Kitten won't stop meowing but doesn't seem to want affection

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    Emily
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    Hi,

    I just wondered if you could give me any advice. My partner and I got a kitten Thursday, she is just over 8 weeks old. As soon as we brought her home she has hid from us under the sofa, or table. She didn’t seem to be eating much so yesterday I fed her some milk with a feeding bottle, which she took and seemed a bit more relaxed afterwards as she didn’t run straight away back under the sofa. She has however started to constantly meow/cry. She was doing this Friday but since yesterday it has been constant and quite loud. We at first thought it was because she was missing her mother, but when you go to see her and give her any affection she starts hissing and spitting.

    We have her just in the one room with everything she needs in it, so she doesn’t feel too overwhelmed. We want to give her loads of love and attention because we think she is scared and missing her mother but she hides from us and when we go near her she hisses and spits.

    Any advice/help would be really appreciated!

    Kind Regards,

    Emily

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    Kittyzee
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    Emily, because she is hiding and hissing and spitting when you approach her means that she is afraid. She is missing her mother and her littermates. Go ahead and pick her up, even if she is hissing and spitting. Pick her up by her scruff GENTLY, (just so she isn’t clawing and biting at you), then place your hand under her and hold her up against your body. Scratch her ears, under her chin and speak quietly to her. No loud noises, sudden moves until she is used to you, trusts you and knows you mean her no harm. This will take patience on your part, but in the long run, you will have the loving kitten you have always wanted! Another thing is that cow’s milk contains lactose and most cats and kittens don’t process it well. It gives diarrhea and stomach upset. Try getting some goat’s milk in the refrigerated section of the grocery and offer it to her and some wet food. You don’t say how old she is, but I assume she has been weaned and is older than 10 weeks. You are doing the right thing by keeping everything in one room in the beginning so she knows where it all is. Once she feels safe, she will venture out and become curious to explore the rest of the house.

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    Emily
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    Thank you for your advice, it is very reassuring. She is almost 9 weeks, and she has been weened. Yesterday afternoon, she made a lot of progress, she actually came out and had a little play with this stick thing we bought her and ate in front of us, she is still very jumpy and meowing a little but is much better.

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