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Hi all! I'm a 20 year old girl living in my own apartment, and I just (finally) got a beautiful black domestic shorthair kitten yesterday.
She was scared of everything and took until pretty much today to chill out enough to stop hiding under my TV (which was a pain, but still adorable).
She's 11 weeks, house trained, and a very smart girl. She doesn't seem to wanna eat, though. I got her to nibble some wet food yesterday, and it's the one she had at the shelter/house. She doesn't like the dry food I got her either. She's only 11 weeks, you'd think a growing kitten would be hungry. I thought of sprinkling some catnip on the food, but she's never had it. I dunno if it would help or hurt the situation.
But, generally, I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a new kitten. Anything I should know? She's my first pet, and I want her to be happy. ^^
Thanks, everyone!
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Since you only got her yesterday, she's probably still a little too sketchy to be interested in eating just yet. Sometimes it may be a couple of days.
Give her a little more time to adjust to you and her new surroundings, and if she doesn't come around, your best bet would be to place a call to your vet. (If you don't have one in mind, it's a good idea to try to find one. You will need one for getting shots and check-ups, and for emergencies as well.)
Don't give her milk. Cats are lactose intolerant. Don't feed her tuna that comes in oil. If you choose to give her tuna, make sure it says "in water" on the can. The kind in oil upsets their digestive track, which means nasty, nasty litter box...
Get some toys like the columnist before me suggested. Cats are playful creatures.
Other than that, lots of TLC, and she will be a happy kitty!
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Awe:)! I just got a new kitty that's five weeks old and he was having some difficulties eating / using the litter box etc.
By eleven months she should be pretty well trained with eating. I wouldn't recommend the cat nip because they're really supposed to wait about six months to get hardcore into it. You have to put a bit of the canned food on your finger and carefully force it into her mouth (I know, you'll feel bad but that's what you have to do to get her to taste it / know it's a good thing) and after you do that set her down in front of the bowl and you know, gesture towards the food, put some on your finger and let her smell it then put it back in the bowl. It shouldn't take long after the first time for her to be eating on her own regularly :D
For other things.. did you get her a scratching post or any toys that she can climb up / in and out of? They loooove those. As well as the little rat toys that come on strings and you can move them around as she chases them.
There are also kitty wipes that can be found anywhere that prevent you from having to bathe her often because they don't like being in water as I'm sure you know. Just make sure all the products you buy are made with mostly natural things :D
+ Be really careful with chemicals you use on the floor etc because she will lick her paws A LOT. They sell natural floor cleaner and such that's good for that :).
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