Oh, I'm so glad!
Jan. 16th, 2005 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swatkatLJ is back! Don't go away ever again, do you hear that?
Guess what happened? I seem to have got myself a new pet. A kitten. I found her lying on the footpath last monday - that's right, on the footpath, on a cold winter evening. It also rained that night, right after I brought her home. She couldn't be lot more than a month old - five or six weeks. Doesn't even know how to feed herself, and most likely has just learned to walk (she trips over while walking, and has a very cute way of running *g*).
She's an absolute delight - smart, curious, and always in a good mood. I cannot believe the people who left her there. I'm not sure how long I'll keep her - till she learns to take care of herself, at least - but I'm glad I brought her home. I couldn't have left her there to die.
Litter training is going quite well so far. Any tips, O Wise Ones? I've kept cats, but never this small - my kitties usually had mummies to take care of them.
Guess what happened? I seem to have got myself a new pet. A kitten. I found her lying on the footpath last monday - that's right, on the footpath, on a cold winter evening. It also rained that night, right after I brought her home. She couldn't be lot more than a month old - five or six weeks. Doesn't even know how to feed herself, and most likely has just learned to walk (she trips over while walking, and has a very cute way of running *g*).
She's an absolute delight - smart, curious, and always in a good mood. I cannot believe the people who left her there. I'm not sure how long I'll keep her - till she learns to take care of herself, at least - but I'm glad I brought her home. I couldn't have left her there to die.
Litter training is going quite well so far. Any tips, O Wise Ones? I've kept cats, but never this small - my kitties usually had mummies to take care of them.
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Awwww...
Date: 2005-01-16 09:35 pm (UTC)As for feeding her, whatever you do, don't give her milk. That gives kittens diarhhea and it should only be given to adult kitties and even then, not very much. The KMR is a good idea and your vet should carry it. If there's none available, water should be fine.
Kitten chow for sure and we used to mix in a little water for ours when they were just learning how to eat solid food. Makes it easier for them to chew.
Keep her warm too, we used a heating pad covered by a towel and set on low. The bottle filled with warm water and wrapped up is good too or if all else fails, make her a little nest in a box and cover it up. If that doesn't work..snuggle her..LOL
Keep us posted..:)
Re: Awwww...
Date: 2005-01-17 08:38 am (UTC)As for updates - she gets naughtier by the day. She just spent the whole afternoon trying to grab my ankles and my hands (when she really should've been sleeping), was taken away from mum's knitting wool right in time, hid in the bathroom and raised hell when she realised that she was lost, chewed my slippers...
Swatkat