what else am I supposed to do with the little thing?
I got up Sunday morning, and went to feed the three stray/feral cats that hang around my yard and there it was, a teensy tiny, shaking and starving, bag of bones. The three adult cats were not letting it get near the food so I new it wouldn't last long. It took me all day coaxing with food to get it to let me touch it and I finally got it into the house.
I'd say it's about five weeks old and other than starving it seems healthy enough, no discharges, peeing and pooping (in the litter box already... awww!) and is fairly active. It's been 20 years since I had a kitten, (PTS four years ago), so I'm a little rusty and have some questions.
I bought canned and dry Chicken Soup for kittens and Pine Fresh litter. Is there anything else I should be giving it? It's appetite is ravenous, how much should I let it eat?
Should I take it to the Vet now, or wait till it's old enough for shots. Can they have flea treatments and deworming at this age? I don't know if it has worms, I'm just assuming it probably does.
Also, I typed "it" throughout my post because I don't know what sex it is. I can't remember how to tell
It's name is "Mouse" because the way it was moving around hunched over it's back legs, reminded me of a kangaroo mouse.
I got up Sunday morning, and went to feed the three stray/feral cats that hang around my yard and there it was, a teensy tiny, shaking and starving, bag of bones. The three adult cats were not letting it get near the food so I new it wouldn't last long. It took me all day coaxing with food to get it to let me touch it and I finally got it into the house.
I'd say it's about five weeks old and other than starving it seems healthy enough, no discharges, peeing and pooping (in the litter box already... awww!) and is fairly active. It's been 20 years since I had a kitten, (PTS four years ago), so I'm a little rusty and have some questions.
I bought canned and dry Chicken Soup for kittens and Pine Fresh litter. Is there anything else I should be giving it? It's appetite is ravenous, how much should I let it eat?
Should I take it to the Vet now, or wait till it's old enough for shots. Can they have flea treatments and deworming at this age? I don't know if it has worms, I'm just assuming it probably does.
Also, I typed "it" throughout my post because I don't know what sex it is. I can't remember how to tell
It's name is "Mouse" because the way it was moving around hunched over it's back legs, reminded me of a kangaroo mouse.