Hiya ... I was the person that found the cat in the parking lot of a grocery store... Today is day 6 that I have had her... I got the feeding thing down now.
But I have a question
1. She is over her diarrhea that she got from getting the enema at the vet ... She is having HUGE poos ... I mean HUGE! I can't believe turds this big are coming out of this little kitten. Is this normal?
2. How do I keep her clean? She is white .. all white... And I have done the cotton ball thing, the gauze thing, the paper towel thing, AND the wash cloth thing... I got so frustrated today because when she had a poo and it got ALL over her hind end and on her tail and me cleaning with all of the above ways seemed to make it worse, so I just got a bowl of warm water and stuck her bum in it. I KNOW that is prob the wrong way (and I will prob get lectured) but it got the crap off. YES I DRIED HER GOOD! and she is currently warm as possible. My problem is nothing but that up to this point is keeping her clean and some of her fur looks like i put gel in it! HELP.
3. When she walks she takes about 3 or 4 steps and then just falls to the side. I am trying to let her out on the floor more to get used to walking but she doesn't seem to get it. Is this normal?
4. She fights the bottle ... I mean she attacks it! She claws it, swats it, bites the nipple and the plastic around the nipple HARD before she will even start to eat... she does this for like 2 minutes. It drives me crazy! The whole time she is growling (or what sounds like a growl). What is going on with this?
and FINALLY
5. When can she start to eat some normal food? She is almost 4 weeks old. When I put formula on a plate she will lick it like 3 times and then walk thru it and roll in it (refer back to question 2).
Thanks
carla
But I have a question
1. She is over her diarrhea that she got from getting the enema at the vet ... She is having HUGE poos ... I mean HUGE! I can't believe turds this big are coming out of this little kitten. Is this normal?
2. How do I keep her clean? She is white .. all white... And I have done the cotton ball thing, the gauze thing, the paper towel thing, AND the wash cloth thing... I got so frustrated today because when she had a poo and it got ALL over her hind end and on her tail and me cleaning with all of the above ways seemed to make it worse, so I just got a bowl of warm water and stuck her bum in it. I KNOW that is prob the wrong way (and I will prob get lectured) but it got the crap off. YES I DRIED HER GOOD! and she is currently warm as possible. My problem is nothing but that up to this point is keeping her clean and some of her fur looks like i put gel in it! HELP.
3. When she walks she takes about 3 or 4 steps and then just falls to the side. I am trying to let her out on the floor more to get used to walking but she doesn't seem to get it. Is this normal?
4. She fights the bottle ... I mean she attacks it! She claws it, swats it, bites the nipple and the plastic around the nipple HARD before she will even start to eat... she does this for like 2 minutes. It drives me crazy! The whole time she is growling (or what sounds like a growl). What is going on with this?
and FINALLY
5. When can she start to eat some normal food? She is almost 4 weeks old. When I put formula on a plate she will lick it like 3 times and then walk thru it and roll in it (refer back to question 2).
Thanks
carla