Help please! I found 4 kittens tonight!!

Please help me, tonight I have found 4 abandoned kittens, I assume they are about 10 days old. Their eyes are partially opened, they are 14cm long (streched, without tail).

Please help me, it's 4am here, I have no available vet or pet shop working. What to feed them with? And how to feed them?

They are quiet, asleep, I suppose the person that left them in a bag let them have their last meal just before dumping them.

I have no experience with cats at all. I have a rabbit here, and I am not letting him (it's a male) come near kittens. He's not interested in them, anyway.

I put them in a box with some old cloth beneath them. They are all breathing, sleeping, and I believe they are dreaming. They look peaceful now.


Please help me a.s.a.p! 4 little innocent lives depend on me tonight!!

Thank you


Marina

Check out www.kitten-rescue.com That should have everything you need....including how to make your own formula.

Try a syringe or eye dropper if you've got it. Those are my best suggestions! Ask more questions if you've got any....there's tons of people here to help you out!

Well, if you think they have been fed than maybe they can hold out untill mornign. Or check out that site she gave you and make your own if you can. But for now the main thing is to get them warm and away from anyharm. Then as soon as a store opens, go get some KMR (kitten milk replacer) there. Or if they don't have it get it form your vet. Get a kitten bottle too. Then feed them all, and keep them warm,and stimulate them so they go to the bathroom. Good luck!

BTW Welcome to TCS!

Do they look healthy or thin?
and what do there bellies feel like, skinny, or round?
I found that after checking out thiat website thta this page is really helpful with feeding.
http://www.kitten-rescue.com/what_to_feed.html
and this page for pooing and peeing info
http://www.kitten-rescue.com/pooping_and_peeing.html

The previous posts basically give you all the advice I could possibly give so I will just tell you that you are doing a wonderful thing and if these kittens were able to, they would definetly tell you how much they appreciate what you are doing

How wonderful you took these little guys in!

~Wow you found them in a bag at 4am? Wow how awefl somebody dumped them like that. Again everyone has given you the best advice. If they have eaten recently thry should be able to wait until 7-8am...you will know if they start whining and getting restless. Also main thing is stimulating them to go to the bathroom. Im sure that can be pretty uncomfortable needing to "GO" and cannot....Good luck and what a wonderful thing you are doing~

oh my what is the matter with people

Dearest Marina, you are doing a wonderful thing you are going to be just great, we are all here to help and support you, so please feel free to drop back anytime to ask anything at all as you can see theres lots of members with experience & knowledge

Keep us posted on progress and a big thank-you for taking in the little ones

theres not much more i can say that hasnt already been said , but thank you so much for giving these little ones a chance.
and remember they need to be kept warm , they get cold so quickly which will led them to not feed , and possibly death.
a cold kitten wont feed. if you can get rice socks and heat them up?? or a heat pad and set it to low.
good luck and please keep us updated.

Kittens seem allright now. I've just finished feeding them, and they are sleeping like babies. Now i am tryimg to locate a pet shop with (as vet sugested) Royal Canin Baby cat milk. Any advices on that?

Thank you all for your suport and advices, i read it all, and i am massaging their bellies, I am almost a regular mom cat

We had a rough night, but it's all over now. Bunny also had stomach troubles, but he's (thx heavens!) allright now.

I have to find someone to take care of babies, asap. I started bonding with them, and that's frightening me. Can't afford to keep them in a flat, with the bunny (and the rest of the family)....

I will keep you informed of kittens' progress

Thank you all!

Petco and Petsmart should carry this. The vet doesnt? thats odd. I would just go through the yellow pages in your phone book, and look for all the petstores. Then call them upand ask themm if they carry it. If they dont car ry that specific stuff then just go get what they have.

Most pet stores and vet offices should have the Royal Canin Baby food or KMR will work too.

How wonderful that you took these little babies in and are taking care of them. I can't believe someone would just dump off tiny babies like that

Glad to hear you got them to eat. Please keep us posted.

tahts good news there doing well. i agree iv not used royal canin kitten milk , but i use there food and i recommend that to everyone. if you have trouble finding this then KMR will be fine , or something called lactol ( we get that here in the uk) not sure of anywhere else though. good luck

Kitties seem allright. I am feeding them with syringe. This morning they ate 10ml of formula, each. Much more then yesterday.

Only one pooped so far. And they left just little poo on the cloth underneath them. That worries me, but 3 vets told me it's ok not to have stool for day or 2. ????

I am massaging their bellies, and they pee gladly. They even pee without my help. But what to do with poo?

Btw, now they are really noisy and vigorous. They somehow learnt how to suck, and now they are trying to vacuum my fingers. Really strong little sucking machines.

Please tell me what to do next, how to make them poo.

Last night my mom helped me feed them, and she was so natural. Without too much emotions or unnecessary distractions. She was great. Now i am trying to follow her example, and it seems to work.

Thank you all for your concern. Your advices helped me a lot with them so far!

I also got this link http://www.petcaretips.net/abandoned_kitten_care.html, and it was usefull, too.

I hope these kitties will be allright...

Hug you all,

Marina

p.s. i found a home for all of them, when they become independent

Here are some pics...

The bunny (Žika - (fr)Jean, Event, Key, Aisle) - find the plush toy!


Babies, 2 days ago


Tiger (my favourite), yesterday

When kittens go from mother's milk to a formula, they can get constipated for a while. With the orphans that I've cared for in the past, I didn't rub their bellies to get them to go, you have to rub their behinds. Some people use cotton balls, I used toilet paper (it absorbed more liquids).

Stimulate them after every feeding then bathe them with a warm cloth to remove any excess formula and any waste. I filled up a bowl with warm water and used a washcloth for this. Wring out as much water as you can as you don't want to get them wet, only damp. Then wrap them in a towel or hold them for a while until they dry. A wet kitten can get chilled and sick very quickly.

I used syringes with mine because they wouldn't take to a bottle. But I have heard a lot of warnings that if you have to plunge the syringe, you can flood their lungs with formula and drown them. Mine were very stong "suckers" and it sounds like yours are the same. Just be careful with the syringe and make sure they are drawing in and you are not plunging the formula.

Are you burping them after feedings? They often burp simply by massaging them as you clean them.

The last litter that I cared for were 10 days old when their feral mother was killed. I knew this for a fact as I saw them the day she gave birth. I know every litter is different, but my guess is by your pictures that yours are more like 12-13 days old. I took pictures every last day to see how they grew.

It sounds like you are doing a wonderful job with these babies.

Well done sweetie, your a star for taking them in and being their substitute mommy x x x x

WOW! You are doing such a great job, i'm so happy for you!! Keep up the good work, and keep us posted!

I HATE PEOPLE THAT ABONDON KITTIES THAT CAN'T LIVE ON THEIR OWN

They are such cuties! It sounds like things are going well so far. I'm glad you will be able to find them homes when they are old enough.

you sound like you're doing a great job. I bought my KMR from Petco, and I also used a syringe, because they couldn't figure out a bottle. Make sure to feed them about every 2 hours, and use a warm washcloth to stimulate them to go to the bathroom. If they poop by tomorrow, add about a drop of Karo syrup to each of the syringes, it should help things move along. Good luck. This was my bottle baby at about 2 weeks old


And this is him a few months ago, a picture his new mommy sent to me.


As much hard work as bottle babies are, when you pictures like this, it makes it all worth it.