Help? I've acquired a very young kitten?

Omg @softplayfail do I remember correctly? Was it your post that made me laugh so much in sympathy (because of the way you wrote it) about the soft play getting stuck incident?
If so, this kitten is totally your karma. You had a horrid thing (and made lots of us chuckle with you) and now you have been gifted a beautiful kitty 🥰🥰🥰

Poor mum cat. Peppa will live the life though by the sounds of it.

Kittens need non-clumping litter, not clumping incase they eat it.

Aw this is so heartwarming.
What a lovely story.
Peppa's one lucky cat having found you.
You're wonderful for taking him in and looking after him.
Looking forward to updates and more photos of course.

@softplayfail So glad you have all your Kitten stuff ready.
Peppa looks lovely.
What a sweetie.
Good luck at Vet's tomorrow.

Poor mum cat but didn't she chose well in whose garden to stay in ❤️

Yes, box with warm water bottle in it, wrapped in a soft scarf or jumper and something soft and cozy to lie on.
Allow a place for him/her to wee/poo, as well :) Newspapers shredded at a pinch if you haven't a litter box yet.

They have healing powers.

Have heard this from someone else this week...a Whippet curled up next to them with abdominal pain, and the Whippet's warmth took the pain away..
Animals are blessed things.

Edit..Meant to say 'Mimou is lovely and friendly'..Her mum, being a feral, is obviously careful around humans...But mum is cared for now.

OP "Husband said he's snuggled next to him and it's better than the codeine"

yep. I can imagine your DH will have a better recovery with this little one to help.

What a sweet little kitten.
Is he or she fully weaned?
He or she will likely need routine worming and vaccinations when old enough {Just as any kitten and puppy will}, but what a little sweetheart!
Son's GF has a tiny ex stray born to a feral mother, but Mimou is lovely {Not 'wild' like her mother }
Kitten milk is a good idea.
Good luck!

This has warmed my heart!!

He is beautiful and you're a wonderful person for taking him in! Welcome to the cat club!

To add, the moment I knew we'd keep her was when I found myself on my hands and knees on the kitchen floor pretending to paw at the litter in her tray to show her what to do! She was clueless but thankfully caught on fairly quickly.

More kitten photos are needed I feel!

😻😻😻

Marking my place for all the kitten updates

What a lovely if bittersweet story.

I love mn for threads like this.

We took in a five-week-old kitten that had been separated from her mum and fed her really small amounts of kitten food from the start and she was fine. Ironically she turned her nose up at kitten milk and went straight on water. To give her comfort, we put a couple of my daughter's small cuddly toys in her bed and also an alarm clock that ticked to replicate her mum's heartbeat. Six years on she's the most loving, sweetest cat. Good luck, OP, Peppa is lucky to have you!

I had a cat that young who I would carry about in my dressing gown pocket. She was super attached to me and just the best cat ever. It was hard work though as she wanted attention 24/7.

Peppa is gorgeous.

It will be lovely! If it's able to eat you are over the worst already, we had one that we needed to give milk to by a special bottle. Keep it warm and fed in a small area if not litter trained, overnight we kept ours in a downstairs cloakroom (with a nice box with cuddly stuff) with a low barrier across the door ( a plank or something) with a litter tray inside it, understood very quickly. They are smart. Child and kitten will probably become very close for life.

Hee hee. I love threads like these where the OP isn't that keen on cats, doesn't know what to do with them etc. A couple of hours later the cat has a name, a whole pile of toys and equipment and is staying.

He/she is absolutely gorgeous!

Congratulations OP he is gorgeous. So sorry about his mum though he is lucky you are taking care of him. I have had a few kittens (youngest was 4 weeks and dumped). He lived nearly 22 years and was the happiest most placid cat.

Anyway as others have said lots of blankets as kittens get cold easily. If you have a soft blanket put it next to you once your toddler is in bed as he will most likely need to be near you. A soft toy is nice too for the kitten to snuggle into. He may try to suckle the blanket or groom you with being so young. Pets at home will keep you right with food, bedding etc. I tend to buy my kittens stuff in there as the variety is good.

He will start playing soon make sure you teach him never to play with hands. Encourage him with lots of cats toy's if he scratches you or tries to play bite stop playing immediately and saying no biting etc firmly.

Kittens do need to play a lot so you might find he goes a bit mad at nights in the next couple of weeks. One of my kittens was like the Tasmanian devil at 8.30pm every night. Lol I was relieved when she was spayed and ok to go out as she now dives about my garden instead. A good scratch post and encouragement on using only this is important. Select a room for the kitten in and keep it as the place the kitten sleeps day and night. I recommend it be a room with vinyl or washable flooring as kittens can have pee accidents or misjudge the tray size etc. Keep the food nearby as kittens eat small but often. I always bought kitten milk and kitten food as cat food can be to rich.

My toddler was the same with the kittens. I never left them alone and just keep repeating be gentle but they are too little to understand really. My 3 kids who are 10,5 and 3 adore our cats. We had 3 cats but recently lost our old boy so now only have the 2 female cats (age 2 and 6 months that are half sisters). The are lovely and affectionate though cats being cats it's on there terms now they are older. Cats are great pets for a family and quite easy to care for once they are a bit older (kittens do take more care but it's not for long). My old male cat used to put his paws around my neck and cuddle in as often as he could.

I expect the vet will do a health check on the kitten give you worming and flea treatments etc tomorrow. I would recommend getting him neutered when he is old enough as make cats can spray or be more aggressive if not neutered and also chipped at the same time

Congratulations on your new cat

I'm probably too late but get some Royal Canin Mother and Babycat food. They do tins or dry and it's brilliant because you can soak the dry to a mush or mix the wet with a drop of water to make a slurry that they seem to love.

Looks 6 weeks or so and should be just fine on kitten food.