Look what the Mailman brought me....

My Brother in Law is a Mailman. On his route he feeds the local strays and ferals. One of the cats on his route had kittens last month sometime between the first and middle of April. Mother cat has not been around for a few days so today he loaded them up in a carrier and brought me a present. He has already brought 7 cats home from his route and just couldn't take home anymore so he thought of me lol.

I have gotten all kinds of things from the Mailman but I can honestly say this is a first!



So they are approx 6 weeks old. 2 girls and a boy. I already have homes for 2 of them when they are ready to go. I plan to keep them for another 4 weeks or so. They are slightly friendly. I can pick them up but they do hiss and spit at me which I find hysetrical. (It is just so darn cute) I will call the vet in the morning and cart them off for a check up. Once they are checked out I hope Moe my princess cat will foster them. She did an awesome job with Charlie and I am hoping she takes it upon herself to take care of these guys for a bit.

2 of them have eaten some solid food tonight and a small portion each of KMR from a bottle. The little grey one is refusing to eat right now but I keep trying every couple hours. Luckily he is the fattest one, but also the shyest one as well.

It has been awhile since I have had kittens this young. Do I need to stimulate them at this age? They do appear to be cleaning themselves a little but I wasn't sure if I should help them a little with the wet cloth to the bum until I know wheather they can go on there own.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you

No, they're big kitties--they don't need help pottying :lol3:. They should be eating and grooming and using a litterbox and doing everything on their own by now. They shouldn't need a bottle but it may comfort them so it's not a bad thing.

I'm a mail carrier and that's how I got my last 3 bottle babies. . .I guess we pick up more than just mail out there :tongue2:.

Thank you so much for your reply. I wasn't sure about the potty issue since they have lived in the wild and we have no way of knowing how far along they truely are in their developement. I wont worry so much about it for now. I will just do my normal cloth wash down to pretend I am mama and have some bonding time with them.

Meowmmy_Aprile said:

I will just do my normal cloth wash down to pretend I am mama and have some bonding time with them.

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 Yes, this sounds as a good idea. 

Good luck!

Aww such cute little peanuts. Good luck, I'm sure they will do great, they look a good size and pretty healthy from what I can tell. They are young enough too I'm sure they will come around quickly and blossom into happy social kitties.

They are precious!

They're adorable! You're lucky all the mailman brings me is bills.
 

StrudelKitty said:

They're adorable! You're lucky all the mailman brings me is bills.

 

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Mine too! They are precious little ones, sending lots of vibes their way!

They are so cute!!!

cute little ones

Any time you're going to be home for more than an hour or two, don't free feed them, but instead have them come to you to get their food.  Quickest way to tame half-feral kittens that I know of.  That and spend quiet time close to them.  Also do the slow blink at them, and see if you can get them to return it.