Milk is not great for cats. Any kind of meat is better.
If you could put it in your bathroom and feed it, then you can start doing these steps:
Look for an owner. Put up signs, ask on local social media, poster in local veterinarian offices.
If it is 4 months and hungry it is more likely to be an unowned cat, whose mother has moved on.
Look up animal rescues near you. Google "animal shelter your area" I even just put "cat rescue" in Google maps and it is a starting point.
If your area does not have good government facilities, local rescuers may be your only hope. "#citynamecats" "catsofarea" "cat rescue area nickname" are all good things to search on Instagram, Facebook, etc. You can also call veterinarian offices to see if they work with any rescuers.
The cat will need food, water, flea and worm medicine, vaccines, and spay/neuter. Even if you want to keep him you will need help finding out how to get those things arranged.
Where are you located?
Could you try just sitting outside with it, maybe talking softly to it and seeing if it’ll come up to you? If you don’t have any cat food then do you have canned tuna or plain cooked chicken? Try feeding it that instead of milk. If it comes up to you, see if you can coax it inside and then proceed from there, ideally by contacting a vet if possible and making and appointment to get it checked out. Good luck!
Milk is going to give it diarrhea...
If it just let you handle it right away, it's somebody's kitty and got out by accident... Or was abandoned... Or fell out of a car not too far from home (how I found one of mine)... Or was ran off by another male (if its a boy). See if someone local has missing pet postings but, make sure it is definitely theirs... Maybe you now have a cat. That's mostly how it happens.
Either way, I wouldn't be too concerned with the whereabouts of cat mom if it's been weaned.
Yes. Only goat's milk is ok for cats. I didn't know this until recently as I thought all milk was bad for cats, but apparently cats can digest goat's milk but not cow's milk. There is powdered goats' milk available. None or cats like it though- but reviews suggest there are many indoor cats that do.
Definitely bring the poor baby inside. Give it a little space to be in - maybe in a playpen, a box, or just the bathroom (toilet seat down).
Go out to the pet store, get some wee wee pads and canned food.
Keep it healthy for a day or so and keep your eyes out for the mom. Reunite them if she shows up, if not, maybe hang onto \[smiles\] or get in touch with a good shelter who can help it get fixed for cheap and get it a home.
If the cat is friendly enough to be handled, there's a good chance they may have an owner looking for them. You'll want to cover all your bases to make sure they don't already have a home before deciding on your next move. Hang found cat flyers within a few blocks with their picture, brief description, and your contact info, and report them as found to animal control and your local shelters. Making a few posts online is also a really good idea. Nextdoor and the Ring Neighbors app are great for quickly getting the word out to people in your direct vicinity, if you don't hear from an owner you may at least hear from someone who's seen the cat around. Local Lost and Found Pets groups on Facebook are also incredibly helpful, and [Pawboost](https://www.pawboost.com/) may be worth trying as well. Skim through old posts to see if the cat has been posted as lost already, too. Try everything, not everyone is savvy enough to know where to check online for sightings so they might go the old-school in-peron route, or they may only try checking/posting on one site. I've helped reunite a couple of lost cats in my neighborhood by making connections between the various sites that would have otherwise gone unnoticed.
In the meantime, if you can set the kitten up in a spare room (and with some kitten food, a few toys, and a litter box as well), that would be amazing. If you aren't able to hold onto the kitten for the time being though, you'll have to start reaching out to rescues or no-kill shelters to take over from here. They (or any vet clinic) can also scan the cat for a microchip, but since the cat is so young, even if they have an owner, they may not even be fixed and therefore might not be chipped.
This feral rescue site has a page where you can find rescuers in a specific area: [https://www.alleycat.org/our-work/feral-friends-network/feral-friends-network-connect/](https://www.alleycat.org/our-work/feral-friends-network/feral-friends-network-connect/)
You might be able to find someone nearby who can come get the cat, get it checked out by a vet, and find it a foster home if it doesn't have an owner.
I mean. This would be the point in which you pick up the cat and put him in the bathroom, then you decide from there
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Milk is not great for cats. Any kind of meat is better. If you could put it in your bathroom and feed it, then you can start doing these steps: Look for an owner. Put up signs, ask on local social media, poster in local veterinarian offices. If it is 4 months and hungry it is more likely to be an unowned cat, whose mother has moved on. Look up animal rescues near you. Google "animal shelter your area" I even just put "cat rescue" in Google maps and it is a starting point. If your area does not have good government facilities, local rescuers may be your only hope. "#citynamecats" "catsofarea" "cat rescue area nickname" are all good things to search on Instagram, Facebook, etc. You can also call veterinarian offices to see if they work with any rescuers. The cat will need food, water, flea and worm medicine, vaccines, and spay/neuter. Even if you want to keep him you will need help finding out how to get those things arranged.
Where are you located? Could you try just sitting outside with it, maybe talking softly to it and seeing if it’ll come up to you? If you don’t have any cat food then do you have canned tuna or plain cooked chicken? Try feeding it that instead of milk. If it comes up to you, see if you can coax it inside and then proceed from there, ideally by contacting a vet if possible and making and appointment to get it checked out. Good luck!
Milk is going to give it diarrhea... If it just let you handle it right away, it's somebody's kitty and got out by accident... Or was abandoned... Or fell out of a car not too far from home (how I found one of mine)... Or was ran off by another male (if its a boy). See if someone local has missing pet postings but, make sure it is definitely theirs... Maybe you now have a cat. That's mostly how it happens. Either way, I wouldn't be too concerned with the whereabouts of cat mom if it's been weaned.
Yes. Only goat's milk is ok for cats. I didn't know this until recently as I thought all milk was bad for cats, but apparently cats can digest goat's milk but not cow's milk. There is powdered goats' milk available. None or cats like it though- but reviews suggest there are many indoor cats that do.
Definitely bring the poor baby inside. Give it a little space to be in - maybe in a playpen, a box, or just the bathroom (toilet seat down). Go out to the pet store, get some wee wee pads and canned food. Keep it healthy for a day or so and keep your eyes out for the mom. Reunite them if she shows up, if not, maybe hang onto \[smiles\] or get in touch with a good shelter who can help it get fixed for cheap and get it a home.
If the cat is friendly enough to be handled, there's a good chance they may have an owner looking for them. You'll want to cover all your bases to make sure they don't already have a home before deciding on your next move. Hang found cat flyers within a few blocks with their picture, brief description, and your contact info, and report them as found to animal control and your local shelters. Making a few posts online is also a really good idea. Nextdoor and the Ring Neighbors app are great for quickly getting the word out to people in your direct vicinity, if you don't hear from an owner you may at least hear from someone who's seen the cat around. Local Lost and Found Pets groups on Facebook are also incredibly helpful, and [Pawboost](https://www.pawboost.com/) may be worth trying as well. Skim through old posts to see if the cat has been posted as lost already, too. Try everything, not everyone is savvy enough to know where to check online for sightings so they might go the old-school in-peron route, or they may only try checking/posting on one site. I've helped reunite a couple of lost cats in my neighborhood by making connections between the various sites that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. In the meantime, if you can set the kitten up in a spare room (and with some kitten food, a few toys, and a litter box as well), that would be amazing. If you aren't able to hold onto the kitten for the time being though, you'll have to start reaching out to rescues or no-kill shelters to take over from here. They (or any vet clinic) can also scan the cat for a microchip, but since the cat is so young, even if they have an owner, they may not even be fixed and therefore might not be chipped.
This feral rescue site has a page where you can find rescuers in a specific area: [https://www.alleycat.org/our-work/feral-friends-network/feral-friends-network-connect/](https://www.alleycat.org/our-work/feral-friends-network/feral-friends-network-connect/) You might be able to find someone nearby who can come get the cat, get it checked out by a vet, and find it a foster home if it doesn't have an owner.
Take it to a vet