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Hello everyone,
New to site and new to bottle feeding kittens. I've been fostering kittens for 2 years, but this is my first bottle feeding experience. Picked up 4 newborns on 3/7 with mama cat. Since then have lost 3. Mama cat lays with them but does not engage a whole lot. Rocky is still hanging on but is not gaining weight like he should. This morning he was 203g and 2 weeks old. I started bottle feeding about 10 days ago with raw goat's milk and using KMR now. Feed every 3-4 hours and he normally takes about 3-6cc. He does not take easily. I am using a 3cc syringe with a Miracle nipple tip. I potty him before and after, getting urine. I have never gotten stool so I am hoping mama is taking care of it. Have taken him to the vet and they put him on Clavamox due to possible URI. He is not really snotty, but breathing is 'gurgly' at times. He is on a heating pad, using a humidifier, checking temp before feeding, giving kitten vitamin gel, you name it I'v tried it.
Anyone have any other suggestions of things I should try or stop doing to help Rocky? Any help is greatly appreciated!
Jen
New to site and new to bottle feeding kittens. I've been fostering kittens for 2 years, but this is my first bottle feeding experience. Picked up 4 newborns on 3/7 with mama cat. Since then have lost 3. Mama cat lays with them but does not engage a whole lot. Rocky is still hanging on but is not gaining weight like he should. This morning he was 203g and 2 weeks old. I started bottle feeding about 10 days ago with raw goat's milk and using KMR now. Feed every 3-4 hours and he normally takes about 3-6cc. He does not take easily. I am using a 3cc syringe with a Miracle nipple tip. I potty him before and after, getting urine. I have never gotten stool so I am hoping mama is taking care of it. Have taken him to the vet and they put him on Clavamox due to possible URI. He is not really snotty, but breathing is 'gurgly' at times. He is on a heating pad, using a humidifier, checking temp before feeding, giving kitten vitamin gel, you name it I'v tried it.
Anyone have any other suggestions of things I should try or stop doing to help Rocky? Any help is greatly appreciated!
Jen