Several important questions

Hey guys! I have some quick questions I was hoping some of you may have advice and guidance as to deal with. I am a college student (ie poor) and recently adopted three feral kittens. They are doing well, and no fleas. Haven't taken them to the vet yet for financial reasons but plan to in the near future. They act healthy, the only possible issue is one of them has a brown crust that forms at the end of his nostrols. I wipe it off as often as I can.
Well today, I was walking back to my townhouse and outfront there were four tiny kittens sleeping. I managed to grab two and brought them inside planning on taking them to the local SPCA. Of course lack of common sense / experience made me forget about flea possibility. After they had run into my room I put them in a cat carrier and placed them on my deck. They were in my room for about 5 minutes. One of the kittens has massive green gook / ozze that comes out of both eyes, and if I don't wipe it often her/his eyes are forced shut.
So this leads me to two questions, am I in flea trouble now? I've taken about three hot showers in the past couple hours and right now I guess I have to keep an eye out for flea dirt on my kitties (that I own). Any guesses as to whats wrong with the gooky eye kitten or what causes that condition?
Any other advice is gladly welcome.
Thanks!
Ryan

Are they old enough to be without the Mom cat?

Regardless of your financial situation, you have chosen to bring kittens into your home to receive care. And since you have chosen to give them care, you must know that part of it is to allow a vet to assess them for health problems. Fleas are but one of your concerns the way I see it. The green gook is an infection, it may spread to your other cats and it requires an antibiotic eye ointment to clear it up. A visit to the vet to have each kitten assessed is an absolute must and you will need to get a spot-on flea treatment as well as a possible worming medication. Then there are the required vaccines and when the kittens are old enough, you must also make sure you spay or neuter them.

With all due respect to your desire to care for these kittens, unless you are financially prepared to care for them properly, you shouldn't have made this choice. If you cannot provide them with the necessary vet care, then please consider turning them over to your local no-kill shelter or rescue organization where they can get what they need.

Hello,

I completely agree. it can prove to be rather expensive to look after kittens. so far, one of mine has cost me £160 !

You really could do to get them to a vet for a check up. if this is a problem, maybe a shelter would be best ? Flea-wise, you should keep an eye out and get them all treated if any of them have fleas.

When I was a student I took in a stray cat. he came home lame one day and I had no money to take him to the vets, I called the PDSA who refused to help as I was not on benefits, i then called the RSPCA who advised they would treat the cat but would also re-home him.

Luckily the cat only had a small cut and was fine 2 days later. but in the end I decided it was best to give him away to someone who could afford to look after him. It was really sad but was for the best.

Originally Posted by Masterrh

Hey guys! I have some quick questions I was hoping some of you may have advice and guidance as to deal with. I am a college student (ie poor) and recently adopted three feral kittens.
Ryan

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Ryan....I am concerned that with your situation, you will not be able to pay for spaying/neutering, which will be essentual to avoid possible pregnancies. Please consider working with a rescue group.

Katie