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New tiny kitten

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Fatiguedwithlife · 21/01/2026 13:34

Hello! We have acquired a teeny kitten (supposedly 9 weeks old) but she’s the runt and is very small.
i haven’t weighed her, we only got her today.
We’ve kitten proofed the lounge and are keeping the dog and the other cat away.
She has one snotty eye which I’m cleaning every couple of hours with cooled saline solution
I’ve bought kitten milk and dry and wet food (the same as she was having where she came from).
Shes done a wee and a loose poo in the litter tray and mostly slept. She wasn’t interested in the food or water or saucer of milk so I syringed about 5ml warm kitten milk into her and that woke her up a bit. she then ate a little wet food.

are we doing the right things?

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Pudmyboy · 22/03/2026 09:58

Lovely picture @Fatiguedwithlife , I love her tail and the tiny white spot on the end, so it's great to see a picture of that! She looks so well! Looking at the picture gallery, her first few pictures were so sad, a tiny little scrap all huddled up: now she is bold, brave and beautiful, thanks to you and your family!😻

Fatiguedwithlife · 22/03/2026 16:33

I know I’ve posted her a few times this week, here is the official Sunday Penny Photo™️ helping DD2 to butter some bread for sandwiches today Grin

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HatStickBoots · 22/03/2026 22:00

💕 thank you @Fatiguedwithlife

Zov · 22/03/2026 22:04

Fatiguedwithlife · 22/03/2026 16:33

I know I’ve posted her a few times this week, here is the official Sunday Penny Photo™️ helping DD2 to butter some bread for sandwiches today Grin

Your slices of bread are living proof that it's impossible to butter bread using just one hand! 😆

Gorgeous kitty though! 😘

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bcski · 23/03/2026 11:16

Fatiguedwithlife · 22/03/2026 16:33

I know I’ve posted her a few times this week, here is the official Sunday Penny Photo™️ helping DD2 to butter some bread for sandwiches today Grin

She is so helpful.
Thank you for this thread, it's the nicest thread on here.
I had a shitty day yesterday and I'm tired and emotional and that gorgeous picture of Penny and your daughter really cheered me up!

Toddlerteaplease · 23/03/2026 11:39

I love that photo. It’s really made me laugh. I love your daughter’s jumper.

Letsgoforaskip · 23/03/2026 15:35

@Toddlerteaplease I was also coming on to say I love the jumper!
Penny has certainly landed on all 4 paws in her new family. Not sure she’ll get a job as a sous chef but she’s certainly adorable 🥰

CatChant · 23/03/2026 16:46

Lovely jumper and enchanting Penny, though I don’t think she’s much of an asset on the bread buttering front. But who cares with such an adorable ‘helper’.

Fatiguedwithlife · 24/03/2026 08:27

My mum knitted the jumper, it is lovely. I’ll pass on your compliments.
Penny is also very ‘helpful’ when I wfh, she likes to keep my laptop 💻 warm by lying on it.
We’re currently delaying getting up and I’m getting tuna flavoured kisses 🤢 🐟

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CherryPinkAppleBlossomWhite · 24/03/2026 08:38

Oh she is so unbelievably cute 🥰

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 24/03/2026 11:21

Fatiguedwithlife · 24/03/2026 08:27

My mum knitted the jumper, it is lovely. I’ll pass on your compliments.
Penny is also very ‘helpful’ when I wfh, she likes to keep my laptop 💻 warm by lying on it.
We’re currently delaying getting up and I’m getting tuna flavoured kisses 🤢 🐟

That little face! 😻

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 24/03/2026 11:22

Fatiguedwithlife · 24/03/2026 08:27

My mum knitted the jumper, it is lovely. I’ll pass on your compliments.
Penny is also very ‘helpful’ when I wfh, she likes to keep my laptop 💻 warm by lying on it.
We’re currently delaying getting up and I’m getting tuna flavoured kisses 🤢 🐟

Penny will go from 'helping' to Being The Opposite Of Help , she'll start photo bombing your Teams Meetings before long (and the other people on Teams will be in raptures Grin )

Iheartmysmart · 24/03/2026 20:12

Aah, Penny is such a sweetheart. That’s such an adorable look on her face, she knows how loved she is.

I have to make sure I’ve closed down teams whenever I leave my laptop unattended otherwise my little menace clambers over it and sends random messages to my colleagues. Which they all find hilarious.

Pudmyboy · 24/03/2026 21:34

Your Mum has skills! It's lovely to see Penny so perfectly relaxed, I love a cat-enforced relaxation 😍

Fatiguedwithlife · 29/03/2026 12:50

Sunday has rolled around quickly this week!
Here she is sitting on Merlin just now

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Onlyforreindeer · 29/03/2026 13:13

She’s looking gorgeous, healthy and happy sitting on her feline big brother x

justthecat · 29/03/2026 13:41

They’re so sweet together, she’s growing so much 😻

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/03/2026 14:06

Ahhh the Sunday Penny Photos Grin
Lovely girlie and Merlin is so laid back and tolerant , love him !

She will definitely have her eye on The Great Outdoors . Our male likes sitting under a shrub birdwatching or sauntering down the path surveying his domain.
The female wanders out if we are with her

begonia27 · 29/03/2026 15:28

She’s gorgeous. What a difference to the poor tiny scrap you brought home - you’ve done amazingly, OP.

HatStickBoots · 29/03/2026 17:45

Ahhhh! Thank you for not forgetting! I hope you’re all having a good day and lots of snuggles 💕

Breadcat24 · 29/03/2026 18:28

@Fatiguedwithlife beautiful happy little cat, and excellent cat mentor. Well done you

Pudmyboy · 29/03/2026 20:53

She has grown so much! Looks like she will be as big as Merlin very soon 😻
Thank you for the Sunday update @Fatiguedwithlife , lovely settling picture for a rainy Sunny 😻

Davros · 29/03/2026 22:21

Thanks for the photo, they are both so sweet

CatChant · 30/03/2026 15:49

Precious Penny!

Merlin is so good with her. He must be a very sweet-natured cat.

Fatiguedwithlife · 30/03/2026 21:56

Well she escaped out of the back door today while we were building a new fence in the garden, she was waiting for someone to come in and bolted like lightning!
Merlin followed her and she snuck out under the back gate into the woodland behind the house 🙄
She didn’t go far but it’s very dense. Merlin stayed with her and eventually she came out when I shook a packet of dreamies.
Little minx. Sooner she’s been spayed the better and they can go out exploring together
See if you can spot her hiding on the photo!

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