Hello - I am by no means a cat expert as I am 1 year new to being a cat owner. However, your post struct me - so I wanted to send you a line. I recently introduced a little kitten to my 11 mos old female cat (Molly). In my situation, I went directly to the vet from the pound (with little Ziggy) to make sure he was healthy. Other than a lingering URI, he passed all other tests. I still kept him away from Molly for a few days. Molly seemed to be very put off with her new house mate at first, but by week 2 - she had accepted him. One of the things she kept really wanting to do was clean Ziggy. He loves it (most of the time) and just purrs and lolls around and lets her really go at it with him. However, Molly did end up getting a bit of a fur ball from this activity last week. I've also found that she has taken a back seat to going first during eating times. Since she is still a kitten herself - I've been managing to feed both the same diet. I've been watching Molly closely, because I wanted to make sure that she wasn't dramatically changing her routine/behavior. So far - so good. But in your case, could it have been just a coincidence that your older cat began to display symtoms of ailing? Did the vet provide you with any concrete evidence that the kitten made your other cat sick? Just curious. I hope he's feeling better soon.

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