Hello all,
I've been trolling for sometime but finally found it necessary to post.
4 days ago I found a couple kittens in a bush outside of my home. Since they were in no danger I simply placed them back in the bush and observed, hoping that the mother would come back for them. The next day I found the mother dead next to my home. I immediately began feeding the cats skim milk (Until I got KMR the next day) and worked on providing a safe environment for them. They have no physical defects or injuries.
They do have some loose stool, and I am completely captivated by these kittens so I took them to the veterinarian today. The veterinarian said they were 4 weeks old and weighed about 13 ounces. He said that aside from some loose stool, (for which he gave me a dose of “Albon Susp.†which I gave 4 hours later) they "appeared viable" and showed no sign of dehydration after running through his diagnostics. He then gave them a dose of de-wormer
I feed them as much KMR as they will drink, every 4 hours throughout the entire day and have been feeding them “Science Diet Beef and Gravy- For Kittens†twice a day since they can “lap†and eat readily. I am reluctant to cut the KMR feedings due to the threat of dehydration.
Unfortunately about an hour ago while holding one of the kittens he began looking around and crying which I assumed meant he had to use the bathroom. It was an hour after his last meal. I took him and to his box and he urinated and then had a very watery stool. Upon close inspection there was a trace amount of blood in just one of his dropings.
The strange thing is that after rinsing him off he pranced into the living room, climbed up my chair, ran up my chest and began purring as if he was fine.
I am at a loss and am doing my best. I love this little creature. ANY and all advice or criticism is welcome.
I am at a complete loss as to what to do but will do anything to try and ensure his survival.
I've been trolling for sometime but finally found it necessary to post.
4 days ago I found a couple kittens in a bush outside of my home. Since they were in no danger I simply placed them back in the bush and observed, hoping that the mother would come back for them. The next day I found the mother dead next to my home. I immediately began feeding the cats skim milk (Until I got KMR the next day) and worked on providing a safe environment for them. They have no physical defects or injuries.
They do have some loose stool, and I am completely captivated by these kittens so I took them to the veterinarian today. The veterinarian said they were 4 weeks old and weighed about 13 ounces. He said that aside from some loose stool, (for which he gave me a dose of “Albon Susp.†which I gave 4 hours later) they "appeared viable" and showed no sign of dehydration after running through his diagnostics. He then gave them a dose of de-wormer
I feed them as much KMR as they will drink, every 4 hours throughout the entire day and have been feeding them “Science Diet Beef and Gravy- For Kittens†twice a day since they can “lap†and eat readily. I am reluctant to cut the KMR feedings due to the threat of dehydration.
Unfortunately about an hour ago while holding one of the kittens he began looking around and crying which I assumed meant he had to use the bathroom. It was an hour after his last meal. I took him and to his box and he urinated and then had a very watery stool. Upon close inspection there was a trace amount of blood in just one of his dropings.
The strange thing is that after rinsing him off he pranced into the living room, climbed up my chair, ran up my chest and began purring as if he was fine.
I am at a loss and am doing my best. I love this little creature. ANY and all advice or criticism is welcome.
I am at a complete loss as to what to do but will do anything to try and ensure his survival.
