Kitten meowing a lot

Hello! I'm new here and I need some help!

About a week and a little more ago, I found an orphaned kitten and decided to take her in. Brought her to the vet and the vet said she was healthy. Recently my kitten has been meowing a lot when I put her down in her bed and when I try to feed her (because I thought she was hungry) she refuses to nurse. She stops immediately after I pick her up and put her on my bed. Should I be worried? 

Might I add, the vet said she was about 3 weeks when I brought her to him about a week and a while ago.

So your kitten is now about 4-5 weeks old, and I take it she has been bottle feeding.

She's now old enough to try mush, which is pate-style wet cat food mixed with some kitten formula to make it mushy enough for her to eat. Offer this every 3-4 hours, and leave a dish of kitten chow down for her at all times. And a dish of water.

If she is refusing her bottle, then she is also big enough to lap her formula from a dish.

She needs some play mice and balls, and some gentle interactive plsytime with you now. She should begin exploring her surroundings now under your supervision.

She needs a kitten-sized litter pan that you will put her in before and after every meal, and any other time you see her looking or acting like she needs to "go". Most kittens learn quickly.

Don't know if you're interested, but adopting another kitten close to her age would give her a playmate to grow up with and interact with.

Thank you for replying so soon! 

I have tried to give her some mush but she still doesn't know how to drink it so I've mostly been bottle feeding her. Should I still leave a dish of water for her to drink even though she still doesn't really know how to?

She has been really active and I have been playing with her with some toys. Lately she has been drinking a lot of formula again so I'm glad she is healthy but how can I start to train her to lap from a dish?

I've been trying to find a kitten almost her age to adopt, but I'm still a little lost as most of the kittens available are older than she is due to the fact that vets only let the kittens be adopted after their vaccination which is about 6-8 weeks. 

I'm glad to hear that she is drinking well from her bottle again. She does not need a water bowl yet since she's still on her bottle. Many kittens do not drink from a water bowl until they are bigger as they get moisture from formula and later, mush and wet food.

You can try the mush again in a week. Kittens wean at different ages.

You might find a younger kitten at a rescue organization. If not, adopt a friend as soon as you can .

She sounds like she's doing well!

She is! She likes to meow at me as if she is speaking to me and she is adorable!

I will try to find her a friend her age as soon as possible, it'd also be nice for me to have another little kitten with me.

I'll see what I can do about adopting another kitten... QvQ

Today when I woke up in the morning to feed my kitten she suddenly started meowing really loudly. It wasn't like the usual meow. It was loud and she sounded like she was crying for help. When I tried to stimulate her to go to the bathroom she would cry loudly in what I would assume pain. I am really worried that something is wrong and I don't know if I can bring her to the vet (though I'm trying) since I am not old enough to drive and the vet is quite far away.

What should I do? Right now I've decided to try and be patient and wait till noon time to see if this still happens... 

Your kitten is probably hungry.

She should also be going potty on her own now without stimulation.

She still doesn't know how to go potty on her own. When I put her in the litterbox she doesn't know what to do and is confused.

She hasn't been crying like earlier anymore so I'm feeling a little more relaxed about it now. 

Any tips on how I can get her used to the litterbox?

What is she eating now?

Can you post a picture of your kitten so we can see her size?

Of course. She has been drinking formula still until today. I've tried to wean her but she isn't taking interest in the mush and she still doesn't know how to lap the formula from a spoon. 

This is from when I first got her.



And her right now.

She's precious! Very young looking. Only about 4 weeks old. She's too young to wean yet and too young for the litter box.

How much formula do you give her at each feeding, and how many times per day?

I see!

I give her about 5 to 10cc depending on how much she wants to drink. (she's a rebel!) and  usually feed her every 3 to 4 hours a day. Sometimes she drinks a lot in one go and is super satisfied but sometimes because she doesn't want to drink it I try to space out the feeding times and make them more frequent. 

That's very good. Do you feed her during the night?

Yes I do. I set alarms through the night and wake up to feed her, though sometimes she prefers to sleep through the night ahaha! 

It sounds like she is doing well, and she looks very healthy, so you are doing a fine job. Perhaps she will be ready for mush and the litter box in about two weeks.

Thank you so much once again. I struggle with anxiety so I get worried about my kitten easily. She is really precious to me

Do you know how old she is? She seems 3 or 4 weeks. Around 3,5 weeks you can start her on some wet kitten food (canned food - really just a little so she can taste it) on a plate (also continue the formula for now). Some will take it instantly, others will take days. After she eats more solid food (I usually introduce kibbles at around 4,5 weeks but stay around it for the first week at least because it's still hard for them to eat) she will start pooping on her own. This is the time mom will usually stop helping. The best way is to put the kitten in the litter box after every meal (the solid food, not the formula) and she'll get the hang of it soon enough. 

Good luck! ^^

What happened to her mom? Was she abandoned?

Also, maybe she's cold? I'm no expert, but maybe she's still unable to regulate her body temperature?