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New kitten found and want to help out but

Posted: Oct 30, 2014

if there could be an issue bringing the kitten in with my cats. The kitten looks to be about 4 or 5 weeks, not newborn, has eyes open. Has anyone had any issues with bringing in a baby kitten with cats already in their homes? Thanks. ;

it's commonplace for little strays to have fleas and worms - sm

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You wouldn't want to introduce parasites to your indoor cats or your home. If you were to bring the new kitten to the vet for a worming, a flea bath, and shots, it would be much safer for your inside pets. There may even be a community vet clinic that will perform these services at lower cost, particularly since you are saving a stray.

So little, still blue eyed, wonder if even old - enough for shots yet

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I could take it to the vet the early part of next week (or even Saturday morning.

Is s/he white with blue eyes? - antigeekess

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If so, it's likely deaf (unless it's going to turn Siamese, which are born white). You could segregate the little bugger in the bathroom for a bit if necessary.

Not in all cases - we have a pure white kitten with blue eyes - Now is 3 years old and no hearing problems

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I have heard before what you wrote, but it does not happen in every case. I sure hope it's not deaf.

Kitty is a tabby, not all white at all - Know most eyes are blue to start

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and know she is hearing as when you talk to her the little ears are rotating back and forth. I kept her 1 day for my daughter, oh my, how to work and hold kitty. I put all of her 9 oz in a sock and put her down in the front of my blouse/bra where she could be close by and that mostly worked. Daughter has found lady willing to keep for a month or so until the 3 week old can start to eat food and not need bottle feeding. My daughter named her Annie (after Little Orphan Annie) as my daughter loves that show.

is there a way - NK

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you can isolate him in a bathroom or a spare room until you can take him to the vet? That's probably best until he gets a clean bill of health.

well, the vet will know about shots... - sm

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meanwhile, you just don't want to introduce parasites like fleas and worms to your indoor cats.

Most adult cats when they get a new really young - (before 6 weeks old)

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kitten in the house they'll be unusually protective over it, especially female cats. It's happened to me. I've brought in ready-to-wean kittens into my house and my 2 older cats tormented that kitten. All was fine in a couple weeks, but for those 2 weeks I didn't leave the house. I've also brought in a 4-week-old kitten thinking I'd have to protect her from the others. I didn't know she was that young, but I knew something was wrong when the adult cats went right up to her and started licking her all over, very protective. My advice would be to take the kitten to the vet first to take care of any fleas or ear mites and to deworm her as she's a stray and then bring her in and I'm fairly certain the older cats will be more protective than anything to her. (Even if they are a little aggressive towards her, it will only last a couple weeks before suddenly she's part of the family.)

I never saw or felt my male cats nipples - until I brought in a kitten

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He was all growly toward her the first day but in the middle of the night I heard like a suckling sound and the next morning he was letting the kitten nurse on him!! In the next few days his nipples stuck out like crop circles on his belly and after about a week he needed tiger balm on them they were so chapped!

You do need to make sure no fleas/worms/ear mites, it can quickly get out of hand with multiple pets.

Don't say "nipples" - That's vulgar

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Especially boy-nips.

It is??? What do you call them? - Ventral glandular orifices that shall not be named

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NM

Um, you do medical transcription - see msg

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Have you never heard nipples dictated in a report, particularly OB/GYN or oncology? If you have, do you change it? And to what?

are you joking? - nm

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so boy-nips - is the preferred term?

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lol

Saw nipples used in Huffington Post article - today, part of anatomy

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There is nothing vulgar about the word.

Hard to Know - But...

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The other cats may begin to spray to mark their territory. This happened to us. I have also seen it go the other way---the older cats become protective of "the baby." You just really don't know how it will go.

But, you should take the little thing to a vet and have all the things done that are mentioned here. When kitty is old enough, have it fixed.

Meant to Also Say... - see msg

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...have it fixed whether you are keeping it or not to save other poor unwanted kitties from being "out there." You are not obligated to keep it, but I would find a way to have it fixed.

Rest assured, I have all my cats fixed - Do not contribute to the problem

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Too many out there that need homes, you can always adopt from shelter if they don't wander thru your yard.

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