Hello, I am fostering a Momma and three babies. The babies are three weeks old as of yesterday. They had a rough start but are doing OK now. I took them to the vet last week after one passed away. The vet said that the babies looked good and Momma has enough milk but she's not cleaning them well so I have to do it. That's no problem and she seems to be doing better now. My problems are:
They were gaining weight but for the last two days two have stayed the same and one has lost half an ounce. She gave me a can of HIll's A/D and she told me to blend it with equal parts water and try that. I also got liquid KMR but I am not having any luck hand feeding. Any suggestions? I have bottles, pipettes and syringes.
When can I start to offer KMR or kitten mush to them in a dish?
When do they start to pee and poop on their own and how can I tell? Another volunteer gave me some pine litter and her starter box. I put the litter in Mommas box and she wasn't impressed. :-)
They are active and clear eyed. The male even bopped Momma on the head today.
Sorry for the long post. Adult cats and weaned kittens I know but this is all new territory for me.
They were gaining weight but for the last two days two have stayed the same and one has lost half an ounce. She gave me a can of HIll's A/D and she told me to blend it with equal parts water and try that. I also got liquid KMR but I am not having any luck hand feeding. Any suggestions? I have bottles, pipettes and syringes.
When can I start to offer KMR or kitten mush to them in a dish?
When do they start to pee and poop on their own and how can I tell? Another volunteer gave me some pine litter and her starter box. I put the litter in Mommas box and she wasn't impressed. :-)
They are active and clear eyed. The male even bopped Momma on the head today.
Sorry for the long post. Adult cats and weaned kittens I know but this is all new territory for me.