My husband found 2 kittens - lovingly named Thelma and Louise - in our back yard on Saturday. The mama cat had been hanging around for months, but we had no idea she was pregnant. I have been bottle feeding these babies. Thelma is very active and vocal. Louise is active, vocal when hungry, but otherwise very timid.
2 days ago after their afternoon feeding I was stimulating Louise and she pooped an extremely long strand and the beginning of it was hard as a rock...it made sense that it may have been the first time she had gone big potty. She had been pretty lethargic and not eating very much...that all changed. Thelma has been peeing and pooping like a champ.
I think Louise was also dehydrated - that seems to have resolved - their urine is light yellow with barely any smell. Thelma weighs 10 oz and Louise weighs 9 ounces. Thelma has gained 2 ounces since Saturday - Louise has only gained 1. I have no idea how old they are. I'm assuming between 2 and 3.5 weeks.
Now that you have their info I want to make sure I"m doing everything I need to do. I just stimulated them, fed them 10 ml each, and stiumlated them again. I placed them back in their box (which has a heating pad on low so no chills) they are screaming at me lol. I know they are like children and want attention, but how do I know if they are just wanting attention of if something else is going on? Should I let them run around the house? What's the youngest you can start litter box training?
These are probably all fairly obvious answers, but I like specific guidlines lol.
Another question - Thelma will not latch on to the bottle - she just switches between the sides of her mouth biting it. I'm guessing she's teething - should I have something for them to chew on when they aren't eating?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated - I've had cats all my life but am a first time 'mommy'.
2 days ago after their afternoon feeding I was stimulating Louise and she pooped an extremely long strand and the beginning of it was hard as a rock...it made sense that it may have been the first time she had gone big potty. She had been pretty lethargic and not eating very much...that all changed. Thelma has been peeing and pooping like a champ.
I think Louise was also dehydrated - that seems to have resolved - their urine is light yellow with barely any smell. Thelma weighs 10 oz and Louise weighs 9 ounces. Thelma has gained 2 ounces since Saturday - Louise has only gained 1. I have no idea how old they are. I'm assuming between 2 and 3.5 weeks.
Now that you have their info I want to make sure I"m doing everything I need to do. I just stimulated them, fed them 10 ml each, and stiumlated them again. I placed them back in their box (which has a heating pad on low so no chills) they are screaming at me lol. I know they are like children and want attention, but how do I know if they are just wanting attention of if something else is going on? Should I let them run around the house? What's the youngest you can start litter box training?
These are probably all fairly obvious answers, but I like specific guidlines lol.
Another question - Thelma will not latch on to the bottle - she just switches between the sides of her mouth biting it. I'm guessing she's teething - should I have something for them to chew on when they aren't eating?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated - I've had cats all my life but am a first time 'mommy'.