shandrel
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Post by shandrel on May 5, 2009 13:45:37 GMT -4
this morning at 1 am i found a very pitiful kitten, he was under a dumpster.. that needless to say was nasty beyond normal dumpter-ness
His eyes are open, he is strong and reasonably healthy, mom abandoned him, as at 5 am, no more kittens appeared. We ( my room mate and i ) rescued him from the attentions of a stray Tom.
So we have this tiny little MAYBE three week old kitten, about the size of our rats. He has fleas he is in quarantine, however, i am wondering if anything i would use on the rats to De-Flea, woudl work on him? since he is the same size? i am pretty sure he was a runt, and i have tentatively sexed him as you can tell. i am picking up a can of kitten milk although he will eat wet catfood with prompting... it's a shock to his system and he is obviously not weaned yet. thank you!
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Post by Hamsters82 on May 5, 2009 17:37:44 GMT -4
Aw, poor little kitten. I wouldn't use anything on a kitten that's indicated for another animal; also you can call your vet to get some ideas. I hope the little guy is okay and good for you and your roommate to take him in!
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 5, 2009 18:56:45 GMT -4
May 3rd was the first anniversary of my rescuing some kittens from the backyard. (See the old threads in the Cat forum or Animal Rescues forum if interested).
They are still here, and a joy! I am so glad I kept them, and it is much easier to socialize a kitten than an adult feral cat.
Call any good vet and tell the receptionist your problem, if needed. Ask for advice. Any good vet will return the call and give some free advice. That is also a nice way for a vet to increase business.
Fleas? If any, Frontline for kittens is easily available. Revolution may be a little better but is harder to get. De-worming is another matter to consider and ask about. If at a good pet store always speak to the manager, not the workers.
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shandrel
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Post by shandrel on May 6, 2009 2:39:38 GMT -4
he is too young for most de-fleaers but i will try and call a vet tomorrow.. my husband is away on business, and i am workign a 12 hour day atm >.<
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 6, 2009 11:07:39 GMT -4
Oh yea. Those de-flears are not for kittens? Yea, I think so. Glad you caught that.
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shandrel
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Post by shandrel on May 6, 2009 23:07:25 GMT -4
well day two, and he is certainly not losing strength, and is mowing down on kitten milk, we are hand picking the fleas as that is our only option atm,
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 6, 2009 23:19:38 GMT -4
Fleas can lay eggs.
When I rescued my kittens the cat experts who helped DID apply some anti-flea medication for kittens (these were about 9 weeks old).
>> Revolution for kittens/puppies (suitable for puppies >6 weeks and kittens >8weeks)
Revolution is a topical once monthly application applied to the skin of cats for the prevention of heartworm disease. Revolution kills adult fleas and stops flea eggs from hatching. It can also be used to treat ear mites, Sarcoptic mange and the American Dog Tick.
Comes in a 3 vial pack <<
Frontline also has it for kittens, but the kittens appear to have to be EIGHT WEEKS OR OLDER.
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shandrel
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Post by shandrel on May 8, 2009 2:35:16 GMT -4
this kitten is nowhere NEAR 8 weeks old. he might MIGHT be 3-4 weeks. it looks like his eyes JUST opened. i will see if i can get a picture or two up. but we are doing the flea picking DAILY. and spent a small fortune on de-flea stuff for the other critters... i don't know if we are keeping him... it is a bit much as my job recently stacked on the hours. Not sure yet... our other cat is VERY very very mad at us for the kitten too *sighs* however o.0 our male bunny has decided HE is going to take care of the kitten. if we let him out he heads right for him >.< soo... bunny de-flea soon. And heaven forbid we try to separate them. Even our male rats are ... friendly/curious, though we dont; let them around each other.
But, no worms, and kitten is eating TONS... pooping regularly, and seems very healthy... we think perhaps he was a dump. He doesn't act like a street born kitten. has no ear mites ect. so yeah... *sighs* poor thing... his name is Chupacabra. he has really big ears LOL
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 8, 2009 17:45:45 GMT -4
Older cats generally accept kittens. Mine did. Money? See Memorial Forum. I just lost Poppy the rabbit, who I spent $400 on for an operation just last month. So much for a "small fortune". I am glad my rescued kittens are here to make me feel better. Look in the Animal Rescues forum from last May for their stories and photos as kittens. Very cute. Just scroll down; they are on page one along with your thread here. We figured they were 8-10 weeks. I trust yours was weaned from the mom. Good luck. Cats especially need homes in this time of economic stress.
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shandrel
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Post by shandrel on May 11, 2009 17:06:11 GMT -4
the ktiten was not weaned..... we are feeding him kitten milk atm. still.. he is still far too young. *sighs* but he is growing fast... and he is pooping well.. and Clyde is the best adopted bunny mommy ever.... so yeah looks like we are keeping him. His name is Chupacarbra... or Chupa he looks like a chupa when he gets wet.. huge kitten ear lol. i am sorry about Poppy But this kitten is the last we can take in, right now we have 6 animals, 3 rats, 2 cats and a bunny. that is two animals for the three of us. With my new job... it is rough.. but so far we have healthy happy pets there is a vet visit for each next month.. so we can make sure everyone is happy, healthy and growing well.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 11, 2009 19:46:41 GMT -4
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Post by Hamsters82 on May 11, 2009 23:14:26 GMT -4
That's good that the kitten is doing well and that your bunny has taken up with him. That's so cute when other species of animals help each other. I am wondering though, you keep saying kitten milk. So the milk is from a mother cat or, because it's either cow milk is bad or goat milk. One of them you shouldn't use on a young animal. You named him Chupacabra? If he's wet and looks like that kind of mysterious animal, that's an ugly kitten when he's wet. No offense, but the pictures I've seen of those animals (on line) are way beyond ugly. But hey, to each his/her own.
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Post by pinky on May 12, 2009 0:03:06 GMT -4
Maybe she means kitten milk replacement (KMR)?
Good luck with your little one, Shandrel.
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shandrel
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Post by shandrel on May 12, 2009 2:26:20 GMT -4
Image is gone Die, Yes i mean replacement milk, I'm not a total newbie to this... have had to do it before... and my parents have too ( i just called them ) Hamster: the more traditional art, of a chupacabra the creature has bat ears. Chupa sounds much better than "batty" so we named him chupa. He is a VERY cute kitten. with unusual white markings. him next to a ruler to give you all an idea how small he is.... also ignore the mess today was laundry day...
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 12, 2009 12:52:22 GMT -4
>> Image is gone Die << Awww. Lucky little kitty. BTW, a kitten that you ng may not be considered "feral". I did not feel that way about the kittens I saved. They were not. A 'feral" cat would jave taken many months to calm down. Mine took much much less time. Go back to last May in Animal Rescues forum and see the kittens I rescued. They looked scared and lost. Now I can''t keep them off me!
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