Bottle feeding and stool

do you have a heat source in their bed?

Be sure to feed them on time. It's very important. I want you to check in with us on the foster kittens tomorrow.

How old are your cat's kittens?

haha okay! just had feeding time, they're asleep now. 

i do, they have a heating pad under their blanket.

How are your foster kittens today?

they're good! i had to give them baths because they get so icky so quickly and i spent some time snuggling them while getting them dry, haha.

i'll take some pics later today and share them!

We love pictures.

You can wipe the kittens down with a damp cloth every day like the mother cat would. You can still snuggle, the mom cat does that too.

this is the only one that would hold still long enough for a good picture, haha!

so their diarrhea is a LOT less today, which makes me a happy catmom.

also they only seem to be content with 15-20 mL per feeding, is that too much?

they don't cry if they get that much.

also their little bottoms have been red so i read on the site that you can stimulate them using running water.. i've been doing that and it seems to be working well. the girl pictured above actually seems to quite enjoy it, haha.

She's so cute! 

I would feed them as much as they want.  Remember as they grow they need more food.  You should feed 8ml per ounce of kitten weight per day.  You can also give the kittens pedialyte between feedings.

great, thanks guys!

hmckinney said:

great, thanks guys!

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hmckinney said:

great, thanks guys!

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Please be very careful and ask your vet about using any medicine on kittens that are this small.

blueyedgirl5946 said:

Please be very careful and ask your vet about using any medicine on kittens that are this small.

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aaah okay. :O i haven't used any yet, but i did get some preparation H for their bottoms.

but so far the running water thing is working really well.

i do have another question, the boy of the litter is a bit smaller than his sisters and almost looks a lil skinny, he doesn't seem to want AS much as his siblings.. just about 5-7mL per feeding, where his sisters are hogs. is this normal? should i be worried?

How often are you feeding him?   It if's 6x a day that's roughly 36 mls, 8x - 48.  I think he needs more.  Can you feed him a little more often to get more kmr into him.

about 5-6x a day, yeah. okay, so about 8-9x a day? 

Do you know how much he weighs?

Yes if you can.

he weighed 6.4 oz last week at the vet's, but i don't know if he's gained any or lost some.

I just asked becasufe if you know the weight you can figure out how much to feed.

i just fed him again, he seems to be trembling whenever i pick him up, and resisting the food quite a bit, what's going on?

This doesn't sound good.  @sarthur2 are you here?

Can you try warming him up?  Is he shivering?  I'm worried it might be Fading Kitten Syndrome.  I don't see any advisors on the site right now.

what do you think?

http://cats.about.com/od/kittencare/g/Fading-Kitten-Syndrome.htm

Could the kitten have fleas?  They literally suck the life (blood) out of the kitten.