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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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orangelion66 · 13/09/2026 13:33

Gosh she’s a cutie. Would also be interested in seeing a pic including tail.

Davros · 13/09/2026 14:40

She’s a proper cat now. Still gorgeous

Fatiguedwithlife · 13/09/2026 21:09

Here you go! Lounging on my bed this afternoon like it’s her that has the killer hangover, not me!
A charmed life 💙
Merlins skin scabs didn’t get any better so off we went back to the vet. He’s on antibiotics and more steroids so we shall see.

New tiny kitten
New tiny kitten
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Letsgoforaskip · 13/09/2026 21:28

Wow that is some tail! She is beautifully marked and looks so contented.
Poor Merlin - I hope the meds work this time.

HatStickBoots · 13/09/2026 21:42

Cuteness overload! 💕 Both beautiful. Poor Merlin though. I do hope he gets better soon.

Davros · 13/09/2026 22:27

Merlin is looking very handsome

Pudmyboy · 14/09/2026 09:20

Thank you for that gorgeous tail picture! 😻
Poor Merlin, like everyone else I hope he gets better soon. Any idea what the problem is?

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