kitten alwasys sleeping and a few other questions

[Gail]

Has she been playing less since she got the dewormer? The kitten is under
weight and probably is more fragile as a result. She should be thoroughly
checked over to make sure nothing else is wrong with her. I would feed high
quality dry and canned food. Feed her small amounts frequently and always
provide fresh water. Two months old is very young and ideally she should not
yet have been separated from her mother. With good care she should be OK,
though.
Gail
"Laura" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
> Last friday I got a kitten from an ad in the newspaper and it had an
> irritated eye and I took it to the vet on saturday morning, well he said
> that the kitten was really under weight and he gave her a dewormer, he
also
> said that her eye was only irritated and that it would get better, he
asked
> if she played like a normal kitten and i said yes since she seemed fairly
> playful. Well she is not the least bit playful and only seems to be
eating
> and sleeping, with the ocassional roaming of the house. She only weighs
1.3
> pounds and the vet said he thinks she is only 2 months old. I was
wondering
> if the reason she is always sleeping is due to the fact that she is so
thin
> and has to build up energy. I plan to take her to the vet to get her
first
> set of shot friday or saturday so i'll ask the vet then but I was
wondering
> if it was normal. She's free to roam the house with our other cat except
at
> night when we confine her to the bathroom.
> SO I was wondering if it was fairly normal for a kitten to be sleeping all
> the time and not the least bit playful I mean all the kittens I have ever
> had were playful, never like this.
> Also I was wondering which was better dry or canned food, right now I'm am
> giving her canned authority kitten food during the day and dry kitten food
> by authority at night, since she is so tiny she seems to like the canned
> better I figured it will help put weight on her more then the dry since
she
> doens't eat that much of it.
> Thanks
> Laura
>
>

[Gail]

Has she been playing less since she got the dewormer? The kitten is under
weight and probably is more fragile as a result. She should be thoroughly
checked over to make sure nothing else is wrong with her. I would feed high
quality dry and canned food. Feed her small amounts frequently and always
provide fresh water. Two months old is very young and ideally she should not
yet have been separated from her mother. With good care she should be OK,
though.
Gail
"Laura" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
> Last friday I got a kitten from an ad in the newspaper and it had an
> irritated eye and I took it to the vet on saturday morning, well he said
> that the kitten was really under weight and he gave her a dewormer, he
also
> said that her eye was only irritated and that it would get better, he
asked
> if she played like a normal kitten and i said yes since she seemed fairly
> playful. Well she is not the least bit playful and only seems to be
eating
> and sleeping, with the ocassional roaming of the house. She only weighs
1.3
> pounds and the vet said he thinks she is only 2 months old. I was
wondering
> if the reason she is always sleeping is due to the fact that she is so
thin
> and has to build up energy. I plan to take her to the vet to get her
first
> set of shot friday or saturday so i'll ask the vet then but I was
wondering
> if it was normal. She's free to roam the house with our other cat except
at
> night when we confine her to the bathroom.
> SO I was wondering if it was fairly normal for a kitten to be sleeping all
> the time and not the least bit playful I mean all the kittens I have ever
> had were playful, never like this.
> Also I was wondering which was better dry or canned food, right now I'm am
> giving her canned authority kitten food during the day and dry kitten food
> by authority at night, since she is so tiny she seems to like the canned
> better I figured it will help put weight on her more then the dry since
she
> doens't eat that much of it.
> Thanks
> Laura
>
>

[Karen Chuplis]

in article , Laura at
wrote on 7/15/03 11:28 PM:

> Hi
> Thanks for the reply. Since she got the dewormer the next day after I got
> her I do not know if that is affecting her. She watches my laser pointer
> and mouse pointer but doesn't play with balls or anything like that. I
> shall have her checked out by the vet again on friday or saturday, the vet i
> took her to for her eye wasn't my normal vet but he seemed to check her over
> a fair amount, my normal vet checks temp though and he didn't. I know she's
> alwfully young to be away from her mom but I got her from a fairly horrible
> situation, she seems to eat a lot of food though and think my dog is her
> mommy. Not really trying to get milk but trys to cuddle and the dog doesn't
> know what to think of her.
> Also I was wondering if there was a minimum weight for a kitten to be before
> then can get there first set of shots.
>
She may be really too young to play yet. By 12 weeks I would expect more
playing, but between the big move, a bad previous situation and many
changes, she may not be up to play yet.

Karen

[Karen Chuplis]

in article , Laura at
wrote on 7/15/03 11:28 PM:

> Hi
> Thanks for the reply. Since she got the dewormer the next day after I got
> her I do not know if that is affecting her. She watches my laser pointer
> and mouse pointer but doesn't play with balls or anything like that. I
> shall have her checked out by the vet again on friday or saturday, the vet i
> took her to for her eye wasn't my normal vet but he seemed to check her over
> a fair amount, my normal vet checks temp though and he didn't. I know she's
> alwfully young to be away from her mom but I got her from a fairly horrible
> situation, she seems to eat a lot of food though and think my dog is her
> mommy. Not really trying to get milk but trys to cuddle and the dog doesn't
> know what to think of her.
> Also I was wondering if there was a minimum weight for a kitten to be before
> then can get there first set of shots.
>
She may be really too young to play yet. By 12 weeks I would expect more
playing, but between the big move, a bad previous situation and many
changes, she may not be up to play yet.

Karen

[Laura]

Hi
Last friday I got a kitten from an ad in the newspaper and it had an
irritated eye and I took it to the vet on saturday morning, well he said
that the kitten was really under weight and he gave her a dewormer, he also
said that her eye was only irritated and that it would get better, he asked
if she played like a normal kitten and i said yes since she seemed fairly
playful. Well she is not the least bit playful and only seems to be eating
and sleeping, with the ocassional roaming of the house. She only weighs 1.3
pounds and the vet said he thinks she is only 2 months old. I was wondering
if the reason she is always sleeping is due to the fact that she is so thin
and has to build up energy. I plan to take her to the vet to get her first
set of shot friday or saturday so i'll ask the vet then but I was wondering
if it was normal. She's free to roam the house with our other cat except at
night when we confine her to the bathroom.
SO I was wondering if it was fairly normal for a kitten to be sleeping all
the time and not the least bit playful I mean all the kittens I have ever
had were playful, never like this.
Also I was wondering which was better dry or canned food, right now I'm am
giving her canned authority kitten food during the day and dry kitten food
by authority at night, since she is so tiny she seems to like the canned
better I figured it will help put weight on her more then the dry since she
doens't eat that much of it.
Thanks
Laura

[Laura]

Hi
Thanks for the reply. Since she got the dewormer the next day after I got
her I do not know if that is affecting her. She watches my laser pointer
and mouse pointer but doesn't play with balls or anything like that. I
shall have her checked out by the vet again on friday or saturday, the vet i
took her to for her eye wasn't my normal vet but he seemed to check her over
a fair amount, my normal vet checks temp though and he didn't. I know she's
alwfully young to be away from her mom but I got her from a fairly horrible
situation, she seems to eat a lot of food though and think my dog is her
mommy. Not really trying to get milk but trys to cuddle and the dog doesn't
know what to think of her.
Also I was wondering if there was a minimum weight for a kitten to be before
then can get there first set of shots.

"Gail" > wrote in message ...
> Has she been playing less since she got the dewormer? The kitten is under
> weight and probably is more fragile as a result. She should be thoroughly
> checked over to make sure nothing else is wrong with her. I would feed
high
> quality dry and canned food. Feed her small amounts frequently and always
> provide fresh water. Two months old is very young and ideally she should
not
> yet have been separated from her mother. With good care she should be OK,
> though.
> Gail
> "Laura" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi
> > Last friday I got a kitten from an ad in the newspaper and it had an
> > irritated eye and I took it to the vet on saturday morning, well he said
> > that the kitten was really under weight and he gave her a dewormer, he
> also
> > said that her eye was only irritated and that it would get better, he
> asked
> > if she played like a normal kitten and i said yes since she seemed
fairly
> > playful. Well she is not the least bit playful and only seems to be
> eating
> > and sleeping, with the ocassional roaming of the house. She only weighs
> 1.3
> > pounds and the vet said he thinks she is only 2 months old. I was
> wondering
> > if the reason she is always sleeping is due to the fact that she is so
> thin
> > and has to build up energy. I plan to take her to the vet to get her
> first
> > set of shot friday or saturday so i'll ask the vet then but I was
> wondering
> > if it was normal. She's free to roam the house with our other cat
except
> at
> > night when we confine her to the bathroom.
> > SO I was wondering if it was fairly normal for a kitten to be sleeping
all
> > the time and not the least bit playful I mean all the kittens I have
ever
> > had were playful, never like this.
> > Also I was wondering which was better dry or canned food, right now I'm
am
> > giving her canned authority kitten food during the day and dry kitten
food
> > by authority at night, since she is so tiny she seems to like the canned
> > better I figured it will help put weight on her more then the dry since
> she
> > doens't eat that much of it.
> > Thanks
> > Laura
> >
> >
>
>

[Laura]

Hi
Thanks for the reply. Since she got the dewormer the next day after I got
her I do not know if that is affecting her. She watches my laser pointer
and mouse pointer but doesn't play with balls or anything like that. I
shall have her checked out by the vet again on friday or saturday, the vet i
took her to for her eye wasn't my normal vet but he seemed to check her over
a fair amount, my normal vet checks temp though and he didn't. I know she's
alwfully young to be away from her mom but I got her from a fairly horrible
situation, she seems to eat a lot of food though and think my dog is her
mommy. Not really trying to get milk but trys to cuddle and the dog doesn't
know what to think of her.
Also I was wondering if there was a minimum weight for a kitten to be before
then can get there first set of shots.

"Gail" > wrote in message ...
> Has she been playing less since she got the dewormer? The kitten is under
> weight and probably is more fragile as a result. She should be thoroughly
> checked over to make sure nothing else is wrong with her. I would feed
high
> quality dry and canned food. Feed her small amounts frequently and always
> provide fresh water. Two months old is very young and ideally she should
not
> yet have been separated from her mother. With good care she should be OK,
> though.
> Gail
> "Laura" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi
> > Last friday I got a kitten from an ad in the newspaper and it had an
> > irritated eye and I took it to the vet on saturday morning, well he said
> > that the kitten was really under weight and he gave her a dewormer, he
> also
> > said that her eye was only irritated and that it would get better, he
> asked
> > if she played like a normal kitten and i said yes since she seemed
fairly
> > playful. Well she is not the least bit playful and only seems to be
> eating
> > and sleeping, with the ocassional roaming of the house. She only weighs
> 1.3
> > pounds and the vet said he thinks she is only 2 months old. I was
> wondering
> > if the reason she is always sleeping is due to the fact that she is so
> thin
> > and has to build up energy. I plan to take her to the vet to get her
> first
> > set of shot friday or saturday so i'll ask the vet then but I was
> wondering
> > if it was normal. She's free to roam the house with our other cat
except
> at
> > night when we confine her to the bathroom.
> > SO I was wondering if it was fairly normal for a kitten to be sleeping
all
> > the time and not the least bit playful I mean all the kittens I have
ever
> > had were playful, never like this.
> > Also I was wondering which was better dry or canned food, right now I'm
am
> > giving her canned authority kitten food during the day and dry kitten
food
> > by authority at night, since she is so tiny she seems to like the canned
> > better I figured it will help put weight on her more then the dry since
> she
> > doens't eat that much of it.
> > Thanks
> > Laura
> >
> >
>
>

[PawsForThought]

>From: "Laura"

>I mean all the kittens I have ever
>had were playful, never like this.
>Also I was wondering which was better dry or canned food, right now I'm am
>giving her canned authority kitten food during the day and dry kitten food
>by authority at night, since she is so tiny she seems to like the canned
>better I figured it will help put weight on her more then the dry since she
>doens't eat that much of it.

I highly recommend taking her back to the vet to see what is going on. I also
recommend giving her some KMR (kitten replacement milk) along with her food to
build her up. You can buy KMR at most pet supply stores.

Lauren
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[PawsForThought]

>From: "Laura"

>I mean all the kittens I have ever
>had were playful, never like this.
>Also I was wondering which was better dry or canned food, right now I'm am
>giving her canned authority kitten food during the day and dry kitten food
>by authority at night, since she is so tiny she seems to like the canned
>better I figured it will help put weight on her more then the dry since she
>doens't eat that much of it.

I highly recommend taking her back to the vet to see what is going on. I also
recommend giving her some KMR (kitten replacement milk) along with her food to
build her up. You can buy KMR at most pet supply stores.

Lauren
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Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

[PawsForThought]

>From: "Laura"

>Also I was wondering if there was a minimum weight for a kitten to be before
>then can get there first set of shots.

I would definitely wait until she's completely healthy and has a strong immune
sytem before giving her any vaccinations. It clearly states on the vaccine
that it should only be given to healthy animals.

Lauren
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Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

[PawsForThought]

>From: "Laura"

>Also I was wondering if there was a minimum weight for a kitten to be before
>then can get there first set of shots.

I would definitely wait until she's completely healthy and has a strong immune
sytem before giving her any vaccinations. It clearly states on the vaccine
that it should only be given to healthy animals.

Lauren
________
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http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm

[Bill]

>"Laura" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
> Last friday I got a kitten from an ad in the newspaper and it had an
> irritated eye and I took it to the vet on saturday morning, well he said
> that the kitten was really under weight and he gave her a dewormer, he
also
> said that her eye was only irritated and that it would get better, he
asked
> if she played like a normal kitten and i said yes since she seemed fairly
> playful. Well she is not the least bit playful and only seems to be
eating
> and sleeping, with the ocassional roaming of the house. She only weighs
1.3
> pounds and the vet said he thinks she is only 2 months old. I was
wondering
> if the reason she is always sleeping is due to the fact that she is so
thin
> and has to build up energy. I plan to take her to the vet to get her
first
> set of shot friday or saturday so i'll ask the vet then but I was
wondering
> if it was normal. She's free to roam the house with our other cat except
at
> night when we confine her to the bathroom.
> SO I was wondering if it was fairly normal for a kitten to be sleeping all
> the time and not the least bit playful I mean all the kittens I have ever
> had were playful, never like this.
> Also I was wondering which was better dry or canned food, right now I'm am
> giving her canned authority kitten food during the day and dry kitten food
> by authority at night, since she is so tiny she seems to like the canned
> better I figured it will help put weight on her more then the dry since
she
> doens't eat that much of it.
> Thanks
> Laura
>
>

Considering the medical problems the kitten has had, it's not unexpected
that she will not be very playful and will sleep a lot at this point. It's
only been four days since she was dewormed. She'll most likely be doing
better when she sees the vet next Saturday.

The Authority kitten formula cat food is reasonably good.

Instead of having her vaccinations on the next vet visit, I would have the
vet do the combo tests to see if the kitten has any diseases, such as feline
leukemia. The firsts set of shots can wait until the next visit when the
kitten will be stronger.

It would be a good idea to keep the kitten separate from the other cats in
the household until the combo tests are done. It is possible they could
catch an infection from the kitten if she has one.

Congrats on the new addition.

Bill

[Bill]

>"Laura" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
> Last friday I got a kitten from an ad in the newspaper and it had an
> irritated eye and I took it to the vet on saturday morning, well he said
> that the kitten was really under weight and he gave her a dewormer, he
also
> said that her eye was only irritated and that it would get better, he
asked
> if she played like a normal kitten and i said yes since she seemed fairly
> playful. Well she is not the least bit playful and only seems to be
eating
> and sleeping, with the ocassional roaming of the house. She only weighs
1.3
> pounds and the vet said he thinks she is only 2 months old. I was
wondering
> if the reason she is always sleeping is due to the fact that she is so
thin
> and has to build up energy. I plan to take her to the vet to get her
first
> set of shot friday or saturday so i'll ask the vet then but I was
wondering
> if it was normal. She's free to roam the house with our other cat except
at
> night when we confine her to the bathroom.
> SO I was wondering if it was fairly normal for a kitten to be sleeping all
> the time and not the least bit playful I mean all the kittens I have ever
> had were playful, never like this.
> Also I was wondering which was better dry or canned food, right now I'm am
> giving her canned authority kitten food during the day and dry kitten food
> by authority at night, since she is so tiny she seems to like the canned
> better I figured it will help put weight on her more then the dry since
she
> doens't eat that much of it.
> Thanks
> Laura
>
>

Considering the medical problems the kitten has had, it's not unexpected
that she will not be very playful and will sleep a lot at this point. It's
only been four days since she was dewormed. She'll most likely be doing
better when she sees the vet next Saturday.

The Authority kitten formula cat food is reasonably good.

Instead of having her vaccinations on the next vet visit, I would have the
vet do the combo tests to see if the kitten has any diseases, such as feline
leukemia. The firsts set of shots can wait until the next visit when the
kitten will be stronger.

It would be a good idea to keep the kitten separate from the other cats in
the household until the combo tests are done. It is possible they could
catch an infection from the kitten if she has one.

Congrats on the new addition.

Bill