Recent Content by troub95

Thank you so much for all of your advice and help. I guess it just wasn't in the cards for our Blondie to survive. We will grieve but continue to take care of the foster babies that we have until they can get adopted. Since we started fostering, this has been our first loss and it is a bit of a...

@sarthur2 He was not as active and thinking back on the last couple of feedings, he was not fussy with the bottle like in the past. The Boyfriend did find some spots of blood and remnants on the towel that we used to line her bed. We think she probably ate him.

@sarthur2 We have not; The Boyfriend did a thorough sweep of the house and checked the litter boxes but came up empty. Could it be possible that he died and momma disposed of him herself? I've heard of mothers doing this at birth, though never a cat, but I have never heard of them doing this to...

Sometime early morning, in-between feedings, momma moved the kittens to our guest bathroom. Upon retrieving the kittens, we discovered that Blondie wasn't with his siblings. Currently, The Boyfriend is scouring the house looking for him. We are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.

Tonight's weigh in showed no improvement; he is still 98g. Going to continue current feedings and see what tomorrow brings. Also going to email the shelter to see what they recommend. Thanks for the help! Brandi

The probiotic we use for our other cats is Probable because of the number or organisms in it. I don't know if they make a kitten formula but will check tomorrow with my vet.

Should we try probiotic on top of the gas relief? Brandi

@sarthur2 Yes, we have been feeding through the night and the burrito method works about 75% of the time. When he is active, he is pretty scrappy!

1.Do you own a cat? If no please proceed to question 3. Yes, we have 5 of our own and we foster for our local animal shelter. 2.Do you keep your cat indoors or let them roam around outside? Currently all of our cats are indoor cats. 3.Provided an indoor cat has plenty of enrichment, is this a...

@StefanZ I don't know where to find fresh goats milk but our local over priced speciality grocery probably has some bottled in stock. I'll get The Boyfriend to check. I don't know what the shelter gave him. They usually take the animal to the back and leave us in the lobby. I hate to criticize...

Blondie hasn't gained any weight; still maintaining. My aunt, retired assistant to veterinarian husband, was visiting over the weekend and she took a look at Blondie. After profusely stating that she wasn't a vet, she said that just about every case like Blondie didn't end well at least in her...

Okay; I was thinking that he would get the rest from momma but there really isn't any way for me to tell how much mother's milk he is getting. It's time for his next feeding, so I will do 2-3ml for the rest of the night. Thanks again, @sarthur2!

Thanks @Draco and @sarthur2. After more searching, I found a thread that gave me the confidence to try the KMR in addition to momma. I only gave 1ml because Blondie started trying to suckle the washcloth. He immediately went on to mommas teat. Thankfully, the others are napping, so he won't...

Hi All Our latest foster momma gave birth a week ago this past Thursday (6/2). A total of five kittens were birthed; one still-born, 3 that are thriving and one that is barely maintaining it's weight. This past Monday, the kitten in question was taken to the shelter where they gave it fluids...

We make our own cat food. Found the recipe at catinfo.org and about 8 hours of work gives us 30 lbs of food for our 5 babies. The cost works out to fifteen cents per meal per cat; about 1/4 the cost of a 3 oz can of Fancy Feast. For the money that we save on cat food, it is definitely worth the...