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Hi guys. I live on a farm and this morning I was out near our barn and heard tiny mewing. I finally located the noise. A tiny white foot was stuck out from beneath the barn. My husband had to rip the sheet metal off the wall to get to the kitty but we got her. I have no idea how old she is, I thought around 5 weeks, a friend thinks 6-8 weeks. If there is any way to post a photo I'd be glad to share.
I cannot find the mother, have no idea where she came from but she is all white and NOT dirty looking (it's been muddy here) so I assume the mother is living on the property somewhere, maybe in the barn. I considered just leaving her out for the mom to find her but no I cannot take that chance. What if the mother has died or doesn't find her. It is too cold right now to leave her out on her own.
Anyways the kitten is in a cat carrier with water and wet food. She has not touched either things that I can see. I had her curled up on my chest for hours and I was dabbing a bit of water at her mouth to try to get some liquids in her. She tries to suckle on me so I believe she has never eaten solid foods before. She is definitely over 5 weeks old, at this point I've been told she should be fine to eat the wet food. But if the mother cat never showed her how to eat real food, might she starve?
How can I get her interested in the food??
I also have some fish from dinner I am about to try to tempt her with. I tried to find kitten formula but neither of the grocery stores in our town carry it (grr).
Any advice is much appreciated.
I cannot find the mother, have no idea where she came from but she is all white and NOT dirty looking (it's been muddy here) so I assume the mother is living on the property somewhere, maybe in the barn. I considered just leaving her out for the mom to find her but no I cannot take that chance. What if the mother has died or doesn't find her. It is too cold right now to leave her out on her own.
Anyways the kitten is in a cat carrier with water and wet food. She has not touched either things that I can see. I had her curled up on my chest for hours and I was dabbing a bit of water at her mouth to try to get some liquids in her. She tries to suckle on me so I believe she has never eaten solid foods before. She is definitely over 5 weeks old, at this point I've been told she should be fine to eat the wet food. But if the mother cat never showed her how to eat real food, might she starve?
How can I get her interested in the food??
I also have some fish from dinner I am about to try to tempt her with. I tried to find kitten formula but neither of the grocery stores in our town carry it (grr).
Any advice is much appreciated.