Hi everyone, I couldn't find answers elsewhere so I decided to post here.
I have three 5 week old kittens. Two seem to be behaving normally, the other one is constantly hiding, sleeping, usually won't be interested in eating unless I physically pick her up and put her with the other kittens and mom when it is feeding time (still drinking milk from the mother). I have started weaning, one kitten is doing very well, one is showing good signs of interest, but the other does not care for food and runs away from the bowl.
She is not always hiding and sleeping, not 24/7. She does play with the other kittens especially in the morning. But I would say she spends a good 90% of the time sleeping, usually in a place where I cannot reach her, or see her. She is definitely not afraid of me at all, I can pick her up with no problems, put her on my lap, she approaches me when she isn't hiding. But she will most of the time not come out of hiding to greet me when I get home from work at night, like the other two do. Right now she is sleeping under an end table by my bed where I can't reach her. The mother cat occasionally will walk over and scratch at the floor by it like she is trying to get her to come out. I have also noticed she gets startled by noises that aren't necessarily loud. The other kittens don't really react but she will 9 times out of 10 run and hide.
She also seems to be having trouble figuring out the litter box. She will pee beside it on the rug, not in it, usually. I know she is still a little young to get the idea completely but my other two do just fine.
Maybe she is just developing a little more slowly? Is this something to be concerned about this early?
I have three 5 week old kittens. Two seem to be behaving normally, the other one is constantly hiding, sleeping, usually won't be interested in eating unless I physically pick her up and put her with the other kittens and mom when it is feeding time (still drinking milk from the mother). I have started weaning, one kitten is doing very well, one is showing good signs of interest, but the other does not care for food and runs away from the bowl.
She is not always hiding and sleeping, not 24/7. She does play with the other kittens especially in the morning. But I would say she spends a good 90% of the time sleeping, usually in a place where I cannot reach her, or see her. She is definitely not afraid of me at all, I can pick her up with no problems, put her on my lap, she approaches me when she isn't hiding. But she will most of the time not come out of hiding to greet me when I get home from work at night, like the other two do. Right now she is sleeping under an end table by my bed where I can't reach her. The mother cat occasionally will walk over and scratch at the floor by it like she is trying to get her to come out. I have also noticed she gets startled by noises that aren't necessarily loud. The other kittens don't really react but she will 9 times out of 10 run and hide.
She also seems to be having trouble figuring out the litter box. She will pee beside it on the rug, not in it, usually. I know she is still a little young to get the idea completely but my other two do just fine.
Maybe she is just developing a little more slowly? Is this something to be concerned about this early?