Fostering a newborn kitten, having issues.

So I've been nursing a kitten that was rejected from its mother. So from day one he had a strong pee smell. He is possibly a week old two weeks old on Monday. So besides the strong pee smell he didn't poop yesterday and the day before. He just pooped and it wasn't mustard green and soft. It was a light brown and very hard. Don't know if this is bad any answers??

I don't know if the color is good or bad, maybe someone can chime in on that.

Are you helping the kitten to go?

We rescued our cat at three + weeks old. I would take a warm wet cloth, wrung out well and gently rubbed her to stimulate her to pee and poo like a mother cat does with her tongue. It worked well, especially with peeing..

Yes I help him use the bathroom before and after I feed him.

kingkubmomma said:

So I've been nursing a kitten that was rejected from its mother. So from day one he had a strong pee smell. He is possibly a week old two weeks old on Monday. So besides the strong pee smell he didn't poop yesterday and the day before. He just pooped and it wasn't mustard green and soft. It was a light brown and very hard. Don't know if this is bad any answers??

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@catwoman707, @tulosai -- may i ask for your experience for the OP (original poster)?

You can determine the baby's age best by whether it's eyes are open or not, in early neonatals.

Being able to smell the urine would be because it is too concentrated.

You should hardly be able to smell it.

Perhaps you are not feeding enough. The best way to judge this is by daily weight gain, baby should gain at or near 10 grams a day, and a minimum of 5-6 a day.

Babies normally poop once a day or more, but until he gets much more hydrated this will not happen and constipation will become an issue, as well as a weak, non thriving baby.

It WILL catch up to him eventually too, so it's critical to get that baby weighed everyday to use as your guide asap for the best chance of surviving and growing big and healthy.

Is it KMR that you are feeding? On kittens tummy of course?

NEVER feed a cold baby, or held like you would hold and feed a human baby. This will cause even a tiny drop to be inhaled and pneumonia sets in fast and baby will die.

It's simply 3 things to do, keep warm with a heating pad set on low with a towel over it, feed often round the clock, and pottying.

@kingkubmomma -- how is your lil guy doing?