Emergency! Kitten Milk Replacer

[iloveallcats]

long story short, i took in my care 4 newborn orphaned kittens, i couldn't find any kitten milk formula in any petshop, and i cannot go anywhere else right now, because it is very late. Can i give them goats milk? (I will give more details later but i am in kind of a hurry rn)

 

[margd]

Yes, goat's milk is fine. Some people even prefer it.

 

[iloveallcats]

I managed getting some kitten formula, but thank you anyway.

 

[Sarthur2]

Let us know more about the newborns when you can.

 

[iloveallcats]

Ok so they were found in the street, literally, one kitten here one kitten there, all around the street where this girl lives. 8 kittens. I could only take 4 kittens, because i live with my parents and this is the kitten limit they imposed. Someone took 2 more kittens and she will try her best to take care of the other 2 kittens, hope they will be fine in her care. I will come back with pictures of the little ones.

 

[Sarthur2]

Oh wow - 8 kittens!

I hope the others who took kittens know how to care for them.

 

[StefanZ]

Yes tell them about our site. What kmr did you got?

 

[iloveallcats]

Yes tell them about our site. What kmr did you got?

So it seems like there is a kmr shortage in every petshop in my town..so thanks god this association that takes care of kittens had some kmr left. I am using the royal canin one.

 

[iloveallcats]

I would tell them about your site, but the girl that initially found them doesn't speak english very well and i know nothing about the other people.. But i will use all the advice you guys give me to help them

 

[iloveallcats]

 

[Sarthur2]

Are their umbilical stumps still attached?

 

[iloveallcats]

Are their umbilical stumps still attached?

Yes

 

[iloveallcats]

Any advice on how to calm down the babies? They cry a lot before falling asleep

 

[Sarthur2]

They may have gas. Do you burp them after feeding? It helps.

You can buy infant symethicone drops to put in their formula. This helps too.

Also, give them a plush animal to snuggle.

Is there a heating pad under their blanket set on low?

 

[iloveallcats]

They may have gas. Do you burp them after feeding? It helps.

You can buy infant symethicone drops to put in their formula. This helps too.

Also, give them a plush animal to snuggle.

Is there a heating pad under their blanket set on low?

Yes, i help them burp. Gave them a plush, but i noticed it made them meow even more and i took it away after a couple of minutes.. I didn't have any heating pad around the house so i used the sock method: rice+sock+microwave=homemade heating pad

 

[Sarthur2]

Sounds good. Are they sleeping now?

 

[iloveallcats]

Sounds good. Are they sleeping now?

Yes they were sleeping. I just fed them and they were a lot quieter than the last time, they still meowed before falling asleep though, but not as much as the last time. Oh and i still hear a meow once in a while.

 

[StefanZ]

Them meowing much MAY be if they gat a little too little, ie they are still hungry.

RC babymilk is good.

You are apparently doing everything wise and good.

 

[iloveallcats]

Them meowing much MAY be if they gat a little too little, ie they are still hungry.

RC babymilk is good.

You are apparently doing everything wise and good.

I gave them 4 ml, how it says on the box, should i give them more?

 

[StefanZ]

How much to give depends also on how often you give, and their weigh. If they are say 120 grammes, 4 oz, they will need 4x8 ml of kmr or goats milk every 24 hours. So its 32 ml distributed around the clock. If you give 4ml each time, you will need to give it 8 times = every 3 hours. If you want to sleep 6 hours in the night, you must increase some in the other givings...
If they are born smallish and are now 90g, it will be 24 ml during 24 hours...

And you see also if they get enough by their weigh raise. Healthy kittens add typically 10+ grammes a day. some few even the double of this.