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Hello everyone,
We received some kittens from a high kill shelter and they spent a whole weekend in a barn waiting to travel to a foster home. (ten hour travel time )
I received two of the kittens. They eat well (a lot), they drink well, and they play happily.
They came with goopy eyes and noses. They were sneezing.
They seemed to not get goop now (day three) but they still sneeze frequently and their purr crackles.
They are isolated. So I feel bad for my own cats when I am with them and feel bad for the kittens when I leave lol. neither group like to be away from me. My cats are very jealous..I think they know
I'd like to introduce them soon as possible, because I know they would nurture them and show the kittens a lot of cuddles while we are at work.
My other two cats are rescues -and when our male was rescued at 6 months we then rescued a female cat who was 8 weeks...He mothered her li a lot. He groomed her and snuggled her etc..He even let her suckle his tummy- though nothing was going to come out! LOL.
He is Very good with kittens.
The kittens have had vaccinations for rhinotracheite, calivivirus, and panleucopenie.
(That all may be in frech-they came from Quebec to Ontario). It's all french to me anyways lol. I don't understand that part of their forms.
But our own cats are vaccinated -updated a month ago)and had colds when we first got them too-and worms! But they are extremely healthy adult cats. My male is indoor cat- ten pounds and my female is indoor-8 pounds. Black cats.
So, could the sneezing be an infection, or allergies from being in the barn? or a reaction to vaccines? Would our adult cats immune system be able to avoid this if we let them roam ? Or at what point can we? I'm afraid they can get their little paws under the doors to our adult cats- and my clothing may spread the cold anyways(I do wash my hands)
The kittens seem to be happy, not lathargic or anything.
My own cats are pretty mad at me lol. I am getting the cold shoulder for hiding such a fun secret. I don't want to make them sick though..but I also don't want to hide them if it's not contagious to them. Night is a time we all snuggle on the bed and I feel so guilty the kittens are isolated
Let me know any advice!
Thanks!
We received some kittens from a high kill shelter and they spent a whole weekend in a barn waiting to travel to a foster home. (ten hour travel time )
I received two of the kittens. They eat well (a lot), they drink well, and they play happily.
They came with goopy eyes and noses. They were sneezing.
They seemed to not get goop now (day three) but they still sneeze frequently and their purr crackles.
They are isolated. So I feel bad for my own cats when I am with them and feel bad for the kittens when I leave lol. neither group like to be away from me. My cats are very jealous..I think they know
I'd like to introduce them soon as possible, because I know they would nurture them and show the kittens a lot of cuddles while we are at work.
My other two cats are rescues -and when our male was rescued at 6 months we then rescued a female cat who was 8 weeks...He mothered her li a lot. He groomed her and snuggled her etc..He even let her suckle his tummy- though nothing was going to come out! LOL.
He is Very good with kittens.
The kittens have had vaccinations for rhinotracheite, calivivirus, and panleucopenie.
(That all may be in frech-they came from Quebec to Ontario). It's all french to me anyways lol. I don't understand that part of their forms.
But our own cats are vaccinated -updated a month ago)and had colds when we first got them too-and worms! But they are extremely healthy adult cats. My male is indoor cat- ten pounds and my female is indoor-8 pounds. Black cats.
So, could the sneezing be an infection, or allergies from being in the barn? or a reaction to vaccines? Would our adult cats immune system be able to avoid this if we let them roam ? Or at what point can we? I'm afraid they can get their little paws under the doors to our adult cats- and my clothing may spread the cold anyways(I do wash my hands)
The kittens seem to be happy, not lathargic or anything.
My own cats are pretty mad at me lol. I am getting the cold shoulder for hiding such a fun secret. I don't want to make them sick though..but I also don't want to hide them if it's not contagious to them. Night is a time we all snuggle on the bed and I feel so guilty the kittens are isolated
Let me know any advice!
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