I work at a pet store, and yesterday, a man came in with two kittens. The mother was a stray living near his house, and he watched her leave her two kittens one day and never come back. The kittens were alone for almost two days before he brought them to me.
One's eyes are opened all the way, but the other's eyes are still closed. So, I'm guessing they are 8-10 days old? They're eating every 2-4 hours (they let me know when they're hungry, though I woke them up once for a feeding). I'm not sure exactly how much milk they're getting, but they pull away from the bottle when they're finished.
They are urinating before and after each meal. The kitten that has its eyes open has had a bowel movement twice - black, firm, and looked very uncomfortable. The other kitten has not. As they've only had regular feedings for about 12 hours now, when should I be seeing "normal" kitten stools?
And, my main question: I have them in a medium sized dog kennel with a heating pad under about 1/3 of the bottom. The heating pad is inside with the kittens, under two towels and a pillow case. They seem to love the warmth and have only crawled away from the heat once. The only problem I'm having is that the heating pad I have turns off on its own after about an hour. I don't want them to get too cold during the night. They're well protected from drafts and have each other to keep warm. What should I do? Anything different?
And, just for those that are interested, I was told they're both female (haven't checked for myself yet) and one is all black, the other is a little gray tabby. I'll post pictures if anyone is interested.
Thank you in advance. Sorry for writing a novel!
One's eyes are opened all the way, but the other's eyes are still closed. So, I'm guessing they are 8-10 days old? They're eating every 2-4 hours (they let me know when they're hungry, though I woke them up once for a feeding). I'm not sure exactly how much milk they're getting, but they pull away from the bottle when they're finished.
They are urinating before and after each meal. The kitten that has its eyes open has had a bowel movement twice - black, firm, and looked very uncomfortable. The other kitten has not. As they've only had regular feedings for about 12 hours now, when should I be seeing "normal" kitten stools?
And, my main question: I have them in a medium sized dog kennel with a heating pad under about 1/3 of the bottom. The heating pad is inside with the kittens, under two towels and a pillow case. They seem to love the warmth and have only crawled away from the heat once. The only problem I'm having is that the heating pad I have turns off on its own after about an hour. I don't want them to get too cold during the night. They're well protected from drafts and have each other to keep warm. What should I do? Anything different?
And, just for those that are interested, I was told they're both female (haven't checked for myself yet) and one is all black, the other is a little gray tabby. I'll post pictures if anyone is interested.
Thank you in advance. Sorry for writing a novel!