New Kitten does not want to play and is clingy

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Originally Posted by Galvatron99

Thanks for letting me know..i was really thinking about bringing it to the vet again..but if not all of them play, then I guess she is alright, but I don't like that. Shes meowing right now..even though I have her in the crate with the other cat..its like really?

Why are they in a crate?

She is meowing because she does not want to be in a crate, they need space, they are not crate animals like dogs can be trained to be.

No reason to bring to the vet, as said, not every kitten is going to play. It could be an issue of finding the right toy, her getting use to things, personality, combination of stuff, etc.

I have over 20 of my own cats, deal with dozens a year (TNR/rescue), and dealt with thousands in my life, seen about everything, lol.

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Originally Posted by Galvatron99

Thanks for letting me know..i was really thinking about bringing it to the vet again..but if not all of them play, then I guess she is alright, but I don't like that. Shes meowing right now..even though I have her in the crate with the other cat..its like really?

She is basically a toddler who was taken away before fully weaned. She is scared and you lock her into a crate with a bigger animal. Cats do not have a wind up spring that says "three times and it will play". She was taken away from her mother, then you held her extensively and now you expect a perfectly happy little fur ball. That takes time especially under all those circumstances.

Originally Posted by Galvatron99

i think it was separated too early. By my guess, she is now 10 weeks old..the website still said 8 and I adopted her last week. But still, to not play at all? It seems kinda weird. She was born on 12/03 and came in the middle of january at 1/18. But even with a buddy, she won't learn to play or do other cat things?

It is not a buddy it is the monster under the bed.

Originally Posted by Galvatron99

Update: I just noticed that the new kitty was with its mom for 7 weeks. I guess a week really does make a difference.

She will have a time and a half to catch up.