Hi all, I'm new here, it's a great forum! Well I adopted 2 kittens on Sunday and they are just DARLING!! I'll post picks asap. Well the little boy is a bundle of joy - soon as we got them home he found the food, litter, etc. with no problem, never had an accident, plays very well, etc. My little girl was VERY shy, ran straight to whatever corner she could find, wouldn't come out, wouldn't eat, etc. But she had no problem being held, doesn't fight, just sits there and you can feel the purr deep in her tummy, sigh! I knew that this could happen though. Now she's much better, comes out, eats, etc. I took them to the vet Monday and they both had little colds, so I've been feeding them antibiotics. His has gone away, hers is getting worse. Her nose is now completely stuffed and she's struggling to breathe - using her mouth to blow out.... it's so sad to watch. The vet said to buy pediatric neosynephrin (sp?) and do one nostril every other day. I'll do so when I get home in a few hours, any other remedies anyone else has?
Also, my boy (Ndung'u - I know, difficult name - African) keeps jumping on her (nduta) even when she's in the litter box, I have to keep grabbing him away. He sort of bites her neck sometimes too and she hisses at him. I tell him "NO!" and pull him away. But he probably does it when they're alone too... They're friends, they smell each other's noses all the time and all. What else can I do to him so he knows it's bad to do that?
Thank you all in advance!
Also, my boy (Ndung'u - I know, difficult name - African) keeps jumping on her (nduta) even when she's in the litter box, I have to keep grabbing him away. He sort of bites her neck sometimes too and she hisses at him. I tell him "NO!" and pull him away. But he probably does it when they're alone too... They're friends, they smell each other's noses all the time and all. What else can I do to him so he knows it's bad to do that?
Thank you all in advance!