Some friends of a friend just dropped off two kittens they found under a modular storage building. They said there was no sign of other kittens or a mother. It's getting pretty cold at night now, so they didn't want to leave them. They can't take the kittens home with them because they figured their dog would try to eat them. They had already gotten KMR and fed the kittens. They said they took about a teaspoon between them.
I have no idea how I'm going to tell them apart. Both kittens look like girls (as nearly as I can tell this early age) and both are solid black. One of them has her umbilical cord still attached, and they don't have their eyes open yet. I'm guessing 3-5 days old.
Kitten A weighs 4.4 oz. Kitten B (with cord attached) is 4.8 oz. I've got them in a small cat bed inside a laundry basket with heated socks full of rice to cuddle with.
A did really well with the bottle and took another 8cc of milk, then peed for me but no poop. B hasn't quite got the hang of the bottle, but I managed to get about 3cc into her with an eyedropper. She didn't pee or poop.
I've taken care of bottle babies before but only when they were 3-4 weeks old and almost ready to start eating solid food. I know I have to feed these babies about every 2 hours, but how much do I give them? Does anyone have a formula based on weight?
I have no idea how I'm going to tell them apart. Both kittens look like girls (as nearly as I can tell this early age) and both are solid black. One of them has her umbilical cord still attached, and they don't have their eyes open yet. I'm guessing 3-5 days old.
Kitten A weighs 4.4 oz. Kitten B (with cord attached) is 4.8 oz. I've got them in a small cat bed inside a laundry basket with heated socks full of rice to cuddle with.
A did really well with the bottle and took another 8cc of milk, then peed for me but no poop. B hasn't quite got the hang of the bottle, but I managed to get about 3cc into her with an eyedropper. She didn't pee or poop.
I've taken care of bottle babies before but only when they were 3-4 weeks old and almost ready to start eating solid food. I know I have to feed these babies about every 2 hours, but how much do I give them? Does anyone have a formula based on weight?