I am currently looking after a newborn kitten. It was found in a barn last Monday by itself in the middle of nowhere. The owners left it there overnight hoping momma would come back for it..but she didn't. So they brought him in Tuesday morning and started to feed it.
The kitten had to be with mom for a day or two, he was clean and strong. They were giving him the evaporated milk kitten recipe so I continued with it for fear of giving him digestive upset. (normally I give KMR)
So, if my guess is correct, he had to have been born at the latest last Sunday, which makes him 6-8 days old. His umbilical cord when he was discovered wasn't there but I think momma chewed it very close to his belly as he had a tiny dried piece there.
He is doing really well on the formula, in fact better than some of my KMR babies. (I find it constipating for them)
Now the problem is that his eyes haven't started to open yet. I realize it can take up 14 days. (I think I"ve had one later)
I"m kinda worrying that he doesn't have eyes. Perhaps Momma abandoned him for a reason.
Does anyone else use the evaporated milk recipe with success? It certainly is alot cheaper. Here's a pic of the baby, I call him Elijah.
The kitten had to be with mom for a day or two, he was clean and strong. They were giving him the evaporated milk kitten recipe so I continued with it for fear of giving him digestive upset. (normally I give KMR)
So, if my guess is correct, he had to have been born at the latest last Sunday, which makes him 6-8 days old. His umbilical cord when he was discovered wasn't there but I think momma chewed it very close to his belly as he had a tiny dried piece there.
He is doing really well on the formula, in fact better than some of my KMR babies. (I find it constipating for them)
Now the problem is that his eyes haven't started to open yet. I realize it can take up 14 days. (I think I"ve had one later)
I"m kinda worrying that he doesn't have eyes. Perhaps Momma abandoned him for a reason.
Does anyone else use the evaporated milk recipe with success? It certainly is alot cheaper. Here's a pic of the baby, I call him Elijah.