I need advice please! ❤️ Please read it all! ❤️

So we just rescued a cat/kitten super late last night. Someone threw it out on our road and our outside dogs tried attacking it. It was super skinny. I have never had a kitten/cat before but always wanted one. I honestly don’t know what the dos or don’ts me are. I made it a homemade litter box last night for temporary.

⚠️⚠️ I need advice on kitty litter! What’s the best type of kitty litter to get? And what are some dos and donts when it comes to it! ALSO do I need to give it kitten food or cat food ? ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Here’s a picture of it after I gave it some meat (after I googled what to feed it😅).

It’s such a sweetheart! And it’s so loveable! My pup inside is scared of it but she gets along with it😂 also! How do I tell if it’s a boy or girl?

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Nice hairy tummy shot

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H • Sep 9, 2020
Haha that’s my SO. I promise I’m not hairy like that🤣🤣

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Females have two slits, boys will have tiny ball sacks. I feed my two girls the Rachel Ray brand, mostly the seafood kind. Please, I know some ppl don't like to do this, but spay or neuter the little one.

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We use Abound all natural kitty litter - it’s dust free. I’ve done research and dust free litter is supposed to be better for the urinary tracts. I would take kitty to vet to decipher the age. If it’s a year or older then it’ll need regular cat food. If it’s kitten then obviously kitten food! We personally feed our indoor boy Blue wilderness (he’s been picky since day 1 so we stuck with what he liked and vet approved it too) our barn cats are not picky so they get Purina lol. My advice - cat toys! Scratching posts are a must too if you don’t want it scratching your furniture. We have all kinds of stuff for our cats - they’re a bit spoiled lol. Little cat houses/cat beds are nice too! Depends on the cat because my boy could care less about the cat houses but our barn cats love them!

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H • Sep 8, 2020
I mean they can get little bit of gunk here and there in their eyes. But if it’s green or yellow in color then likely an upper respiratory infection. Best to have the vet check his eyes too and be sure ❤️ when we first adopted my boy he had what they thought was an upper respiratory infection but turned out to be feline herpes which is also 100% normal and easily maintained! So def a vet check regardless and to get shots as well! When you go you can even bring in a stool sample that they can check to be sure no parasites and stuff inside him!

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H • Sep 8, 2020
Thank you so much ! ❤️ I planned on calling the vet today to see if they are opened today ! Also, Is it normal for it to get little crusties in its eyes? I’ve been keeping them clean ! And haha it’s definitely a boy then 🤣🤣

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H • Sep 8, 2020
A boy will have fluffy nuts and a girl won’t 😂😂

Pa

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Tidy Cats clumping litter is best, if the cat is old enough you should try adult cat food. It really depends if the cat still looks too young for adult food. Have you taken him/her to the vet?

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Paige • Mar 10, 2022
I’m glad he’s happy!

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H • Mar 10, 2022
Yes! This was posted around September of last year. But I did take him to the vet. No microchip so I couldn’t find the owner. He was still a kitten (although he didn’t grow much). Healthy kitten who had no health issues, only a few fleas that were taken care of. I kept him until the beginning of this year and I gave him to my sister who loves him unconditionally. I did not want to give him away, but I had to due to where I moved that didnt allow a bunch of animals. He is very happy with my sister though!

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I have 2 cats but one I bought as a kitten and still she loves the kitten food some cats don’t eat much so I feed my cat half of the original amount and if I feed her a hole she don’t finish it. There might be a case of the cat flew that my friends kitten got it’s when they sneeze and have runny nose to make sure to check that and also for any injuries, and make sure to bring her or him to the vet but don’t say you found it because they will probably take it way from you and give it to a shelter which can be bad because like I said earlier my friends kitten got the cat flew FROM the shelter. Also to feed it dry food and wet food some people feed it twice a day or just at night but leave the dry food out all the time so she or he can be welcomed to eat at anytime.Kittens like to be energetic so get some toys and give it lots of attention oh and also protect it from anything dangerous like dogs sometimes the cat can be the dominant one or the cat can, but really depends on the strength of the cat and the attitude of the cat and same go’s to the dog.Some kittens Like to sleep but normally likes to snuggle. It’s up to u how u want to raise your kitten to become a cat by either having an aggressive and shy mean cat or happy kind snuggly and cute cat or even both combined but normally it was the third option I said, and be sure to not force your cat to be held or to eat and sleep cats like to lay in the sun and sleep on soft surfaces for example my cat sleeps on the pillow behind my pillow on the bed or she pushes me off my own pillow and sleeps there. Hope it’s some good advise and have fun with your new friend bye and have a good day/night

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hope this helps too!