I might have put this is the wrong place.....i just adopted two almost 12 week old kittens yesterday. This is not my first time with a kitten - i fostered 3 kittens for a few weeks like 13 years ago and got my last cat 12 years ago.
My one kitten Orion is a little small/underweight, but he is active, plays, uses the litter box and eats well - i am giving him extra to help him gain more weight. He seems the more confident and has settled in nicely, though i still have them limoted to my bedroom/bathroom area.
The other one, Artemis, is about 3 lbs. She too plays amd eats well. I havent really seen her drink anything, but today i got out thr water fountain and she seems to like it. But there might be an issue in the litter box.
I saw Artemis use the litter box when i picked her up - no issues. And there was 3 poops and two pees overnight between the 2 of them. Today, twice, ive heard Artemis meow in the litter box. I believe she peed and pooped at the first time, but not sure. The second time i heard her meowing....i peeked at her and saw her did and squat (like she was peeing) before standing up, digging around some mkre, squattng again (high squat) and having a poop (though just a small one). It doesn't appear she is straining.
When i was bringing the kittens home, one of the pooped and she ended up with a lot on her nether area. I cleanes her up when we got home. She has not settled as well as Orion has and does meow a lot (then Orion goes running to her and she fine....they might also be playing hide ans seek).
I am having a lot of anxiety these days. My last cat had some issues with poop and pee and maybe i am just paranoid. I am calling my vet tomorrow to make an appointment for them. Should i be worried about Artemis? Other then this litterbox issue she has been fine - playful, running around jumping, eating, wrestling with Orion. I am trying not to worry and not to hover because that can affect them too. Any feedback welcome.
My one kitten Orion is a little small/underweight, but he is active, plays, uses the litter box and eats well - i am giving him extra to help him gain more weight. He seems the more confident and has settled in nicely, though i still have them limoted to my bedroom/bathroom area.
The other one, Artemis, is about 3 lbs. She too plays amd eats well. I havent really seen her drink anything, but today i got out thr water fountain and she seems to like it. But there might be an issue in the litter box.
I saw Artemis use the litter box when i picked her up - no issues. And there was 3 poops and two pees overnight between the 2 of them. Today, twice, ive heard Artemis meow in the litter box. I believe she peed and pooped at the first time, but not sure. The second time i heard her meowing....i peeked at her and saw her did and squat (like she was peeing) before standing up, digging around some mkre, squattng again (high squat) and having a poop (though just a small one). It doesn't appear she is straining.
When i was bringing the kittens home, one of the pooped and she ended up with a lot on her nether area. I cleanes her up when we got home. She has not settled as well as Orion has and does meow a lot (then Orion goes running to her and she fine....they might also be playing hide ans seek).
I am having a lot of anxiety these days. My last cat had some issues with poop and pee and maybe i am just paranoid. I am calling my vet tomorrow to make an appointment for them. Should i be worried about Artemis? Other then this litterbox issue she has been fine - playful, running around jumping, eating, wrestling with Orion. I am trying not to worry and not to hover because that can affect them too. Any feedback welcome.