Raising a Kitten

[Kalei]

I've had my Puddy since she was 5 weeks old; she was rejected by her mother, due to birth defects and her family was going to have her pts. So I got her and it was the best thing I ever did! My vet warned me from the get go to keep her away from male cats because sometimes they will kill kittens. My Boo was/is such a pussy, pun intended, that he would never hurt her. But I didn't take any chances. So I had to keep her isolated for 6 weeks. And it's good to do that anyhow in case she has any communicable diseases. My vet also had me feed her Gerber's baby food, chicken to be exact, and cooked macaroni that she could chow down, no hard, crunchy food for a while. Puddy's had her health issues, that's for sure, but she's 12 now and still hangin' in there. Good luck w/your new furbaby.

aw thanks so much everyone! And those links to the sites helped alot And I am definately making sure she knows, yes turns out its a she!!! I'm making sure to give her all my love, today I'm doing nothing but being with her and handling her and playing with her, and I am also getting her use to a car so that she will always like the car and not hate it. (my friend took her kitten with her in the car everywhere and now it absolutely loves cars! Today she was sitting on my shoulder while I was driving and she would look ahead out the window just like I was, it was very cute, and she loved the ride with me

But of course now she is all tuckered out and sleeping on a pillow on my lap hehe.

Medusa, its so great to hear that, I'm so glad that you were around to help and save this little helpless kitten. You gave that kitty a happy long life and I bet she knows that and loves you sooo much

[Medusa]

Oh yeah, the Pudster knows she's loved alright. She's Queen around here. You're going to have so much fun and be so loved in return. Get ready for the love fest! Oh, one more thing, if I may be so bold as to suggest to keep her away from dogs while she's still so tiny. Just recently here on PT, a terrible accident occurred where a dog killed someone's tiny kitten. Her mom felt so awful about it because her own dogs are good w/cats but this dog belonged to someone else. We just never know. Don't want to frighten you, just want you to have a long time w/your new furbaby. Enjoy each other!

[Kalei]

Thanks so much for letting me know. I never let our cats out of the house so there's not too much worry about that. They are 100% indoor, never go outside kitties. The only time they are out is if I take them out on a leash, so when I do that I will be careful to look around for any dogs that might be out too.

We have a dog in the house, she's just as small as a siamese cat and she has been with our other two cats for years. She is actually scared of the kitten lol, she's such a weird dog. But I watch my little girl while she is around the dog in the house too, cause you never know, if the dog is scared of her, then she could even get scared enough to go after her.