Hi all, I have been given a 6 week old kitten, she is lovely, I have called her Dotty, she is eating, and using her litter try, I have a bed for her with a hot water bottle, she seems really happy and is playing... I did think 6 weeks was very young, I thought 8 - 10 weeks was normal for kittens to be ready !! anyway she is here now so I just want to do my best to care for her, any info on looking after a 6 week kitten would be lovely please ..
Thanks all x

Also what age should she be before I can introduce a second kitten, she will be from another litter ? as I want 2 cats, so wanted them to grow up together ?

if they both have a clean bill of health any age is fine. When I got my two one was 14 weeks and one was 7 weeks.

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You're very right, she is very very young. She will need lots of sleep and tlc. She will need 5 or 6 small meals a day, preferably good quality wet kitten food, with perhaps a little cooled boiled water added to the food for extra fluids in case she gets constipated.
MAke sure there is always clean water [change it at least twice a day available for her too.
If she was still with her Mum she would still be taking regular milk feeds to help with this.
You will need to watch carefully to make sure she's eating ok as she can't have been weaned for very long.
1st set of vaccs will prob be at 9 weeks old, 2nd at 12 weeks old.
Personally I wouldn't introduce another kitten until from a different environment until she is protected, each household carries it's own set of potential viruses etc.
Was it not possible to get two from the same litter?
SPeak to your vet about worm and flea treatments, if she has been homed this early I would have my doubts as to whether she's been wormed properly.
You might well find that her toilet training is sketchy too.
Be very patient, keep a try in the same room as her, and put her in it regularly. Ignore any mishaps, she really is too young to be trained properly yet.

Good luck.

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hi

I got my Indy at around the same age but only cos his mum was too poorly to carry on looking after him...

I found it really helped to offer him kitten milk 2-3 times a day as he wouldn't drink much water, he didn't properly drink water until he was 10-11 weeks old. You can get kitten milk for 55p a carton at tesco But remember that milk counts as a food, has a lot of nutrients etc in... though it doesn't whilst teeny as she gets older can make her podgey.

Congratulations on your new baby though, when can we see pics?

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aww I dont think I could let my kittens go now they are nearly 6 weeks!

I got my Elvis at 5 weeks but sadly he missed out on mums milk which he badly needed

You could try giving her some cimi cat its the best to mums milk, Hyperdrug - Hyperdrug, Home of the Equine Pharmacy, Canine Chemists and Pigeon Pharmacy, pet medicines, wormers, and flea treatments sell it

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We are thinking of getting a boy called Elvis (goes with Ella and Effie well!!)

I got Ella at 6 weeks and she was fine. Kept an eye on her. We got Effie 24 hours later and oh my word the EXCITEMENT from Ella!!!!! Just be aware thes second kittie will be nervous and the first will just want to play!!!!

lol! it goes well!

What does funkycub mean?? I still like that! I might have to steal it!!

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Ha ha! It kind of a nickname!

Gay men with beards and are fat tend to be called bears. Slimmer guys with beards tend to be called cubs...... One night I was in a club dancing and a huge american "bear" came over to me, tapped me on the shoulder and in a deep american voice said "My you're a funkycub aren't you, you can really dance" Me and my partner laughed and it kinds stuck. If we go clubbing now my partner always says it with a big smile on his face!!

Indy (who was the 5-6 weeks, eyes still blue stage when we rescued him) never suffered without the more expensive milk substitute, he just had the standard 'treat' milk that you can buy as a treat or snack for your kitten and he is now a 13lb monster. He only had the milk because he wouldn't drink water and had issues chewing food sometimes

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