Hi everyone. The large amount of writing is to prevent answers that are sure to come up. Things like "Just drive down to the vet and get some medication" I am a young American who has been stuck in the Philippines for about a year. To understand the situation you must understand the country. I live in a small barrio in Pampanga, Pets in any place other then tourist locations are not considered family here beside exceptions. In fact there doesnt seem to be much respect for pets at all and a severe lack of understanding or education about animals beside eating them. (Important for this next part.) There are no vets, yes in tourist areas and more wealthy areas of the Philippines you can find such things. But not here and if you are in those areas these things are expensive.
Another prefix to prevent the "If you knew you were poor why would you take animals in." Stray, homeless, dying animals on the street is a common occurrence for Dogs, puppies, cats, kittens and even children here. You see it everywhere. It is a sad normality that is ignored do to its everyday nature here. So my choice to take care of these kittens was either a must or they would die anyway.
The story, These kittens have a mom. She is not Neutered and anyone I have asked either don't understand what that is or why you would do it. She has had a kitten before and killed it. She has kittens a lot from what I heard and yet there are no other kittens around or cats for that matter.So when she had kittens this time I decided to take the little girls in. In the month I learned how to feed them and make them poop. The mom does feed them sometimes, 1 or 2 times a day only and sometimes she never comes back to do so. She also will randomly attack them at times and just leave again... At this point I completely separated the kittens and took 100% control. For about a week the kittens were pooping normally and got use to the food I fed them "There is no kitten formula so I feed them soft food I mush up with a little oil" But today "Like 40 min ago" They wouldn't poop, they stopped eating and when I tried to get one to poop I saw blood around her anus. Looking it up I came to the conclusion it was a type of worm and is probably pretty common since "In door" cat is not a thing here. I have always kept the kittens inside but the mom is hardly ever here. (It is the moms home but even before the kittens she only came here to eat and sleep.)
Because of all of these specific situations I figured it was probably just as normal for kittens here to have a much lower survival rate and without a vet probably can't help. Most articles are written for places like America, EU and such that have easy access to curing these problems. But I am not giving up. That is why I am here.
Is there anything I can do to help them be healthier and possibly save them with such a lack of resources? And is there home remedies for common problems found in kittens? Please leave any info that can help. Not just for the possible worm problem but alternatives to most kitten advice.
Here are a list of problems so far.
-The mom gave them fleas. The mom had often small little black fleas. They looked like beetles. Now the kittens have them and I have been picking them out but the eggs probably spread all over. (No flea collars or flea shampoo in local stores.)
-The fleas and the mom being a (More or less) street cat (though she has a home) Made me think the problem is warms.
-Their poop has always been a yellow color ever since the start (Not sure if thats normal)
its soft but not super liquidy.
-They are not eating much anymore and struggle when they try to poop, freaking out and meowing. 1 of them looked like they had torn or bleeding around the anus. She almost pooped but freaked. (Normally the would let me do this and be pretty calm)
What I do everyday
-I always check their paws and ears to see if they are cold or not.
-I try to feed them every 2-3 hours. I cant afford any milk replacers like baby formula and no cat formula and wont give them plain milk because I read that its bad. I am limited to small budget foods like fish and rice. So I mush up the fish and add a tiny bit of oil to help them poop.
-I try to help them go to the bathroom after every feeding.
-I clean the fleas I can find 2 times a day.
-I wash them with a warm wet rag. No human soap.
-I check their sleeping area for bugs and wash the cloth.
Another prefix to prevent the "If you knew you were poor why would you take animals in." Stray, homeless, dying animals on the street is a common occurrence for Dogs, puppies, cats, kittens and even children here. You see it everywhere. It is a sad normality that is ignored do to its everyday nature here. So my choice to take care of these kittens was either a must or they would die anyway.
The story, These kittens have a mom. She is not Neutered and anyone I have asked either don't understand what that is or why you would do it. She has had a kitten before and killed it. She has kittens a lot from what I heard and yet there are no other kittens around or cats for that matter.So when she had kittens this time I decided to take the little girls in. In the month I learned how to feed them and make them poop. The mom does feed them sometimes, 1 or 2 times a day only and sometimes she never comes back to do so. She also will randomly attack them at times and just leave again... At this point I completely separated the kittens and took 100% control. For about a week the kittens were pooping normally and got use to the food I fed them "There is no kitten formula so I feed them soft food I mush up with a little oil" But today "Like 40 min ago" They wouldn't poop, they stopped eating and when I tried to get one to poop I saw blood around her anus. Looking it up I came to the conclusion it was a type of worm and is probably pretty common since "In door" cat is not a thing here. I have always kept the kittens inside but the mom is hardly ever here. (It is the moms home but even before the kittens she only came here to eat and sleep.)
Because of all of these specific situations I figured it was probably just as normal for kittens here to have a much lower survival rate and without a vet probably can't help. Most articles are written for places like America, EU and such that have easy access to curing these problems. But I am not giving up. That is why I am here.
Is there anything I can do to help them be healthier and possibly save them with such a lack of resources? And is there home remedies for common problems found in kittens? Please leave any info that can help. Not just for the possible worm problem but alternatives to most kitten advice.
Here are a list of problems so far.
-The mom gave them fleas. The mom had often small little black fleas. They looked like beetles. Now the kittens have them and I have been picking them out but the eggs probably spread all over. (No flea collars or flea shampoo in local stores.)
-The fleas and the mom being a (More or less) street cat (though she has a home) Made me think the problem is warms.
-Their poop has always been a yellow color ever since the start (Not sure if thats normal)
its soft but not super liquidy.
-They are not eating much anymore and struggle when they try to poop, freaking out and meowing. 1 of them looked like they had torn or bleeding around the anus. She almost pooped but freaked. (Normally the would let me do this and be pretty calm)
What I do everyday
-I always check their paws and ears to see if they are cold or not.
-I try to feed them every 2-3 hours. I cant afford any milk replacers like baby formula and no cat formula and wont give them plain milk because I read that its bad. I am limited to small budget foods like fish and rice. So I mush up the fish and add a tiny bit of oil to help them poop.
-I try to help them go to the bathroom after every feeding.
-I clean the fleas I can find 2 times a day.
-I wash them with a warm wet rag. No human soap.
-I check their sleeping area for bugs and wash the cloth.
