Dumpster Kitten -Update-

adele

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Here goes day 2!
A friend had been keeping the little one since last week, but he was having trouble keeping up with it's feeding schedule etc.

So last night, I went and got him and brought him back here. My other kitty, Tehya, just got done seeing her own baby out the door (my dad took him
) and I think she was surprised to see another kitten!

I knew that sometimes older cats will try and hurt little ones, so I was wary about showing Tehya the little one (who I've named Louis, for now). But she took to him immediately and set about cleaning some KMR off his fur. I'm still a little afraid to let them be in the same room when I'm not around, but she scratches at the bedroom door constantly and is hoarse from meowing.

Any thoughts on if I should let Tehya see to Louis? I don't know that she'll be able to feed him, but even if she could, should I let her?

And also, Louis is very thin... he won't take much more than 10 mL of the formula at any one time, though he tries to nurse when Tehya is around


Any suggestions/advice?
Thanks!
 

gingersmom

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It sounds to me like Tehya would make an excellent foster momcat.
 

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If she's got milk and if she'll accept him then I'd say it's fine. I'm not sure if she's still got milk or not, but I think it would be fine for her to nurse him if she did.. otherwise, she could still raise him and you could feed him. If he can get the socialization from her, I'd definitely let her do it.
 
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