I have been feeding this stray for about 2yrs now. She rarly let's me pet her, so getting her in a crate and taking her to the vet to get fixed is out of the question. She has has had 2 litters each with 2 kittens. The first litter, she stopped nursing at about 4 weeks. I bottle fed them and gave them to a very close friend of mine(they are still alive), then last summer, she had another two. She stopped nursing them at about 3 weeks...well, I bottle fed those as well(the other also went to a good friend of mine, and I kept one, she has turned out to be the best cat). My point is, she always has healthy kittens and takes fairly good care of them....She usually has them in our fenced in backyard...but today, I was outside when I heard a kitten...I knew it was proably hers because I noticed a few days ago it looked as if she had them. Sure enough, there were two kittens...unfortunatly, my neighbors dog had one in it's mouth, and by the time I got to it, it was to late.
The other was in a tire and I scooped him up and carried him back to my house....She was meowing so I sat her outside(with me watching through the doors) and I waited on Snickers(momma) to come and nurse her...she came up to him, and sniffed a few times, then ran away. I have tried twice today. Now that she wont have anything to do with it....PLEASE tell me what I should do...I know I'm going to have to feed it, but I've never taken care of one this small, and I'm so scared. If something happens to it, it's going to break my heart! Any advice or tips would be appreciated!
BTW: The last time I fed him was at 8:30 and he's been asleep ever since...should I wake him up to feed him? Or just let him wake up on his own? I'm so confused and worried....
And I have NO CLUE on the exact age...any ideas???
BTW: The last time I fed him was at 8:30 and he's been asleep ever since...should I wake him up to feed him? Or just let him wake up on his own? I'm so confused and worried....
And I have NO CLUE on the exact age...any ideas???