Recent Content by mlopus

I agree with the karo syrup. I also made a mixture of water, sugar and salt and used that instead of pedialite (I couldn't find the unflavored). I also got some Nutri-cal from the pet store (It's a high calorie gel). My little one who was limp in my arms, barely breathing just attacked my foot...

How about Mickey...as in Mickey Mouse (kind of looks like it with the ears)

Well I know I offended a lot of you when I said my husband wouldn't let me keep the kittens past 7 weeks. Well, we're going away for the weekend and by the time we get home they'll be 8 weeks! I have someone house sitting so there will be someone here the whole time. I told my husband to give me...

Please understand that I just washed their faces so theyâ€8482re all looking a little slicked back in the face! They havenâ€8482t quite figured out how to eat without getting IN to the food bowl! “Stitch†Female medium hair Calico Loves to be first! First to wake up, first to eat, first to...

My two long haired are having a problem with cat litter sticking to their bums and getting all matted up. They don't seem to know how to clean themselves. I try to bathe them daily, but during the night they get all matted up. Their bums are so red from the irritation. Any suggestions on keeping...

I used Nutri-cal from the pet store. It's a gel that cat's like. I guess you could mix it into their food as well. My kittens like to lick it straight from the tube. It's a high calorie gel and a little goes a long way. I think I paid 6 bucks for the tube and I have at least a half a tube left...

My 5 week olds have been bottle weaned for 2 days and are eating wet/dry mix and water. Several have developed diarreah...not really really wet, but almost soft grey with egg white trails, if that make sense. Could it be from them adjusting to the food? How often should I feed them now that...

Okay, babies will be aprox. 5 weeks tomorrow. I started wet food last week, starting out at once a day and now am up to 3-4 times a day. Yesterday they only had 4 bottles. Today they've had 2 and didn't even finish the second one. I've been putting the leftover formula from their bottles in with...

I was going to suggest that he was lonely as well. He probably misses his littermates. Perhaps a stuffed animal would help? Good luck!

One thing I did was add some karo syrup to the formula (not much, just a bit). It can give them diarreah, which doesn't help! I think the best bet is to take little one to the doctor!

Yes, it has happened with two of my six kittens and scared the living daylights out of me. I thought they were gonners for good. My advice is to really stay on top of getting him/her hydrated. With mine I kind of force fed them Karo Syrup and had some Nutri-cal that I got into them. From what I...

I understand everyone's thoughts, but my hands are tied. Talking to my husband is of no use right now. I am being selective as to who they will go to, people who have the time and energy to invest, and not just kick it outside if it causes problems. I'm not going to just put a sign at the corner...

It's funny how proud you feel when your bottle babies start peeing and pooping on their own! They're all doing so well, eating wet food (Iams), but still taking the bottle, especially their first morning feed as that's what they seem to want. I feel so much like a momma! They're climbing and...

Right now they seem more interested in sleeping in the litter box! I am using a 9x9 foil cake pan, and 4 of the 6 will curl up in there and sleep. I got some kitten food today so I'll start them on that as well. Boy do they make a mess! I hate giving them baths so often, but the food is really...

So my babies are about 4 weeks old. They're now drinking 6oz at a feeding between the 6 of them. I gave them some beef baby food tonight on a plate and they lapped it up, of course walking in it as well! I've been letting them go further between feedings (about 4 hours). Tonight they didn't...