Anybody else have any idea's on what to feed Teddy Bear?

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OK, he's been on Science Diet Kitten wet food, mixed with water and baby oatmeal cereal, in his bottle to try to slow his gut down. The vet recommened that we try not to wean him off the bottle. He's gained alittle weight, but he still has gut noises after he eats, and he started throwing up the oatmeal cereal after feedings, so last night I switched him to barley cereal. No throw up today, but I'm still worried cause his brother towers over him. The vet doesn't want to see him til next thursday, cause he needs to be rewormed. Anybody have any experience or ideas? He's eating alittle from the bowl, and my Husband got in trouble last night for feeding him a small peice of ham. He will eat wet food from my fingers. Would meat baby food help with extra vitamens?
 
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OK, here's a pic of the kittens and you can see the size different!
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/09...9/063a0535.jpg
We go back to the vet tomorrow. He has not had a bottle for 3 days now cause he lost his suckling reflex, and he wanted to eat out of a bowl. I'm concerned about FIP. Vet said he has to be older to test.
 

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How old is he and have you been giving him KMR (kitten formula)? I too have a foster kitten that is tiny for his age, had the FIP idea cross my mind and ruled out testing because it is just too inaccurate and hard to diagnose. Mine is gaining weight very slowly, but he is gaining bone length and ear size so I'm only slightly concerned. Some kittens are just small - your vet can make the best call.

Keep us posted!
 
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I had Teddy Bear 6 weeks Tuesday. I took him to the vet and all looks good. He's too young for testing, so I'll have to wait, but I'm weighing him weekly. He's still on Science Diet Kitten food, and I have mixed the baby cereal with aTablespoon of water. He won't take a bottle anymore, so he's eating out of the bowl. I got good news on Teddy, Plus, I came out of the vets with a job!
 
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