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I actually just joined, so bare with me if I do or say anything wrong.
Anyways, my cat has her three kittens last month and all went well (despite her ruining my bed sheets). They did fine at first but I noticed the one being lethargic and before I could get them to the vet she passed away. The vet said they were anemic because they had fleas and to bath the kittens with dish soap to clear them. (We tried giving flea treatments and even bombed out house before they were born to prevent this.) Sadly the little male kitten died (a week and a half ago), and I now have one. After the bath and constantly running a flea comb through over a week her she's doing alot better, but I suppose I'm still worried for her.. or maybe I'm just paranoid because her siblings did so bad.
Adabelle, the female kitten, will turn 5 weeks old tomorrow and I know it's almost that time to start to introduce her to wet cat food and wean her. However I've noticed her avoiding her mother, alot. The mom cat seems interested in Adabelle and grooms her, but when she settles down the kitten just wanders off far from her and lays down and sleeps. I think it may have to do with the location she's at now maybe- it's not a very great spot. Originally I had her in a next cozy box lined with towels and a heating pad in my closet but mom has since moved her to under and the side of my bed. It's a little awkward I suppose and chaotic when Adabelle wanders off and hides. (makes me constantly looking for her.) I haven't seen her be eating from her mom as well as she used to since she's avoiding her. The mother is abit rough with the kitten more then I've ever seen a cat. She constantly picks her up when she wanders off, but the kitten squirms and cries to the point she whelps and the mom drops her. I'm so used to kittens going calm and just hanging there as mom carries them.. I've never seen this before. She picks her up awkward by the head or her throat (not the scruff) and it's really really worrisome. I know I should just let mom do her job, but I can't stand hearing the kitten cry out when she carries her. (Usually I'll stop her and try to carry her for her now.) It's like mom wants to take care of the kitten but the kitten just outright refuses.
I haven't any wet cat food til I get my paycheck in a week. I tried giving her some shredded pieced of canned chicken which she didn't it. But I had some left over canned kitten formula from when her sibling was being lethargic and I tried to save him. She refuses to use the bottle and wont lap it from a bowl, so I tried using a small syringe I got from her de-worming medicine. After she tasted it she chews on the syringe and licks at it like she's hungry so I've been feeding her with that, but she still refuses to use a bowl or the bottle. She also drank a bit from the water dish before she decided to nap in the empty food bowl beside it once again away from her mother.
I'm not really sure what to do or if I'm being paranoid. Is this normal behavior for a kitten and the mother? I've never seen this happen before and even searching it up got me no where. I also want to try and litter train her- but she tries to eat the litter when I put her in there and I don't want it clumping in her tummy so I take her out. I'm abit inexperienced when it comes to kittens this age and caring for them. I'm jsut not sure how to go about this so my Adabelle grows up into nice and healthy cat.
Anyways, my cat has her three kittens last month and all went well (despite her ruining my bed sheets). They did fine at first but I noticed the one being lethargic and before I could get them to the vet she passed away. The vet said they were anemic because they had fleas and to bath the kittens with dish soap to clear them. (We tried giving flea treatments and even bombed out house before they were born to prevent this.) Sadly the little male kitten died (a week and a half ago), and I now have one. After the bath and constantly running a flea comb through over a week her she's doing alot better, but I suppose I'm still worried for her.. or maybe I'm just paranoid because her siblings did so bad.
Adabelle, the female kitten, will turn 5 weeks old tomorrow and I know it's almost that time to start to introduce her to wet cat food and wean her. However I've noticed her avoiding her mother, alot. The mom cat seems interested in Adabelle and grooms her, but when she settles down the kitten just wanders off far from her and lays down and sleeps. I think it may have to do with the location she's at now maybe- it's not a very great spot. Originally I had her in a next cozy box lined with towels and a heating pad in my closet but mom has since moved her to under and the side of my bed. It's a little awkward I suppose and chaotic when Adabelle wanders off and hides. (makes me constantly looking for her.) I haven't seen her be eating from her mom as well as she used to since she's avoiding her. The mother is abit rough with the kitten more then I've ever seen a cat. She constantly picks her up when she wanders off, but the kitten squirms and cries to the point she whelps and the mom drops her. I'm so used to kittens going calm and just hanging there as mom carries them.. I've never seen this before. She picks her up awkward by the head or her throat (not the scruff) and it's really really worrisome. I know I should just let mom do her job, but I can't stand hearing the kitten cry out when she carries her. (Usually I'll stop her and try to carry her for her now.) It's like mom wants to take care of the kitten but the kitten just outright refuses.
I haven't any wet cat food til I get my paycheck in a week. I tried giving her some shredded pieced of canned chicken which she didn't it. But I had some left over canned kitten formula from when her sibling was being lethargic and I tried to save him. She refuses to use the bottle and wont lap it from a bowl, so I tried using a small syringe I got from her de-worming medicine. After she tasted it she chews on the syringe and licks at it like she's hungry so I've been feeding her with that, but she still refuses to use a bowl or the bottle. She also drank a bit from the water dish before she decided to nap in the empty food bowl beside it once again away from her mother.
I'm not really sure what to do or if I'm being paranoid. Is this normal behavior for a kitten and the mother? I've never seen this happen before and even searching it up got me no where. I also want to try and litter train her- but she tries to eat the litter when I put her in there and I don't want it clumping in her tummy so I take her out. I'm abit inexperienced when it comes to kittens this age and caring for them. I'm jsut not sure how to go about this so my Adabelle grows up into nice and healthy cat.