Ragdoll Cat Forums

Meowww
Hi we are new members to the wonderful site and also new furchild owners to a great litte ragdoll (maddee) some would spell maddie.
Maddee is going into her 10 week of this great life we are going to give her ,there are a few questions i wish to submit to the forum.
Maddee is a blue mitted raggie and will her colours are comming along perfect however the backs of her ears are still without fur you can see the pink colour of her skin in saying that there is a lite covering or fur but not all over,the tips are ok with colour being seen there but the main part of her ears are without fur is this common
the other question is i would like to ask is that she doesnt drink much we tried milk nothing we tried water nothing
any help would be great help thank you

Ed -Kylie and the boss MADDEE

She shouldn't be drinking milk, cats are lactose intolerant. If she isnt drinking water at all I would take her to the vet.

Welcome to the forum.
Cloe, owned by Jake, Jasper & Oscar.

blueragdoll Wrote:She shouldn't be drinking milk, cats are lactose intolerant. If she isnt drinking water at all I would take her to the vet.

Welcome to the forum.
Cloe, owned by Jake, Jasper & Oscar.

thank you for the reply we are due to take her back to the vets this weekend

Cloe is right, it is a misconception that cats drink milk as it can cause them to get diarrhea. What food do you have her on? If it is a wet food then the content of water in wet food is rather high and cats don't drink much water as a result. If she is eating dry then she will drink much more water.

I'm not sure about the ears, but you are right to do a vet check, it never hurts, and is usually required by the contract within 24 -48 hours of getting the kitten.

Oh, and welcome to the forum!! You'll find lots of great people here, and we all love pics *hint*!!

Cats and kittens out of coat may have little fur on the ears. If her coat is now fairly short, then that is the probably explanation for the ears.

Have the vet explain to you how to "tent" the skin over her shoulders to give a rough check for hydration.

TeresaK Wrote:Cloe is right, it is a misconception that cats drink milk as it can cause them to get diarrhea. What food do you have her on? If it is a wet food then the content of water in wet food is rather high and cats don't drink much water as a result. If she is eating dry then she will drink much more water.

I'm not sure about the ears, but you are right to do a vet check, it never hurts, and is usually required by the contract within 24 -48 hours of getting the kitten.

Oh, and welcome to the forum!! You'll find lots of great people here, and we all love pics *hint*!!

hiya,
thank you for the reply,yes maddee is going of the the vet this weekend and ill ask al the questions,she is eating heaps of wet food so i guess that answers that question and the pic we are working on that just want to get the perfect to show her off to you guys,but yeah looking forward to seeing what the vet has to say