I love it already. I was reading posts for the last few days as a guest and got some great ideas about integrating a new kitten (Callie, 3 month old female Calico) into our family (me, husband and Tigger, our 3 year old female tabby - spayed). But today I came here for a different problem, or it could be related... I really have no idea.
My apologies... I'm going to provide a lot of information in the hopes that someone can be in a good position to provide advice.
Tigger has never been sick in the 2.5 years we've had her, and she's never had hairballs either. She is very skittish with a new kitty in the house (it's been 10 days since Callie came home). They are only together twice a day right now and that's for feedings and treats. Callie lives in a separate room behind a glass door where her and Tigger can see each other. We tried letting Callie out to play a few times but Tigger gets really scared... Any sudden movement by Callie freaked her out and she would hiss and swipe at the kitten, so we slowed down the introduction process.
Tigger is a 'free feed' cat... she eats very small amounts at a time so it has made more sense for us to let her eat whenever she likes. Also, she was a starving street kitty when we got her and she seems to get stressed if there is not food available, whether she wants it at the time or not. So, there is always a bowl of food for her in the kitchen. Because of this, I couldn't feed her and the kitten at the same time since Tigger isn't interested in food at a given point in time. Instead, I've been feeding Callie her breakfast and at the same time giving Tigger a small portion of Tuna (canned in water, flaked), which she loves. We've been giving Tigger Tuna for 7 days each morning.
This morning at 6am Tigger threw up in two locations (on the carpet, of course). The joint feeding is at 7am each day, so this was prior to her daily treat of Tuna. She seemed fine all morning, although has been a little more cuddly than normal. I was preparing breakfast and Tigger was crying for her Tuna so I did the same thing as normal, only I gave her a little less than usual (she seemed a little mad about that). Now it is 2pm and I just found another two locations of fresh vomit, near the (now cleaned) locations where she threw up this morning.
I'm not sure what to do. Is it the Tuna? Stress from the new kitty? Why 10 days after the kitty and 7 days after she started having daily Tuna? I'm a loss for what to do. She doesn't seem dehydrated... I keep checking for that. Any advice is greatly appreciated!!