Need kitten advice

[Angie&Alex]

Our Cat Boo Boo had 4 beautiful kittens a little over 4 weeks ago. Since we are very very close to Boo Boo we helped her with the whole birthing and were able to hold the kittens with no stress to her at all. In fact she wanted to have them all sleep right on our bed with us, since this isn't practical, my husband Alex moved in a comfortable chair and we made a nest at the end of the bed for her and the kittens until they were starting to walk around a bit then we moved them where she could keep them corralled better. We moved them into our shower. We put down a nice padding and made a little box like area for her and the new little babies to nest away in and placed her litter box and food in the bathroom with her. This bathroom is just off of our master bedroom so we were able to be near her and she could take breathers away from the babies and curl up with us like she always does. As the babies got bigger she would bring them into the bed with us for us to give them attention too, at about two weeks... then when she thought they had enough fun for the day, she would take one...or rather attempt to take one back, but we would carry the little ones back to the nest for her. We noticed that right from birth that they each had set personalities... and they have stayed the same basically... except one. This kitten was doing fine just like the others until about the 3rd week when my husband went into the bathroom and found it hissing...all of the other kittens were backed away from it and seemed afraid. We'd never seen it do this before and none of the others have done this. My husband genitally picked him up and cuddled him to him and brought him to me... and both of us very quietly calmed him down and gave it some peaceful kind of petting and soothed it until it stopped hissing. Since then it's personality has changed completely, he jumps when he hears any kind of loud noise or if you try to approach it to touch it. None of the others do this and they will come running if you go into the bathroom so they can get some pets and to be played with. This kitten just stays in the nest... it's almost like it's been traumatized or something, but no one has been near them except us. It'll play with it's siblings, but not quite as much as the others.
I don't know what to make of it. Momma cat grooms this baby as much as the others and is as affectionate to it as the others.
The mother is a Bombay and the father is a Russian Blue. This baby looks like a Russian Blue.
Does anyone know what could be going one with the baby... is this normal and how do we help it?

[aTailOf2Kitties]

is it blind, perhaps? Getting spooked?

[freckledimple]

is it blind, perhaps? Getting spooked?

You definately should check to see if it is blind or deaf. Those kind of babies always need special attention.
It may also, just be an odd bird. Many years ago, we got to help a couple of our kitties give birth around the same time. The moms were tame, and the babies were handled from day one. Both of the kittens were *extremely* wild around us. When we got them both neutered, one calmed down, the other got wilder. All we could figure is that he may have been some kind of throw-back; his mom was rescued as a kitten from our feral community. We ended up releasing the wild one into our local feral community because being a house cat was too much for him.
I hope you baby is just temporarily scared.

[GILL]

freckledimple is right 2 of ours, Dobe is almost completly blind and Precious is deaf, both girls will hiss at almost any thing this passes them. Both are real lovers Precious for me and Dobe is my wifes lover. So a good vet check might be in order.

[Medusa]

Yes, I concur w/freckledimple and Gill. My Coco Puff went deaf temporarily; he has regained most of his hearing but he went from being a fearless cat to getting so spooked that he wouldn't let me near him. When he finally became a little adventurous, he parked himself in the middle of the foyer so that (I think) he could see in all directions. If I or any of my Fur Posse came too close for comfort, he hissed and became agitated. Get your little baby to your vet. He could have ear mites that are causing deafness and that can be remedied. Or it could be an ear polyp. Or it may be something else entirely but until you have him checked out, you won't know. Prayers are going up that it's something simple that can be quickly taken care of. Please keep us posted and please....keep the faythe. :)