What should I feed this little kitten I found?

Question

I found a little kitten yesterday in a manhole near my house about to drown from all the rain we've been having. After much work, I finally got the little booger and brought it in the house (boy is it mean!!!) It is definately a feral kitten. Anyway, today I have been rapping it up in a blanket and feeding it milk out of a medicine dropper. Is that good enough until it is big enough or not scared anymore to eat cat food? The kitten is finally starting to warm up to us and has been letting us pet and hold it. Also, it follows my son around the house and likes to play with him already. It seems to be warming up quite fast. Anyway, if the milk is good enough, how much and how ofter should I feed it? By the way, I have been looking for the mother, but have not seen her. Also, when I got the kitten, there was at least one more down there that I could here, but it was in the horizontal part of the manhole and I could not get to it. Unfortunatley, I think it must have drown because I have went back to check on it and could not hear it or see it anymore

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Thanks for any help

Answer 1

ohh how sad about the other kitten but you should take it to the vet and see how old it is first and he/she may recomend what to feed it and you should buy milk from a pet store specifically for kittens and then when it is about 6-7 weeks you should introduce it to wet cat food and if it refuses to eat it then put some on your finger and kinda shove it in the mouth of the kitten it is very important to give it the nutrients it need that is in both kitten milk and wet food

Answer 2

Go to your nearest Wal-Mart.  In the pet section they should have a mother's milk substitute and little bottles so you can bottle feed the kitten.

Answer 3

Congratulations on your rescue - what an adventure!

Babies of any species need something similar to their mother's milk. Pet stores sell a special formula for kittens, and it should then be weaned onto canned kitten food (preferably not cheap - quality food will save you money with a healthier animal). Later, it can also have hard kitten food. At about 6 months old it can gradually start adult food, and should be spayed or neutered (ask a shelter if they can get you a discount for that).

Even baby humans can't start with cow's milk - it's for baby cows.  Some cats are sensitive to cow's milk and get digestive problems.

Feral cats usually have parasites such as giardia and roundworm. Please consider paying a vet to check it out (take a p**p sample with you). But also be prepared for a shock with vet's fees and how many vaccinations they're meant to have.

Answer 4

From your description of his actions i would say that he can be introduced to cat food.  Get some kitten food or those cans of wet food and just leave some were he can eat it and some water too.  And watch him desperatly eat (they are very cute when doing this (>’-,’<) Give him lots of warm milk (can be regular) you could buy him a special bottle for kittens to feed him better.  

Hope your kitten grows as big as mine has!!

"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast"

Answer 5

People milk is not good to cats.  Please go to a local walmart or pet store and get kitten replacement milk.  Also please visit a local shelter, and get the kitten throughly examined.  They will give you an approximate age, and will tell you when to start feeding him/her soft kitten food.  Please also, once old enough have your kitten spayed or neutered so this doesn't happen to the offspring.  You are a kind person to pick him up and save a life.  If you like, you can call animal control and tell them about the other kitten, they may have specially designed insturments to reach in and get the other kitty.    Please check out the websites below for more info