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    My 9-day old kitten isn't gaining weight

    She gave birth to her first litter under the quilt on my bed when no one was home, the babies died either because of suffocation or hypothermia... when i came home, it was too late =( Baby gained another 20 grams yesterday, hope he will keep on doing well and stay healthy. Thank you again you...
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    My 9-day old kitten isn't gaining weight

    Found baby had blood spot and mucous in his pee last night, rushed him to the vet. Vet said he may have urinary tract infection and thats why he has spontaneous urination... he has to take antibiotics twice a day for five days.... poor baby =( The positive side is he put on 10grams yesterday...
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    My 9-day old kitten isn't gaining weight

    Thanks catwoman707! i stopped diluting the formula, and fed him twice, stimulated him for poop, and cat mom did that as well, nothing happened yet, hope he is ok =) mom gave birth to 3, but the other 2 were stillborn, so this baby is the only survivor, that's why i am so nervous. mom is five...
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    My 9-day old kitten isn't gaining weight

    Since he has diarrhea, i try to  dilute it a bit, seems 4:1 is too much, i just switch back to 3:1. How about his spontaneous urination? most of the articles and materials on the internet says baby need mom's stimulation to pee and poo.....
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    My 9-day old kitten isn't gaining weight

    Thanks StefanZ and tulosai. Baby rejects the bottle, so i need to use syringe, even tho he doesn't like syringe too, but i can "force-feed" him by slowly inject the formula into his mouth while he is tired and sleeping. Every time after i feed him and put him back to mom, he suckles for a...
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    My 9-day old kitten isn't gaining weight

    I just found that the temperature in nest is too high.... I placed a thermometer between baby and the blanket he sleeps on, it's 107F, i switched off the heating pad straight away, now the immediate environment is about 91.5F.... what should i do now? should i bring baby to vet?
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    My 9-day old kitten isn't gaining weight

    Thanks everyone! i use electronic heating pad and set it to low with a few towels on top, and a small towel to cover the baby, is it too warm? i tried supplement feed him 4 hrs ago, but he didnt like it, i ended up use a syringe and fed him 0.7ml only... i suspect that he had diarrhea before was...
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    My 9-day old kitten isn't gaining weight

    he is a premature kitten, was at 79 g at birth. cat mom was overwhelmed and confused on the first two days, so we bottle fed the kitten every two hours with diluted formula, and he had diarrhea on the third day. we brought to vet that night, but vet didnt prescribe any medication, just told us...
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