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[HorseFeathers]

this site has lots of good adoption info:
www.catchannel.com

if you search for the name Daisy under profiles, make sure she's Siamese, you'll find my kitty! You'll know her by her nickname, shmoopie.

 

[Chick_a_dee]

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Boys have what would look like a dogs, girl peepee... and sometimes if they're old enough, or their colour is varying enough, you will be able to see two dots near the back end, which will end up being testies. Since you're in the country she's PROBABLY from a feral mother, and probably from a barn... if she's rather tiny, she could end up being older than you think, but that her mother just didn't think she was thriving, and abandonned her...cats are smart animals, and often abandon them kittens where they know someone will find them, Accio was abandonned infront of the farmhouse door, his mother was a feral, and his father for sure was a Bengal cat. She was probably forced into weaning, so like I said...give her some goats milk, it'll do wonders for her, and plus when she gets older, she'll have nice silky, shiney hair

 

[Chick_a_dee]

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The problem with the high quality wellness, is that often the feral kitten stomach can't handle it... my cat Accio was 4 weeks when we got him, same kind of circumstances, and he had massive horrible runny poop after we gave him wellness, and it wouldnt let up..we ended up putting him on a better food, called Chicken Soup for the Catlovers soul... it's AMAZING, produces little poop, and even the poop smells kind of alright LOL.

 

[jjthink]

A lot of good advice in these past 4 pages.

Just a few thoughts to add:

Do not worry much if the kitty is feline leukemia positive or feline aids (FIV - no relation to the human aids - it just mean immune deficiency) positive. No longer a death sentence in either case. A friend's cat that was feline leukemia positive for all of its 16 years ultimately died of something unrelated. I've cared for at least 2 feline aids positive cats. Good nutrition kept them well for a long time.

I agree - no clay litter. There are many alternatives these days.

For spay/neuter. You can go to the Friends of Animals website and learn what vets in your area participate in alow cost spay/neuter program. It's just a fraction of the usual cost. If no vets in your area participate call the state and see if it has a low cost program and who participates. In any case, you have lots of time before you have to think about that. Spay females at 6 months, males at around 8 months and all will be well.

If asking neighbors if they are missing a cat have them describe the cat to you, not vice versa, unless you know and trust them a whole lot. If the kitten came from a neighbor's unspayed cat, I would think twice, if they are letting their cats have kittens in a world where we're killing millions upon millions a year because there are not enough homes. Then this cat probably wouldn't get fixed either and more kittens would be forthcoming before long. I have rescued ferals that are as wild as any being I have ever seen and others who curled in my lap 5 minutes after I caught them so its docile behavior may not mean it's been in human care. If your observation that there may be a mother cat nearby is correct, then that mom is probably frantic looking for her baby. I would try to connect with that momma cat and see if she leads you to other babies.

Vaccinations - there is much evidence that we are over vaccinating pets like crazy. Some vets do not believe in any vaccinations. I split the difference and allow the first year vaccinations and then I don't repeat. Many vets believe the one vaccination conveys a lifetime of immunity. Not all agree but most now at least concede that annual vaccinations are serious overkill and frankly, just amoney maker for the vets. I also do not combine vaccines - too much stress on the cat. One at a time many weeks apart. My vets concur. I once had a kitten convulse and nearly die from too many vaccines at once - I began researching this issue from that point forward.

Depending upon your area, it's possible the kitten does not have fleas right now in which case the chemicals are not necessary at the moment. You can tell with a close inspection. The kitten probably does need a worming though.

Better stop here before I write a whole book!

You are so kind and caring to help this sweet little one - thank you.

JJ

 

[okiemommy]

wow jjthink that was a lot of good information! Definitely some things to consider that I had not thought of. I really appreciate it. I appreciate all of the information that everyone here has given.

 

[texasreb]

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Good post with good information.

To the other poster who recommended Chicken Soup as a good food: You are right, it is also a great food as are many others I forgot to mention. My intention was to get the OP to look into the types of foods I was suggesting. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Feed a good quality food that doesnt have corn as the first ingredent. It should have chicken, etc. a whole meat as the first ingredent.

I would feed canned food, like special kitty (@ walmart), 4 for $1.00, and the first ingredient is whole chicken.

ETA: Also feed a food that DOES NOT have dye. I hate when cat/dog food is full of dyes. The animals dont care what color the food is. Plus, my cats hate the dyed food.

 

[summerwindsfarm]

Okiemommy if your close to the Stroud Veterinary clinic Doc Kovlar is awesome. The first vet apt for my pups was around $50 which included their first set of shots, office visit, checkup and worming. The same thing in tulsa would have cost me at least $100.

 

[Chick_a_dee]

Oh, I thought I'd post some pictures of our kitty...who had similar circumstances as your little one.

This was his first day at our house, my brother has a creepy face going on there..but look how TINY he was, this makes me think your kitten is probably older than he was...he was 4 weeks, your girl is probably about 6 weeks.

Same thing, he was 4 weeks here.

He was about 8 weeks old here, see how tiny he is? he weighed UNDER 1lb!

This was about 3 weeks ago, he's fully grown now and weighs about 8lbs, he's short but he's a feral baby, so since his mother probably didn't have great eating, it affected her babies clearly.

 

[okiemommy]

Wow Cheryl, that is a really really great price! I live close to okc, but if push comes to shove, I need to make a trip up to Soda Pops anyway. Isn't it up there by Stroud?