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Cat Forum / Rescue / June 2006Orphaned Kittens Gorging, Help?
Hi Everyone, I have had 5 orphaned kittens for about a month now and guess their age to be about 5 weeks old. The mother had gotten hit by a car, and the owner was letting them die. Well, today they are healthy, strong, and getting bigger. I bottlefed them on a schedule so they always had food. My problem is that I started introducing constant food to the babies a few days ago. I have been letting them drink the KMR and then a mixture of moist and dry kitten food. They have no problem with any of that. They look like they are gorging though. They all have bellies that are taunt and look way too big for my liking. They don't act like they are uncomfortable or anything, they just have a huge, extended belly. Is this normal? If it isn't, any idea on what I should be doing? Thanks in advance, Stephanie if they are 5 weeks they can just eat dry\moist food it sounds to me like they are getting way too much liquid :) Not a bad thing for a cat that know what it's eating but a kitten can get quite bloated. Unless they have worms...which they could have gotten from birth that can also make them bloated :) although not expensive the worming capsules shouldn't be given until 6-8 weeks old though so check with your vet :) Have a great day Laura > Hi Everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Stephanie oh and do u have a pic :P I'd love to see them :) Laura Hi Laura, Thank you so much for the advice. This round, bloated belly has just shown up since I started feeding them solids. I have always let my adult friends to free feed; only one is heavy, and she is a little butterball who thinks she needs to eat when the others do. I rescued her from an abusive home when she was around 6 months old. Anyway, thank you for putting my mind at ease. I will quit feeding them the KMR and go directly to the moist/dry mix. I will take a picture this weekend of the babies. Husband has the camera with him and isn't going to be home for a few days. They are sooo darling. Two are white with blackish colors tips on the tail and ears - we call them Stewy and Bobo (son's idea); one is gray with little white socks - we call her Mystyk; the final one is a black/white stripe kind of with white socks and a tuxedo thing going on - brother named this one Mort N' Boots. Needless to say we have our hands full. I have a local vet who is going to spay/neuter them all for $25 a piece when they are ready. I want to make sure they gets "fixed" before they go to their new homes. Ugh, I tend to go on and on. =) Regards, Stephanie > oh and do u have a pic :P I'd love to see them :) > > Laura that's great I wish I had a vet that'd do it for so cheap :) It costs me 85 for males and 195 for females :P They sound very cute :) Be careful with the one cat that eats too much I just had to put one of my males down on christmas eve for flutd which was caused by overeating :( You can have a look at my site at lauraspetrescue.tripod.com have a great day ~Laura > Hi Laura, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> >> Laura >Hi Everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Thanks in advance, >Stephanie I foster kittens for the local Humane Society. Have the kittens recieved Revolution? This does most of the deworming as well as flea control. It will not kill tapeworms though. Drontal does that. A distented belly can be a sign that the kittens have worms. As a former foster home for cats and kittens, I would like to thank you for taking care of these kittens. It reminds me that there are good people out there that help others in need. Within my family we have had more than 15 cats. We have never encountered "pot bellies". As it has already been stated, it might be worms. I am no expert, but that is what I have heard. I also think that they might be too young still, so the best bet is to check with a veterinarian before giving them anything. When kittens eat a lot their bellies get full and tight, but nothing out of the ordinary. Also, I don't know if you have any other animals in your household, but when we fostered some cats they had ringworm and it was a major headache. Out cats got infected. I would take them to the vet and have them checked out. Agains, thanks for what you do! Anna Hi everyone, I dewormed the kittens, and they are doing much better now. *cheers* However, I have an issue that just arose. I need some serious advice. These kittens were orphaned, and raised by me since Mother's Day. However, today I had some people show up that said these kittens are theirs. Now, don't get me wrong, but these kittens had been throw outside in the weather at a little over one week old. The people said they were going to let the kittens die, because the mother had died. I took them, and have heard nothing until they showed up on my doorstep. I told them no, but I am worried they will try to steal the kitties, or try to get the law involved. I could use any suggestions at this point. I had the humane society tell me to take pictures with a newspaper so I can prove that they have been here, but any advice would be helpful. Thanks! Stephanie > As a former foster home for cats and kittens, I would like to thank you > for taking care of these kittens. It reminds me that there are good [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Anna Make them prove that the kittens are theirs if they have been under your care since they were a week old. Make them prove it than they will get their happy butts in trouble with the law for felony animal cruelty. 4 weeks and now they show up to retrieve "their" kittens. They have no receipt or proof of vet care which you do Let them call the law don't be scared they have the burden of proof to prove that they are their kittens and if they have at all been looking for the kittens which common sense would say no week old kitten would survive without help. So they are out of luck and they will have to explain why they were not the ones taking care of the kittens. They will open up a can of worms that will bite them in the a.s. Are you planning on keeping the fur balls or when they are old enough find them a good home. If you are going to find them a good home do it in another area so nothing can come back on you if they take it that far( which they won't) > Hi everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >> >> Anna Hi Matthew, Thank you for your kind words, and awesome advice. Yes, I have homes for all them already. My niece is coming to visit in a month to pick one up, and she is going to school to become a vetenarian. I have one going to a sister, one to a brother, I am keeping one of them, and the other one is going to my therapist.... lol. Good homes for all of 'em. I wish I could always find some orphaned babies in my area to adopt, care for, then find good homes for. That would be awesome... most the time... Hugs, Stephanie > Make them prove that the kittens are theirs if they have been under your > care since they were a week old. [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > >> > >> Anna Those people ought to be ashamed of themselves! I don't think they can claim your kittens, because without you, the kittens would have died. And they mistreated the little ones by throwing them outside to let them die. My compliments for your work. I know how much work and tlc is involved in handraising orphaned kttens, because a friend of mine raised hundreds of them for many years. You can see some of them here: http://www.kruimelhuis.nl/kruimels.html The text is in Dutch, but the pictures speak for themselves ;-) A small part of the site is in English, see my sig for that part. > Hi everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I had the humane society tell me to take pictures with a newspaper so I > can prove that they have been here, but any advice would be helpful.  SignatureGaznapiro http://orphanedkittens.kruimelhuis.nl/
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