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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    Need advice.. We’re struggling to get the kittens to eat dry food and due to life circumstance they are all going to their new homes in 1 week. (They’ll be just over 8 weeks old at that point). Currently they eat wet food super well but they are refusing dry food. I’ve tried mixing formula...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @Sarthur2 Thanks! How do I get them to eat the dry food? Right now they won’t even try it. And how would you help them figure out drinking from a dish? They just keep stepping in it and spilling it everywhere. Haha. No, we’re not spaying/neutering. (Our family members have already talked to...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    Hey everyone just wanted to check in and ask some questions. The kittens are growing and doing well, I have photos to post of them at 5 weeks, you can also see their weights in the photos. How do I know when I can stop bottle feeding? The kittens have been chewing through nipples and refusing...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    Updated photos :) We’ve decided to take photos every week so we can look back and see how they’ve changed. It’s amazing how far they’ve come in the last week! (We’ve has them just over two weeks now.)
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @catsknowme Thank you for the photo and link! We tried stretching last night out to 6hours and the kittens slept the whole way through!! It was perfect and I’m so grateful we got some actual rest. :)
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @Sarthur2 Oh good!! I kept reading online that they should be pooping on their own and I got worried. Sometimes they poop while being stimulated and sometimes they still need a suppository to go; using the suppositories won’t cause any long term negative effects on their bowel will it? My...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    Checking in/a few questions. :) I’m curious when can we stop feeding the kittens overnight? Right now we’re feeding every 4 hours including over night. (The kittens are officially 4 weeks old as of yesterday). We’ve been introducing wet food in a slurry for a few days now. So far 3 of the...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    When do you think it’s alright to start giving dry food that has been softened with water? I’ve been trying to give them a wet food slurry and they enjoy it but it seems to be causing diarrhea.. I know that might just be due to a dietary change, especially considering these guys have all had...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @catsknowme We’re going to to th pet store this weekend to find kitty probiotics. :) (We don’t have Petco here but I’m hoping Petsmart has the same thing or something similar. Thank you! I know I can go a bit overboard with the worry, but so far they seem to be doing well and I’m incredibly...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @Libby. Thank you so much! I’ll pick some up. :)
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @Libby. I haven’t done any probiotics yet, is ben-bac a brand? Would I just add it to their bottle and how much? Thanks for the tip! I was curious about probiotics. :)
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @Sarthur2 I’ve tried putting it on a flat Tupperware lid and 2 of them are super into it and trying to lick it up while the other 2 are confused. Haha. I’ve been continuing to offer it at each feeding just to get them accustomed to it and gauge interest and then I’ve been giving them a little...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @Sarthur2 They seem content with the 4 hour feedings today. :) They’re sleeping right through until close to the next meal and then they stir/play a little! It’s so cute how chubby they’re starting to look! I still burp them after every feeding and make sure they’re not feeling firm/hard with...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @jefferd18 Yeah, I posted that they’re 24 days old today (July 16th). :) I started attempting to introduce a slurry if wet food and water today, I blended it so it’s super smooth and thin. They seem SUPER excited about it. I’m not sure how I calculate it in addition to formula though for daily...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    These are photos of them getting weighed yesterday morning, just so everyone can see their cuteness. :)
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    I’m wondering what you all think about moving feedings to every 4 hours? We were doing 3.5 and they were tolerating that well so I’m wondering if I could push it to 4pm to give myself a bit more wiggle room for studying/life responsibilities. As of today they are 24 days old.
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @Sarthur2 His poop also smelled weirdly sweet.. I’m not sure why?
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    @Sarthur2 You were right! He ended up having a huge poop! He had a well formed stool and then behind that he had built up some diarrhea. :( These kittens and their bowel movements are so infuriating, we’re back and forth between diarrhea and constipation. I don’t get it. We have a small litter...
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    2 Week Kittens - Help Please

    Update: The kittens are generally doing well. :) The smallest one “little ginge” feels very round and firm specifically in his intestines.. His stomach and the rest of his abdomen is chubby and squishy and soft, but there’s an obvious round firm area lower down in his intestines. I’ve been...
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