A bit of background. I teach English in Southern China. Three days ago a teacher was walking home at night and found a kitten wandering around. He brought it home and let is sleep in a cardboard box. The next morning, realizing he had no idea how to take care of the thing, he passed it on to another teacher. She hadn't taken care of cats either, but had enough experience to realize how young this kitten was and looked up a homemade kitten formula on the internet. That was when they contacted me. I already have two pet rabbits and knew where the nearest vet was located.
The vet told us that the kitten was three weeks old and healthy. He gave the kitten (now named "Taco") some de-worming medicine and sold us some kitten formula. We took little Taco back to my place and, via more instructions on the internet, massaged his anus until 1 1/2 days worth of stool were released (seriously, I couldn't believe how much there was.
That was almost two whole days ago, and Taco hasn't pooped since. I've been feeding him the formular regularly from a proper kitten bottle, he's urinating, and he seems to have lots of energy. Should I be worried, or is this normal for kittens? I've been a dog man most of my life, and I'm not really sure what to do next.
In short:
1. Kitten has not pooped in almost two days.
2. First day in apartment was only consuming about 3-4mL of formula per feeding. Has gotten used to the taste I guess, because over the last 12 hours it's risen to about 10-14mL per feeding.
3. I am massaging both belly and anus after feeding. Urine is produced, but no stool.
4. Feedings are approximately 3-4 hours apart, or when Taco starts crying.
5. Taco is only receiving formula.
Any advice you can offer this newbie would be much appreciated.
The vet told us that the kitten was three weeks old and healthy. He gave the kitten (now named "Taco") some de-worming medicine and sold us some kitten formula. We took little Taco back to my place and, via more instructions on the internet, massaged his anus until 1 1/2 days worth of stool were released (seriously, I couldn't believe how much there was.
That was almost two whole days ago, and Taco hasn't pooped since. I've been feeding him the formular regularly from a proper kitten bottle, he's urinating, and he seems to have lots of energy. Should I be worried, or is this normal for kittens? I've been a dog man most of my life, and I'm not really sure what to do next.
In short:
1. Kitten has not pooped in almost two days.
2. First day in apartment was only consuming about 3-4mL of formula per feeding. Has gotten used to the taste I guess, because over the last 12 hours it's risen to about 10-14mL per feeding.
3. I am massaging both belly and anus after feeding. Urine is produced, but no stool.
4. Feedings are approximately 3-4 hours apart, or when Taco starts crying.
5. Taco is only receiving formula.
Any advice you can offer this newbie would be much appreciated.