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I have non-clumping clay, scented paper pellets, and pine pellets available right now. No sand unfortunately. 😔 I'd need to get that from a specialty shop where I live, and I'm not able to go to town for a few days. They're not so much eating it as putting it in their mouths and playing with...

A nice article, but unfortunately no new information for me. These definitely aren't my first rescues (but I still haven't found anything I could spray on the litter to prevent them eating it.) 🤔 I'm trying the pine pellets first, hopefully they won't eat them. I just gave them a big meal (now...

My apologies, didn't get any notifications that anyone else had replied! I think it was the next morning after posting this I managed to get the kittens to a vet (got lucky they were available!) They received an anti-nausea injection, fluids, and spent a week on antibiotics. They've doubled in...

How long have you had them for that you haven't seen any poop? If you've had them since birth it's most likely the mom cat's been eating it as she licks their bums. Gross, but nature. 😅 They should be able to use a litter box when provided. Look for large, firm bellies and straining in the...

I CAN get some yogurt from stores, but not today and probably not even tomorrow. I'm just worried about the little nibblers and don't want them to go downhill any further from lack of nutrition. Those are one of the recipes I was actually looking at. Was trying to figure out if I could swap the...

I was wondering if the yogurt in kitten glop recipes is necessary, or can be left out or switched for an acidophilus capsule or something like Fortiflora? I'd like to make some, but have no unflavored yogurt. (I do have fruit flavors.) I don't have access to get any right now either (I live...

That's a great idea, thanks. They weren't expired, still good for at least another year if I'm remembering right. Just opened the 2nd one. We purchased 2 tins around the same time and I suspect the first tin may have been off as well. I think we still have both so I'll jot the info down. I'm...

Thank you, it's definitely been difficult this time. They're not my first rescues, but definitely one of the hardest. 😅 It HAS been all 3 sick at one point. They've each gotten sick and/or hypoglycemic at different times as well. Yesterday evening they were so sick I thought I was going to...

A new development this evening, a rather unwanted one in fact. It turns out my tin of powdered KMR might be bad. I fed the little ones and within an hour two were sick, one puked his poor little guts out. Now I've been fighting all night to keep them alive. The tin is new and the mixed...

It's most likely pasteurized goat's milk. I don't have access to raw milk or another kind of KMR unfortunately. ☹️ Stuff like that is limited here, so that's why I try to vary their diet a bit in case it's lacking somewhere. They've improved a lot since this morning. The biggest two are...

Sorry, this is a long post because I wanted to be detailed in case it matters. I took in 3 abandoned barn kittens a few days ago, their ages are ranging approximately between 2 and 3 weeks. Once is clearly a runt and she is TINY, with the canine teeth only starting to erupt, the other two are...

No, not really. He cries less but his belly is still too big and firm. The vet couldn't see him today, only an assistant. She said adding some PEG to his milk would be ok so we'll see if that helps over the next couple of days. I only added a tiny pinch since he's so small. We said he looked...

He's still having bad constipation and bloating (finally pooped earlier today after 2 days.) Simethicone drops helped a tiny bit, but not much. Going to try a pinch of Lax-a-day in his milk morning and evening to see if that helps soften and move things along. Continuing with mineral oil 3x a...

In the next couple days I'll be picking up some medicated eye ointment and oral antibiotics from our vet, so I can ask about the gas/constipation and grumpiness then. Both Gizmo and the two older kittens will be getting treatment because of some sneezing and occasional goopy eyes. Vet tech...

Sorry for the slow replies everyone, haven't been feeling very well. A cough/cold I was fighting before he showed up progressed a bit since I've been so sleep deprived. :stars: I've been calling 'him' Gizmo (because of his dual personality. Changing between sweet when I first saved him and...

I don't think he was playing, I think his stomach was pretty sore. He cried at me and seemed more angry than playful. A week ago he did play like that but his attitude was very different than last night. Last night he was telling me to quit. I did weigh him in a small bowl last week. :lol: He's...

I guess he decided he didn't want my help, because I found this surprise in his bed this morning. That officially is the most normal poop he's had yet! :woohoo:

No big weight change tonight, he's still between 200 and 250 grams. Too wiggly to get an exact weight. :rolleyes3: No poop for over 24 hrs now, despite many drops of mineral oil and gentle tummy rubs. The addition of the rice pablum to his milk keeps him quiet for a bit longer, but may have...

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. :heartshape: I don't think whatever's going on is negatively affecting his health a lot, other than eating too much and a bit of constipation. He gained approximately 100 grams over the last two days, and I bet when I weigh him in a couple hours he'll have...

Starving Kitten Syndrome (as I'm referring to it) is a psychological condition, caused when a young animal doesn't get adequate food. They overeat in the fear that the food they have now will run out and are obsessed with food and fixate on it. It's a condition they may or may not grow out of...