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Handed in yesterday - one tiny week old orphan kitten. This little chap was found by a passerby. Perhaps his mother is an abandoned cat who had to give birth outside and somehow became separated from her babies. There was no sign of her and we don't know her fate.
So far, the kitten is surviving, we're snuggling him in a soft blanket with gentle warmth from a heated pad - when we're not cuddling him that is! Feed is little and often from a kitten feeding bottle, which is just like a dolly's bottle. He has to be turned and fussed - just like his mum would do if she was still around.
Really tiny orphan kittens are difficult to hand rear. They are very fragile and have to be gently turned and fussed just like their mother would. Keeping a watch out for any malfunction of their bowel or bladder is vital. Getting a vet to check the baby is a good idea.
We get orphan kittens handed in nearly every spring. Some of them are strong and rear well. With others it's touch and go.
We don't know as yet, how this little one will be. Often an instinctively tuned mommy cat will reject a kitten that is ill - one that she knows isn't going to make it. Cats, like most other animals, are more practical than humans and give precedence to the healthy. It's survival of the fittest after all.
This little kitten is taking milk - which is bought in orphan kitten milk, mixed up like baby's formual milk - so that is a good sign. But it would be best of all if we could find one of the nursing mom's to adopt him.
We had a young cat brought in with only one kitten - not much older than this one either - I wonder.......
Sadly, this little chap didn't make it. In spite of the mommy cat with the singleton taking to another kitten and allowing him to suckle, we found him in his final sleep by her side yesterday morning. Even though we'd only known him for a couple of days, there was a bond between us. Every creature in this world is as important as the next, the Universal God sees even the littlest mite that falls. If willing the kitten to survive could have done it, he'd be with us still. Sleep on, little one ........cat's heaven for sure.
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I just found a singleton kitty, he is only 48 hours old, but my main concern is how do I help him socialize, I've heard that kitten that are taken away from their mother too early becaume really bad Cats. Please help me!