How Do You Care For A Stray Kitten?
Learning how to care for a stray kitten just might help you save a kitten’s life. Because of their small size and undeveloped hunting skills, kittens have a harder time surviving outdoors than do adult strays. By the time you find the kitten, it may be malnourished or ill, so proper feeding and a medical check-up are essential. Kittens also need to learn social skills so they can interact peacefully with humans, other cats and other pets. Look for the mother cat and other kittens. A seemingly stray kitten may belong to a feral mother cat that’s moving her kittens or out hunting. If the kitten is in no immediate danger, wait out of sight at least half an hour for the mother to return. If no mother appears, take the kitten home. Provide food and water. A kitten younger than four weeks can’t eat solid food, so you’ll need to feed them kitten milk replacement from a bottle. Around five weeks of age, kittens begin eating solid food. Kittens between five to seven weeks old can eat wet or moi
