Adopted Stray Kitten!!

Hi Shaina, welcome to TDK! You found a great place to ask questions, we have lots of folks who have raised little ones and taken in or taken care of ferals. I think it sounds like you’re doing everything right so far, the little one is most likely just missing its family.

Things are kind of quiet on the message board on the weekends, plus a bunch of our members are traveling this weekend, but keep checking back and I guarantee you’ll get lots of good advice.

What’s the little one’s name, and do you have pictures? We love pictures 🙂

Many shelters are listed here; I’d start calling!!

http://shelters.theanimalnet.com/Massachusettspets.htm

In the meantime, is there any safe place you can sequester the two additional kittens indoors? Even if just a bathroom?

Seriously, they need shelter, food, and a bit of safety from outdoor hazards (including disease and other animals), at least until you can find a shelter or rescue group who will take them. If you can, inform the groups that you’ve taken one kitten from the group and it was healthy; it’s likely the other kittens from the litter are also healthy, and will be perfectly adoptable provided they remain healthy and socialized.

So get on the phone and call, call, call! (Don’t forget to inquire if the group is no-kill, when you call.)

You may also want to reconsider whether or not to keep one of the other kittens. Kittens are great at keeping each other company! And there appear to be a number of groups in your area who can you help find low-cost vaccination & spay/neuter services.

I think the new kitten just needs time. If you can, I would rescue the other two kittens and give them food and water and socialization. You could sequester them in a bathroom or in an enclosed porch. I would seriously consider adopting one of her littermates. That would help a lot with her early morning crying, excess kitten energy and separation anxiety because she’ll have another kitten to play with. Also, two kittens or cats don’t really need more space than one. The only issue would be the increased cost of food and litter and vet costs (you should be able to find a low cost clinic). If the kittens are from the same litter they should get along right away. Much easier to introduce a second kitten now then when the little on is grown up. If we didn’t already have a grown up cat, I would’ve definitely gotten 2 kittens instead of one.

Then you could ask around to see if anyone wants the 3rd kitten, post on CraigList, or ask Petstores or Vets if you could display the kitten or kittens. I would bet 10 cat treats that a healthy, well socialized 9 week old kitten, would be snapped up in a day or two. Especially since finding one is rare this time of year.

Good luck with your new Furbaby!