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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?

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Chemenger · 30/01/2026 18:41

I feel a tiny bit sorry for Merlin😂

Pudmyboy · 30/01/2026 19:51

Merlin is beautiful too!😻 how old is he? Is he trying to be friendly?
I hope in future you will be posting a picture of them curled up together, snoozing away...

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 30/01/2026 19:58

Ooh she has her ears back !

Merlin is thinking Feisty one you are ( said in a "Yoda" voice ) Grin

Zov · 30/01/2026 20:01

Fatiguedwithlife · 29/01/2026 14:17

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

Awwww, how lovely @Fatiguedwithlife Thank you for sharing these adorable pictures. You look so happy and smiley in that pic with her. Grin I am assuming that's you - the smiley blonde lady! 😃

WhatsitWiggle · 30/01/2026 20:10

Penny is so cute! She's looking so much better in just a few days as well. Hope she continues to thrive.

Fatiguedwithlife · 30/01/2026 21:11

Zov · 30/01/2026 20:01

Awwww, how lovely @Fatiguedwithlife Thank you for sharing these adorable pictures. You look so happy and smiley in that pic with her. Grin I am assuming that's you - the smiley blonde lady! 😃

Yes that’s me fresh out of a hot bath and ready for bed, a bit bleary eyed!

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Fatiguedwithlife · 31/01/2026 09:06

She slept in my bedroom last night, woke up like this. I HAD to share these photos

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ZookeeperSE · 31/01/2026 09:16

Awww 🥰. I missed this at the time and have just read through. What a lovely thread! You’re so lucky to have Penny (and her, you obvs). Well done for rescuing her and giving her a chance. She does look like she will have determined her self Boss Cat in the not too distant future 😁

justthecat · 31/01/2026 09:55

She gets more cute every day

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 31/01/2026 12:23

Ahh the first step to world domination Cat 101

Sleep On Their Bed - the Cat Slave wakes up thinking "oh how lovely she trusts me and wants to be with me"
The cats thinks "yeah ,come the Spring I'll be sprawled here in comfort in a patch of sunlight ,listening to birds"

Photo 2 - "tickle my tummy ... I dare you"
I am too far from a world class plastic surgery team to risk putting my hands anywhere near my cats' bellies , they would maim me !

Pudmyboy · 31/01/2026 12:31

Fatiguedwithlife · 31/01/2026 09:06

She slept in my bedroom last night, woke up like this. I HAD to share these photos

Yes, you really do have to share, so glad you did!
There's a saying on the Litter Tray when faced with such pictures:
'I'm dying of cuteness! '😻
Think a lot of people will be thinking that today 😻😻😻

Pudmyboy · 31/01/2026 12:33

(anyone else tried fast clicking on the pictures to make little gif of adorableness? Just me??)

RosesAndHellebores · 31/01/2026 12:45

Pudmyboy · 31/01/2026 12:33

(anyone else tried fast clicking on the pictures to make little gif of adorableness? Just me??)

Have now and her progress from the first pic to the last is really noticeable.

@Fatiguedwithlife you have done a grand job.

CatChant · 31/01/2026 13:00

Too ridiculously adorable!

Letsgoforaskip · 31/01/2026 13:53

She is a delight and a credit to you and your family🥰

HatStickBoots · 31/01/2026 17:36

Definitely dying of cuteness here! 💕💕💕😻

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 31/01/2026 18:22

Pudmyboy · 31/01/2026 12:33

(anyone else tried fast clicking on the pictures to make little gif of adorableness? Just me??)

Grin

I just tried this too

Davros · 31/01/2026 19:45

Those latest photos are wonderful, especially the yawn

tinyspiny · 31/01/2026 21:56

She is looking so well , you’ve done a cracking job with her .

Zov · 31/01/2026 22:15

Davros · 31/01/2026 19:45

Those latest photos are wonderful, especially the yawn

The huge yawn is epic isn't it?! 😆

Pudmyboy · 01/02/2026 14:04

The yawn is lovely but it's the flat-on-her-back one , with her little paws extended, looking at the OP, that I love best, to me it shows she knows she is home 😻

Fatiguedwithlife · 01/02/2026 19:56

Photo Sunday 📸

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Pudmyboy · 01/02/2026 20:04

She is so relaxed with you all! 😻😻😻

Pudmyboy · 01/02/2026 20:05

(contrast with the first few pictures of her hunched on the radiator ❤️❤️❤️)

Caaarrrl · 01/02/2026 20:19

This thread is bringing a tear to my eye! Well done, OP. She couldn't have fallen into better hands.