New Kitten Worries

We bought a kitten at the weekend - a cute male black 7.5 week old.
We already have an 8 year old here so following advice found on the
net we are trying to keep them apart until they are used to each
other's scent etc.

Overnight we kept the kitten shut in a spare bedroom - room temp
heated and confortable and with his food, drink and a clean tray. He
cried (meowed) for quite sometime at first when we shut him in there
until he fell asleep. We popped out this morning and he was crying
again when we shut him in there.

His toiletting (poo) seems quite loose - worried he has mild diorrhea
but we don't know if that's normal for a cat this age?

Otherwise he seems quite healthy and friendly - he follows us around
most of the time and climbs all over us.

Just want a bit of reassurance that this is all normal!

Thanks all

Do not give him milk. THis may cause diarrhea. You should bring a stool
sample to the vet to check for parasites. Young kittens often have worms.
Feed high quality canned kitten food.
Gail
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We bought a kitten at the weekend - a cute male black 7.5 week old.
We already have an 8 year old here so following advice found on the
net we are trying to keep them apart until they are used to each
other's scent etc.

Overnight we kept the kitten shut in a spare bedroom - room temp
heated and confortable and with his food, drink and a clean tray. He
cried (meowed) for quite sometime at first when we shut him in there
until he fell asleep. We popped out this morning and he was crying
again when we shut him in there.

His toiletting (poo) seems quite loose - worried he has mild diorrhea
but we don't know if that's normal for a cat this age?

Otherwise he seems quite healthy and friendly - he follows us around
most of the time and climbs all over us.

Just want a bit of reassurance that this is all normal!

Thanks all

Are you feeding him the same food that he was getting before you got him? A
change in food can cause loose stools. Also, he may need to be checked for
internal parasites. The crying is normal; afterall, he is in a strange
place. You may want to leave a radio with soft music on in the room.

Congratulations on adopting a black cat. Did you know that black cats are
the least adoptable cats? Good luck with your new kitty!

Sue
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We bought a kitten at the weekend - a cute male black 7.5 week old.
We already have an 8 year old here so following advice found on the
net we are trying to keep them apart until they are used to each
other's scent etc.

Overnight we kept the kitten shut in a spare bedroom - room temp
heated and confortable and with his food, drink and a clean tray. He
cried (meowed) for quite sometime at first when we shut him in there
until he fell asleep. We popped out this morning and he was crying
again when we shut him in there.

His toiletting (poo) seems quite loose - worried he has mild diorrhea
but we don't know if that's normal for a cat this age?

Otherwise he seems quite healthy and friendly - he follows us around
most of the time and climbs all over us.

Just want a bit of reassurance that this is all normal!

Thanks all

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Are you feeding him the same food that he was getting before you got him? A
change in food can cause loose stools. Also, he may need to be checked for
internal parasites. The crying is normal; afterall, he is in a strange
place. You may want to leave a radio with soft music on in the room.

Congratulations on adopting a black cat. Did you know that black cats are
the least adoptable cats? Good luck with your new kitty!

Sue


I've heard that about black cats. I don't understand it. One of my
favorite cats was a little black cat named Emily. I miss her, as well as
Randy and Cosimo.

Angie is a sweet cat, but her personality is 180 degrees from the other
cats. She's coming around slow but sure though.

I've always had a weakness for black cats, also. I once had 4 of them at
once. I used to confuse some of them and ran down the list of all four names
when calling them.
Gail
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In article ,
says...
Are you feeding him the same food that he was getting before you got him?
A
change in food can cause loose stools. Also, he may need to be checked
for
internal parasites. The crying is normal; afterall, he is in a strange
place. You may want to leave a radio with soft music on in the room.

Congratulations on adopting a black cat. Did you know that black cats
are
the least adoptable cats? Good luck with your new kitty!

Sue


I've heard that about black cats. I don't understand it. One of my
favorite cats was a little black cat named Emily. I miss her, as well as
Randy and Cosimo.

Angie is a sweet cat, but her personality is 180 degrees from the other
cats. She's coming around slow but sure though.

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We bought a kitten at the weekend - a cute male black 7.5 week old.

Since you bought the kitten, didn't the breeder give you any information?

I also just adopted a 6 month old black girl cat. I just mixed her in with
the 4 year old black cat who had been lonely for her best friend who had
died 2 years ago. A few hisses and they get along fine, now.

The kitten's stool was very loose and awfully stinky so I took her off
canned food and have just been giving her dry kitten food. Big improvement.
I will shortly be bringing in a stool sample to the vet.

Barb