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Today is day three of caring for my new six week old kitten. He was in desperate need of a home so a few days ago I made a four hour drive to get him here. He was already litter trained and seemed to no longer be nursing, although I know six weeks is young for a kitten to be on their own. He seems to pee and poop regularly, and also has no problem eating, playing, or sleeping. My concern is that when he does pee, it seems to be in incredibly small amounts, as he leaves a wet spot no larger than a tac each time.
Primarily, the kitten was not drinking out of the water bowl on his own, so I would have him lick it from my fingers as he was clearly thirsty. I also noticed he was trying to eat the cat litter each time I sat him in his box, so I would pull it from his mouth the best I could and remove him as suggested. He seems to have for the most part quit this habit, but I catch him trying to pick up a piece or two of litter. The litter is non-toxic and non-clumping. My kitten has also been drinking water from the bowl since last night on his own.
I am mostly concerned because I'm not sure how much he should be urinating, and he seems to cry at me a lot on random occasions, so I set him in the box and he will lightly pee and/or poop. He is being fed both dry and wet food and eats it all up happily.
I have had a male cat in the past who died from urinary issues, as it seems male cats can get I'll very easily in this way. I am worried he could have some issue I am unaware of. He has not had a visit to the vet, so I am pretty clueless. I have been told I should wait a few weeks before going since he is so young, but I worry he needs to be checked up to assure he is 100% well.
Please let me know if you guys have any idea why my little baby boy might be peeing so little. He seems to pee on a normal occasion, not too often or scarce, but just pees in very small amounts.
Thank you.
Today is day three of caring for my new six week old kitten. He was in desperate need of a home so a few days ago I made a four hour drive to get him here. He was already litter trained and seemed to no longer be nursing, although I know six weeks is young for a kitten to be on their own. He seems to pee and poop regularly, and also has no problem eating, playing, or sleeping. My concern is that when he does pee, it seems to be in incredibly small amounts, as he leaves a wet spot no larger than a tac each time.
Primarily, the kitten was not drinking out of the water bowl on his own, so I would have him lick it from my fingers as he was clearly thirsty. I also noticed he was trying to eat the cat litter each time I sat him in his box, so I would pull it from his mouth the best I could and remove him as suggested. He seems to have for the most part quit this habit, but I catch him trying to pick up a piece or two of litter. The litter is non-toxic and non-clumping. My kitten has also been drinking water from the bowl since last night on his own.
I am mostly concerned because I'm not sure how much he should be urinating, and he seems to cry at me a lot on random occasions, so I set him in the box and he will lightly pee and/or poop. He is being fed both dry and wet food and eats it all up happily.
I have had a male cat in the past who died from urinary issues, as it seems male cats can get I'll very easily in this way. I am worried he could have some issue I am unaware of. He has not had a visit to the vet, so I am pretty clueless. I have been told I should wait a few weeks before going since he is so young, but I worry he needs to be checked up to assure he is 100% well.
Please let me know if you guys have any idea why my little baby boy might be peeing so little. He seems to pee on a normal occasion, not too often or scarce, but just pees in very small amounts.
Thank you.