Today
there was an approximately 8 week old kitten in my yard and I went
out to find out if this kittens was feral or domesticated. I
approached the kitten with eyes to the ground and walked slowly
before sitting down on the ground.
The kitten mowed and I knew it was
domesticated. Perhaps lost or worse abandoned? I knew that
woods was no place for such a small cat and so I scooped this baby up
and thought I would bring indoors to feed, give water and check for
fleas.
Checking
a kitten for fleas especially if they are out and about close to a
wooded area is important
because a
kitten that has fleas has a high risk of becoming anemic and this
blood disorder could be fatal.
An
infestation would be fleas crawling all over the kitten and this baby
would need immediate veterinary care. I was lucky that was not the
case with the kitten that I found in my yard. Yes he did have a few
fleas but I was able to remove them with a flea comb. Then I wiped
the kittens fur with a damp cloth to remove the flea dirt.
The
next thing that I will do is contact my veterinarian to find out if
the kitten has a microchip, if not I will see if I can get some flea
treatment for this baby.
Then I will search for his people, may be days may be weeks. Do know that nobody in my neighborhood (two block radius) got a new kitten recently. At least this baby kitten will have no fleas.
