2 Week Old Runt Kitten.

[susanm9006]

Once the kitten is three weeks old you can try putting a little mushy kitten food in your finger and holding it up to the kittens mouth. Some will try it this early and it definitely helps get the calories in them.

 

[Hannah121]

Good shout I will try everything in my power. I going to take him to the vets as soon as the Christmas period is over. See if they got something up their sleeve because I am not giving up and neither is he!

 

[Hannah121]

Just watching him sleep he’s so cute!

 

[talkingpeanut]

How much and how often are you feeding? Are you feeding throughout the night? He must gain weight.

Which formula exactly are you feeding?

 

[StefanZ]

You can use a full fat pasteurized goats milk. Canned or from powder or... most brands are good. But unpasteurized is prob even better. It has some potential advantages as it too comes from an alive momma...

 

[StefanZ]

How much? The rule of thumb is 8 ml / 30 grammes, if hebis 120 grammes he shall have 32+ ml a day. 3ml each time if you give every second hour. If he wants more give more!

 

[Hannah121]

How much and how often are you feeding? Are you feeding throughout the night? He must gain weight.

Which formula exactly are you feeding?

I feed him every 2 hours even through out the night! Sometimes he suckles amazingly sometimes he refuses and I use a syringe to get it in to him. He weighs 120g now. The milk I’m using is this one. I am going to try goats milk. And he is going to the vets on the 27th.

 

[talkingpeanut]

How much will he eat per feeding?

 

[StefanZ]

This lactol should be ok but try with goats milk too if you can.

 

[catsknowme]

I am a big fan of goat's milk. It has been beneficial even with my older, sickly cats including my FIV+ feral. There is a great kitten formula recipe at www.kitten-rescue.com. My best tip for that formula is to rinse the egg yolk in slow running cold water to get ALL the raw egg white off. I don't use the grapeseed oil extract either.

 

[Hannah121]

This lactol should be ok but try with goats milk too if you can.

Little update!
He is fine. He is actually better then I ever thought he would be. He has caught up incredibly

 

[susanm9006]

He is just adorable and thanks for helping this little one survive.

 

[catsknowme]

What an adorable little chunky guy Thank you for the wonderful update!

 

[Kimberly07]

awwww He is sooo cute!

 

[Ninipow13]

Awww such a sweet story! Glad he’s doing better!!