My newest set of fosters are two girls and a boy. The boy is much smaller than the two girls. They guessed their age to be around 7 weeks old. but they are bigger than the 9 week olds that i just gave back, and their eyes still have a tinge of blue to them. so im really thrown off!
Anyways, the little boy does not seem to be eating. He has energy just like the other two and will drink water. He tries to get into the food, when i put it down, with his sisters. But he kind of gets pushed aside. they finish eating and walk away, they arent blocking him to it... but it seems like when they are done he loses interest in the food altogether.
Ive tried moving him and giving him food seperately, all he did was drink. He seems like he is sucking on fingers looking for milk, so i tried to smoosh up some of the kitten food and mix a little water with it, so he could lick it off my finger... he didnt want that and stopped licking/sucking my fingers. i tried to give him a drop of real maple syrup to get some sugar into him, like when they are younger and wont drink milk, but he wouldnt have any of that either.
I'm at a loss, hes a sweetie and plays, but hes so much smaller than his two sisters, and i have yet to see him actually eat since two days ago when i got them. Maybe i should set up a camera to see if he is eating?
ANY suggestions would be awesome!
Anyways, the little boy does not seem to be eating. He has energy just like the other two and will drink water. He tries to get into the food, when i put it down, with his sisters. But he kind of gets pushed aside. they finish eating and walk away, they arent blocking him to it... but it seems like when they are done he loses interest in the food altogether.
Ive tried moving him and giving him food seperately, all he did was drink. He seems like he is sucking on fingers looking for milk, so i tried to smoosh up some of the kitten food and mix a little water with it, so he could lick it off my finger... he didnt want that and stopped licking/sucking my fingers. i tried to give him a drop of real maple syrup to get some sugar into him, like when they are younger and wont drink milk, but he wouldnt have any of that either.
I'm at a loss, hes a sweetie and plays, but hes so much smaller than his two sisters, and i have yet to see him actually eat since two days ago when i got them. Maybe i should set up a camera to see if he is eating?
ANY suggestions would be awesome!