Heavily pregnant cat

Ok my husband will be home soon so I will run up to the pharmacy and get some ive just gave Venus some KMR and she drank 80mils really quick so should I keep feeding her it too? Will it help with her milk production?

Yes, ask at a pharmacy. Even your vet could give you a 1ml syringe - no needles, obviously. It's tedious one drop at a time, but they need it!

Yes, mama cats love formula usually, and it helps her milk production and nutrient levels. Give it to her until the kittens are weaned and her milk dries up. Mama needs lots of extra nourishment to nurse those babies, and plenty of water and wet food. Glad to hear you're getting a syringe. Let us know how it goes!

My smallest kitten is touch and go he was so limp and barely moving I managed to make him drink 2 ml then found an unused nipple on Venus and latched him into that he had a good guzzle for 5 mins seems to have picked up a bit now gonna feed him hourly I think

Thank goodness you took action, and glad he suckled mama too! Yes, hourly for now is good until he perks up and gains considerable weight. You are doing a great job!

It's such a struggle ive got 1ml syringes now and there so figety it's impossible to feed them

I find swaddling them in a small hand towel or dish rag works really well to keep them still.

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I just don't get it all there all happy and content there not crying out in hunger or anything everytime I check on them there feeding just don't get why they havnt gained weight they all look healthy the only one that stands out to me is my runt x

@catwoman707  Any advice on how to get these kittens to drink more?

It's actually pretty common for them to lose weight the first day or so, but the one who is limp needs constant monitoring.

You will no way get any baby to take a bottle as long as they have mom to nurse from.

So this is why the syringe can be used, just be patient and tummy down, slowly drop a couple drops at a time in to the cheek area, but be VERY careful, watch that breathing, one tiny drop inhaled and it's pneumonia and death.

I do think that mom moved them because there is too much commotion where they were, this is very important for mom to be content with nursing them, she wants quiet and privacy, and will spend more time with them too.

Supplementing, you will feed 2 mls every 3 hours or so, watching for weight gain, if you see none in the first 24 hours, feed 3 mls each time.

Ok so just woke up the smallest has lost more weight he's now 72 grams one has stayed the same weight at 102grams one has lost a couple of grams and my biggest has gained 10grams we emptied the babies room yesterday and put her cot in my room so that we could give Venus a room where no one will bother her she has been confined to that room with everything she needs I'm really stuck on what to do I think I'm going to have to buy a heat mat so I know there warm ect and just try my best with feeding them

loulou85 said:

Ok so just woke up the smallest has lost more weight he's now 72 grams

one has stayed the same weight at 102grams one has lost a couple of grams and my biggest has gained 10grams we emptied the babies room yesterday and put her cot in my room so that we could give Venus a room where no one will bother her she has been confined to that room with everything she needs I'm really stuck on what to do I think I'm going to have to buy a heat mat so I know there warm ect and just try my best with feeding them

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Yeah.  Of all these, its only this of 10g ain who is somewhat out of the woods.  All the others its alert on!  red respective yellow alert.   Red on these who go down, yellow on these stading still....

I dont remember what kmr you do have.

Can you get raw goat milk?   Its a nice addition, may be the difference in difficuld, byzantine unclear cases.  I suspect they its forbidden to sell raw milk in the usul shops, as its unpasterized. So you must probably go by the word of mouth.  Ie ask around.  Use friends of friends, somebody must know some goat farmer who uses to sell raw milk to people who wants.

If the kmr you give momma is costly, you can consider goat milk instead.  For her its ok with bottled, full fat goat milk.   Having the raw for the kittens.

My husband has just managed to get all the ones who arnt gaining to drink 2 mils each he made it look so easy his big hands help shame he's never home

Do the nipples look normal they didn't look like this yesterday?

It looks like she may be developing mastitis; hard to say for certain. But, that may explain why kittens are not thriving.

Can you perhaps call a vet & email the pictures of her nipples? Hopefully your hubby can find a way to help as much as possible. It's a lot of work, but their lives depend on it. I think the more you feed the kittens the easier it will become.

I'm so happy and relieved today has been stressful but husband managed to get 4 feeds done every 2 hrs they were taking 2 mils each ive been worrying myself sick all day thinking what am I gonna do when he's in work all day tomorrow he kept telling me I had to crack it today so I took myself off with bottle and syringe I tried the bottle and guess what!!! All 4 guzzled 5mils each out the bottle so happy hopefully it's all on the up now [emoji]128515[/emoji] I am doing all this whilst I have 4 children ages 7, 5 , 3 and 1 so boy I'm a bit ragged at the. Minute but failing at this isn't an option im going to take Venus the vet again tomorrow just to check her over

I hope for all the best with your kittens. But I must warn you, even with the most careful care, they may not all make it. You can only keep them comfortable and try to feed them and keep them happy. I really do hope they all make it. It is so very hard when you lose a kitten.

No I no that but it won't be for me not trying if they don't survive I will know i did all i could for them I have weighed them this evening and we have a 7-8gram weigh increase since this morning on all 3 who where losing weight so I'm happy with that hopefully will be 10-15g gain by morning