3 week old kitten found wriggling on the street saved by passing driver gets nursed back to health and given a loving furever home with 2 feline siblings, rescuer says: ’I named him Meep because he’s a road runner’

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    "I had to stop in the middle of the road because a single kitten was wiggling around in the street."
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    Hi everyone! This afternoon on my way to brunch I had to stop in the middle of the road because a single
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    kitten was wiggling around in the street. I immediately jumped out of the car to go grab him. I surveyed the area for signs of other cats or kittens but
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    couldn't find anything. He has an ab¯¯¯¯s on his leg so I just immediately took him to the emergency vet. His
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    vitals are good and they lanced the als and sent me home with antibiotics and pain meds. I named him Meep because he's a road runner :)
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    Anyways, all this to say I would love any advice anyone has on caring for a cat this young. I am familiar with cats and I've had them
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    ER BE
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    my whole life (I have two adult cats currently) but never one this young, let alone a kitten (I've always adopted adult cats). I got a
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    care sheet from the vet and have been doing research but I still feel so lost. He is small, about 6 ounces. Google says I can feed him every
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    4 hours or so but he is significantly smaller than the average 3 week old cat. Does this mean I should feed him more often? I'd also
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    love advice about him and my two other cats. My other male cat seems unbothered but my female cat has hissed at him. I would keep them
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    separate as I know introductions need to go slow but unfortunately I live in a studio apartment and have little option.
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    Thank you ahead of time for any advice. I really appreciate it.
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    Hi again everyone! Just a small little update about our boy Meep.
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    Some suggested he is younger than 3 weeks and I think I agree. Maybe 2-2 1/2. Emergency vet said 3 but his ears
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    and the way he hobbles around makes me think he's a little younger. He is doing really well! He has finally taken to the bottle and
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    gets absolutely lost in the sauce at feeding time. He is tiny but he is gaining weight. I've got his first vet
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    appointment scheduled for general check up and his first shots (at about 6wks) and he's been taking his medicine like a champ.
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    Thank you everyone for your great advice and your help with making me feel more prepared/a little less in over my
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    head. I will try to update at big milestones so you can see how Meep is doing!

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