Last night my sister and brother-in-law found a tiny kitten in their yard. Brother-in-law heard it crying earlier in the day. He kept watching for momma cat, but she never came back for it. Their dogs and neighbor dogs have been going crazy for a few days so they probably scared her away. So my sister called and asked if I could take it in or they'd try to get it to the shelter. Besides the dogs, she's also allergic to cats so can't take it in. So I went to check on the kitten. The kitten is a grey tabby, eyes aren't open yet and it's too small for me to really tell if it's a male or female. I went to the pet store and picked up milk replacer and a bottle and pet wipes. But I have no idea what I'm doing really. I have 2 senior cats that are not happy about this tiny crying thing and they hate other cats in general. They were both weened when I got them as kittens at 5 and 6 weeks 13 and 14 years ago so this is all new territory. I'm keeping the kitten in my bathroom in a big box with an old t-shirt and fleece blanket and some packing paper under the blanket. I fed it twice last night and once this morning, but I'm very bad at it. I was told at that age you have to stimulate their pee and poo. I've tried that several times and only pee has managed to come out. The kitten did seem to pee in the box as the bedding stuff was wet this morning. I asked my parents to kitten-sit while I was at work so it can get fed every 3-4 hours. I maybe made a mistake taking this on, because if it makes it, I can't keep it with my grumpy old cats and I don't know anyone who wants a cat of any age. I just want to keep it alive. I'll try to post a picture in a bit.
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