I have had many litters before, and up until 2 days never really had any major issues. But as what is going on now has me very confused, I hope some of you can help me.
We have a litter of 2.5 weeks old, and one of 4 weeks old. They were seperated. The mom of the 2 week old litter stopped cleaning them properly suddenly. 2 days ago. They are covered in yellow kittenpoop. And when I mean covered, i mean from head to toe completely yellow. They poop (I suspect even without mom stimulating), roll around in it, crawl over their brothers and sisters, and tada. Mom didnt like the smell and ignored them completely.
I helped cleaning as much as possible. Change bedding 4x a day, clean the kittens with a damp towel (doesnt help a lot as it is very greasy), and we put all 11 kittens from 2 litters together so our more experienced mom can help. It helps as she cleaned them up well. Both mom feed the babies and seem relaxed.
The poop problem is still there though. I clean as much as possible, but as said, i think the little ones poop on their own and make a mess of it before any mom can help. They still grow properly (good weightgain). What is going on and what more can I do?? I am at a wits end.
Thanks in advance.
We have a litter of 2.5 weeks old, and one of 4 weeks old. They were seperated. The mom of the 2 week old litter stopped cleaning them properly suddenly. 2 days ago. They are covered in yellow kittenpoop. And when I mean covered, i mean from head to toe completely yellow. They poop (I suspect even without mom stimulating), roll around in it, crawl over their brothers and sisters, and tada. Mom didnt like the smell and ignored them completely.
I helped cleaning as much as possible. Change bedding 4x a day, clean the kittens with a damp towel (doesnt help a lot as it is very greasy), and we put all 11 kittens from 2 litters together so our more experienced mom can help. It helps as she cleaned them up well. Both mom feed the babies and seem relaxed.
The poop problem is still there though. I clean as much as possible, but as said, i think the little ones poop on their own and make a mess of it before any mom can help. They still grow properly (good weightgain). What is going on and what more can I do?? I am at a wits end.
Thanks in advance.