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Hey guys!
last week i picked up three newborns someone had found in order to try and get them to connect with my nursing mama cat. but since she only liked them for about an hour, i've been bottle feeding them ever since. i have a few questions, though-
they are 6.4 oz, their eyes and ears are open, they're getting little bumps in their gums for their teeth. i had a fecal taken for them and had them dewormed and pretreated for coccidia, and the vet said they weren't dehydrated or anything and that they looked good. but for some reason, they still have lots of diarrhea. i narrowed it down to overfeeding- i was giving them 15-20 mL per feeding- but now that i've cut it down to a more appropriate 5-10 mL every two-three hours, they seem to cry a lot afterwards, as if they're still hungry, and they still have diarrhea. granted they don't appear to be affected by it or dehydrated or anything, they love to crawl around and are pretty strong wigglers, but i'm still a bit worried i guess haha. it's the first time i've ever bottle fed any kittens and i want to make sure i'm doing it right.
anyone have some advice or tips or anything? i would really appreciate it.
last week i picked up three newborns someone had found in order to try and get them to connect with my nursing mama cat. but since she only liked them for about an hour, i've been bottle feeding them ever since. i have a few questions, though-
they are 6.4 oz, their eyes and ears are open, they're getting little bumps in their gums for their teeth. i had a fecal taken for them and had them dewormed and pretreated for coccidia, and the vet said they weren't dehydrated or anything and that they looked good. but for some reason, they still have lots of diarrhea. i narrowed it down to overfeeding- i was giving them 15-20 mL per feeding- but now that i've cut it down to a more appropriate 5-10 mL every two-three hours, they seem to cry a lot afterwards, as if they're still hungry, and they still have diarrhea. granted they don't appear to be affected by it or dehydrated or anything, they love to crawl around and are pretty strong wigglers, but i'm still a bit worried i guess haha. it's the first time i've ever bottle fed any kittens and i want to make sure i'm doing it right.
anyone have some advice or tips or anything? i would really appreciate it.