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I found a stray kitten (whom I've named Francis) on my porch about a week ago. At first, I gave him a box and a blanket and waited for the mother to come, but the mother never came, so I assumed that he was either abandoned or his mother was dead.
There aren't any nearby shelters (my country isn't big on animal welfare), and even if there were the current quarantine makes it difficult to go anywhere.
Based on information from the internet, I estimated Francis's age to be about three weeks old, but I may be wrong.
I read that at that age, he should be able to eat some solid food. Luckily I had some dry kitten food nearby (the reason why I had some is kind of complicated and unrelated) but the package said it was for kittens over 2 months old. It was better than nothing, so I gave Francis a bowl of it, some water and a heat bag. He barely eats (if he eats at all), but he's still alive and walking around as if it were nothing.
My parents don't want to keep him (our house isn't suitable for a kitten anyways), and I have no idea where to buy kitten replacement milk. I would buy them online, but I doubt my parents would let me, and the current situation makes it difficult anyways.
Recently I found him all wet and covered in dirt, so I tried to wash him with a wet cloth, but some dirt still remained. I have no idea how to take care of a kitten (or any kind of cat), so I'm scared I may have washed him too roughly, didn't dry him enough, or other things like that.
Unsurprisingly, I've gotten really attached to Francis, and I don't want him dying, but I don't know how to feed him. I don't have the ingredients necessary to make one of those DIY kitten milk recipes. So far I've tried soaking the food in water to make it easier for him to eat, but to no avail. My parents suggested giving him some boiled minced beef, but I'm unsure.
Can anyone suggest a way to feed him? If necessary, I can buy some wet kitten food for him. Any general advice is appreciated. Sorry for the long read by the way.
-Cas
There aren't any nearby shelters (my country isn't big on animal welfare), and even if there were the current quarantine makes it difficult to go anywhere.
Based on information from the internet, I estimated Francis's age to be about three weeks old, but I may be wrong.
I read that at that age, he should be able to eat some solid food. Luckily I had some dry kitten food nearby (the reason why I had some is kind of complicated and unrelated) but the package said it was for kittens over 2 months old. It was better than nothing, so I gave Francis a bowl of it, some water and a heat bag. He barely eats (if he eats at all), but he's still alive and walking around as if it were nothing.
My parents don't want to keep him (our house isn't suitable for a kitten anyways), and I have no idea where to buy kitten replacement milk. I would buy them online, but I doubt my parents would let me, and the current situation makes it difficult anyways.
Recently I found him all wet and covered in dirt, so I tried to wash him with a wet cloth, but some dirt still remained. I have no idea how to take care of a kitten (or any kind of cat), so I'm scared I may have washed him too roughly, didn't dry him enough, or other things like that.
Unsurprisingly, I've gotten really attached to Francis, and I don't want him dying, but I don't know how to feed him. I don't have the ingredients necessary to make one of those DIY kitten milk recipes. So far I've tried soaking the food in water to make it easier for him to eat, but to no avail. My parents suggested giving him some boiled minced beef, but I'm unsure.
Can anyone suggest a way to feed him? If necessary, I can buy some wet kitten food for him. Any general advice is appreciated. Sorry for the long read by the way.
-Cas