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I confess I did try introducing a female who was a truly superb mother to him on day 1. Probably not super responsible exposing my cat to an unknown entity, but at the time I was just panicked knowing I needed to get this kitten warm, clean and fed quickly or he would die. She hissed at him...

Kitten is much more lively today, which I'm taking as a good sign that he's acclimating to his new home. He's stopped crying for his missing mother (that was just so sad!) and seems to accept that I'm what passes for his mother now. He's eating and peeing well, but I'm started to become...

Thank you adyeb for the advice and link. I will go buy a scale and syringe today :-)

Thank you StefanZ. Feeding every 2 hours during the day was a good suggestion. He's finishing a tablespoon of formula every 2 hours, so the little guy must need it!

So I found a kitten living under my outdoor stairs today. I didn't want to interfere and scare it's mother off so I stayed inside for several hours listening to its heartbreaking mewls. When I finally decided to check on the baby it had crawled out from his dry nest under the stairs and was out...

Having trouble weaning kitten from mama... Kitten has no interest in any solid food or formula. Any tips for feeding him something he might like better than mother's milk?

Thanks for the advice Red Top Rescue. I have a very large dog crate. If I put a blank and pillow inside and cover if with a sheet for added privacy would that work? Should I maybe put a food/water dish inside and shut the door so he can see what's going on, but none of the other cats could...

That is the question. So my husband and I took in a stray about 6 months ago. We already had 6 cats, but we couldn't bear for the little ball of fur to be all alone out in the elements, so after spending a few weeks feeding him and bonding with him we brought him inside. 6 months later he still...

I tried moving the baby into my bedroom on Day 1, since that is where mama cat wants to hang out, but she promptly moved the kitten back to the bathroom. I haven't tried moving the baby since because I'm afraid mama cat will inadvertantly hurt the baby (she carried him or her by the hind leg the...

OK so my new kitten is now 6 days old and seems to be doing well. Mama cat has been locked in the bathroom with her baby for the past 5 days. This seems to be the only way to get her to take care of the kitten. Every time I enter or exit the bathroom she tries to escape, she is very anxious to...

Mom and baby seem to be doing a little better today. I let mama cat out of the bathroom this morning and the night alone with her baby seems to have helped her bond with the kitten. She's now going in and checking on the kitten without me having to physically take her to the baby, although she...

OK I have locked her in the bathroom, hopefully with no distractions she'll bond with her baby. She just doesn't seem to have normal kitty maternal instincts.

Yes, this is her first litter. Hopefully she'll get the hang of this mom thing in the next few days. I have tried sitting with her in the bathroom to get her to stay with her kitten, but when I'm there she loses all interest in the baby and just begs me for pets and love, which pretty much...

So my cat gave birth about 16 hours ago to a single kitten and I'm a little worried about the baby. My cat is nursing the newborn, but she keeps leaving it to come hang out with me. In fact if my dog hadn't woken me up at 4 am to tell me "something is happening" I wouldn't have realized she gave...