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KiaSidhe - 08 Jul 2004 12:29 GMT
We just adopted a new little kitten yesterday!!  I think the story is that
she was part of a litter, and the owner of the mother cat didn't want to
keep all the kittens.  So, the little girl who lives at the house was trying
to give away the kittens....and i rescued this one when they were trying to
pour milk over her head and body to feed her.  (these children are about 5
years old, they didn't know what they were doing.)  So I gave her a bath and
all, and took her in.

But, question is, is it safe for this kitten....I think she's only about 3-4
weeks old....maybe not even that....to be eating wet catfood?  She DOES eat
it, but is it safe?  Or should I be giving her formula still?

.....Then again, I may be completely estimating her age wrong.  She's still
at the "puffy" stage...where all the fur looks like a big fuzzball.....can't
run, can *sorta* walk steadily, but not really....and is a little over a
foot long including the tail.

Only one more question.  Can anyone tell me what *kind* of cat she is?
Looks like a tiger....but also has spots all over the place...  Black and
grey mostly.  Is that just a tabby?

---Julia
Wendy - 08 Jul 2004 13:08 GMT
> We just adopted a new little kitten yesterday!!  I think the story is that
> she was part of a litter, and the owner of the mother cat didn't want to
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> ---Julia

3-4 wks sounds about right based on the degree of mobility. I'd be
supplementing with formula with a bottle or at least in a bowl if she'll lap
it up.

I'd also consider 'rescuing' another one. I've read that single kittens have
a tendency to become biters because they don't learn the limits by playing
with their siblings. If this kitten isn't getting around too well yet then
she hasn't engaged in much kitten play with her littermates yet.

Under normal conditions I'd say take the kitten back to spend more time with
it's mom but the owner doesn't seem very responsible if he/she is trying to
get rid of the kittens this young and permits the children to behave this
way.

It's probably a tabby but it's hard to tell without seeing the cat.

W
nimue - 09 Jul 2004 03:51 GMT
>> We just adopted a new little kitten yesterday!!  I think the story
>> is that she was part of a litter, and the owner of the mother cat
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>
> W

All good ideas AND take the cat to the vet.

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Sherry - 08 Jul 2004 17:03 GMT
>We just adopted a new little kitten yesterday!!  I think the story is that
>she was part of a litter, and the owner of the mother cat didn't want to
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>
>---Julia

Good Lord in heaven. I hope the parents of the little girls rot in hell.
Your kitten is *way* too young to be away from its mother. But she's a far
sight better off with you than she was living with the children of idiot
parents. If you know them, see what you can do to convince them to spay the
mother cat.
That said, I think your kitty will be fine eating wet (kitten) food. You can
supplement her diet with KMR (Kitten Replacement Milk)...or another brand. It's
available at the vet's, and I believe Wal Mart even carries it.
Sounds like your kitty is  a tabby striped moggie. The best kind of cat. Enjoy
her.

Sherry
JoJo - 08 Jul 2004 21:37 GMT
Does the kitten have teeth?  They come in generally 3-4 weeks of age.  And
also are a bit "off" on mobility.  Is kitten trying to "suckle" the cat
food?  Or is he eating and chewing?  You can mix kitten formula in w/the
food, but a long as he's eating canned well, not necessary.

You should also make vet appointment in the next two weeks - the vet will be
able to determine age a bit better, as well as start vaccinations and
worming.  Take a stool sample w/you so they can test for specific worms.

What a kind soul you are for rescuing the kitten.  Hopefully the other will
also find a good home before the little girls drown them.  Somebody should
also get the mother cat and get it fixed - then no more unwanted babies.
Those people should not be permitted to own a pet - they're own
irresponsibility by not getting the mother cat spayed resulted in an
unwanted litter.  She'll soon go into heat again, and the cycle continues.

As a foster for two shelters I am torn - I look forward to kitten season
because they are so damned cute, but at the same time I get extremely ticked
off because people aren't responsible enough to get their pet fixed.  God I
hope the parents of those little girls are doing a better job raising their
kids!  Perhaps the parents should be fixed too.....(I'm assuming they are
bad people due to lack of cat care, I know I shouldn't assume).

> We just adopted a new little kitten yesterday!!  I think the story is that
> she was part of a litter, and the owner of the mother cat didn't want to
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> ---Julia
KiaSidhe - 09 Jul 2004 15:08 GMT
First off, thanks to everyone who replied.  All good stuff to remember.  :)
Second thing is, someone mentioned adopting another one so that she would
have a playmate....well, we already have one cat (another female, close to a
year old).  ok....see below....

> Does the kitten have teeth?  They come in generally 3-4 weeks of age.  And
> also are a bit "off" on mobility.  Is kitten trying to "suckle" the cat
> food?  Or is he eating and chewing?  You can mix kitten formula in w/the
> food, but a long as he's eating canned well, not necessary.

Yes, she does have teeth and seemed to be ok with the catfood and water, and
knew how to use the litterpan (ugh....we didn't have a second box, so i put
a few paper plates together on the bathroom floor with litter on them.
She........*somewhat* made it on the litter.  hahaha)

> What a kind soul you are for rescuing the kitten.  Hopefully the other will
> also find a good home before the little girls drown them.

Well....let me explain a little bit first.  The mother (of the kids) isn't a
bad woman.  She just has three kids, and they ended up with 5 kittens, AND
we live in apartments.  I believe she lives in one of the two-bedroom
apartments, so that could probably be tough.  And as far as the kids pouring
milk and water over the kitten, they are young and probably honestly thought
they were feeding it.  *However*....this morning, the middle child of that
family, a little boy, came over here and said "Um, can I have the cat back?
My baby sister wasn't supposed to give it away because that one is my older
sisters and my older sister was crying all night."  So I had to give it
back.  :(  But then later on, i found a note tacked to my door from the
older sister saying "thank you giving her back and you can come and play
with her any time you want to because you are nice and kept her safe."
Awwwwww....  :)

However, there is a guy I work with who has 3 week old kittens at his house!
So we'll talk to him about getting one of those whenever they're a little
older.  (Those are part bobcat though!  Yikes!)

---Julia
Dik F. Liu - 09 Jul 2004 18:23 GMT
>However, there is a guy I work with who has 3 week old kittens at his house!
>So we'll talk to him about getting one of those whenever they're a little
>older.  (Those are part bobcat though!  Yikes!)

I have heard such claims of domestic catsout crossing with bobcats ("It's wild
looking and BIG!). But I don't think this is possible. The closest we have is a
breed called Pixiebob - a purely domestic breed bred to look somewhat like a
bobcat.

Dik
Wolf - 21 Jul 2004 22:14 GMT
Julia-
 I can't answer your other questions, but I think I know what type he is.
Based on what you said, it could either be a tabby as you said, or a bengal.
Believe me, I have 4 cats that look just like that, and one of them is named
Tiger.
> We just adopted a new little kitten yesterday!!  I think the story is that
> she was part of a litter, and the owner of the mother cat didn't want to
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>
> ---Julia
 
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