Really small kitten - advice needed

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If the kitten is only a week old, you will need to stimulate it to get it to learn how to "go potty".

Taken from the Kitten Care Handbook:

By nature, momma cats lick the "back end" of their babies to stimulate the bowels and bladder on a regular basis. If you are the babies' new momma cat, guess who gets this duty! After each feeding, gently rub the kitten on its low abdomen, as well as the genitals and rectum, with a cotton ball, cotton pad, or tissues moistened with warm water. Make sure you rub only enough to get them to eliminate; overstimulation will irritate the area. Keep an eye out for chafing and lingering dirt.

Kittens should (and almost always will) urinate during each stimulation. They should defecate at least once a day. One trick is to slowly count to 60 while you're stimulating a kitten; at that point, you'll know if they're done or if something's on its way out!

When kittens get to be about four weeks old, they are usually ready to experience the wonderful world of litterboxes (and you'll be liberated from stimulation duty!). After each meal, put the kitten in the box and see what transpires. If they don't get it right away, try taking its paw and showing it how to scratch in the litter. They'll catch on before you know it!

For kitten formula, you can use these in EMERGENCIES:

In a pinch, the Cornell Book of Cats says that human baby formula can be used if made up to double the normal strength (human baby formula is normally not nutritious enough for kittens). As with the below formulas, please remember that any emergency formula should only be used until regular Feline Replacement Formula (such as KMR or Just Born) can be purchased at the pet store. None of these are nutritionally complete for the long term health of a kitten.

Formula #1
1 quart whole goat's milk
1 teaspoon light Karo syrup
1 tablespoon nonfat plain yogurt (goat's milk preferred)
1 egg yolk
Knox unflavored gelatin:
Newborn-1 week 1 pkg
2nd week 1 1/2 - 2 pkgs
3rd week 2 1/2 - 3 pkgs
4th week 4 pkgs

Put goat's milk in saucepan, add gelatin in the amount above depending on the kitten's age. Heat goat's milk/gelatin mixture just until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat. Mix in remaining ingredients and refrigerate. It will keep up to one week. Heat to skin test temperature and feed kittens.

Formula #2
8 ounces homogenized whole milk
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon salad oil
1 drop liquid pediatric vitamins (optional)

Mix well and warm before using. Keep refrigerated.

Formula #3
1 part boiled water to 5 parts evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon bone meal per 16 oz fluid

Mix well, refrigerate, warm before using .

Formula #4
1 can Evaporated Milk
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons Karo syrup

All three mixed well and kept in tightly sealed jar in fridge.
At feeding time mix 1/2 of the estimated feeding amount with:
Equal amount of boiling water
(once a day mix 1 drop of human infant liquid vitamins in each kitties formula)

If constipation occurrs: add 1 drop of vegetable oil to each kitties formula no more than once daily till problem is eased. Test temperature before feeding (the combination of boiling water and chilled formula should be just about right).

Don't fret, this little cutie looks much older than a week. Here's one of my little ladies at the age of maybe 2-3 weeks (see picture). Yours looks older than that.
I wouldn't only feed her milk, try giving her some wet food and see if he/she (is it a boy or a girl?) will eat it.
And please, never put her in such a small box when you leave her alone. She's gonna find a nice and cosy place, probably sleep all day and await you at the door when you come home.
Let her roam when she wants to and keep her close and show love and affection if you're both in the mood. When mine were little they were seeking my comfort quite often and I actively took them to bed with me so they weren't alone.
If you have a chance on giving them space to take strolls outside I would suggest providing this for them. Cats are so happy when outside. So much happening. Don't let her roam around on their own when she's still so little. Better give her company and het her get used to your environment. She will expand her territory when she gets older.
I suggest you treat her as your new best friend, because that's what she's going to be if you are kind and respectful towards the little one. Put some trust in the kitten!
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I got lumbered with kittens a while back due to someone blowing their house up (I still have one but I'm not sure if I'd call myself a cat lover). They were slightly older and came just about litter box trained and eating solids so I can't help with that - but fortunately it looks like you already got some decent advice. Don't worry about them sleeping though - cats will sleep a lot and that is awesome compared to other things they can get up to. You are best letting them roam about but you will have to go about and make sure things are 'cat proof' first. Once they have explored they likely won't roam much anyway - just pick a few favourite places or sit about and stare at you until you feel uncomfortable. Boxing them isn't the best idea as they may get frustrated - if they are familiar with their environment they probably won't stray far or get up to much trouble alone (and if they have a window to stare out of they are sorted). It is probably best to keep a very young cat indoors but sooner or later they are going to want out and you are going to have decisions to make. In my experience cats will make a lot of noise if they are hungry rather than licking people - and unlike dogs if food is available they won't overeat (if they get fat it seems to be if they are getting fed the wrong stuff). And above all kittens can get playful sometimes especially if they can find something troublesome that attracts attention - DON'T RISE TO THEIR TROLLING OR IT WILL NEVER END, MAINTAIN UTTER DISDAIN TOWARDS THEIR SHENANIGANS AT ALL TIMES!!!

My roommate is a vet tech, so here's some advice from her.

• Since its eyes are open this kitten is probably about 3 weeks old.
• To make it go potty, use warm (not hot) water on a soft rag and wipe the kittens behind. Until they eat solid food, they need to be induced to go potty, which usually the mother does until they are weaned.
• Unfortunately regular milk, powdered milk, etc are very low in nutrients to help the kitten during its critical first weeks. It may be better to seek goat/ sheep milk if you can't find any formula for cats at a pet store.
• buy some food for kittens, it is very tiny in size compared to normal cat food. Soak the food some warm milk you are using, and leave some in a very shallow dish for her. She will start lapping the milk, and "accidentally" eat some solid food. Which will encourage her to begin eating solids.
• kittens this young will eat very little solid food, so don't use more than a teaspoon at a time of kitten food, or you will be wasting it (they don't like it once it dries out)
• don't use regular cow milk, or she will get diarrhea, which can kill her that early of an age.
• when they are that young... they eat every 2 - 3 hours
• You can go to a pharmacy and ask for a free small plastic syringe (without a needle), so you can feed her if she is not feeding herself
• ideally, you want to go to a veterinarian for the proper food, and a little bottle
• Do NOT let her outside yet, ... the reason you found her is because her mother probably met an untimely death from outside sources( cars, mean kids, other animals, etc)
• You can use any small box as a litter box, just cut it down to size so she can walk into/out of the box,.. she will start to urinate in there soon. Usually if you put them in the litter box they figure it out QUICKLY!! :).. since the kitten is small, try a box that is 9" long x 7" wide x 2" thick. Build the box and tape it together. Lay it down so its only 2" high and cut the top off it, then put about 1" of litter in it.
• licking your hand COULD mean she's hungry, but then again, licking is also like kissing, so she could just be grateful for your attention and want to purr & lick you.
• keep the water dish SHALLOW, about 1"
• it should sleep 18 hours or so, BUT whenever it hears you, it probably wants your attention, so it will seem as if she is awake longer than 6 hours.
• keep a blanket in her bedding area, or some old shirts, etc, that can give her warmth.. cold is an enemy of these little ones.
• feel free to ask anymore questions, we'll answer them asap and GL with the kitty!!
  enjoy

Hi, Quisty. I know nothing about cats, and people seem to have managed to get you the advices you needed. Hope you'll do well! So, have a bump and thanks for the kitten GA! :P

I would be very careful about letting the cat outside, it could easily run off and you never see it again.
I recently had a full grown cat disappear outside, and another one disappear before that.

We have a cat door that they go in and out of regularly and both cats had a completely different personality. One being way more aggressive and the one that disappeared being real friendly, not completely suited for being outside. Although it was raised mostly inside and the other we got from an animal shelter after the first cat disappeared, which explains most of what I just said. Anything could have happened to him really, he might have just gotten sick and wandered off =/

The aggressive one brings us presents through the cat door all the time... he had a bird in the living room just this morning. Has also brought in a huge rat and a baby bunny :(

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I see that you got all the answers you need so here take this

Reading all these posts are so hard on me. I'm pretty sure I won't even pet a cat.

Dog easier to handle?

Everyone was really helpful and you got great advices here and that makes me happy :) Since I'm not sure what to add what wasn't said already I'd rather not repeat...
I had 6 kittens and they were with me since their first second (their mother was also here obviously so that made everything easier). We bought a large enough basket and she took care of them alone (feeding and taking care of peeing) for the first few weeks...it became obvious she doesn't have enough milk so we had to buy little cat botlles and feed them as well. Vet also prescribed some drops for their ears and some other drops for their eyes (simple human baby eye drops) since both was needed.
They started eating normal cat food (a bit) after they were a month old....again it was easier for me since they were copying what their mother was doing but you can show her her food, take a bit on your finger and rub it gently on her mouth so she could lick/taste it at least...that should help with teaching her to get used to the taste and at some point she should start eating by herself. Judging by the picture your kitten is still (probably) small enough to want/need milk only.
My kittens started exploring the outside wrold a bit when they were 2-3 months old...and they were scared in spite the fact they had their mother around- if you really want to take your kitten outside (although I think she is still too little for that) you shouldn't let her go out alone and should keep her by your side at all times. Since we have a house with a large garden and live outside the city our cats are not pure indoor cats meaning they can go outside during the day (if they ask for that) and same way can ask to go inside whenever they feel like it. They learned it's sleeping time during the night so they come home for that and take naps inside the house during the day. Also they almost never go out when it is cold/bad weather since we don't let them and they don't ask for it then.
It WILL be hard for you at first but it will make you both happy and glad you helped that little baby and she will show you her love and affection while growing up. Also, the more time you invest in interacting with her, talking to her, playing and spending time with her the smarter will she be, will react to your words and will and is capable to learn a lot!
I'm adding a picture of my kittens (they are grown up now and are 3 years old).

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Since all good advice are given from what I read, I'd like to thank first you then all who adopted a cat and cared for him/her. You all reminded me of my girl whom passed away. Thanks and cries ;''')...

vaccines
it's too soon! she needs to be bigger and stronger.
sleep
1/2 of the day or more, easily
should I let her roam about the room?
yes! let her get comfortable. when my cat was very little i secured a room with NOTHING he could hurt himself with and some little plushies
litter box
with little cats any low plastic container will do it. make sure she's able to get in and out. my kitten used to walk around the room meowing loudly when he had to go. you have to make sure she poops! maybe even help her if she doesn't.
milk
regular cow milk can hurt a kitten stomach. you need special milk for kittens and it comes in powder (i think, at least here)
is it ok to leave her in a one square meter box for 8 hours?
i wouldn't. i would secure a full room, with litter and food and a box with a towel as a bed. this is what i did. also your kitten is TOO SMALL! she won't eat on her own. she still needs to eat every three hours! and you have to be careful with her body temperature so she doesn't get too cold.
should I let her go outside the house sometimes?
NO! no until she's bigger and has her vaccines. she could get sick if she finds another cats, or get lost.

some things you should be careful with:

• if you live in a flat, windows (not until she's bigger, but still)
• with a very small kitten, her eyes could get infected. if you see her eyes get very very dirty clean them with chamomile infusion or go to a vet
• she's not with her brothers anymore so you should carefully clean her ears and if the wax is really thick and dark ask a vet because she could have parasites (nothing too dangerous, but itchy)
• human food.
• poisonous plants (check you just have cat-safe plants around her)

that's all i can think of right now. source: i have a kitten since august, adopted him when he was a month old. he's healthy and jumping and running like crazy all over the house. i'm sure you'll do great and good luck!

On a side note, in my family we had a small kitty that was born too small (way smaller than her sisters and brothers). Nobody would have bet a penny on the length of her life... Well, we fed her with a baby bottle for weeks, and guess what ? She is 10 years old now.

That's a cute kitten you got,
I just post baby kitten picture.

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Thanks everybody for all the good advice. I've read through your comments several times even if I didn't reply to everyone yet, I appreciate it immensely.
I am slowly learning how to take care of her and she is starting to adapt to her new family as well. She still won't eat from the syringe, she's sucking on my finger while I drip her milk from the syringe. I managed to get it in her mouth a few times, she figured that's where the food is coming from. We are making good progress and I am sure that after a few more meals it'll be ok. I'm giving her powdered milk with vitamins given by the vet. I noticed a huge increase in her appetite after the first meal. I wonder if I should give her more if she insists.
The first day I left her in the box while I was at work (with a blanket and a bottle of warm water wrapped in a towel). It was a bad idea, she was crying and stretching to get out every time I came to check on her. Now I turned the box so she can get out whenever she wants and she didn't cry anymore when I left.
The vet came to see her today, she is indeed three weeks old. No need to worry about the litter box yet because she needs to be induced to pee. I was so relieved (guess we both were :p) when I managed to do it though I'm worried she didn't poop yet.
I'm really happy to have found her, it makes me cope with the loss of the others better. For those who didn't read all the comments, the cats were poisoned.