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Last night at around 8:30pm, me and my husband had some of his family visit, and upon answering the door and talking to them outside, we heard a little kitten crying in a nearby bush/tree area. It took us at least an hour to capture the little guy, but he was constantly hurting himself by running into cacti and the thorns on the trees/bushes. We eventually captured him and here he is!
I thankfully still had this large pet play pen from when our Annie was a baby and set it up for him in the guest room. He spent the night here with a nice big blanket, some wet kitten food, water, kitten milk replacement and a litter box. He slept very well thankfully and overall seems to be eating and drinking just fine. He's incredibly sweet and affectionate towards humans now that he knows we're not here to hurt him. My problem is this is my first time taking care of a stray kitten. He can't be more than 3 or so weeks old, surely? I'm fairly sure he has a cold because his nose is very runny and he keeps sneezing. I'm not 100% sure if he actually used the litter box yet but he was in it at some point. I'm also not sure if he's at an age where he should be on kitten milk replacement stuff, but he clearly has been looking for his mother in some way as this morning when we went in to see him, he was kneading a lot on the blanket and I assume was searching for a nipple with his nose/face.
I want to take him to the vet but my husband works during the day and I'm unable to drive. We have 2 cats of our own at home that I would love to introduce him to once we know he's well, at least to get him socialised and find some kind of comfort in two female cats that would (hopefully?) take to him. Whether we can keep him or not is unlikely as my husband doesn't want a third cat, but my main focus right now is to make sure he stays safe and well fed.
Does anyone have any advice on what I can do for him while I'm unable to leave the house and take him anywhere to get checked out?
I want to take him to the vet but my husband works during the day and I'm unable to drive. We have 2 cats of our own at home that I would love to introduce him to once we know he's well, at least to get him socialised and find some kind of comfort in two female cats that would (hopefully?) take to him. Whether we can keep him or not is unlikely as my husband doesn't want a third cat, but my main focus right now is to make sure he stays safe and well fed.
Does anyone have any advice on what I can do for him while I'm unable to leave the house and take him anywhere to get checked out?