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Hello, I was wanting advice. We took in a feral kitten after noticing that one of his siblings had gone missing and the other two had unfortunately died. He's most definitely weaned as we've seen mama cat bringing food and noticed that her teats aren't swelled as much as a still nursing mom cat's would be, but since their mom also had them on the roof of our apartment complex, there was no way for the kittens to get down until they were older and it's been well over a week since we last got rain. This is Texas so it's also very hot. We think the two siblings that died, died from dehydration and are very worried about the one that we took in as he's not showing interest in any food or liquid (water or kitten milk formula) that we give him, the liquid being more dire as we're pretty certain it's been a long time since he last had something to drink. He's not skittish and has adjusted to the new atmosphere well, so I don't think it's so much that he's scared or stressed by the move.
Any advice would be appreciated. My dad has gone out to look for a feeding syringe so that we can at least force feed and, more importantly, get some water into his system even if it is going to be a bit messier, but I'd really rather resort to the syringe only if absolutely necessary.
Any advice would be appreciated. My dad has gone out to look for a feeding syringe so that we can at least force feed and, more importantly, get some water into his system even if it is going to be a bit messier, but I'd really rather resort to the syringe only if absolutely necessary.