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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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Allseeingallknowing · 14/05/2026 14:12

She’s so pretty, and a character-just want to cuddle her!

SleepingDogsLie · 14/05/2026 14:13

What a pretty little face ❤️

Letsgoforaskip · 14/05/2026 14:22

She knows she’s fallen on her fluffy little paws with you 🥰

Onlyforreindeer · 15/05/2026 09:35

She’s a beautiful girl x

Fatiguedwithlife · 17/05/2026 18:51

Obligatory weekend photo of Penny ❤️
Busy sorting a sick DS this weekend so haven’t had time to follow her around to get a fancy photo!

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HatStickBoots · 17/05/2026 19:59

Aww thank you so much for posting! I hope your poorly DS gets better soon.
Penny looks as lovely as ever.

cherrytree12345 · 18/05/2026 08:37

What a different life she has with you than if she had stayed where she was born.
So upsetting that animals are neglected in this way
We”ve had 2 cats from Cats Protection who are spoilt rotten like Penny & Merlin
They are both gorgeous

FlickyFlo · 18/05/2026 10:47

Thanks for putting up the Penny weekly update despite poorly DS. Hope he's on the mend. Penny has such lovely colouring and seems so very cuddly!

Pudmyboy · 18/05/2026 14:48

Another well-wisher for a swift recovery for your DS.
And thanks for the Penny picture, looks like she has recovered very well from her op!

Kepler22B · 18/05/2026 20:21

How old is she now and do you know her weight, she looks so tiny?

Breadcat24 · 19/05/2026 19:59

@Fatiguedwithlife I love the weekly Penny picture thank you

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 20/05/2026 20:08

Breadcat24 · 19/05/2026 19:59

@Fatiguedwithlife I love the weekly Penny picture thank you

I'm really enjoying seeing how she's getting on too - she's such a pretty cat who has clearly landed on her paws with @Fatiguedwithlife 😻.

Pudmyboy · 20/05/2026 20:20

I must confess to, sometimes, flicking through the thread gallery to enjoy her journey from tiny, feeble scrap to the robust little darling we see today!

Fatiguedwithlife · 21/05/2026 07:01

Morning 🌅 everyone. DS is still off school, it’s wiped him out!
Penny is fully recovered from her spay now. She’s even staked her claim on the patterdale’s sleeping crate!

New tiny kitten
New tiny kitten
New tiny kitten
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justthecat · 21/05/2026 07:05

Wow she’s so long now!

Fatiguedwithlife · 21/05/2026 07:13

She’s 1.8kg now to the PP who asked her weight

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Fatiguedwithlife · 21/05/2026 07:14

We estimated she was born around 5th December so she will be 6 months at the beginning of June!

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Davros · 21/05/2026 08:24

That crate looks comfy

Kepler22B · 21/05/2026 10:30

Oh my she really is tiny. My monster is 7 months and 5.4kg!!

Fatiguedwithlife · 21/05/2026 10:33

Kepler22B · 21/05/2026 10:30

Oh my she really is tiny. My monster is 7 months and 5.4kg!!

I can’t believe that! Photo please 🙏🏼

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 21/05/2026 10:39

Kepler22B · 21/05/2026 10:30

Oh my she really is tiny. My monster is 7 months and 5.4kg!!

I think you may have accidentally acquired a tiger rather than a domestic cat...

Toddlerteaplease · 21/05/2026 11:14

The cattery I use have texted me a photo of the four week old orphan kitten that she has adopted. He was found abandoned and taken to the cattery owners vets practice. She’s bottle feeding him. He’s unbelievably tiny and utterly adorable.

Kepler22B · 21/05/2026 16:58

Fatiguedwithlife · 21/05/2026 10:33

I can’t believe that! Photo please 🙏🏼

Here you go. He is a complete fluff ball.

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New tiny kitten
Fatiguedwithlife · 21/05/2026 18:17

is he Maine coon? He’s beautiful

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Kepler22B · 21/05/2026 20:44

Part Norwegian Forest part ragdoll. 100% fluff ball

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