Need help - ragdoll kitten

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I need some advice on 3 topics. We have a 4 months old ragdoll kitten, brought her home a month ago. She is stupid as hell, but makes up for it by being cute, cuddly and funny. :) Never had any pets before. But we came across 3 things that are of slight concern.

1. foul smelling, not too solid poop. She has been on Applaws tuna (wet), then we gave canagan chicken (wet). She loves both. Didn't have any issues in the first 2 weeks. Then we gave her whiskas for one day. And since then the smell is almost unbearable, and the "texture" is somewhat loose.

She eats about 2 tins/packs of wet food a day - c. 120-150g. Is that too much wet food that can cause this? Since she is a kitten we are not to rigorous about feeding times and schedule and thought that we can wait until about she's a year old to put her on a more strict timetable. She always has dry food out as well.

1. still somewhat medical/health. today evening when stroking her we felt a lump. imagine cat standing, facing away -bum in your face- and you stroke the full cat from head to tail on both side simultaneously. A bit above her hip?/leg there is a little lump. We tried pushing it gently, no reaction - so it's not something that is causing pain. Anyone ever felt anything like this? Again, new to this whole thing and not perfect in cat anatomy (yet).

1. this is totally diff. type of issue. How can you teach a cat not to go into a room? The bedroom is taboo. But as soon as I open the door she slips in and starts acting crazy (playfully). During the day it's not that annoying, but I want to be able to go out for a drink at night, or anything.... Chasing a cat that has gone berserk at 2 am is not my idea of fun.

And we live in a rental, so fixtures, high gates are not an option.

One of out kittens had a lump on her back....it was suggested it could be where she had her injection as it can leave a lump for quite a while or the other thought was it might be the microchip. Also the hip bones stick out at the top in a lumpy way...could it be any of that?

Goodwick training your kitten!

It's on the lower side, almost at the hip. I don't think it's part of the hipbone as then it should be symmetrical not only on 1 side.

Re teaching a cat not to go into a room: no chance. You will have to keep the cat out of the room if you don't want it in there.

1. Cats are really fussy with their food and have sensitive stomachs - you need to pick one food and stick to it, really. I've always fed mine at set times from kittens - starting with four small meals a day and dropping to two meals by six months of age.

1. The lump is probably a reaction from her vaccinations.

1. You can't stop a cat going anywhere If you don't want her in the bedroom you need to keep the door closed or use a tall baby gate - no reason why you can't have one in rental.

Re stopping a cat going into a specific room I agree with previous poster - no chance! I have a spare room which I keep the door closed to as I don't want the cats in there. The second they hear me go near that room they are there and are in like a bolt of lightening and will hide under the bed where I can't reach them.

My DS also doesn't like the cats in his bedroom at night as they disturb him. He's given up as they just scratch at his door to be in anyway!

wouldn't a kitten/cat simply squeeze through the baby gate poles?

Atm my H sleeps on the living room sofa so that the kitten settles. And because we are still not sure if the room is cat safe.

Kittens might be able to but my adult cats certainly can't. But we only have the gate in place for the dog - best way to stop a cat accessing a room is to shut the door!

It's fine to have the door shut, but it's the getting in and out that is an issue :)
when Kitten has stealth mode=ON and superfast enabled she will be in before I even notice she is there :)

stealth mode is when she sits almost next to the hinges part of the door and when I open it she "slides" in

Welcome to cat ownership

Get a fabric door gate , Amazon do them for about £14 .

You can get mesh gates for the doors specifically to keep pets out of a particular room.

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Nah you can't train a cat not to go in a room. They go where they want, you have to close the door. Too much wet food could cause stomach issues, or it could have been because she's used to one type and then suddenly had another and it's upset her stomach. And don't know about the lump thing - if it was mine id keep an eye on it and take to the vet if i was worried.

Re. gates - my cats can easily jump several feet from standing, so they're no guarantee. We have a baby gate over the kitchen and they leap over no problems.

Rag dolls aren’t known for their jumping skills though.
I can’t help, mine goes in every room unless we shut the door. He sleeps on our bed at night snuggled up against me. He’s too cute to say no to.

@Hoohaahoo

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😂 That was my first thought too!

Pictures OP!

In seriousness, my cat loves Applaws but gets awful loose stools from it, so we stick to his standard food mostly.

3. this is totally diff. type of issue. How can you teach a cat not to go into a room? The bedroom is taboo. But as soon as I open the door she slips in and starts acting crazy (playfully). During the day it's not that annoying, but I want to be able to go out for a drink at night, or anything.... Chasing a cat that has gone berserk at 2 am is not my idea of fun

This is part of cat ownership, especially indoor cats. They usually have an early hours mad phase and there’s very little you can do to stop it.

Why is the bedroom taboo out of interest? Nothing better than a kitty snuggled up at your feet (or on your head). Excluding it at night may make the problem worse as it will want to be near you.

@Hoohaahoo

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terribly sorry!! :) Here she is with favourite pig toy

@bluebluezoo
re:bedroom

1. I love to knit, but so far did not manage to set boundaries. So I need a "safe place" where I can leave stitch counters, yarn, etc out.
2. in autumn I brought a lot of plants. Turns out all of them are toxic. And there are not enough high places in the living room to put them. And it's a rental, so putting up high floating shelves is not an option.
3. I am not used to having a pet. She can startle me any time, anywhere. But if that happened in the middle of the night I'd automatically would scream. And I don't want to terrify cat, H, S and neighbors :)

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@Hoohaahoo

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You will have to put your yarn away I'm afraid. I've had cats for 40yrs and you cannot stop them from going in somewhere by force of will. You have to physically prevent it. My mother is convinced her cats don't walk on her work surfaces. They don't. When she's there. I've approached their house and seen the little gits through the window. They scarper the second they hear you and pretend they've never been near a work surface in their lives.

I'm okay with putting yarn away when not working.

I have 3 cats, 2 are bermise ragdoll cross & to put it politely they are a pain in the bum!
Constantly after food even when they have just been fed or have a bowl full, as soon as you open the fridge 1 of them is there scrounging for food, they walk right in front of you/ jump up causing you to trip over them, they sit on the kitchen work top which I hate but can't keep them out of the kitchen as that's where their food is & nowhere else to put it, scratch at the carpets despite having a scratching post & scratch at doors when they are closed. Other cat is no trouble at all.

My other cat has a lump under him, we got him when he was just 1 & I felt it just after he arrived with us, he's now 5, it's a hernia, vet said as its not causing him an issue to leave it so could possibly be that.

Ha ha ha ha ha to training a cat not to go in a room or to touch your yarn. Best of luck with that lol!

Cats do whatever the fuck they like.

That's why they are brilliant.

Why don't you want cat in your room? My cat loves sleeping with us. I think it makes her feel safe.