Hi all, I just rescued a three-week old kitten from the heat here in Houston. All her littermates had died and her mom was nowhere to be found. I have had her for almost two weeks, so she is almost five weeks old, and she has been thriving from her originally weakened state. She has no problem tolerating KMR and has a good appetite and no diarrhea. What I am most concerned about is the amount of time I have to spend with her: I am a student with two jobs who has managed to shuffle my schedule around in order to feed her multiple times a day, but I just cannot spend as much time as I would like, and feel guilty about it all the time. Daily, we spend about an hour total on feedings and baths, and maybe one hour, two or three if we're lucky, on playing and social time. She is totally alone in the apartment for most of the day and for the long stretches of time I am not there.
Do you think I will be able to raise a well-adjusted and happy kitty with that kind of schedule, or is it better for her if I find another place for her, maybe with other kittens or someone with more time? I am totally in love with her, of course, but I would appreciate advice from someone who has raised healthy single orphans before. Thank you!
