Awww....such a cutie!! You have exceptional instincts for helping this kitten. He is adorable....and smart! Our fellow member Hissy has an excellent website: www.kitten-rescue.com that has recipes for formula and a homemade pedialyte. You can lightly touch his gums and see if they feel tacky - if so, it would be a good idea to give him some pedialyte for dehydration. Using a plastic eyedropper might be another way to feed him. I have a 4 week old whom I am training to eat off of a baby food jar lid - I tilt it toward her face at about a 30° angle. She laps up a little bit and then I switch to syringe feeding her with the eyedropper. I put my little ones in a nest with a skicap and absorbent cloths plus a heated cornmeal sock as a bed buddy, all inside a small carrier that is on top of a K&H small size heated pet pad. The sleeping nest should be warm so I cover the carrier with a towel but our lows are in the 30s these days & we heat only with a woodburner in the livingroom.
Thank you for the pictures - so much fun to see each other's kitties.
As for your challenges with the phone, does your state offer free TDD/TKK phone services? California does and I have seen deaf people use it. The state even provides the specialized phone free of charge. My daughter has left brain damage which causes a severe speech problem so I know only too well the frustrations of communication difficulties.
Thank you for the pictures - so much fun to see each other's kitties.
As for your challenges with the phone, does your state offer free TDD/TKK phone services? California does and I have seen deaf people use it. The state even provides the specialized phone free of charge. My daughter has left brain damage which causes a severe speech problem so I know only too well the frustrations of communication difficulties.