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Weak and boney kitten
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You're welcome. Please keep us posted on how the kitty is doing. 
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Yes I will surely.
Accordiing to the suggestions I received I am giving him boiled chicken liver.
Anything else I can give that is homemade ?
Accordiing to the suggestions I received I am giving him boiled chicken liver.
Anything else I can give that is homemade ?
Yes, there are a variety of home-made food options here: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/264153/home-cooked-cat-food-resources
Just to be clear, cooked chicken liver is not the only thing you are feeding him, correct? Cats need meat, organs and a calcium source at a minimum.
Just to be clear, cooked chicken liver is not the only thing you are feeding him, correct? Cats need meat, organs and a calcium source at a minimum.
Yes, I also wanted to come by and check on this. What else if anything are you feeding him? While chicken liver is an improvement over cereal, it is not enough on its own. As I said in a post above, feeding cats raw requires effort and is time-consuming as you have to make sure all their nutritional needs are met. Please clarify when you get a minute!!
Been there, done that! Go to your vet and ask about Viyo Recuperation. It is a liquid diet, "nutritional support of pets debilitated or weakened from illness, surgery, trauma or eating/drinking disorders." Whatever you do, don't wait. Young cats REQUIRE proper nutrition while they are building their little bodies. There could be lots of reasons why he is not eating; Viyo Recuperation will give him needed nutrition while you find a lasting solution.
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I don't know if the owner should go to the same vet who recommended that the kitten be fed grain based cereal and no meat.
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Any egg yolks? You can make home made formula to give him a boost for a while, if you must use milk, use a goat or evaporated. I'm going to post a link to a recipe I've used with good success. http://ac.ingham.org/PetCareResources/EmergencyKittyFormulaRecipes.aspx Recipe #2 with evaporated milk added with equal parts water to milk. I find the cat's tolerate it better if you have no goats milk. Please see if you can get him to a vet. A good one. This should hold him together for a little whiles though.
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@soomboom Cats can only get certain vitamins from meat, they are built to eat meat. They actually don't need fruits or veggies like us.
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A BONEY OR STARVING CAT IS URGENTLY IN NEED OF CARE! If you have a veterinarian who treats cats, please take the kitten to him as soon as possible for care.
NO CHICKEN BONES OF ANY KIND, EVER! too small, too brittle, can get stuck the wrong way.
MARROW [the soft inside part] of a cooked beef or other large bone is fine.
KITTEN MILK REPLACEMENT - or KMR - is sold in many places. You may be able to order it on-line. START BY FEEDING ONLY THIS. You or your maid may need to feed with the dropper provided. After a week or so MIX with boiled chicken.
TINNED or CANNED CAT FOOD is ideal.
KITTENS use plenty of FAT, for extra calories, to grow, so combine some with the cooked chicken or other meat.
There are good RECIPES so your maid can make a good healty balanced diet for your kitten. KITTENS NEED VERY GOOD NUTRITION to grow up healthy.
Here is a link that may be helpful: http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/pet-not-eating-use-these-5-remedies/
PET DIET
http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/sick-dog-cat-steps-home-veterinary-care/
ONE CAUTION: Do NOT empty a full needle-less syringe of water straight into your cat's throat. GIVE A LITTLE AT A TIME, and squirt into the lips outside the teeth, the pocket toward the hinge of their jaw.
KITTENS SOMETIMES GET VIRUSES THAT CLOG THEIR NOSES blocking their sense of smell. If cats cannot smell their food they do not like to eat it. WARM their canned food or meat slightly. It should be only a tiny bit warmer than the cat's body. If it's a bit warmer to your touch than your cat is, you can feed this.
Re: RAW EGG - see if you can SOFT-BOIL the egg instead, to cook it just enough to kill bacteria. OR find PASTEURIZED Raw eggs.
NO CHICKEN BONES OF ANY KIND, EVER! too small, too brittle, can get stuck the wrong way.
MARROW [the soft inside part] of a cooked beef or other large bone is fine.
KITTEN MILK REPLACEMENT - or KMR - is sold in many places. You may be able to order it on-line. START BY FEEDING ONLY THIS. You or your maid may need to feed with the dropper provided. After a week or so MIX with boiled chicken.
TINNED or CANNED CAT FOOD is ideal.
KITTENS use plenty of FAT, for extra calories, to grow, so combine some with the cooked chicken or other meat.
There are good RECIPES so your maid can make a good healty balanced diet for your kitten. KITTENS NEED VERY GOOD NUTRITION to grow up healthy.
Here is a link that may be helpful: http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/pet-not-eating-use-these-5-remedies/
PET DIET
http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/sick-dog-cat-steps-home-veterinary-care/
ONE CAUTION: Do NOT empty a full needle-less syringe of water straight into your cat's throat. GIVE A LITTLE AT A TIME, and squirt into the lips outside the teeth, the pocket toward the hinge of their jaw.
KITTENS SOMETIMES GET VIRUSES THAT CLOG THEIR NOSES blocking their sense of smell. If cats cannot smell their food they do not like to eat it. WARM their canned food or meat slightly. It should be only a tiny bit warmer than the cat's body. If it's a bit warmer to your touch than your cat is, you can feed this.
Re: RAW EGG - see if you can SOFT-BOIL the egg instead, to cook it just enough to kill bacteria. OR find PASTEURIZED Raw eggs.
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If your cat is in serious distress, or has not eaten in 24 hours, then you should first SEE A VETERINARIAN. If your cat has not drunk any water, this is URGENT.
KMR or KITTEN MILK REPLACEMENT is a type of milk made for kittens. It comes canned, in liquid, or powdered, to mix with water. Search on-line [Google] to see if it is sold in Pakistan. Get some as soon as possible.
Nursing Care: give Comfortable WARM Bedding. Make a quiet area. Place their bed [a foam pad or pillow covered with towels -- put in a box that is open at the top] out of the main traffic area, but not so far away that they are isolated. They need regular and gentle contact. Kittens also need warmth, not extreme heat, but they need to be as warm as they would with mother. Keep the area clean. Your kitten may soil himself. Change the blankets or towels frequently, and bathe the kitten's rear with a warm, moist [not wet] cloth.
Eating: If your pet has not eaten after 24 hours, that is a serious cause for concern – especially in cats.
There are many simple things that you can do to stimulate your pet’s appetite.
Hand feeding: Put some sticky wet ground-up cooked meat on the tip of your finger and hold it right near your kitten's nose. If she licks it, good! Keep doing this until she is full.
Warm up the food - cats and kittens do not eat if they can't smell their food. Warm it to the point where you can still touch it.
When the food is warmer, it is more appetizing, and it is easier for your dog or cat to smell it. If it smells good, they will often eat.
Pet your kitten - stroke gently: the simple act of stroking your pet will stimulate positive feelings in your pet and often cause them to begin eating.
If your pet has gone more than 48 hours without eating, he may need force feeding, and you have a few options. You can pick up high calorie liquid nutrition such as ‘Hills Prescription Diet a/d’ or ‘Eukanuba Maximum-Calorie’.
Or make your own high calorie food: example of a diet below.
HOME-MADE Nutrition Booster
1/2 cup cooked turkey or chicken
1/4 cup of goat's milk or KITTEN MILK REPLACEMENT
Egg yolk
400 mg calcium powder or the powder of ground eggshells
1 tbsp flax oil
Mix this well in a blender or food processor.
Feed 1/2 to 1 cup per day to small pets, and increase proportionally. In some cases, you will have to syringe feed – give frequent, small amounts. Open the kitten's mouth slightly and let her lick the tip of the needle-less syringe as you slowly squeeze the food out.
Drinking / Dehydration: It is URGENT that your kitten not get dehydrated. Try feeding some broth of beef, chicken, fish, or other meat broth.
The first test for dehydration is ‘tenting’ the skin. Pinch the skin between your pet’s shoulder blades and see how quickly it springs back. It should go back in less than 5 seconds. If the skin tent is prolonged, then your pet is dehydrated. A deydrated kitten's eyes will be sunken into their head. Specifically, the eyes recede into the eye socket. Look at her gums - the pink tissue above the teeth - they are the best indicator of dehydration. Lift your pet’s lips to expose the gums. Place your index finger on the gums and press your finger flat to the gum. This temporarily squeezes blood in that spot out of the small blood vessels (capillaries). When you lift your finger, the pinkness - blood in the capillaries - should return in less than 2 seconds. This response will be delayed in a dehydrated cat. Gum moisture - The gums often feel dry or sticky in a dehydrated cat. When you pull your index finger away from the gums, it should feel wet, and easily slide away. In a dehydrated pet, your finger will stick to the gums.
Rehydration with a Syringe: Severely dehydrated cats need additional electrolytes. ‘Pedialyte’ is an oral electrolyte re-hydration supplement for children. A feeding syringe [syringe with no needle and a small stem-like opening] works well. Insert the tip into the center of your pet’s mouth. Tilt his head back, hold his mouth closed and squirt in the fluid.
A safe rule of thumb is to give 30 ml (2 tablespoons) per 10 lbs of weight every hour.
Bathing and Cleaning: Many diseases will cause discharge from the various body openings.
The Rear: Use a damp warm washcloth to remove nasty residue/feces.
The Nose: Keep the nose clear of plugs or secretions. Compress the end of the nose slightly with a warm cloth to loosen up the secretions before you try and wipe them. It helps to keep the secretions off by dabbing the end of the nose with mild ointment or Vaseline.
The Eyes: Crusts and secretions often form in the corner of the eyes. Apply a warm cloth compress to loosen the secretions and make it easier to remove.
KMR or KITTEN MILK REPLACEMENT is a type of milk made for kittens. It comes canned, in liquid, or powdered, to mix with water. Search on-line [Google] to see if it is sold in Pakistan. Get some as soon as possible.
Nursing Care: give Comfortable WARM Bedding. Make a quiet area. Place their bed [a foam pad or pillow covered with towels -- put in a box that is open at the top] out of the main traffic area, but not so far away that they are isolated. They need regular and gentle contact. Kittens also need warmth, not extreme heat, but they need to be as warm as they would with mother. Keep the area clean. Your kitten may soil himself. Change the blankets or towels frequently, and bathe the kitten's rear with a warm, moist [not wet] cloth.
Eating: If your pet has not eaten after 24 hours, that is a serious cause for concern – especially in cats.
There are many simple things that you can do to stimulate your pet’s appetite.
Hand feeding: Put some sticky wet ground-up cooked meat on the tip of your finger and hold it right near your kitten's nose. If she licks it, good! Keep doing this until she is full.
Warm up the food - cats and kittens do not eat if they can't smell their food. Warm it to the point where you can still touch it.
When the food is warmer, it is more appetizing, and it is easier for your dog or cat to smell it. If it smells good, they will often eat.
Pet your kitten - stroke gently: the simple act of stroking your pet will stimulate positive feelings in your pet and often cause them to begin eating.
If your pet has gone more than 48 hours without eating, he may need force feeding, and you have a few options. You can pick up high calorie liquid nutrition such as ‘Hills Prescription Diet a/d’ or ‘Eukanuba Maximum-Calorie’.
Or make your own high calorie food: example of a diet below.
HOME-MADE Nutrition Booster
1/2 cup cooked turkey or chicken
1/4 cup of goat's milk or KITTEN MILK REPLACEMENT
Egg yolk
400 mg calcium powder or the powder of ground eggshells
1 tbsp flax oil
Mix this well in a blender or food processor.
Feed 1/2 to 1 cup per day to small pets, and increase proportionally. In some cases, you will have to syringe feed – give frequent, small amounts. Open the kitten's mouth slightly and let her lick the tip of the needle-less syringe as you slowly squeeze the food out.
Drinking / Dehydration: It is URGENT that your kitten not get dehydrated. Try feeding some broth of beef, chicken, fish, or other meat broth.
The first test for dehydration is ‘tenting’ the skin. Pinch the skin between your pet’s shoulder blades and see how quickly it springs back. It should go back in less than 5 seconds. If the skin tent is prolonged, then your pet is dehydrated. A deydrated kitten's eyes will be sunken into their head. Specifically, the eyes recede into the eye socket. Look at her gums - the pink tissue above the teeth - they are the best indicator of dehydration. Lift your pet’s lips to expose the gums. Place your index finger on the gums and press your finger flat to the gum. This temporarily squeezes blood in that spot out of the small blood vessels (capillaries). When you lift your finger, the pinkness - blood in the capillaries - should return in less than 2 seconds. This response will be delayed in a dehydrated cat. Gum moisture - The gums often feel dry or sticky in a dehydrated cat. When you pull your index finger away from the gums, it should feel wet, and easily slide away. In a dehydrated pet, your finger will stick to the gums.
Rehydration with a Syringe: Severely dehydrated cats need additional electrolytes. ‘Pedialyte’ is an oral electrolyte re-hydration supplement for children. A feeding syringe [syringe with no needle and a small stem-like opening] works well. Insert the tip into the center of your pet’s mouth. Tilt his head back, hold his mouth closed and squirt in the fluid.
A safe rule of thumb is to give 30 ml (2 tablespoons) per 10 lbs of weight every hour.
Bathing and Cleaning: Many diseases will cause discharge from the various body openings.
The Rear: Use a damp warm washcloth to remove nasty residue/feces.
The Nose: Keep the nose clear of plugs or secretions. Compress the end of the nose slightly with a warm cloth to loosen up the secretions before you try and wipe them. It helps to keep the secretions off by dabbing the end of the nose with mild ointment or Vaseline.
The Eyes: Crusts and secretions often form in the corner of the eyes. Apply a warm cloth compress to loosen the secretions and make it easier to remove.
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It is very important to keep in mind that in different parts of the world things work very differently, and cats are viewed very differently than in the USA. Standards for how you treat cats may be different, what food is available for cats may be different, access to vet care may be extremely limited or even effectively nonexistent if you live in a very small town many miles from a city center. People usually come here because, regardless of where they are from or their prior level of education, they want to learn more about how to treat their cat well, and it is important to try to be supportive of that. While of course ideally people would educate themselves extensively about a cat before owning one, the reality is many people don't, or are educated relative to their community/country's standards, which is much lower than the one we have in the USA (which I'd argue is not even particularly high on its own). The OP can't change how much he or she knew in the past and is trying to move forward, and seems to be taking steps to do so based on his or her recent comments. I think it is important to be supportive of that.
I agree wholeheartedly with you.
I am glad SoomBoom has come to this site for help.
SoomBoom please let us know how the kitten is doing. And please make sure your maid likes the kitten and will help with a full heart.
I agree wholeheartedly with you.
I am glad SoomBoom has come to this site for help.
SoomBoom please let us know how the kitten is doing. And please make sure your maid likes the kitten and will help with a full heart.
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I give him milk cerlac hearts
Really, there's no reason to feed any Cerelac. If he enjoys it, a small amount may be OK as a treat but there just isn't anything in it that will help him grow.
Heart meat is good, some goat's milk is fine. Liver has a lot of vitamins but too much isn't healthy---try to keep it to about 10% of the diet. I can't really think of any reason the majority of his diet couldn't be heart meat, but it's good to get a nice variety of different cuts of meat, not ONLY hearts and liver. Just some regular meat now and then.
What are you giving him for calcium? is he eating any raw bones or are you giving him crushed eggshells? Growing kittens do need their calcium---VERY important---so make sure he's getting that somehow. Milk doesn't have enough.
Heart meat is good, some goat's milk is fine. Liver has a lot of vitamins but too much isn't healthy---try to keep it to about 10% of the diet. I can't really think of any reason the majority of his diet couldn't be heart meat, but it's good to get a nice variety of different cuts of meat, not ONLY hearts and liver. Just some regular meat now and then.
What are you giving him for calcium? is he eating any raw bones or are you giving him crushed eggshells? Growing kittens do need their calcium---VERY important---so make sure he's getting that somehow. Milk doesn't have enough.
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@soomboom: I want to emphasis this also. It is critical, especially for a growing kitten, that his food include an adequate amount of calcium. If you haven't already addressed this it should be your top priority.
Many raw feeders use raw chicken bones as an excellent source of calcium. Only the smallest bones, like ribs, are usually used to minimize risk of choking. The bones of their prey is a cats main source of calcium in the wild.
Cooked bones of any kind should never be fed because cooking makes them brittle and biting into them can result in sharp splinters of bone that can be dangerous to swallow. Raw bones are soft making that risk far lower.
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No no he is all fine, very healthy and eating everything god bless him
Can I give him french fries ? Please tell me any vegetables that I can feed my cat
Can I give him french fries ? Please tell me any vegetables that I can feed my cat
Cats don't need to eat vegetables . If he likes french fries, you can give him a very small bit as a treat, but that would not be healthy for a cat so just a tiny piece. You can give him almost anything as a very tiny treat (no onions, garlic, raisins, or grapes, though) but for his meals he just needs meat, organs, and raw bones (or eggshell powder).
. If he likes french fries, you can give him a very small bit as a treat, but that would not be healthy for a cat so just a tiny piece. You can give him almost anything as a very tiny treat (no onions, garlic, raisins, or grapes, though) but for his meals he just needs meat, organs, and raw bones (or eggshell powder).
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ABOUT CAT SNACKS
PROTEIN HAS PRIORITY in your cat's diet. Feed protein first.
Also be cautious. You need to be sure your kitten has regular mealtimes with lots of good protein so she grows strong, limber and sleek. You DON'T want her to grow up to be fat - that brings so many problems, diabetes in particular!
SARDINES - tinned whole sardines - cats love them.
There are some cats who love green beans [blanched, with butter], romaine - cos - lettuce [washed; raw], and more. Since cats need calcium you may want to find some veggies with calcium: here are some veggies and I've listed the calcium count.It's very important that you feed these as bits/snacks ONLY.
Snack Vegetables- wash raw veggies well and try giving to your cat.
My romaine lettuce-loving cat seldom eats more than a tablespoon of it [leaves torn into bite-size pieces]. If she eats too much she vomits it up later
These vegetables also have some calcium.
okra
collard greens
spinach
romaine lettuce or cos
broccoli
Please note - french fries are not on this list
As she gets older she will not need quite as much food per day. Right now she is building bone and muscle.
Best to you and the kitten! I would love to see a picture of her!
As in humans', cats' need for amounts of food decreases as they age. So carefully monitor your cat's appearance. Skinny, bad, svelte/sleek, good! fat, very bad.
PROTEIN HAS PRIORITY in your cat's diet. Feed protein first.
Also be cautious. You need to be sure your kitten has regular mealtimes with lots of good protein so she grows strong, limber and sleek. You DON'T want her to grow up to be fat - that brings so many problems, diabetes in particular!
SARDINES - tinned whole sardines - cats love them.
There are some cats who love green beans [blanched, with butter], romaine - cos - lettuce [washed; raw], and more. Since cats need calcium you may want to find some veggies with calcium: here are some veggies and I've listed the calcium count.It's very important that you feed these as bits/snacks ONLY.
Snack Vegetables- wash raw veggies well and try giving to your cat.
My romaine lettuce-loving cat seldom eats more than a tablespoon of it [leaves torn into bite-size pieces]. If she eats too much she vomits it up later
okra
collard greens
spinach
romaine lettuce or cos
broccoli
Please note - french fries are not on this list
As she gets older she will not need quite as much food per day. Right now she is building bone and muscle.
Best to you and the kitten! I would love to see a picture of her!
As in humans', cats' need for amounts of food decreases as they age. So carefully monitor your cat's appearance. Skinny, bad, svelte/sleek, good! fat, very bad.
Okay You have gotten a lot of good advice but I don't feel you are truely taking it in cerelac, vegetables, cows milk are all things you shouldn't really give a cat while okay in very small and I mean tiny portions anything more could in the long run cause problems. if you are truely set on cooking food fresh for your kitten boiled chicken, beef, turkey or white fish would be good but also include organs or offal such as hearts, necks, liver, kidneys! And calcium raw bones would be best but not chicken bones if you cant get him to eat bone crushed up cooked eggshell. Try not to feed human food other than these things as it could cause him to be ill!
