Originally posted by ramanth
I think I'll pick up some heavy duty gloves on the way home
I was going to suggest that, and wear a heavy coat too so your arms don't get it. The vet would be the best place to start so Zam doesn't catch anything. After you know it's healthy, you can start working on socializing it. There have been many, many good posts here about doing that, so you might want to do a search. One of the best things I think, is to just go about your business and don't pay any attention to the kitten. It will eventually get used to having you move around and will become comfortable with your presence. I think that would be a great first step so the poor thing can at least feel comfortable with humans around. Interacting with humans is another thing, but the first step has to be just being comfortable with them around.

Which reminds me, we haven't had an update on Minnie lately. Have to start a thread to see how she's doing.

Good luck with the new kitten. The process might seem insurmountable at first, but if you read Jen's and Catholic's threads about their ferals, the rewards are even greater than the sacrifices.