Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

The litter tray

Join our community of cat lovers on the Mumsnet Cat forum for kitten advice and help with cat behaviour.

New tiny kitten

468 replies

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?

OP posts:
Thread gallery
78
Gribouille · 28/01/2026 15:50

Not spam at all - you're feeding my addiction! 😍

She looks so much better now! And clearly happy to have, not just a new Mum, but two adoring siblings...

I lost my dear girl recently and not ready for another just yet, but getting a vicarious kitten fix off little Penny... ❤️

Davros · 28/01/2026 16:28

She is looking a lot better. Lucky puss

Theonlywayicanloveyou · 28/01/2026 20:15

Omg she’s so gorgeous! What a wonderful job you’ve already done!

You now have a pay a daily picture tax because Penny has a dedicated fanbase here.

HatStickBoots · 28/01/2026 20:21

I do love the little markings on her face and that tip of white on her tail. Such a gorgeous little thing! Daily picture tax, yes 🤩🥰

CatLovesMeBest · 29/01/2026 10:04

She’s so beautiful, and so lucky to have found you !!! It looks like she’s blossoming ! I love all the photos and am a little bit in love with her ❤️

Fatiguedwithlife · 29/01/2026 14:17

She honestly just gets cuter! She is getting feisty and full of beans.
I adore the stripes 💗

New tiny kitten
New tiny kitten
OP posts:
Davros · 29/01/2026 14:26

She’s lovely, gorgeous and individual markings

LaurieFairyCake · 29/01/2026 15:54

I come on every day to check for new pictures of this baby, please keep posting. I absolutely adore her 🥰

Breadcat24 · 29/01/2026 16:15

what a darling

Iheartmysmart · 29/01/2026 16:23

Thanks for the new pictures OP. It’s lovely seeing the changes in Penny each day. She really is a sweetheart and I’m a little bit in love with her 😻

CatChant · 29/01/2026 16:44

What a love of a kitten. So glad she fell on her paws with you, OP.

Leftittothelastminute · 29/01/2026 20:20

Please keep posting the pictures- I check back on here every day for an after work pick me up! You are doing a fantastic job!

Letsgoforaskip · 29/01/2026 21:35

You both look so happy 🥰

Fatiguedwithlife · 30/01/2026 17:51

She broke out of the lounge and tore up the stairs earlier!

New tiny kitten
New tiny kitten
OP posts:
Overtheatlantic · 30/01/2026 17:52

I love the beauty mark on her forehead 😻

RubyMentor · 30/01/2026 17:54

Keep the photos coming, she’s absolutely adorable 😍

Petrine · 30/01/2026 17:56

What a transformation! She’s a lovely little kitten - so nice to see her thrive… well done.

HatStickBoots · 30/01/2026 17:56

Oh how lovely! 💕🥰💕 she’ll be running around and up the curtains too I expect! Our little kittens always ran up our legs and onto our shoulders too. She is looking and sounding so healthy now after that terrible start in life!

ProfessorLeveretGrey · 30/01/2026 18:02

Oh she is gorgeous!

You have a beautiful smile also- you both look delighted with each other. ❤

justthecat · 30/01/2026 18:05

When ours was that size I thought her little legs would be too small to get up the stairs, silly me

begonia27 · 30/01/2026 18:08

You’ve done so so well. I saw that first photo and was really worried for her - she was so frail. She looks so much better now. The updates have been lovely to follow, thank you for continuing to show us how well she’s doing!

Pudmyboy · 30/01/2026 18:13

Yes I agree she looked so fragile at first, so the daily improvements have been a joy to see, it's amazing to think that confident little face was that hunched up little kitty from a few days ago!😻😻😻

Fatiguedwithlife · 30/01/2026 18:17

Thank you for all the comments, I’ll try and post updates regularly ☺️
I bought her the springs from Amazon and she likes them. She’s 707g today 😮 so that’s 314g in 9 days weight gain, she has a lovely round tummy and lots of energy now.
This is her hissing at Merlin 🫣 they’re getting used to each other in small doses

New tiny kitten
OP posts:
CatChant · 30/01/2026 18:27

Lovely to see how she is thriving with you. Such a darling!

ShrimpBoil · 30/01/2026 18:40

She's gorgeous and matches your cushion! Hope Merlin's nose is not too much out of joint. What a wonderful job you have done, OP and daughter!

Swipe left for the next trending thread