Found a Kitten or Stray Cat?

A kitten is crying under a car, on your porch step, in the rocks behind the house. It is getting dark, the stores are closing, and the internet is shouting ten different answers at once. Feed it? Warm it? Is its mother coming back? How old is it, and does it need a vet tonight? And what do you do when the grown stray you have been feeding turns out to be pregnant, or a missing poster goes up down the street? Found a Kitten or Stray Cat? is a calm, step-by-step guide for the hours, weeks and decisions that follow. It is not a general cat-care encyclopedia, a rescue manual that assumes you already have supplies and experience, or an emergency book for the cat you already own. It follows one path: from the moment you find a kitten or a stray to the moment it has a safe home, whether that is yours or someone else's. Inside, you'll learn: How to tell whether a kitten has really been abandoned, and when to step in right away Why you warm a cold kitten before you feed it, and what to do when every store is closed How to estimate a kitten's age from its weight, eyes, ears, teeth and first wobbly steps How to bottle-feed, burp and toilet a newborn kitten on a round-the-clock schedule, and track its weight The signs that mean go to an emergency vet now, and the ones that can wait for a call in the morning What the first vet visit covers: fleas, worms, tests, vaccines and spay or neuter timing How to tell a lost pet from a feral or community cat, search for an owner properly, and handle a missing poster How to care for a pregnant stray through nesting, labor and the first weeks with her kittens Then it helps you make the choice every finder faces, keep, foster or rehome, and carry it out safely, with a Decision Checklist, adopter screening questions and a Kitten File that travels with the cat. Whether you are holding a scrap of wet fur right now or getting ready for the next time, this book helps you do the next right thing.

Imad Muratspahic is an independent author of practical how-to guides, technical handbooks, history and fiction. The books aim to be clear, honest and useful from the first page.