I rescued a kitten and I need advice.

Update;
Gia is now passing hard stool. She passed a section that was at least the length of a dime and greyish, green, in color?

I am noticing she is wanting more food now then before. She will drink the entire bottle, then will want seconds in about 5 minutes. She now likes to play after she eats instead of wanting to go to sleep. So far no sign of runny stool or blood.

She is also appears to be a little bigger. Her ears are bigger along with her head and paws.

It sounds as though her infection is clearing up - yay! Her stool is grayish from the Albon.

Sounds like her diet of plentiful kitten formula is allowing her to grow, which is also great news. Sounds like she's really beginning to thrive!

She'll soon be ready to try mush, which is classic style pate, such as Fancy Feast, mixed with KMR to make it easier for kittens to eat. You can try this when she's about 4 weeks old.

So glad to hear she's doing well now!

sarthur2 said:

It sounds as though her infection is clearing up - yay! Her stool is grayish from the Albon.

Sounds like her diet of plentiful kitten formula is allowing her to grow, which is also great news. Sounds like she's really beginning to thrive!

She'll soon be ready to try mush, which is classic style pate, such as Fancy Feast, mixed with KMR to make it easier for kittens to eat. You can try this when she's about 4 weeks old.

So glad to hear she's doing well now!

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Well I know she has been under my care for 8 days now. I guess I will give it another week. Are kittens supposed to have their teeth when you start getting them off the bottle? She doesn't have her teeth yet the last time I checked.

I am curious if this brand is okay to starting feeding her with the kmr she is on now. A friend of my fathers caught wind of the cat I rescued and gave me a small supply of kitten soft food that she feeds to rescues.

It's called Dick Van Patten's, Natural Balance kittens to adaults.
Indoor formula.

Kittens cut their baby teeth at about 4 weeks old. That brand should be fine.

So there seems to be a new "issue/concern" with the kitten I rescued. She hasn't made a bowel movement in about a day now. I am wondering if she is constipated. If this is true, what can I do to help her?

I am still stimulating her. She goes pee every time I assist her. She seems to have plenty of energy. In fact she wants to play more then sleep now. She still consuming the same amount of formula, sometimes wanting seconds. Does this formula, PetAg, promote more urination rather then bowel movements?

Constipation is not unusual in bottle babies. Begin adding a couple of drops of olive or vegetable oil to each bottle. This should soften her stools. You can also buy infant glycerin suppositories at a pharmacy, shave off a tiny piece, and gently insert it. It needs time to dissolve, but it should bring on a bowel movement.

sarthur2 said:

Constipation is not unusual in bottle babies. Begin adding a couple of drops of olive or vegetable oil to each bottle. This should soften her stools. You can also buy infant glycerin suppositories at a pharmacy, shave off a tiny piece, and gently insert it. It needs time to dissolve, but it should bring on a bowel movement.

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What about 1 or 2 drops from mineral oil?

Mineral oil is not a healthy choice. You should use olive or vegetable oil.

ne1789 said:

What about 1 or 2 drops from mineral oil?

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Mineral oil is even more potent than olive, rapeseed or other vegetable oils.  The difficulty is to find a minerale oil of food grade.  I myself dont know the american brands. In Sweden we try to use liquid paraffine - food grade.

Anyways, begin with these food oils mentioned earlier.  They are totally harmless.  Use coldpressed if you can - it doesnt matters for the constipation, but coldpressed is a healthier food.

Well everyone, here's an update on Gia. She is now close to, or a little over a month old. She has been able to go poop around the time span of a day and half to two days. Her teeth are finally cutting. I can see the tiny white points in the gums. I will let her try some kitten soft food with her kmr later today.

Great! Let us know how it goes!