We have several wild cats on our farm and every year they have a few litters, about a week ago, we found a kitten on its own. After a day of watching it closely, we found it in the rain, still on its own. it was soaking wet and after a few hours of keeping a close eye on it, we realised, the mother wasnt coming back for it and decided the best thing to do was take it inside.
we have had the kitten for a week now and think it is about 3 weeks old. it seems to be doing well and is taking its milk.
after every meal we mimic what the mother does by using a wet piece of cotton wool to make it go to the toilet. So far it 'wees' after every meal, but has only 'poo'ed' every 2/3 days. is this normal, or should we be doing something else to make him go more regularly?
when he does have a bowel movement, everything looks normal!
any advice would be greatly appreciated!..
Answers:
This is quite normal ... As the kitten gets older he'll 'Poo' more often... Our little Milli was also twoo weeks when we got her in Feb.. (Found her in the wall)..
As long as you mimic the mothers licking to clean, and theres a wee after each feed, You could also do this before a feed, as sometimes the kitten will want more straight after the wee (More space in tummy when bladder empty).
Also get a face cloth for kitty, and spend a little time every day cleaning the face, Feet, Ears, back %26 neck. Feral cats (Wild bred) are a little harder to handle and shy away from affection more than house bred cats... Spend a lot of time with kitty, unles you plan to release him after 2 months, so that he gets used to touch, Milly at 4 months, still will only let you love and touch her If she's in the mood for it... Else she simply stands up and walks off.
This is a wonderfull experiace, Ejoy it...
If he goes every few days that is fine.
There are so many cats out there. Is it possible you can do a trap and release to get the mother spayed?
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