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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2007Advice on a weak, tiny baby kitten
A friend of mine has had a couple of abandoned kittens dumped on her doorstep, and she is attempting to take care of the poor little things. Both were skin and bones and had swollen bellies and were infested with fleas. She has bathed both of them to help with the fleas and is feeding them kitten formula. One of the kittens seems to be doing fine on the formula but the other is not at all eager to take it's formula, cries a lot, and is listless and non-energetic. Other than a trip to the vet for a checkup, any advice on what might help the weaker kitten? Phil has an excellent site http://www.maxshouse.com/kitten_care.htm#Newborn%20Kittens >A friend of mine has had a couple of abandoned kittens dumped on her > doorstep, and she is attempting to take care of the poor little things. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Other than a trip to the vet for a checkup, any advice on what might help > the weaker kitten? >A friend of mine has had a couple of abandoned kittens dumped on her >doorstep, and she is attempting to take care of the poor little things. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Other than a trip to the vet for a checkup, any advice on what might help >the weaker kitten? A trip to the vet is the best advice you will get. Does "Your friend" plan on taking them to the vet?? >> A friend of mine has had a couple of abandoned kittens dumped on her >> doorstep, and she is attempting to take care of the poor little things. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> Other than a trip to the vet for a checkup, any advice on what might help >> the weaker kitten? > A trip to the vet is the best advice you will get. Does "Your friend" > plan on taking them to the vet?? There's no reason for you to assume that Dan is the person with the kittens. We all know Dan here - if he had taken that on, he'd tell us! Anyway, Dan - does she know that she has to stimulate them to pee and poop? (I'm assuming they're tiny babies, here.) And that they need to be fed on a very regular schedule, something like every 2 hours, all around the clock. So that means getting up several times a night. I do agree with kraut that going to the vet is a Real Good Idea. Joyce > Anyway, Dan - does she know that she has to stimulate them to pee and > poop? (I'm assuming they're tiny babies, here.) And that they need to be > fed on a very regular schedule, something like every 2 hours, all around > the clock. So that means getting up several times a night. Yep, she knows and is handling the kittens pretty much as I would. > I do agree with kraut that going to the vet is a Real Good Idea. That's my inclination as well. That's what I've been recommending. >> I do agree with kraut that going to the vet is a Real Good Idea. > >That's my inclination as well. That's what I've been recommending. If these are the two black and white kittens, one mostly black, and the other mostly white, that's I've been saying too. Things seemed promising so far, and I'll keep sending purrs for the two poor babies. >> [quoted text muted] > > If these are the two black and white kittens, one mostly black, and > the other mostly white, that's I've been saying too. Things seemed > promising so far, and I'll keep sending purrs for the two poor babies. Yep, that's them. >A friend of mine has had a couple of abandoned kittens dumped on her >doorstep, and she is attempting to take care of the poor little things. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Other than a trip to the vet for a checkup, any advice on what might help >the weaker kitten? Dan, Is she keeping the kits warm? I have mine (he's 2 weeks old) on a heating pad, and when I take him to work with me, he has a snuggle disk. A cold kitten cannot digest food correctly. She can put karo syrup on their lips and tongues for quick energy, and try an eye dropper for the one kit - some just don't like a nipple. The swollen bellies is most likely worms, but with out knowing how old they are, I would be hesitant to deworm them w/o contacting a vet. A very good website for information is: http://www.kittenrescue.org/handbook Good luck with the kibs! Mishi make sure they are going to the bathroom, often that is a huge issue, bathing to get rid of fleas and keeping warm will do wonders, Lee > A friend of mine has had a couple of abandoned kittens dumped on her > doorstep, and she is attempting to take care of the poor little things. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Other than a trip to the vet for a checkup, any advice on what might help > the weaker kitten? > A friend of mine has had a couple of abandoned kittens dumped on her > doorstep, and she is attempting to take care of the poor little things. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Other than a trip to the vet for a checkup, any advice on what might help > the weaker kitten? Lots of purrs and best wishes for the kitten, Polonca and Soncek
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