Here's the situation - my resident cat is a loving, attention hogging lady who we've had 7 years, since she was a little baby kitten. She is the queen of this house, and considers every nook to be her own. 3 days ago, we had a little kitten of four months (according to vet) on our doorstep, and after much deliberation, we took him in. He's had a vet visit, vaccines, deworming meds (even though he has no worms to begin with) and a clean bill of health. We set him up in an isolation room, the upstairs bathroom.
My resident cat is catatonic. Her world seems to be crashing down around her. After not moving from under the bed for 24 hours, she relocated behind the sofa. She's leaving very rarely to get food and water, and to use the bathroom - but her ventures out are few and far between. We're very worried about her, and even though she's not being violent, hissing, or anything like that (she doesn't react at all when we pet her head, the only thing slightly reachable) she's acting with complete disinterest in life. It's almost like she's depressed.
We have no idea what to do. We have grown too attached to the new kitten, but our first priority is our resident cat. What's the best way to fix this situation? :(
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