Hi everyone! I just adopted my first kitten 
last Tuesday, and as a brand-new pet owner I’m feeling a little unsure about what’s normal and what isn’t. She’s about 2 months old, female, and she was spayed last Monday. I adopted her for my 6-year-old daughter, and we’re trying to give her the best care possible.

My main concern right now is food and appetite. She’ll eat a food for a day or two and then suddenly refuse it. So far she has rejected or quickly lost interest in:
	
•	Tiki Cat Kitten

	
•	Wellness Kitten

	
•	Ziwi (ate it for 3 days, now won’t touch it)

	
•	Stella & Chewy’s freeze-dried (eats it briefly, then refuses)

I’d really prefer to feed her a clean, high-quality wet food without gums or fillers, but I’m struggling to find anything she will consistently eat. I know cooking at home isn’t balanced for kittens unless you supplement carefully, so I’m hesitant to rely on boiled chicken even though she will eat that.

Another concern is her litter box usage. She seems to go very often. I’m using Dr. Elsey’s Cat Attract, and I scoop 3x a day. The clumps I’m removing are big — sometimes a little bigger than golf-ball sized, which seems like a lot for such a tiny kitten. I always add 1–2 tablespoons of water to her wet food to make sure she stays hydrated, so I’m wondering if maybe I’m adding too much water and that’s why the clumps are so large.

She also digs and kicks the litter really hard, so sometimes she breaks up the clumps into small pieces and they fall through the sifter, so it’s hard to tell exactly how much she’s peeing vs pooping.

Today she hasn’t eaten much at all and she’s been sleepier than usual. She normally plays and zooms around, but she’s been napping for a couple of hours straight. She has a vet appointment on Thursday, but I’m not sure what to do in the meantime.

My questions are:
	
•	Should I buy whatever food the shelter was feeding her and use that temporarily just so she’s eating something?
	
•	Is it okay to give boiled chicken for now until her vet visit?
	
•	Could the constant food refusal and sleepiness mean something more serious?
	
•	Are golf-ball sized litter clumps normal for a kitten this young?
	
•	How much water should I be adding to her wet food?

She started off in an isolation room and we’re slowly giving her more access to the home. She seems comfortable and not stressed behavior-wise — I’m just worried about the inconsistent appetite.

Any advice or reassurance is truly appreciated. I just want to make sure that she is okay. 💛

New Kitten Constantly Rejects Food & Peeing a Lot — Need Advice Before Vet Visit