A little help with new kitten

Hey guys i found an orphaned kitten on my backyard been feeding her with milk replacements but the problem is even when she is not hungry or sleepy she always cries and i don't know why. if anyone can help me i would be grateful.

I'm sorry no one's answered your questions.  She might be lonely and crying for her mom.  You can try getting her a little stuffed animal as a "companion" and be sure to keep her nice and warm with either a kitten warming disk or rice socks.  Also, be sure you're stimulating her so she'll potty.

Is she living inside with you now? She is probably hungry if she is crying a lot.

How old is she?

Are you using a bottle or syringe? And did you buy powdered kitten formula?

You need to get a weight on the kitten. She needs 8mL of formula for every ounce of body weight during each 24-hour cycle. If you can tell me her weight I can tell you how much to feed.

How often are you feeding her? She may need to eat more often if she is very young, perhaps every 2-3 hours.

She does need stimulating on her tummy and bum with a warm damp cloth or cottonball to go wee and poo.

Fill us in and we will go from there! Can you also post a picture please?

Thanks for caring for her !

Thanks for answering

-stephanietx

I think so too that she cries for her mom but i couldn't find her for like 3-4 days i always try to keep her warm she even sleeps on my shoulder (so cute ) i'm going to try that stuffed animal i hope it works thanks for the advice

-sarthur2 

yes she is living with me 

i don't know but the vet said she is like 15-18 days old

i'm using a bottle and yes i have powdered kitten formula

i don't know about her weight actually

i'm feeding her like 10 times a day but sometimes she sleeps 12 hours so feeding varies

yes i'm using wet cottonball to clean her bottom (This opens another question when i wipe her she stays calm for a while but after a while she just starts to scream and tries to bite my hand while still peeing or pooping i don't know if it is normal or she is sick)



here is the photos you asked

She needs a heat source, like a heating pad or hot water bottle.  You can even fill a sock with raw rice and microwave it for 5 minutes.  It will hold the heat for 3-4 hours.  The kitten should bee eating every 2-3 hours.  She can not eat if she is cold or if the food is cold.  Her body cannot digest the food properly if neither are warm enough.  Kittens can't maintain their body heat until 3 weeks old, 4 if they are undernourished.

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mryasin

Do not let her sleep for 12 hours without eating!!!

You must wake her up to eat. She needs to eat every 3-4 hours tops at her age. She should be getting a minimum of 96 mL of formula in each 24-hour period. So at every 4 hours, that means she should eat 16 mL per feeding. I based that on a weight of 12 ounces.

She does need a heat source. If she is warm enough, not hungry, and comforted enough, she should not cry much at all.

When you stimulate her, do it gently. Once she starts to pee or poop you can stop. That may be why she screams for you to stop.

@sarthur2  - @Handsome Kitty  

thanks for the replies yes she has a heating source in her box i always but 2 bottles of hot water

and i am cleaning her bottom gently... actually i just fed her and cleaned her bottom i realized she always gets uncomfortable when she tries to poop i don't know but i think she might be sick will get her to a vet ASAP

mryasin

If she is sick, she needs to see a vet. If she is just constipated, you can add a few drops of olive or vegetable oil to her bottle to soften things up. However, if she has not pooped in a few days, she will need to see the vet for an enema.

Please let us know how she is doing after her vet visit!

@sarthur2  

i went to vet she is constipated so i got medicine she doesn't seems to like the taste but that's for her good

What medicine did they give you? Has she gone poo yet?

yes just now i don't know it's name actually they gave it to me in a syringe