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Hi again!
I would like some advice on what to do about a small kitten. You see, this kitten was in a litter of five. His mother is a fairly tiny female cat about two years of age. But, lately, one gray kitten has been worrying me. He's much, much smaller than the rest. He doesn't seem to be getting any bigger. He's still incredibly skinny, and, upon picking him up, his cry doesn't sound very healthy. It's shaky and raspy. I'm fairly certain that he's the runt of the litter, but even a runt shouldn't be so small.
Should I separate him from his mother and littermates? I've hand reared a kitten in the past, and did a successful job, but that was a kitten that we had when he was a day old. Is it okay to part a nearly two week old kitten from his mother? I think bottle feeding and getting him away from competition for food would be beneficial. I'm also considering taking him to a veterinarian to get him looked at, but that won't be for a day or two.
Please, any help you give me would be amazing! Thank you!
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I would like some advice on what to do about a small kitten. You see, this kitten was in a litter of five. His mother is a fairly tiny female cat about two years of age. But, lately, one gray kitten has been worrying me. He's much, much smaller than the rest. He doesn't seem to be getting any bigger. He's still incredibly skinny, and, upon picking him up, his cry doesn't sound very healthy. It's shaky and raspy. I'm fairly certain that he's the runt of the litter, but even a runt shouldn't be so small.
Should I separate him from his mother and littermates? I've hand reared a kitten in the past, and did a successful job, but that was a kitten that we had when he was a day old. Is it okay to part a nearly two week old kitten from his mother? I think bottle feeding and getting him away from competition for food would be beneficial. I'm also considering taking him to a veterinarian to get him looked at, but that won't be for a day or two.
Please, any help you give me would be amazing! Thank you!
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