Stray kitten

[marcopront]

I have become the mama of stray kitten.
His eyes are open but he is tiny.
I am feeding kitten formula using a syringe.
He tries very hard to climb out of anything I put him in but struggles to walk on the tiled floor.
He seems to be able to pooh and wee.

Should I be letting him wander around the house?
Any other advice?
I am not in the UK, so suggestions of where to take him may not be helpful l

@marcopront
He's adorable! Lucky you
I think he's probably looking for a cuddle so he's wriggling around trying to find a warm soft spot. Maybe a blanket that he could cuddle up in?
I'm sure someone more qualified will come along soon with more helpful suggestions. Enjoy him though..you've been especially chosen.

I'd love to see more photos of the little angel cat.
I think I've read on other threads that he needs to be taken to the vet for a check.

He spends most of his time in a box with a warm bottle and tea towels but is currently sitting on my arm.

If you can, see if you can fashion a sort of sling and carry him around the house with you. They do know the difference between just heat and a living body, and your heartbeat will be soothing.

If he's pooing & peeing on his own, he should be at least around 4 weeks old.

Aaaw little sweety! 😻

(I have nothing useful to add, but I like the sling idea.)

@thecatneuterer usually has very good advice on threads like this.

I'm just here to melt and squeeee over him, sorry.. He's delicious.
You seem to be doing everything right and giving him lots of love and care.
That's all you can do really. Congratulations on your new fur baby.

Definitely needs warm comforting snuggles.

I’ve hand reared dozens of abandoned kittens and usually keep them in a small dog cage with blankets/heat pads as they sleep a lot of the time. He should be able to take a bottle or start lapping from a shallow dish, syringeing can be dangerous if they aspirate into their lungs.

Has he been wormed and flea treated?

Good luck, he’s a cutie

Check out as many of Kitten Lady's videos and Instagram posts as you can, she is an invaluable kitten resource.

Thank you for all the help.
Unfortunately he died in the night.
His eyes were closed when he was found last Tuesday so I assume he was only a few days old.

Oh I am so sorry. Poor little thing.

Oh what a shame, unfortunately it happens quite often, but you gave him love and care for his last few days

So sorry op..

Oh shit, no. I'm so sorry. RIP gorgeous baby kitten. Thank you for giving him lots of love and affection in his last few hours

I am so sorry. But you still did a good thing. The kitten died warm and loved, not cold and wet and abandoned. That has value.

I'm so sorry. At least he knew he was loved in his short life.

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that, bless his little heart :(

I'm sorry to read your update.
Do you know of any cats who could have been mum and maybe try and get her neutered?

So sorry, but as nocoolnsmesleft so eloquently put it, he was warm and dry and most importantly, loved