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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2006cats got how many nipples?
my cat is nursing but there are not enough nipples. any suggestions for the runt? KMR, and a needless syringe you can get at any pharmacy. You can get bottles, but I have not had luck getting kittens to nurse on it. They might nurse out of the syringe, but if not, just put a drop or two in its mouth at a time. Either that or isolate mom and the kit for a while every few hours. How big is the litter? > my cat is nursing but there are not enough nipples. > any suggestions for the runt? >my cat is nursing but there are not enough nipples. >any suggestions for the runt? How many kittens does she have? Kelcey > my cat is nursing but there are not enough nipples. > any suggestions for the runt? Cats normally have 8 nipples (4 on each side). I suggest bottle feeding for the runt if you want him/her to live. > I suggest bottle feeding for the runt if you want him/her to live. What do you mean "if you want him/her to live" - do you think they would be posting here if they wanted the wee thing dead? Badass. >> I suggest bottle feeding for the runt if you want him/her to live. > > What do you mean "if you want him/her to live" - do you think they > would be posting here if they wanted the wee thing dead? > > Badass. You may not want to believe this, but there *are* some people who don't want to "interfere with nature". *That* is why I put what I did. That is also why some (ignorant) people do not spay/neuter their pet(s). >You may not want to believe this, but there *are* some people who don't want >to "interfere with nature". *That* is why I put what I did. That is also >why some (ignorant) people do not spay/neuter their pet(s). You're right. Some people say "well if the mother isn't taking care of the kitten then I guess it isn' t meant to be". Which of course is ridiculous. If we have the means of helping them we should! Met people too who don't think it's "natural" to spay their cat. These people should spend a day at a shelter and see if it's "natural" when they have to put down all those unwanted pets. NanCe > my cat is nursing but there are not enough nipples. > any suggestions for the runt? You need a nipple splitter to hook to one nipple and make it into 2. Hold the runt up to the mom and help it nurse. I kept the other cats away from ours while he nursed, as often as I could. Talk to a vet about it if you are concerned. Maybe you should be syringe-feeding him KMR too, if he really is not getting enough to eat. Rhonda > my cat is nursing but there are not enough nipples. > any suggestions for the runt?
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