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Monu
Please give a warm welcome to today’s Star Kit, Monu. She is a 3 – 4 week old kitten from New Delhi.
I care for a feral cat, who I named Sonu, that normally used to come to my room (I live in a hostel) and enjoyed a lot of petting, but rarely did I feed her. I did not know she was pregnant or that she had a kitten, but recently when I was out and I came back, I found out that she had made her home in my closet (as I normally leave my window open letting her come in) and she also had a very small kitten with her, who I have named Monu. I believe the kitten is only 2-3 weeks at most and seems very thin to me, even though I do see Sonu feeding her often.
The kitten also cries a lot when her mother is not near but when she’s gone she is silent and remains in one corner of her box or the room. The mother also demands a lot of petting, as soon as I come to my room at night she immediately leaves her kitten who starts crying and demands me to pet her but she does not go back to her kitten even though she cries a lot. She only goes back when I ignore her and do not pet her. I have started regularly feeding the mother once in a day as I heard that cats need more food after they have given birth to a child, but I don’t feed her at night so that she does not lose her habit of prowling for food outside as I may leave my room in a month or so. What do you guys think, is my kitten thin or is it normal for a kitten to be like this at this age?
Author: Tom “The Kittenmaster” Cooper
Tom is the owner of 4 amazing cats, and using the Daily Kitten he provides a place for cat and kitten lovers to share the love for their own cats and kittens.
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Nice of you to share your digs with Miss Sonu and her sweet baby Miss Monu! Wish that I could help with your questions, but quite a few TDKers have experience and will hopefully be able to do so. And/or you might want to post a new thread in General Chat and peeps will answer you there.
Thank you for caring for the mama and her baby. They may need supplements to their food.
If you are able, please try and take them if you must move.
Best wishes.
Thank you for your kindness in helping them out…yes, the kitten seems very thin, they most likely have worms, in the US we can pretty well count on it, and take any feral or new cat to the vet to be checked and have a worm shot or pill. If you don’t have access to a vet, perhaps there is something over-the-counter.
I, too, hope you can take them, or find them a home. Since Sonu came to you and enjoys contact she should make a fine pet, and the kitten will do the same.
Thank you for caring for Monu and her mom Sonu. They are an adorable duo!
I hope you are able to take them with you if you have to move. You are their world. Good luck and enjoy!
I love these wee beings (mum and baby) and hope they thrive. Thank you for helping them.
As the others have said, thank you for your care of the feral mom and her kitten, but if you leave them when you move, most likely they will both die, so please at least take them to a shelter or rehome them with someone who can take care of them. Yes, the mother is too skinny and needs all the food, water and sustenance you can give her so the kitten can thrive as well. If she eats vermin, this is not healthy. She needs rest and food to be a good mother. If you can see a vet, please do so. Without care, the mother will become pregnant yet again and start the whole sorry cycle over. :/