A couple days ago I rescued a stray kitten who had been abandoned by his mom. He’s very affectionate and seemed to understand right away that I wasn’t trying to hurt him, and he laid perfectly still and even purred while I cleaned him and took ticks off his face. Poor thing is also very skinny! Fortunately no fleas!
I took him to the local animal hospital because the local shelters in my county don’t have room for kittens, and suggested trying surrounding counties. But the animal historial said other than a kitty cold he is healthy and they wouldn’t be able to take him, only if he had a life threatening illness/injury.
I have him in my bathroom with a fuzzy blanket, food, water, and a litter box, toys. I’m pretty sure he is trying to nurse off from me, though the vet estimated him to be 9 weeks. I was thinking 8-12. Though I know kittens can and often do nurse longer than 6 weeks.
Every time I come into the bathroom he starts crying and purring and kneading. He will even jumó up onto me if I don’t pick him up fast enough. He’s so very sweet! I’ll stay with him from anywhere between 20 minutes or an hour. But I do have a cat and regular chores, whenever I leave this baby will cry and cry and even scream. I’ve never heard a kitten or a cat scream before and it is really heartbreaking. I know I have to quarantine him for 7-10 days, and depending on how his first official vet visit goes, maybe longer.
Whenever i go in to the bathroom, I’ll stay until he’s calm. But as soon as I stand up or put him down he knows I’m leaving and starts crying again. He will then cry for a while and I’m worried I’mjust retraumatizing him. This is his third day in a house, and yesterday I took him on a long car ride to the animal hospital. I know that I haven’t seen his mama for a while (there are a bunch of strays in my area), so I think she either abandoned him or something happened to her (my fingers are crossed someone took her to get fixed).
My intent is to keep the kitten. I’ve never rescued a stray kitten before, any attempts in childhood or as a teenager my parents always made me and my sisters return any cats we were trying to rescue. But I’ve always had pets and cats. My cat just turned two and he was clingy as a kitten and cried a bit, but he never cried for long periods of time or screamed so I’m not sure entirely how to help this kitten and make sure he feels safe. Is this normal? What can I do more or less of? I adore him and want him to know he is safe and I’m not abandoning him.
Thank you for any advice you may have!!
I took him to the local animal hospital because the local shelters in my county don’t have room for kittens, and suggested trying surrounding counties. But the animal historial said other than a kitty cold he is healthy and they wouldn’t be able to take him, only if he had a life threatening illness/injury.
I have him in my bathroom with a fuzzy blanket, food, water, and a litter box, toys. I’m pretty sure he is trying to nurse off from me, though the vet estimated him to be 9 weeks. I was thinking 8-12. Though I know kittens can and often do nurse longer than 6 weeks.
Every time I come into the bathroom he starts crying and purring and kneading. He will even jumó up onto me if I don’t pick him up fast enough. He’s so very sweet! I’ll stay with him from anywhere between 20 minutes or an hour. But I do have a cat and regular chores, whenever I leave this baby will cry and cry and even scream. I’ve never heard a kitten or a cat scream before and it is really heartbreaking. I know I have to quarantine him for 7-10 days, and depending on how his first official vet visit goes, maybe longer.
Whenever i go in to the bathroom, I’ll stay until he’s calm. But as soon as I stand up or put him down he knows I’m leaving and starts crying again. He will then cry for a while and I’m worried I’mjust retraumatizing him. This is his third day in a house, and yesterday I took him on a long car ride to the animal hospital. I know that I haven’t seen his mama for a while (there are a bunch of strays in my area), so I think she either abandoned him or something happened to her (my fingers are crossed someone took her to get fixed).
My intent is to keep the kitten. I’ve never rescued a stray kitten before, any attempts in childhood or as a teenager my parents always made me and my sisters return any cats we were trying to rescue. But I’ve always had pets and cats. My cat just turned two and he was clingy as a kitten and cried a bit, but he never cried for long periods of time or screamed so I’m not sure entirely how to help this kitten and make sure he feels safe. Is this normal? What can I do more or less of? I adore him and want him to know he is safe and I’m not abandoning him.
Thank you for any advice you may have!!
