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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 · 21/05/2026 22:16

So Penny is now free to enjoy the great outdoors, with Merlin keeping a brotherly eye out for her! So lovely!

Fatiguedwithlife · 23/05/2026 08:19

We don’t want to get up today. Happy BH weekend

New tiny kitten
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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 23/05/2026 09:20

Ahhh look at the sharp little teeth !

When she is a liitle madam in years to come ( and she will be , she has tortoiseshell markings . I was owned by a tortoiseshell , I know Grin ) you'll be able to look back at this thread and her journey and think how she has progressed .

My Mini Panthers can be right little gobshites (they're 8 yo ) but they came to CPL with a less than happy start in life so they feel justified in their tardiness .
They've been with us 7 years and still have the attitude (cattitude) of :
"Well we're just staying as it suits us for now but as soon as something better comes along , well you won't see us for dust "

Davros · 23/05/2026 11:05

Brilliant yawn photo

Pudmyboy · 23/05/2026 20:36

Fatiguedwithlife · 23/05/2026 08:19

We don’t want to get up today. Happy BH weekend

Is she yawning or singing? (Yes I know the answer really!)
Happy bank holiday weekend to Penny and family!

biggestcatmom · 23/05/2026 20:37

Beautiful 😻

Iheartmysmart · 23/05/2026 20:44

Surely Penny is roaring as befits a small house tiger.

Happy bank holiday weekend to the Penny Fan Club!

Letsgoforaskip · Yesterday 15:31

She’s gone all Katy Perry, “You're going to hear me roar!” 💃🏼🪩🐅

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