Help? I've acquired a very young kitten?

this sounds like you've got three hands 😂

cats do find you for sure.

Apparently all I needed was a kitten because I don't think I've smiled so much today in a long while

Cats/kittens have a strange habit of showing up in your life when you really need them, even if you think you don't want one and aren't a cat person.
It's a special kind of cat magic - cats/kittens who need a person magically get paired up with a person who needs one.

Glad the Vee Eee Tee went well!

I bought a long handled baby nail clipper for their claws.
After lots of attempts, I've found that scruffing them is much easier and calmer than burritos. Its a 2 man job though.
Support his little butt in 1 hand, and hold him by his scruff with the other. Then you have access to all 4 paws and he will be calm and still.

I bought some syringes off Amazon for the wormer. The pokey bit fits easily between the back teeth and you've got control over how slowly you dribble it in. Mix the measured stuff with tuna juice or home made fish stock etc. Its not such a fight then. Or if he is already grooming himself, smear it on the back of his paws/legs. He'll lick it off.

I fed the strays at work, think I might have fed them more than the people working during the day. Missed them when they were all re-homed.

Also you need to take photos that remind you how tiny he is. So in your hand or a shoe etc. that people (like us!!) can see the scale. Something that you can put him next to in a year so you can see how he’s grown.

Wrap a towel round Peppa so his front legs are bound. He will look like a seal. Then half the tablet (it’s probably only half a tablet at his age) then put it as far back as you can in his mouth. Then stroke his throat viciously to make him gulp it down. Repeat if necessary. If you crush the tablet up he may not get the full dose. Watch him for a few minutes as he may hide it and spit it out secretly.

Completely agree with the ‘we must be quiet as peppa is sleeping’.
we do it all the time with our cats. DS and DD roll their eyes but oblige every time 😁😁

Haven't RTFT , just the OPs ones

He is gorgeous and though it will have been said a million times , well done for bringing this little boy into your life . If he'd have stayed outside he'd have had a tough life, probably short and brutal . (This is what my cats tell me , they were rescued from a garden as teeny kittens)
Obviously you were chosen

You will feel the wrath when he goes to have his balls whipped off . (He'll blame you , cats are judgey little gits)

Yeah. If I knew she was going to let them go that early, I wouldn’t have put down the deposit.

She told us they kits would be around 10 weeks, so I paid in full.

Then at 6 weeks, she messaged saying mums had enough of them. Either you take her today or she goes to someone else even though I had paid.

So I took her and just supplemented her food for a few weeks

Well then you just get your brother to give him the worming tablet, then he’ll hate him and then you fuss over him after (cat not brother) and he’ll love you. Also agree with toddler ammunition
“darling be quiet peppas sleeping”
”put your toys away so peppa can’t trip over them”
“get in the bath so peppa won’t refuse to sit on you as you’re stinky”

etc.

Oh yes as tempting as it is and adorable as he looks while doing it, don't play with him by encouraging him to pounce on your fingers.

I knew this and did it anyway with my rescue kitten. 😐

OP - when they’re tiny their claws are razor sharp and they have no self control, so if he will let you try using a regular nail file just to blunt the tips a little bit. Our vet recommended this when our boy was little.

He is gorgeous by the way, so pleased you took him in!!

Op you have one very beautiful kitten there and I think he's been sent to you.
Love these threads and all the pics that go up, they make my day thank you.

6 weeks - that is so young for them to leave mummy cat!

Also now you have ample ammunition (this is why I'm not a parent)
"Shh the kitten is sleeping"
"You'll have to play quietly so you don't scare the kitten"

Oh well she's probably getting more 'able' to deal with a cat than a toddler would if that makes sense? Though I know the threenager stager with my nephew !

Young kids do need as you know to be gentle with it, not treat it like a toy, but I'm sure that's all being kept on top of!

@Soubriquet - ha re the 9 year old feeding her and cat liking her - so true. My cat doesn't have an option, I feed her but she loves/hates me depending on her mood! She's very likeable and nice generally though.

Bless him! I’m not sure what weight she was when we got her. She was 6 weeks. Unfortunately, the breeder turned out to be not so good and chucked them at their owners at 6 weeks instead of waiting.

Luckily she slot right in, and is perfectly healthy.

Shes 6 now and still a happy healthy cat.

You can see her sitting. She was sooooo tiny.