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Yes, he looks undersized, like he has had some muscle-wasting in the last week. When I first saw him with the mother on May 9th, he looked like a healthy blue-eyed kitten. On Tuesday evening, one week later, my neighbor said that he had been screaming (meowing loudly non-stop) since 10am the entire day.For de-worming you can give 1/10 ml of pyrantel pamoate (50 mg/ml suspension) per pound of weight, and that's safe for kittens as young as 3 weeks. I'm not sure about panacur at that age.
If he really is 5 1/2 weeks old, he's undersized , but that's no surprise if his mama has been gone for a week.
I'd add the goat's milk glop/KMR to his canned food for several more weeks, but it's probably not strictly necessary. I just feel like it gives them better nutrition and a better start in life.
I'm torn between thinking to deworm him now, or try to get a little weight on him and build back his immune system for a few days. I hate to give him chemicals when he is weak, but I know that worms can't be helping anything. I'll pick up some wormer on the way to work tomorrow.
Also I need to get a kitten-safe flea treatment on him. I saw one flea on his head today.
He should be old enough to be on straight kitten food, but I did make the Hoskins goat milk formula to try to bulk him up a bit. I added unflavored gelatin and some extra taurine. He's eating about 1/2 canned food mixed with the Hoskins, then "souped" with warm water before serving.
He just had his third poop a little while ago. It started solid and ended a little mushy.