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    How to manage weight in a multi-cat household as a working person?

    This may be more of a behavior and lifestyle question than a nutrition one, so if there's a better forum for it, I'll be happy to move it. I have 3 adult cats, two of a healthy weight and one 9 year old neutered male tipping the scale at a hefty 24 pounds. He's not just big-boned either -...
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    4 week old bottle kitten presenting bloody stool. Rest of litter is fine.

    She has been through the ringer in 5 weeks for sure. And she was a runt even when the litter came to me. Oddly, they were malnourished but not dehydrated. Not sure what was going on there. She has been on Metro for 7 days now. Her littermate has been too. He also has diarrhea, but he is...
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    4 week old bottle kitten presenting bloody stool. Rest of litter is fine.

    This baby knows how to take her bottle. She's not resistant to the method. She just doesn't want to eat. I do prefer to avoid syringes in bottle-feeding situations because of aspiration risk. This girl is 5 weeks old now, has been on a bottle since about 10 days of age, and only resists it...
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    4 week old bottle kitten presenting bloody stool. Rest of litter is fine.

    It's been 10 days since my last follow up, and hoping some of you are still seeing the thread. Kitten is now only 10.4 oz., so she's gained only an ounce in that time. She was as big as 11.1 (a few days ago) But she's had 2 rounds of gain, stall, drop, gain, stall, drop. I did get her on...
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    4 week old bottle kitten presenting bloody stool. Rest of litter is fine.

    Wanted to give a quick update after their bedtime feeding. She has taken her food enthusiastically again at every meal today, and her weight tonight was 9.6 oz. So she's on the right trajectory again. I called my vet this morning, but she was eating well by then. He didn't work her in since...
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    4 week old bottle kitten presenting bloody stool. Rest of litter is fine.

    Thank You for commenting! I'm using PetAg KMR. I buy the powder in 5lb bags for kitten season. It's stored in the freezer to prevent it from going rancid. She did okay on this formula until she didn't. I did offer goat's milk when she first had her weight loss, and she took some, but not as...
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    4 week old bottle kitten presenting bloody stool. Rest of litter is fine.

    I have a 4 week old bottle kitten that weighs only 8.4 oz. She came to me at 1.5 weeks and 4.2 oz, so she's gained, but she's tiny. Her 3 siblings are healthy and in the 14oz range now. She has had bloody stool for several days. When she first presented with it I started her on Ponazuril and...
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    Bottle kitten constipated after Albon - 3 weeks old

    Quick update: I stopped for suppositories en route to the office and the store wasn't open yet. So on lunch break I went again, and in what must be the most dramatic of 11th hour poops in the history of 11th hour poops, he pooped en route to the store (unassisted no less!). So he dodged the...
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    Bottle kitten constipated after Albon - 3 weeks old

    I am fostering a 3 week old bottle kitten. He has been with me since he was 4 days old. Last weekend/early last week he suffered with what I think was a bacterial infection that gave him nasty diarrhea. He was on Albon for 4 days and that cleared up, but he hasn't pooped since Wednesday (that...
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    Green diarrhea, brand new bottle feeder, vets unavailable until at least Monday (warning - poo pic enclosed)

    She put some rice cereal in their bottles for the first time yesterday, and I did recommend she try some wet food. They're biting at the bottle now, so there's a chance they may take it. I'll follow up with her at a more civil hour today and see how it's going.
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    Green diarrhea, brand new bottle feeder, vets unavailable until at least Monday (warning - poo pic enclosed)

    Thanks so much for asking! They've got their appetites back, and are energetic, but still have troubling stool. They've not lost weight. I did ask her to monitor their weight in grams for the next few days to make sure we catch any losses early. She put some rice cereal in their bottle last...
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    Green diarrhea, brand new bottle feeder, vets unavailable until at least Monday (warning - poo pic enclosed)

    I'm trying to help a neighbor out, so I apologize if my information is not complete. She's been bottle-feeding a pair of kittens (about 3 - 3.5 weeks old now). She's new to this, but she's trying. Kittens developed diarrhea a week ago. When I saw them it was absolute liquid, and had blood...
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    2 week old bottle-fed runt fading fast

    She gets free-choice of all she cares to eat at her 4 hour interval meals. I only limit her to 3 ml during the "inter-meal" feedings. My worry is that I could over-feed and make the stomach problems worse. But then again if she's losing weight maybe that shouldn't be my primary concern.
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    2 week old bottle-fed runt fading fast

    I am fostering a pair of bottle kittens that have been with me since they were about 12 hours old. One is normal sized. The other was only 64 grams when I picked them up. In the first week they did well. Both gained weight. The tiny one put on 54 more grams. This week has been challenging...
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    Washing newborns?

    Done! Thank You so much! He is resting with his sister (who did not get poop on her) now. He has a healthy set of lungs and a violated sense of justice, but he's a bit cleaner.
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    Washing newborns?

    I have a newborn foster kitten that is being bottle-fed. He was only born about 48 hours ago. Last night he had a bowel movement without my help. (I was mostly relieved - had been stimulating him, but he just wouldn't go.) But now he has fecal matter caking on his little umbilical cord. Is...
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    Bottle kitten pretty vocal after meals

    Little dude is much better after 36 hours on proper food. He still chats a little, but the loud unhappy crying has stopped. (Which is really good - I have a blind foster cat in the house who does not deal well with stress.) He is gaining weight and eager to explore as much as his little legs...
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    Bottle kitten pretty vocal after meals

    Good Morning all! We had a pretty good night. He was quieter this morning after his meal, and ate really well. He is still chatty, but doesn't sound as loud and unhappy now. He walks a little bit, and tried to follow my dog around when I put him on the floor. After about 5 minutes of play...
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    Bottle kitten pretty vocal after meals

    I can get him to a vet on Tuesday, but not before (holiday weekend in the states). I'm glad to say that the description of colic doesn't sound like what he is doing. He's angsty after a meal, but he settles down and sleeps. It's very possible that the people who found him gave him cow's milk...
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    Bottle kitten pretty vocal after meals

    I acquired an approx 2 weeks old bottle kitten this afternoon. He(?) was found last night. He came home with me approx 2:30 this afternoon. He was very, very vocal, which I assumed was just hunger, but he spit up some white curdled milk shortly after I picked him up. (not sure if it was KMR or...
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