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I know nothing of cats. I'm on Google like a mad woman, lol. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me or maybe make a guess of what kond of cat she is. I tried getting a good photo of her but she won't keep still Kong enough. She's very loving great with my kids & I think she's maybe 2 months old if I'm not mistaken
 

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I know nothing of cats. I'm on Google like a mad woman, lol. I was just wondering if anyone could tell me or maybe make a guess of what kond of cat she is. I tried getting a good photo of her but she won't keep still Kong enough. She's very loving great with my kids & I think she's maybe 2 months old if I'm not mistaken
Difficult to see on a such a young, with so so photos at that.

we do see she is a tabby of some sort, and has white too. Tabby tuxedo?  The age about 8 weeks, perhaps even just 7.  So be very mommy to her, she need it.

Probably she is a domestic, alike the great majority of cats are.

If she is a look alike to some recognized breed, we will see better when she becomes of age, ie at least a couple of months more.

A little sweety pie!
 

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have you taken the cutie pie to the vets to get checked over?

usually they need to deworm and if the kitten is 2 lbs they do first round of shots. this is important. Distemper shot is something you will need because it can be deadly. distemper is several viruses that cause cold and flu like symptoms but in kittens it can be deadly.

and you will want to do rabies.

also make sure no fleas on her-due to small size you may have to wait a bit to use advantage/revolution type flea/worm preventive. revol protects against heart worms and other worms in addition to fleas/ticks/ear mites but not sure the age required.

I would recommend wet food. dry food is good for now as they need calories but as an adult you may have a hard time getting them off hard food.

its an old wives tail that hard food helps the teeth.

you can also get a cat toothbrush/paste kit and practice while young. Never EVER use human toothpaste in their mouth-there are chemicals in ours that they cant tolerate plus most cats HATE mint.

you can getsome cat grass or cat mint for her to chew on as an adult.

for now make sure you redirect bad behavior=biting/scratching-they should really stay with mom cat until 12 weeks at min but you can start playing mom.

they need food available all the time. also litter box. where she is so young you may want to get a few small cat boxes so if she cant make it in time to the main catbox   then she can make it in time.

Let us know if you have questions. She is adorable!
 
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