u/AUR1994

Hi all,

So I would’ve posted a few days ago for help with feeding 2 6/7 week old tabby sisters and I got great feedback so thank you to everyone who helped.

Of the two, the more brave one was a rockstar. But she’s since been a bit constipated. I’ve noticed she’s not eating as much and she’s not having great success with bowel movements.They both slept way more than normal yesterday but were active towards the evening. Before bed, I noticed some poop on and around the litter as opposed to in it but couldn’t tell who was responsible.

However, I did notice she pooped this morning and it was good quality. My mom said they’ve both been eating throughout the day (they just have to be reminded where the bowl is).

But she’s now lighter than her sister (she was the bigger kitten) and not using the litter box with great success, she’s eating and playing but not as much as she used to. Her tail had a small bit of caked poop and of course she gave me hell to gently clean it. Her sister is running around and she went to curl up in a ball and fell asleep.

I can only take them to the vet on Thursday but I’m really concerned about her. She also seems to cry a bit more and wants more affection which I gladly give. What can I do for her? I really feel like I’m failing her and I feel awful!!!!! I’m supposed to help her, not harm her! I feel so helpless.

Hi, so I’m fostering two tabby sisters who are around 6 weeks old. They were cleared by the vet and this is my third time fostering but first time with kittens this old.

So I feed them both wet and dry food. They don’t seem to like drinking water which is fine. I try to check on them as often as I can but I never go more than 2 hours during the day and 4 at night.

Everytime I check on them though, I have to physically put them in front of food bowls else they act like I’m starving them. I leave dry food out at night but unless I place them in front of the bowl, they won’t eat but then eat voraciously when I do.

Is this normal?
Should I worry about them going hungry?
Should I worry about them not seeming to like drinking water?
Am I checking on them too often?

Ps. Otherwise they play and fight fantastically and snuggle to sleep. I’m super happy they have each other. And the smaller one loves me so much, she chirps and licks my chin and purrs the second I put my hand on her. She big sister is such an independent girl and is super brave. They make me smile.