Help? I've acquired a very young kitten?

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We've had a female cat visiting in the garden for about 7 months. We actually thought she belonged to someone but we discovered she had no home and was a stray. We were planning on catching her a couple of months ago but she disappeared. Anyway she reappeared and had a litter in my garden. Well I say litter. One kitten. Numerous attempts to catch her have all failed. She was happy to take food from anyone but would never let us touch her

Mum cat was found dead on the side of the road this morning. I feel so guilty as it is.

Anyway I've got the kitten inside. It's pissing it down. He's soaked. At a guess I'd say he's at most 6 weeks. He's been eating the food we've left for mum. He fits in the palm of my hand. I know nothing about cats really. Especially one this small

So I've booked him into the vets tomorrow. Earliest appointment

I have a 2 year old and a husband in bed from an appendicitis emergency.
So I'm on my own really

So questions
What do I do?
What do I feed him?
I've dried him with a towel and he's now all fuzzy but he's screaming murder

My 2 year old won't leave him alone but I can't split them cos she can't be left alone and he's like a tiny little thing. Any suggestions? Could I put him in a box for now? Just so he can sleep without being poked

Ok I don't know what to do.

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Pets at home are helpful and one of the staff will be able to help you with the necessities. If its big enough store they may even in house vets who will be able to tell you the age.

He is very pretty. Poor little thing, what a sad end for his mum. He is lucky to have you OP, he would have died too otherwise.

Aww I'm so glad you were there to rescue him. His poor mum. He'll be frightened but he's young enough to get used to you fairly quickly.

With his food, feed him little but often. Cats stomachs are tiny.

Be prepared for him having an upset stomach if he's eating something new. You can get really shallow litter trays that are good for tiny cats as it's easy for them to get in and out of. And as someone else suggested, once he's finished eating pop him in the tray to encourage him to poop.

Poor mum cat and lucky kitten for finding a home with you.

Poor Mummy cat, so sad.

Just to say though - are you definitely sure there are no more kittens hiding away wherever mum had her hideout?

What a beauty op!
like others have said, box with blankets and hot water bottle in a warm part of the house (but near you) and keep him in a hoodie if you’re with him. Let him sleep in your room maybe, or if dp needs space sleep downstairs on the sofa/floor. Hope dp is better soon, by the way, appendicitis is nasty! And lastly WELL DONE my love, some people would just leave the poor thing on the street but you took him in and are providing him with love and care. Go to the supermarket in the morning to get litter, a box, a carrier, kitty milk and of course some toys! All the best, fuck xx

I don't think there's any more. We only ever saw this one kitten with the mum cat. I'll be the first to admit I'm not a massive cat fan but I couldn't leave him in the rain meowing away.

Im sure you have still got to wet his bum to encourage him to go.

Google is your friend OP

How did I go from no were not keeping him to parking up at pets at home

We had similar a few weeks ago. 4 kittens just 4 weeks old in our garden and NOBODY would come and collect them and i couldn’t take them inside as terribly allergic and they were flea ridden and had tics - I phoned so many places and then I was worried every night they were getting cold and wet or foxes would get them 😞 after a week I managed to get someone to take them to a vet for me

Hes beautiful and looks big enough to be OK without mum. Lots of good advice from the PPs but please be aware you may end up sleeping on the couch with him sleeping on your chest.......for a couple of weeks!!

Also op, another thing, you do know that you’ll have to provide us with kitten updates at least twice a week? It’s part of the contract when you join the litter tray.

Awww, he's gorgeous! Thank you for being his new mum.

@Fuckallthetories first of all love the username. Second I will of course update. We've decided to keep him. Husband has always wanted a cat and he's slowly worming his way into my never wanting a cat heart. Appendicitis and a kitten in the same week.
Regardless of sex his name is peppa.
In pets at home now.
I will of course update twice a week on little peppa

Here to cheer on your new tiny kitty!

My thoughts too.

What about cat rescues? None of them would take the kittens? That’s awful.

Please double check op!

@MidnightConstellation I acquired a kitten younger than this because no charity/rescue/vets could take him - he was going to be put down.

This is so heartwarming.

Not that it matters but you could always call him Pepper.

Wen we had a kitten, he used to love sleeping inside a giant Guinness hat we happened to have for St Patrick’s - cosy and comfy and safe.

I’m really shocked.

Husband sent this

Can have kitten milk just not cows milk.
Tesco and PAH do kitten milk.
Kitten is gorgeous and will probably be quite playful.

I was a mum to a two week old abandoned kitten. His eyes weren't even open. I kept him in my bedroom with warm blankets and a ticking clock to mimic mums heartbeat and the following day I took him to the vet ready for them to say he was to weak and poorly and they would have to euthanise him. Instead they gave me a carton of powdered kitten milk, a syringe and told me to feed him at three hourly intervals during the day. I used to come home form work to do so. I also had to clean his eyes but sadly he was already blind as they hadn't been cleaned at birth by his mum. He was blind in one eye and had lesions o the other so couldn't see a thing. I had to wipe his tiny genital area and his bum with damp cotton wool to get his anal glans and bladder to start working properly. The vet told me he may not last but I had that tiny boy for 9 glorious years. If youre willing to put in the effort I'm sure the kitten will be absolutely fine.

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What a beautiful kitten. Congratulations on becoming a cat slave 😻