Before anything else, look for wild meowth. They tend to be more difficult to spot, as they’ll likely try to hide from you (especially if they’ve recently hatched a litter), but look for the usual signs: tracks, abandoned food, or rodent or bird remains. The other hatchlings, if there are any, will be highly vocal. If you find the parent, introduce the meowth kitten to it. Place the kitten on the ground in front of the meowth and step back, moving quickly out of sight. However, don’t leave the area. Instead, watch from afar to make sure the meowth doesn’t reject the kitten. If the meowth attacks the kitten, however, step in as quickly as possible to retrieve it, then keep searching for another possible nest. Repeat until you run out of nests or find the meowth’s parent.
If you’re unable to locate a parent, take the hatchling to a Nurse Joy and have it checked over thoroughly. At this point, you can discuss further options with Nurse Joy. One of these options may include putting the kitten up for adoption and seeking treatment for your delcatty. Others, however, include discussing the possibility of adopting the kitten yourself. If you choose the latter, usually, that will be followed up with an immunization plan, talks about spaying or neutering the kitten, and general care instructions.
Personally, I would recommend keeping the meowth kitten if you can, as this should hopefully improve your delcatty’s mental health and help her to move on from her loss. Taking care of a meowth kitten is more or less no different at first than taking care of a skitty kitten, and your delcatty will be doing much of the work anyway. As it gets older, you might encounter slight deviations: meowth generally need more shiny objects to keep them from wandering off, they’re a little more nocturnal and energetic than skitty, and they don’t demand as much affection. However, upon evolution into persian, then you will need to increase the amount of attention you give it. On the other hand, all of these are generalizations, and it’s entirely possible that with your delcatty’s influence, the kitten will act more skitty-like than meowth-like, even as it grows.
Good luck either way, anonymous.