Hi there, I recently started fostering kittens for my local shelter and am having trouble keeping my current pair of sisters clean.
They have their premolars in so I think they're around 5 weeks, but they're tiny (360 and 460 grams). I've been feeding them a mix of wet food and kmr in shallow dishes, as they still struggle with kibble. They suckle on the sludge rather than lap it up, but they're getting it down so I'd rather not try bottle feed (the bigger one won't drink the kmr anyway).
The problem is they are very fluffy and very messy eaters. The bigger one especially ends up covered with food from her cheeks to her toes. I wipe them down with a damp cloth, but their fur still dries glued to their faces, chests and front legs. I've tried combing them with a wet toothbrush too, but I think the water isnt doing much against the oil in the food.
They look uncomfortable and itchy, and they smell bad, even though I did bathe them on Tuesday. How do I keep them relatively clean without drying out their skins with soap or getting them soaking wet multiple times a day?
They have their premolars in so I think they're around 5 weeks, but they're tiny (360 and 460 grams). I've been feeding them a mix of wet food and kmr in shallow dishes, as they still struggle with kibble. They suckle on the sludge rather than lap it up, but they're getting it down so I'd rather not try bottle feed (the bigger one won't drink the kmr anyway).
The problem is they are very fluffy and very messy eaters. The bigger one especially ends up covered with food from her cheeks to her toes. I wipe them down with a damp cloth, but their fur still dries glued to their faces, chests and front legs. I've tried combing them with a wet toothbrush too, but I think the water isnt doing much against the oil in the food.
They look uncomfortable and itchy, and they smell bad, even though I did bathe them on Tuesday. How do I keep them relatively clean without drying out their skins with soap or getting them soaking wet multiple times a day?