About a month ago I rescued a kitten from outside- there are a number of strays in my area. This one was usually with a cat that I assumed to be the mother- no other kittens in sight though. The kitten was so small that I waited a few days, watching both the kitten and mother, to be sure it was weaned.
When I brought the kitten in it weighed less than a pound, was infested with fleas, and extremely skinny. We gave him a bath using Dawn dish soap and combed him with a flea comb- we had to do it twice, and even then we were still combing out fleas for a week.
He eats really well- actually he is food aggressive. Even now we have to put him in a separate room when we eat and often when the dog eats- he'll fight the dog for his food.
He has gained a bit of weight and length, but not much at all. I assumed him to be around 6 weeks old when I got him due to his size, so he'd be 10-12 weeks old now. He still looks like a 6 or 7 week old kitten! I don't have a scale that can weigh him, but he seems to be between 1 and 2 pounds. A friend has a kitten his age that is about 3 times his size.
I'm not sure what else I can be doing for him, or what is wrong. I'm going to try a wormer this month to see if that helps.
Any other suggestions?
I want to get him neutered this month, but am afraid he's too small.
When I brought the kitten in it weighed less than a pound, was infested with fleas, and extremely skinny. We gave him a bath using Dawn dish soap and combed him with a flea comb- we had to do it twice, and even then we were still combing out fleas for a week.
He eats really well- actually he is food aggressive. Even now we have to put him in a separate room when we eat and often when the dog eats- he'll fight the dog for his food.
He has gained a bit of weight and length, but not much at all. I assumed him to be around 6 weeks old when I got him due to his size, so he'd be 10-12 weeks old now. He still looks like a 6 or 7 week old kitten! I don't have a scale that can weigh him, but he seems to be between 1 and 2 pounds. A friend has a kitten his age that is about 3 times his size.
I'm not sure what else I can be doing for him, or what is wrong. I'm going to try a wormer this month to see if that helps.
Any other suggestions?
I want to get him neutered this month, but am afraid he's too small.