So we found a kitten in our yard during our July 4th cookout. I'm not too familiar with kittens (mainly i've had adult cats) so I'm not sure of her age (I think it's a she) but she's tiny. We think she's the offspring of a group of strays my neighbor feeds (but aren't fixed). She clearly wasn't' being cared for by a human..she had hundreds and hundreds of fleas on her, and her eyes were crusty and had mucous in them. I got all the fleas off her and fed her kitten milk, and this morning her eyes look better..still crusty but it's just clear fluid, doesn't look like mucous.
Her eyes are open..I tried to feed her my adult cats kibble but she just stared at it...so I fed her kitten milk and she likes that. She's also licking icing off my plate from a piece of cake I ate! I'm calling the vet in the morning to take her in so I'm sure they'll be able to guess her age. But what should I feed her? The kitten milk says it's just for supplemental use. I thought about buying her some wet food, thinking maybe the kibble is too hard for her? Also how often should I feed her?
I'm keeping her separate from my 2 adult cats, until my vet gives the ok. Once she can intermingle..is it safe to leave her alone with the cats? When they saw her (with her in the carrier) they hissed at her but didn't attempt to swat at her or anything. Should I be worried that they might attack her? It's a male and a female, both fixed. At what age will she be able to protect herself, if they did try to fight with her?
LOL oddly enough the one animal who I thought would have issues with her, is absolutely fine with her! It's our adult greyhound who towers over her! He just thinks it's amazing how small she is, gave her the once over with his nose, and leaves her alone! My only fear is he could hurt her accidentally due to his size. But he has shown no agression at all!!
Anyway thanks for any information...sorry if the questions are kinda basic, but again, I've only ever had adult cats, so not too knowledgeable about kittens!!
Her eyes are open..I tried to feed her my adult cats kibble but she just stared at it...so I fed her kitten milk and she likes that. She's also licking icing off my plate from a piece of cake I ate! I'm calling the vet in the morning to take her in so I'm sure they'll be able to guess her age. But what should I feed her? The kitten milk says it's just for supplemental use. I thought about buying her some wet food, thinking maybe the kibble is too hard for her? Also how often should I feed her?
I'm keeping her separate from my 2 adult cats, until my vet gives the ok. Once she can intermingle..is it safe to leave her alone with the cats? When they saw her (with her in the carrier) they hissed at her but didn't attempt to swat at her or anything. Should I be worried that they might attack her? It's a male and a female, both fixed. At what age will she be able to protect herself, if they did try to fight with her?
LOL oddly enough the one animal who I thought would have issues with her, is absolutely fine with her! It's our adult greyhound who towers over her! He just thinks it's amazing how small she is, gave her the once over with his nose, and leaves her alone! My only fear is he could hurt her accidentally due to his size. But he has shown no agression at all!!
Anyway thanks for any information...sorry if the questions are kinda basic, but again, I've only ever had adult cats, so not too knowledgeable about kittens!!