The type of food that is best for most of us is a commercial dry cat or dog food that comes in a sack. We don't need expensive canned food, although it makes a nice treat. Don't overfeed us, especially if we are orphan puppies or kittens and you have to bottle feed us. Too much milk can cause serious problems. Please contact your vet for explicit advice on how to hand raise a kitten or pup.
Fleas can be an awful problem.
Oh, of course a lady like myself would never have such an unspeakable condition, but fleas can and do live in cleanest of homes. Ask your vet about the monthly treatments that go between our shoulders. The ones at the grocery store don't work for us, though they might for you. If you adopted a Forgotten 4-Paws cat or dog, we are most likely already spayed or neutered. This is very important to our health and also to help fight overpopulation.