People bring kittens home, and imagine a really wonderful, glorious occasion. It is a day that has often been long anticipated and circled on the calendar and all that. But then what often becomes apparent is that when you actually bring the kitten home... it is the worst day of the kitten's young life, and amounts to an absolute tragedy from their point of view. Loss of their siblings and mother, loss of their human family, the home they knew, their sleeping places, their toys, and the routine that they had become accustomed to (which is very important to cats). I swear, when I heard Gaga and Serafina screaming in heartfelt wailing (calling for their mom) the first couple of days at my home, or when Neytiri arrived and only wanted to cower under the bed, shivering, and in the fetal position, there were times when things like "what have I done to them? Should I just call this off and take them back to their family?" crossed my mind.
So your task now is to recognize your kitten's pain, and help them through it, convincing them to give their new home a chance, but not minimizing their loss and huge upheaval in his life.
As far as the gagging thing... yea, I wouldn't mess around with that. I'd get him to a vet. You should do that anyway, even if there wasn't a concern, just to get that initial checkup and get him on a regular schedule with shots and such.
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