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Tips for comforting and caring for your new 6-week-old kitten?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

How do I comfort my kitten she 1 month and 2 weeks

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Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on June 4th, 2017

You're going to need to be a little more specific than that! Based on that picture, your kitty is looking pretty comfortable! A six week old kitten should already be fully weaned and on its way to litter trained. Feed it a high quality kitten food, make sure it has a comfortable place to sleep, access to water at all times, some toys, and plenty of love. In terms of medical care, I would make sure it has been properly dewormed by taking a fecal sample into a vet to have it viewed microscopically. It should start getting its first series of vaccines at eight weeks. It can be rabies vaccinated by twelve weeks of age.

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