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Hi.. My 4yr old D.S.H Precious gave birth to 3 kittens 2 days ago. One sadly didn't survive and had already passed when I found her. She has 2 remaining Kittens.
One is larger than the other and I'm getting concerned that the smaller isn't getting enough to eat from Mummy. Every time I go to check (every 2-3hrs, top up food, water, depoop litter tray) - Little un isn't always beside Mummy.. I sit and fuss Mummy but avoid kittens as much as possible.. I have noticed though that Little-Un isn't always able to latch as Sibling pushes Little-Un off the teat it's latched to. Once or twice, I've found Little-un BEHIND Mummy and Mummy seemingly oblivious to it being there :/
Mummy's cleaning them as they're always like fluffy ended as it were.. Mummy is eating ok.. drinking ok.. I have noticed that there only seems to be 3 out of her 6 teats producing milk or being used as it were. She's only cleaning these three and theres 2 which are starting with a jelly lump behind - her lowest 2 teats (one either side). I've spoken to the vet and been advised to massage to see if it disiapates and stays gone.. So am going to use a warm washcloth and give it a little massage in a bit to see if it helps. Keep an eye on it over the weekend and if no change or worse by Mon - she'll be going with her babies to the vet for a check up.
My concern about Little-un.. Do I leave to Mummy and just watch for signs of abandonment? Has Mummy already started to do this because of her apparent lack of interest? What advice would you give?
This is Precious 3rd litter however NOT planned (before anyone gets high and mighty!) and I'm already in the process of sorting funds to get her spayed as soon as kittens are weaned from her. The first litter she appeared to abort as the 2 kittens we found were very VERY small.. The second litter (sorry if TMI) she'd had 3.. one had a broken neck and the other two were cannibalised :'(
Thankfully.. this time.. we have survivors! She'd been removed from the main area of the house so away from my other 2 cats (one Female, spayed & a yr old tom - not neutered - had been told he was but obviously now we know different! ) and quieter. In a 42" x 32" x 30" dog crate with a metal tray, lined with old pillows and a cotton curtain over the top of these to make sure not on bare metal, food and water at one end - litter tray on the floor away from this crate.
They're all indoor cats due to living near a very busy trunk road ad losing my last cat to deliberate poisoning.
Now.. I've already got 2 x 1ml syringes, 2 x 2ml syringes and a tin of Cimicat KMR from the Vets today after speaking to Vet in the event I need to step in and either supplement Little-Un... orrrrrr if push came to shove.. remove from Mummy and make a little den for it with a shoe box, rice bag in a cotton sock which can be heated in microwave, fleece covers and feed every 2hrs as following the instructions on the tin. I've not weighed the 2 kittens. I guess I probably should...
Any and all advice especially Re: Little-Un would be appreciated! Thanks in advance
One is larger than the other and I'm getting concerned that the smaller isn't getting enough to eat from Mummy. Every time I go to check (every 2-3hrs, top up food, water, depoop litter tray) - Little un isn't always beside Mummy.. I sit and fuss Mummy but avoid kittens as much as possible.. I have noticed though that Little-Un isn't always able to latch as Sibling pushes Little-Un off the teat it's latched to. Once or twice, I've found Little-un BEHIND Mummy and Mummy seemingly oblivious to it being there :/
Mummy's cleaning them as they're always like fluffy ended as it were.. Mummy is eating ok.. drinking ok.. I have noticed that there only seems to be 3 out of her 6 teats producing milk or being used as it were. She's only cleaning these three and theres 2 which are starting with a jelly lump behind - her lowest 2 teats (one either side). I've spoken to the vet and been advised to massage to see if it disiapates and stays gone.. So am going to use a warm washcloth and give it a little massage in a bit to see if it helps. Keep an eye on it over the weekend and if no change or worse by Mon - she'll be going with her babies to the vet for a check up.
My concern about Little-un.. Do I leave to Mummy and just watch for signs of abandonment? Has Mummy already started to do this because of her apparent lack of interest? What advice would you give?
This is Precious 3rd litter however NOT planned (before anyone gets high and mighty!) and I'm already in the process of sorting funds to get her spayed as soon as kittens are weaned from her. The first litter she appeared to abort as the 2 kittens we found were very VERY small.. The second litter (sorry if TMI) she'd had 3.. one had a broken neck and the other two were cannibalised :'(
Thankfully.. this time.. we have survivors! She'd been removed from the main area of the house so away from my other 2 cats (one Female, spayed & a yr old tom - not neutered - had been told he was but obviously now we know different! ) and quieter. In a 42" x 32" x 30" dog crate with a metal tray, lined with old pillows and a cotton curtain over the top of these to make sure not on bare metal, food and water at one end - litter tray on the floor away from this crate.
They're all indoor cats due to living near a very busy trunk road ad losing my last cat to deliberate poisoning.
Now.. I've already got 2 x 1ml syringes, 2 x 2ml syringes and a tin of Cimicat KMR from the Vets today after speaking to Vet in the event I need to step in and either supplement Little-Un... orrrrrr if push came to shove.. remove from Mummy and make a little den for it with a shoe box, rice bag in a cotton sock which can be heated in microwave, fleece covers and feed every 2hrs as following the instructions on the tin. I've not weighed the 2 kittens. I guess I probably should...
Any and all advice especially Re: Little-Un would be appreciated! Thanks in advance