Help Needed Asap! Tiny Kitten!

[All Creatures Great And Small]

Well, he made a nice firm poopy yesterday evening, so I don't have to worry about diarrhea! I've been feeding him little bits of Dudley's soft food, but today I will head to the pet store to get some actual kitten formula food. Last night at work I picked up a bag of kitten kibble, and the pieces are pretty tiny, but the poor guy just couldn't manage them with his little teeth - luckily we have a coffee bean grinder, so I put the kibble in there and ground it up real small, and he munched a bunch of that. He doesn't seem to know how to suckle from that bottle, but if we pour the milk replacer onto a saucer, he can lap it up pretty good without snuffling his nose in it.

He is just adorable, and I can see already how some of his markings will be - he has pretty arm stripes, and rings on the end of his tail like a rattlesnake - I can't wait to see what color his eyes will be, since they're still kitten blue.

Dudley is still really cheesed off about this whole thing, and he has been king of the roost for all of his 5 years, so I don't blame him. Once the vet gives us the green light, I'll keep trying to introduce them to each other. I've been holding Sammy while talking nicely to Dudley, encouraging him to come in the room without hissing - we've gotten as far as Dudley smelling the tip of Sammy's tail when Sammy isn't looking , and then dashing out of the room when Sammy turns around. (He's such a puss!) Here's Dudley checking out the terrifying beast that has come to live with us :