i just got a new kitty cat,Help!!?

Question

He is about 8 weeks old and i dont no what to feed him cause he wont eat the soft food and i see he has fleas so what is good to bathe him in?

Answer 1

You can use Dawn dish soap. The fleas drown anyway and you don't need to spend your money on a flea shampoo. I hope you have a good fine comb to do that too. The bath won't get them all and you will have to be combing for a while. I would just get some water very hot in a mug in the micro, comb through the kitten, then dip the comb in the mug. The hot water kills the fleas instantly.

He needs to go to the vet for an exam and kitten shots now and I think the vet will tell you what and how much topical flea treatment you can use on him.

I would be patient with the canned meat. That's the right thing for him. Take a little on your finger and smear it around and inside his mouth. Use a good kitten food - not cheap grocery store stuff.

Answer 2

He's too young to bathe. Kittens get chilled very easily and will get sick if they are bathed. Comb him with a flea comb if you have one, or simply try to pick off all the fleas you can find. Wiping him with a soft cloth (dry) will also help dislodge the little buggers. At 8 weeks he can eat dry or soft food. He may have just been weaned and does not know how to eat. He is too little to go without food long. I helped mine along by taking soft food, and breaking off the pointed end of a toothpick, and then just putting a tiny amount of food on the end of the toothpick, and placed it in his mouth so he could get the taste. It worked for him. If he's not eating by tomorrow, have a vet check him out, as sometimes lack of appetite is a sign of sickness. Good Luck

Answer 3

Usually by six weeks a kitten has been weaned and can go to a new home. Puppies need to wait a little longer to go home.

Try feeding him Purina's Kitten Chow and put a few drops of water in to help soften it but not make it mushy. Or you can go to a pet store and get a can of kitten milk to mix with the Kitten Chow.

For the fleas, use a little bit of Dawn dishwashing liquid and give him a bath. Afther the bath, make sure he is completely dry. Either hold him in a towel or if he isn't afraid of the hairdryer use that. But on a low heat setting. When you can get him to the vet ask for Frontline Plus for Cats because it can be used on kittens at 8 weeks of age.

Answer 4

At 8 weeks be sure to get a mild kitten/puppy shampoo because they must be 12 weeks for flea shampoos. Try some different types of food all of my kittens ate hard food and sometimes I even soaked it in water to make it soft if they had a hard time. Try to get some milk down him so he gets something. If he still won't eat I would go straight to the vet he may be very sick.

Answer 5

Deltazeta_mary is very mistaken. Puppies can leave their mothers at 8 weeks...kittens should be with their mothers for a full 12 weeks. Any breeder will tell you that. But it's probably too late to return him to his mother. You cannot put chemicals on a kitten that young. Some (irresponsible) vets and pharmaceutical companies will tell you that it's safe to put flea powder and other flea pesticides on a kitten, but I sure wouldn't do it and I have a great vet who put it like this...I don't spray my infant baby with mosquito repellant, why on earth would I spray a kitten with much stronger pesticides that it will injest as it cleans itself!!!??? I agree. Do not use any chemicals on your kitten. He's much too young. Instead you need to give your kitten a bath. Some people suggest using Dawn dish detergent, but again, that product is way too harsh for a kitten. Use Johnson & Johnson's Baby Shampoo. It works just as well and is much safer. You need to be sure that you completely submerge your kitten's head at some point during this bath because the fleas will try and escape to higher ground near the head & neck area. Your kitten WILL NOT LIKE THIS...but it's necessary, if only for a few seconds. Cover his eyes with your hand when you do this and be sure no soap gets in there. Rinse him off and rub him dry as much as possible with a towel. Unless you have experience as a professional groomer, do not use any kind of heat to dry his fur...you may end up burning his delicate skin. Towel dry and keep him away from cold and drafts. Now comes the very yucky part...you need to get a flea comb and comb out all of the dead fleas and flea dirt from his fur. I cannot stress how important this is. The flea dirt is basically the excrement the adult fleas leave behind to feed their larvae that will undoubtedly hatch from eggs that the adult fleas have laid in your kitten's skin. If the larvae starve, they die and the flea life cycle is terminated. You should continue to use the flea comb daily for several days until you are absolutely sure there are no more fleas. If by chance you capture a live flea in the teeth of the comb, dunk the comb into a cub of warm soapy water to kill it. Yes, it's gross, but it's very necessary for the health of your kitten. Fleas contain all kinds of awful parasites and suck so much blood they can quickly turn a kitten anemic. If this sounds like too much for you, you can pay a veterinarians or groomer to do it for you.

As for his food...make sure you feed him a high quality dry food formulated especially for kittens. Kitten food is higher in calories than cat food and a growing kitten needs those calories. Kitten food also has smaller pellets that are easier for a kitten to chew. Also, pick up some KMR (Kitten Milk Replacement) from the pet store. Prepare your kitten's meal by making a gruel of dry food mixed with the liquid KMR. It will help soften the dry food and your kitten will absolutely love the familiar milk taste. Gradually over time, mix less and less of the milk into the food until your kitten is eating solid dry food. Best wishes to you and your new kitty!

Answer 6

First, take him to the vet. You need to make sure the cat is healthy, get him de-wormed, and find out the needed vacinations.

It is important to get your cat de-wormed, or else he may get sick. The vet will be able to tell you what you should be feeding him.

At the vet, ask for Advantage if your kitten is old enough. It is a once a month treatment that will keep your cat flea free. Good stuff. Regular powders and collars don't really do much and you're wasting your money.

Answer 7

my youngest kitten i found abandoned at one week old. So, i have been in your position. First off you need to go to the vet immediatly! if you can see that many fleas that could very dangerous to the kitten, also, since the kitten should still be with the mother, it should be breast feeding still. your vet can supply you with kitten milk and a bottle to feed it with. You really need to go the vet and get these things becuase the kitten could die without milk. I had to bottle feed my kitten for over 2months before she would eat solid foods, the kitten will let you know when she is ready to eat realy food! O and be prepred beacuse i had to bottle feed evert 3-4 hrs. (INCLUDING ALL NIGHT LONG) so good luck to you!

Answer 8

DAWN DISH DETERGENT IS THE BEST FOR FLEAS. TRY can tuna or just a different brand of soft food. i would give it a little milk to.

Answer 9

Don't bathe him. get a thing from the vet, you just squirt it on the back of his neck and it kills any fleas on him. Don't get the ones from the supermarket coz they don't work.

Try feeding him small pieces of bread soaked in milk.

Answer 10

Who gave you an 8 week old kitten? That is way to young to be away from the mother.