Bringing home a six-week-old kitten, advice needed!?

OK Jake first things first

Things to get - I suggest going to the vets and getting kitten milk, 6wks is a little young, so you want to be safe than sorry, you need a bed (get a babys blanket for it, dont use a hot water bottle), it might dehydrate the kitten.

Bed, litter tray, good quality litter, kitten food both wet and dry, thick cord him to play with, a ball, scratching post.

Keep your kitten in one room for 2 or 3 days, because its going to be a little dazed from being taken away from its mum an siblings. He will hide, so just be gentle, he will explore his room, and in time he will get confident, after a few days, you will know if he is litter trained, if he eats etc, and that is the time to let him explore the rest of the house...

You should be fine, yes he is younger than normal, but you sound like you will adore Boots, and that is what they all need, a lot of care and love and security XXX

Kittens should never be separated from the mother cat this young. They NEED to stay with her till at least eight weeks - ten to twelve weeks is far better. How can you call this family "fantastic" when they selfishly allowed their cat to breed with the MILLIONS of kittens and cats put down at shelters? And what is so "fantastic" about them ripping these kittens away from the mother at six weeks just so they can go on vacation?

What about getting this kitten altered, its shots, deflead, dewormed, disease tested and microchipped? Do you have the $300 to $400 you'll need to get all these things done? If you instead got a kitten from a shelter you'd have all those things done for only an adoption fee of around $100. You also have a VERY good chance of this kitten being FIV or FeLV positive since these people probably just let the cat randomly mate with a stray. Are you ready for the fact this kitten could die in just a few months or have several hundred more in vet bills?

First of all the kitten should be 10-12 weeks old, so even if they are on holiday, the kittens should never be rehomed at that age - they can keep them a few more weeks past the 8 weeks when its a lot better.

Second, the kitten will NOT be weaned or litter pan trained at that age. They need to nurse up to 8 weeks and are not reliable with the litter pan till 3 months old!

Third, kittens that young should not be "only" kittens unless you want to end up with a kitten with social problems - if you take this kitten at 6 weeks old, then you should be taking TWO of the kittens so they can keep each other company.

IMO I'd be finding another person to adopt kittens from as these people have NO clue as to how to really care for cats/kittens and you will end up with a lot of behavior and social problems. This is NOT good being first time owners - you have no experience and will get very frustrated by their lack of proper weaning and socialization of kittens.

I got my youngest cat when she was six weeks so I think I can help. She was a stray that was found on the road and I couldn't bare not giving her a home. Of course I had a little bet of a time litterbox training her but what i did was put a small box in the place she was using in the house and she did fine I made her a bed with with fleece blanket. I also feed her wet food for a while or mixed dry food with warm kitten formula be patience the kitten may take a while to eat though so don't rush it.

Six weeks is pretty young, they recommend 8 to 12 weeks before letting the kittens go to new homes. This allows the mother cat to make sure the kittens all use the box, know how to clean themselves, and have them fully weaned. At 6 weeks the kitten may not be completely weaned.

Call your vet now, ask what to do with a kitten age 6 weeks when you pick him up. They'll let you know what's needed for having one so young.

Can't the owners arrange for a friend to have their cat/kittens and let the adoption happen two weeks later?

six weeks they still need mumma, find them some good toys to keep them occupied and maybe an appropriate place to scratch, when they scratch where they are supposed to, like a scratching post give them a treat, close your door to your bedroom, and try feeding them less wet food, and instead dryfood with maybe a little KMR or just warm water, i do this with my kittens that i foster and it makes alot less poop, but shut your door, they are just babies and dont have the mother they need to show them wats acceptable. its more recomended that kittens stay with mumma and littermates for 10-12 weeks they learn certain things, maybe you need a larger litter box so it doesnt fill up with pee and poo so quickly, thats what i do. they are just borde. give them something to entertain them and shut your door to your bedroom, if you want to foster kittens at a young age, ita better to have a 2-4 yr old female whos had kittens in the house to sort of be a real foster mum, you are providing food water and shelter, but theres certain things they need to learn from another cat, i have my female in my house and even when they have a mumma that i take in, she helps out, she had her own litter about four months ago when i rescued her and started doing this, shes never stopped nursing and lets new kittens nurse on her even if mummas around, mummas usually malnourished and she helps, you obviously dont need a lactating cat, just a female whos had babies that can teach them cat stuff that obviously we cant. just be patient their just new babies

hi i have got 3 cats the middle cat was 5 weeks old when i got her long story i had to get a syringe and kitten milk and every 2 to 3 h i had to feed her every time you feed him when hes done put him in the litter try and if he has a wee or poo praise him i also used wet food which i had to spoon feed my cat but she picked it up by 6 weeks and was eating on her own but she picked it off my oldest cat i used a cat box with a teddy in with lots of blankets but she ended up sleeping with my other cat then my youngest cat i got a few weeks later and she was 8 weeks and she wasn't eatin well but she picked it up a few days later by watching the other cats every cat is different it depends on how the mothers owners look after them i suggest you go on as many cat web sites you can find before you get a cat also when i got my cats they all had Very bad cases of the worms as there mothers owners didn't worm cat every week when pregnant and never wormed kittens when they were born also beware the kittens were also crawling with fleas so you might wanna get cat soap and a flea comb put them in the bath wash the cat then while still wet use the nit comb only use dog or cat shampoo never human as it wreaks there fur then when you have got them all out dry the cat off hope this helps you good luck with your cat

See if you can get something (like a blanket) that was used by the mother cat. Since he's so young he's going to miss her and the smell of her will comfort him, along with the clock (imitates her heartbeat) and the warm bottle. Make sure you play with him and make him feel comfortable in his new home, leaving him alone in the new environment could freak him out since he's little.

Put him in the bathroom for about a week with the bed and potty box and food and water so he can get used to things and let him out for a certain amount of time during the day to explore and be played with. If he's eating kitten chow he's fine to come to your home and he should be by six weeks. We have even raised kittens on a bottle.

how cute boots! alirght, i have a rescue cat and she was very skiddish and junpy and scared of pretty much everythign at first. we could sinmply get up and glance at her and she would jump up and then run away to hid under the bed. but over time if you stay calm around her, refrain from making any loud startling noises like yelling across the house, and refrain from making any fast movements towards her like getting up fast and runing to the stove or going to pet her and moving you hand too quickly or walking towards her too fast, she will love you. just try to show your new kitty that you are patient and that it has all the time it needs to get adjusted to you and your souroundings (: my cat is afraid of nothing now