I found a little kitten this evening that appeared to have been abandoned by the side of the road.
I have 4 cats right now- but heck! I can't leave a little kitten a foot from being run over!
My only concern is the risk he poses to my other cats-- with distemper and leukemia. What is the likelihood that he would have a contagious disease? and what should i do with him until I can find out?
I have a very small screened in porch area- but it isn't really safe to leave him there. I tried to- but he is WAY too rambunctious and was climbing the walls. Also- we are doing some remodeling and there are items on the porch that could hurt him so there is really no where to quarentine him! Right now I have him in the bathroom in a cat carrier. He really needed to get some sleep as he ate a can of food very fast and cried for a really long time. I don't know how long I can keep him there though- he will wake up soon and be very upset as I can tell he is a little firecracker.
what does anyone recomend I do with him until i can get blood tests--- and the test results? I have read that distemper can be carried on people's clothes so I imagine I wouldn't want to have him loose in rooms of the house where our cats could come in contact with it. Please help- I really want to help this little guy! but i need more information to be sure I'm not harming my current cats.
Cathy
I have 4 cats right now- but heck! I can't leave a little kitten a foot from being run over!
My only concern is the risk he poses to my other cats-- with distemper and leukemia. What is the likelihood that he would have a contagious disease? and what should i do with him until I can find out?
I have a very small screened in porch area- but it isn't really safe to leave him there. I tried to- but he is WAY too rambunctious and was climbing the walls. Also- we are doing some remodeling and there are items on the porch that could hurt him so there is really no where to quarentine him! Right now I have him in the bathroom in a cat carrier. He really needed to get some sleep as he ate a can of food very fast and cried for a really long time. I don't know how long I can keep him there though- he will wake up soon and be very upset as I can tell he is a little firecracker.
what does anyone recomend I do with him until i can get blood tests--- and the test results? I have read that distemper can be carried on people's clothes so I imagine I wouldn't want to have him loose in rooms of the house where our cats could come in contact with it. Please help- I really want to help this little guy! but i need more information to be sure I'm not harming my current cats.
Cathy