Hi - Almost two weeks ago, I took in two kittens that looked to be about a month old. They had been abandoned in a Kmart parking lot, and two others of the litter were already dead. I have been bottle feeding one of them because I noticed it trying to suck the wet food from the dish. The other kitten eats just fine. The bottle fed one will not try to eat from the dish at all now that I started feeding it, and unfortunately because of my schedule, I cannot bottle feed it more than 2 or 3 times a day. I am looking for homes for the kittens as I have inside dogs, but have had no luck.
I feel like the bottle fed kitten is not doing as well...is a bit smaller, and I'm afraid will starve if it doesn't learn to eat the solid food soon. Any suggestions on what I can do to help the kitten learn to eat the food? Unfortunately, I have no help with this. The kittens are living in my guest bathroom and have learned to use the litter box. I cannot let them out because of my dogs.
Also, the smaller one has become better at walking, but its hind legs seem to give out sometimes and it falls over. It also shakes some, but I can't tell if it's cold or if something else is wrong. I do not plan on taking them to a vet because of my very limited budget. I can barely afford the KMR in addition to the solid food/litter, etc.
Top pic (on the brown towel) was taken today (Aug 20), and the bottom pic was taken Aug 8.
I feel like the bottle fed kitten is not doing as well...is a bit smaller, and I'm afraid will starve if it doesn't learn to eat the solid food soon. Any suggestions on what I can do to help the kitten learn to eat the food? Unfortunately, I have no help with this. The kittens are living in my guest bathroom and have learned to use the litter box. I cannot let them out because of my dogs.
Also, the smaller one has become better at walking, but its hind legs seem to give out sometimes and it falls over. It also shakes some, but I can't tell if it's cold or if something else is wrong. I do not plan on taking them to a vet because of my very limited budget. I can barely afford the KMR in addition to the solid food/litter, etc.
Top pic (on the brown towel) was taken today (Aug 20), and the bottom pic was taken Aug 8.