Hi,
My friend who works at the shelter with me just rescued three kittens. They were alone in a wet box outside (it's really cold in Montreal these days). They are two weeks old. Their mother is a feral, from what the guy that found them told us. So my friend is very disapointed, because she wanted to rescue both the babies and the mother, but somehow the mother managed to escape (she was in the cage, but fighting so much she was able to open the door of the cage and run away). My friend had to go to the hospital, because she got bit very hard and it wouldn't stop bleeding (it hit a vein). Anyways, now the kittens are orphans and I don't know much about this and neither does she.
She feeds them every 3-4 hours (20 ml of KMR). She stimulate them to urinate (it seems gross, but it's very important for us to know: is it normal that only urine comes out?). She keeps them warm. She brought them to the vet and they are supposed to be healthy. My friend is very disapointed because she thinks they have less chances to survive because of her. I told her that their chances of surviving our winter outside (in a wet box) with their mom going away to find food were already very slim. What is your opinion on the subject?
Any help and tips would be apreciated. I will post her questions here, because she only speak french and I know how helpful is this forum. For now, anything that could help her take care of those three little babies (that I haven't seen yet, but there's two males and one female), knowing that we both have cats, but never took care of baby kittens, would be a gold mine for us. We want them to be happy and healthy. We also want them to be able to learn everything their mother would have taught them. From using the litter box to cleaning themselves, etc.
Thanks in advance from me, Chantal and those 3 little darlings.
My friend who works at the shelter with me just rescued three kittens. They were alone in a wet box outside (it's really cold in Montreal these days). They are two weeks old. Their mother is a feral, from what the guy that found them told us. So my friend is very disapointed, because she wanted to rescue both the babies and the mother, but somehow the mother managed to escape (she was in the cage, but fighting so much she was able to open the door of the cage and run away). My friend had to go to the hospital, because she got bit very hard and it wouldn't stop bleeding (it hit a vein). Anyways, now the kittens are orphans and I don't know much about this and neither does she.
She feeds them every 3-4 hours (20 ml of KMR). She stimulate them to urinate (it seems gross, but it's very important for us to know: is it normal that only urine comes out?). She keeps them warm. She brought them to the vet and they are supposed to be healthy. My friend is very disapointed because she thinks they have less chances to survive because of her. I told her that their chances of surviving our winter outside (in a wet box) with their mom going away to find food were already very slim. What is your opinion on the subject?
Any help and tips would be apreciated. I will post her questions here, because she only speak french and I know how helpful is this forum. For now, anything that could help her take care of those three little babies (that I haven't seen yet, but there's two males and one female), knowing that we both have cats, but never took care of baby kittens, would be a gold mine for us. We want them to be happy and healthy. We also want them to be able to learn everything their mother would have taught them. From using the litter box to cleaning themselves, etc.
Thanks in advance from me, Chantal and those 3 little darlings.
