Hello, I just became a member of this site due to some questions I have regarding our new kitten, Xander. He was born to a sickly mother who was put to sleep when he was not yet fully weaned. His litter mate BO, is happy and healthy. Xander however, is very whiny, sad and has just started purring when snuggled, they are about 12 weeks old. My main concern is that Xander hates to walk anywhere. He hobbles around like an old man with arthritis and cries to be carried all over the house. We refuse to do this for fear of starting bad habits...consequently, the other day he got lost upstairs and was so scared to find and go down the steps, he eventually peed in the corner after crying for a good 15 minutes. We hope that he gets over what seems to be a fear of everything, but are afraid he may actually be sickly. He is gaining weight and will climb the stairs to the litter box and his food, but he hates to do it. He will even shiver when he is done with a long walk. What the heck is wrong with him? My son is so attatched to him already. He met them when they were 3 weeks old and has been visiting them on a weekly basis until they were old enough to be adopted(about 5 weeks ago). Xander seems to be the same as he was when he got here to the house, but just a litttle more paranoid and slow. Please any advice would be helpful! Thanks, Jess