Fostering Kittens For The First Time.

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Is Miralax honestly ok for kittens? They're about 3 weeks old and they're not pooping as often as I would like them (about once a day and a small amount considering how much milk they take in) I even put 3-4 drops of olive oil in their bottle.
Bunny pees ALOT.
I was thinking about having them drink the pre mixed formula for a little bit so they'll poop easily , then back to the powdered formula.
 

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Do not switch to pre-mixed. That stuff is awful. Just keep going. They do not have to poop every single day. It sounds like they are doing fine with the oil. :)
 
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Dorian has a bloated, tight tummy and it's worrying me. She consumes milk just fine, poops when needed. Just the last couple of time I tried to get her to pee, very little to none come out. When I touch her belly she shows no sign of pain.

Just what could it be? I wanna help her in the meantime until I get her to the vet.
 
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So I've come to the conclusion that she's constipated :(
Even though she still eats, she strains to pee and I've tried making her poop, and as it started to come out, she screamed bloody murder. The poop didn't even make it out. So i'm taking her to the vet today so she'll feel better.
 
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I've contacted the animal shelter that allowed me to foster these kittens and they told me to use pedialyte and pumpkin (canned) to help her constipation.
I've only heard in pedialyte helping with diarrhea, not constipation. So i'm hesitant to try it
 

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Have you tried a glycerin suppository? You shave a tiny piece from one and insert it. It will usually bring on a poop in a few minutes.

She should be peeing though unless she’s dehydrated.

Let us know what the vet says!
 
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I've never heard of glycerin suppository :eek:

And I may have to bring her to a hospital since they're 24/7. My local vet doesn't see neonates :/ which is messed up IMO.
 
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Dorian's back to normal now :) she pooped last night. And something's off with Bunny's eyes, his pupils are "looking" down and it makes him look kinda cross eyed
 

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Hmm. Not sure what you mean. Can you post a picture?

Glad Dorian pooped! :)
 
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I tried to get the best picture of Bunny using natural sunlight in my room (he's really squirmy) but you can see that his eye looks off.
And I added Dorian's for comparison.
Also Dorian did her first flehmen response today XD
 

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I planned on asking a vet about it when I take them in to get their first round of dewormer. I hope my vet will atleast see 4 week old (?) kittens.
Bunny's derpy eyes don't seem to hinder him in anyway, but I am curious to what it is
 
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I think it's time to start litter box training because Bunny was peeing in the box by himself :I would you agree? :p
 
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Bunny used the litter box today :D and their premolars are starting to come in, gonna start weaning them next week :p
 

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You’ve done an amazing job! And, here are two of the four from my first litter of fosters. They were a failure. ❤ (The other two ended up being adopted by a childhood friend which was perfect because I know they’re loved and see them on Facebook.)
 

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So Bunny is indeed a girl. It seems to be the year of women cats, lol.
They're both totally using the litter box on their own (there are a few accidents here and there which is to be expected).
Even though Bunny's eyes are off, she can still see, she was tracking me one day as I was passing by their nesting box, and I breathed a sigh a relief. Good you're not blind XD still wondering what the heck it could be though since my internet searches doesn't really yield any results that matches her "condition", I would've taken em to my vet by now but money is tight which is annoying :(
Their diet consists of I would say 60% wet food (royal canin mother & babycat food) and 40% formula, ofc with adjustments as needed.
Dorian has a ravenous appetite, she's my little piggy :p Bunny is still trying to get the ropes, I have to spoon feed her the wet food, then put it down so she'll eat the food around the spoon.
They're playful and they're always wrestling (especially in the litter box..idk why :s) and Dorian loves to escape :updown: I have to keep a close eye on her and secure the cover on their bin

So really feisty girls I have here :D
 

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You really can’t. As they wean from mom and begin to mature, they will learn to drink water from a bowl. But for now, if they still nurse and eat wet food they are probably not thirsty. They will get there though! :)
 
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