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I rescued a feral orphan a couple of months back. Her name is Mac and she is doing incredible. She weighs in her age range and eats like a champion, she is very playful and mostly sweet toward us. However some backstory here; she was orphaned at around 1 and a half weeks of age and I bottle fed her and eventually moved on to canned royal canin recovery formula. She took to it very well and is now fully weened, uses her litter box, plays a ton and is in excellent condition overall.
My dilemma here is; she is very bitey and unsociable toward other animals so we got her another kitten pal (Lilo) who is a sweet 2 month old we adopted from the shelter. She seems in perfect health and I even took her to the vet today and was told she maybe had a small cold but other than that she was fine. My problem is Mac isn't taking up with her well at all, and I understand that this is the case in most situations and I'm not too concerned about them eventually getting along. What I am concerned about, however, is that Lilo wont touch her food or water. I've separated food and water bowls as well as litter boxes. She seems to have a hairball caught in her throat and will cough and act like she will throw up but with nothing producing.
The vet told me her lungs and heart sound great and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with her, of course she didn't cough or gag at the vets office so I couldn't really get an opinion on that. I believe she has pooped and peed today but it's hard to tell since she spends a lot of her time sleeping or hiding. So, what I'm wondering is, is this an act of anxiety? I know that I'm supposed to separate the kittens completely but it is nearly impossible to do so in our apartment, plus I worry that this bothers Lilo more than anything because she sits at the door and meows anytime I've separated them to different rooms. Mac eats Lilo's food and drinks her water even though she has her own and I try to stop it when I see it but Lilo isn't eating or drinking anyway.
I know it is really too soon to tell how its going to be, and the getting along will come with time and patience. I think I'm more worried about Lilo not eating or drinking anything, and showing a lot of listlessness. Sometimes she seems eager to play and almost immediately after any interaction with Mac she is coughing and swallowing like something is stuck in her throat. I don't know if this is an anxiety thing or if it is indeed just a hairball but I would love some opinions. (I'm sure I left something out in my explanation so feel free to ask any questions you may need to to get a better grasp on my sit
My dilemma here is; she is very bitey and unsociable toward other animals so we got her another kitten pal (Lilo) who is a sweet 2 month old we adopted from the shelter. She seems in perfect health and I even took her to the vet today and was told she maybe had a small cold but other than that she was fine. My problem is Mac isn't taking up with her well at all, and I understand that this is the case in most situations and I'm not too concerned about them eventually getting along. What I am concerned about, however, is that Lilo wont touch her food or water. I've separated food and water bowls as well as litter boxes. She seems to have a hairball caught in her throat and will cough and act like she will throw up but with nothing producing.
The vet told me her lungs and heart sound great and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with her, of course she didn't cough or gag at the vets office so I couldn't really get an opinion on that. I believe she has pooped and peed today but it's hard to tell since she spends a lot of her time sleeping or hiding. So, what I'm wondering is, is this an act of anxiety? I know that I'm supposed to separate the kittens completely but it is nearly impossible to do so in our apartment, plus I worry that this bothers Lilo more than anything because she sits at the door and meows anytime I've separated them to different rooms. Mac eats Lilo's food and drinks her water even though she has her own and I try to stop it when I see it but Lilo isn't eating or drinking anyway.
I know it is really too soon to tell how its going to be, and the getting along will come with time and patience. I think I'm more worried about Lilo not eating or drinking anything, and showing a lot of listlessness. Sometimes she seems eager to play and almost immediately after any interaction with Mac she is coughing and swallowing like something is stuck in her throat. I don't know if this is an anxiety thing or if it is indeed just a hairball but I would love some opinions. (I'm sure I left something out in my explanation so feel free to ask any questions you may need to to get a better grasp on my sit