we have an 8 week old kitten. we got her last Monday & to start with, she was a live-wire...always running about, a little bundle of fun! Yesterday morning however, her mood took a turn for the worse - she started being sick, and sat staring into space! we took her to a vet, who checked her over - he gave her some fluid injections & we have some 'Pro-Kolin' to give her...think it is used to settle her stomach! he told us to take her back today if she got any worse...

since getting her home, she has been sick twice - won't eat or drink anything, only been to the toilet twice & only wants to sit quietly on her own (again, staring into space)! we also cannot get her to take the Pro-Kolin...its the only time she shows any energy, putting up a fight!

any advice?

Sorry you have these problems but my advice would be to go back to the vet.
Dehydration is a really fast killer in kittens, I know it sounds extreme but it can & does happen.

Best wishes to your kitten for a full & speedy recovery

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Poor little mite may be pining for its mum, I think 8 weeks is far too young to leave mum.

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You are correct in thinking the pro-kolin is for settling her tummy.
It is not uncommon for kittens to get upset tummies when they go to new homes, there are several reasons for this, firstly it may be a change in food, so I suggest you contact the breeder to find out what they were feeding before and make sure you are giving the same, you can change later, but best to get her settled on what she is used to.

Another reason why kittens get upset tummies, is because like babies, they will put anything in their mouths, and it may take time for the kitten to adjust to some of the germs in your house (I am not suggesting your house is dirty, its just we learn to tolerate what it in out own environment).

I think your kitten is also probably very scared, so I would suggest you choose a quite room in the house, remove any dangers (wires etc) and put some food, water, litter tray, bed and toys all in one room and keep the kitten in this room for now. You should go into the room and just sit on the floor talking to the kitten, be patient and let the kitten come to you.
If you have children / other people in the house, just keep them out of the room for now, just while you calm her down.
As she gets more used to you, start to give her stokes and then cuddles, when you think she is settleing down, you can let other family members in the room to do the same thing.
You can then gradually open up more rooms in the house to the kitten. Some just take a little longer than others to settle, but you efforts will be totally worth it in the end.

Hi

We had this with one of our moggie kittens - she came to us on the Saturday, again at 8 weeks, and she was sick and had diarrhoea all Saturday night. We took her to the emergency vet and he said it was probably down to stress and that she would settle down. I have to say though it took about 4 weeks before the diarrhoea cleared up.

As the others have said, take the kitten to the vet as they go downhill so fast.

Hope it all clears up for you

Louise
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thanks for all your advice! we are taking her back to the Vets this afternoon, he is going to take bloods & do some X-Rays!

Good luck and let us know how he gets on wont you.

just back from the vets, minus Smooch - she is being kept in for blood tests, X-Rays, an abdominocentesis & will also be put on a drip! when the vet examined her, he felt a build up of fluid in her abdomen - he was quite worried about her. he also said that he was concerned about FIP - poor wee thing, we're both so upset & missing her already! i really hope that its nothing serious, but I think we have to prepare ourself for the worst just-in-case!

i will keep you updated as & when I hear back from the vet...