On Sat. July the 9th morning I discovered under my truck 5 newborn kittens. They were abdoned by the mother cat. (I did place them in a box in the same area so the mom could come to them but she never did that day). They were very small and chilled when I got them. I took them and warmed them and built a den and went immediately and bought kitten formula. Sorry to say 4 of them died the first day. I still have one that seems to be doing well and am currently tube feeding it. Its very small, I started weighing it on Tuesday and it only weighed 1.8 oz. as of this morning he only weighs 2.0 ounces. I am feeding 1.25 cc of kitten formula evry two hours by tube as I cannot get it to take a bottle or anything else. I took it to the vet yesterday and they told me it looked fine and to continue what I was doing. But my question is should it not be gaining more weight by now? Also I get it to pottie most of the time after every feeding but it seems it may be slightly constipated, any suggestions or tips on how to know for sure? Should I be doing anything differently? I do think it was just born on that Saturday as it still has not lost the cord yet. Its very active and suckles allot when handling, it also meows or whatever you may call it at this age when handled. My wife has really grown attached to this small wonder and I want to do what I can to insure it survives. We also have to adult cats in the house but I am keeping the small one far away. Suggestions and encouragement will be appreciated.
Mark
Mark