for perspective

That’s my left thumb and forefinger only. This kitten is tinier than a toy.

The previous owners picked a very bad time to get rid of him. He barely knew how to lick up milk by himself. Finally I forced his mouth open for a bottle of warmed milk, and he loved that in the end, though of course he had no idea at first what a rubber bottle nipple was for, and preferred to keep biting my fingers instead. He can only take about 15 seconds of feeding at a time. At the end of each cycle he shakes his head fast and splatters milk all over me.

After feeding he got some flea spray (and there were definitely fleas that I saw and a lot of scratching) and a good brushdown with a musical baby brush I found in the pharmacy down the street.

He wasn’t as bad at interrupting sleep as expected. Woke me only once, at around 1:30, just needing attention.

Not sure I ever saw one this small. Must have been just days old.

This kitten’s biggest danger is that I will step on him accidentally. He hops along after me and is often between my feet. Am having to walk more carefully and slowly now.