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Also, why don't you request some probiotics for kitten to see if that alleviates the diarrhea. And if you haven't had a fecal done I would do that- while most kittens are covered by broad spectrum dewormers some have things like coccidiosis or giardia that require different medications other...

I've never had a kitten that young with FIP though I honestly have not seen it often. Ive had a few vets in the past jump to FIP prematurely though. If the kitten is thriving I would not be worried about FIP if it were me. Many cats have corona virus and even if it were FIP not every cat exposed...

And yes, unfortunately a lot of vets will recommend dry but more and more veterinary nutritionists and other nutrition savvy veterinarians ARE recommending and supporting the wet and raw food movement. That site that Maekaew posted a link to is a great one. Some of the vets I work with who...

That's great! Gosh what a fast little learner he is despite his rough start in life! Good job Kit! 

I just saw the carrot picture, how cute!

Agreed with everything maewkaew said in depth above. Would definitely start with wet and ideally keep him on an all wet diet. Not all do it this way but I personally will offer milk with a bottle until the kitten no longer wants it along with feeding them wet food. You can give him some wet food...

Great : ) I figured they were but just wanted to be sure. Didn't want anything to go wrong since the little guy is doing so well now! Look forward to updates and hopefully everything will be pretty smooth sailing from here on! Seems like everything has worked out great so far : )

That's great about the barn kitty acting as a surrogate. Is she UTD with her shots? Her helping will end up helping him a lot in the end : )

And also about the food- I wouldn't worry that sounds pretty normal and a lot of kittens will do that and then grow out of it. They will protect food from each other but sometimes if a human puts there hand near their food while they are eating its kind of automatic for them. He should grow out...

Sorry for the delay been really busy with bottle babies. It seems like its just too much energy so doing things I went through above should help after time or adding a kitten. If you can't get another kitten and playing extra isnt helping after a few weeks to a month or so then hopefully he will...

He looks great : ) counting from how many days old he is and being a preemie I wouldn't expect them to open before 12 days but it may take as long as 16. I haven't had many preemies that took longer than that unless they came to me with eye infections.

I've had this happen with a few preemies who strained while defecating- glad it is already starting to heal and now he is having more bowel movements. Many times with preemies GI issues are common so just be sure you are stimulating him well and massaging him as maewkaew suggested in an earlier...

That's so cute about your daughter :-) It sounds like you are doing a great job with the little guy. I hope he continues to do well! Keep up the good work!

You just really need to tucker him out. When kittens have a playmate they will rough house with each other so you will see more of the cuddly and calmer side but that is because they are wearing each other out. You can still set boundaries as I mentioned above in detail, and as long as you are...

hgault, I have to disagree. I too worked in the vet field and would listen to food reps (the same food reps who gave the vet office good deals or free food) and I fed my cats Royal Canine for many, many years. That being said, the food my cats were on was DESIGNED for cats who have weight...