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TI took in an abandoned kitten four weeks ago. A neighbor found it alone under their car, and waited several hours for the mom to come back before bringing it in. I estimate the kitten to be 5-6 weeks old. It has upper and lower canines, plus lower molars. I have been feeding the kitten a milk replacer formula through a dropper. I have tried mixes of wet food/formula/baby food (chicken only), I have also tried soaking kitten dry food in formula. He will not even TRY to eat out of a dish. He has taken some wet food/ formula mix through the dropper but started to seem skinnier so I switched back to formula only. Now he is fighting the dropper when I feed him, I presume because he is teething. He is skinny and seems less energetic the last few days, although not necessarily ill, more like he is not getting enough nutrients to support a growing body. He also does not seem to be growing appropriately. He has gotten a bit longer, but does not look like pictures of other kittens his age. He has had some fleas. I have bathed him, flea combed him repeatedly but it is a battle, and he is too small for any chemical treatment. He is urinating/deficating regularly when I stimulate him. My male cat grooms and cleans him. I keep the kitten warm w/ a heating pad and hit water bottle. The kitten is very alert, he loves to snuggle and he watches tv with a lot of interest! I really don't want to lose the little guy. Any advice? Please don't suggest the vet, I cannot afford it, if I feel that he becomes dehydrated I will try to get him iv fluids though. So far we are not there. Local shelters are all overloaded kill shelters, and the local cat rescue just shut down. Please help! Thank you.