First time mother (10 month old kitten)
abandoned her babies at 3 weeks...
I've been feeding them kitten formula
and 4 of them have been doing great...
the tiniest one, 8 ounces - 4 + weeks old,
goes into a comatose like state after
a feeding... (it seemed like a really deep
sleep)
then, two days ago, she was ice cold
and non responsive when I found her .
I thought that she was dead... until I
felt a really strong heartbeat...
Warmed her with a hair dryer...
next morning, she was perfect....
fed her and once again, she went into
a really deep sleep.... this time, she'd
yawn and move... next morning, fine
again...
We decided to try goat's milk to see if
it was an allergy to the formula and
again, deep sleep... though, not anywhere
near as intense... gave her a bit of goat's
milk this morning and she was fine
afterwards.... jumping and mewing
for more food two hours later...
a bit more goat's milk and now she is
in great distress... crying when touched
Her belly is round and fat - and soft...
not hard and distended...
she is peeing just fine.... don't know
about pooping...
someone suggested I give her a tiny
bit of coconut oil to help with bowel
evacuation in case she is constipated...
If ANYONE has any ideas, I will greatly
appreciate the help.... she is so sweet and
sooo tiny and I feel soooo helpless.
abandoned her babies at 3 weeks...
I've been feeding them kitten formula
and 4 of them have been doing great...
the tiniest one, 8 ounces - 4 + weeks old,
goes into a comatose like state after
a feeding... (it seemed like a really deep
sleep)
then, two days ago, she was ice cold
and non responsive when I found her .
I thought that she was dead... until I
felt a really strong heartbeat...
Warmed her with a hair dryer...
next morning, she was perfect....
fed her and once again, she went into
a really deep sleep.... this time, she'd
yawn and move... next morning, fine
again...
We decided to try goat's milk to see if
it was an allergy to the formula and
again, deep sleep... though, not anywhere
near as intense... gave her a bit of goat's
milk this morning and she was fine
afterwards.... jumping and mewing
for more food two hours later...
a bit more goat's milk and now she is
in great distress... crying when touched
Her belly is round and fat - and soft...
not hard and distended...
she is peeing just fine.... don't know
about pooping...
someone suggested I give her a tiny
bit of coconut oil to help with bowel
evacuation in case she is constipated...
If ANYONE has any ideas, I will greatly
appreciate the help.... she is so sweet and
sooo tiny and I feel soooo helpless.