[ashleywong]

hi catz

let me see, 1 1/2 months means 5 weeks - yes, the kitten can be dewormed at 5 weeks and they can be vaccinated, especially when the kitten is no longer getting milk from its mom - even if it is, the beneficial antibodies from mom's milk is wearing out, therefore baby kitten needs its own antibodies. i'm sure your vet will be happy to advise you on this.

at this stage, 5 weeks old, the kitten has its own set of sharp baby teeth but most of the kitten food on the market is too "large"" and too "hard" on the kitten's teeth. have you read lynie's thread on "needing help with her kitten". we were discussing food for her 4-5 weeks old kitten (who's the surviving orphan of the 3 kittens she rescued earlier on).

she feeds it Royal Canin Babycat 34 formula - the kibbles are so small that a kitten between 4 weeks to 8 weeks can chew properly on it.

i'm alternating between feeding soaked Natural balance kibble (read lynie's thread i wrote a bit on it there) and RC babycat 34 . i gave it RC babycat 34 when i'm away at work, same for his mom (who's now neutered but need to build up her strength). when i returned from work, i gv momma cat some Ad while sebastien get the soaked and mashed Natural Balance kibble (it has a consistency of minced meat).

if you have settled on a type of kibbles, and it's not RC Babycat 34, then you need to soak it and feed it to the kitten but beaware that any soaked kibble not eaten for half a day needs to be thrown away - it's better to waste a bit of food and avoid tummy upset for the small one rather than make the small one gets sick and shell out on vet bill - but that's my opinion of course, i'm sure there'd be some who disagree with me.

anyway, sorry but gotta go back to my work - having headache now the accounts won't reconcile.

good luck and do keep us posted.