My pregnant kitty - please help.

I'm taking the kittens to the vet in prob an hour or so and she has never layed in the nest with them only when she fed tehm

mommykitty said:

I'm taking the kittens to the vet in prob an hour or so and she has never layed in the nest with them only when she fed tehm

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Ok. They need a heating element now. Can you add that to the nest now?

Do you need help finding a low cost clinic to have mom spayed?

Feeding week-old kittens around the clock is a huge and tiring job. Your best bet is to get the mother cat back inside and close her up in a room with them.

It's good you are getting kitten formula to have on hand.

Do try to get mom back inside and do not let her out again. She needs to feed the kittens for 3 more weeks until they can eat solids.

#1 gray weighs:7oz.
#2 gray weighs:8oz
#3 tri weighs: 7oz
#4 tri weighs:6oz
#5 tri weighs:7oz

She doesn't want to nurse them she stairs at them and that's it

Mom may need some time to adjust. Being in heat could also distract her. Please don't keep her from the kittens if she comes back, and please do everything you can to get her back. Closing her in a room with them would be helpful.

Did you play the kitten cries outside? Did you add a heating element to the nest?

Did the vet show you how to feed and to help them eliminate?

Their weights are good for now. She's clearly been feeding them well. All moms take breaks from their kittens, but should not be let outside.

If you take over, they need feeding every 2 hours AROUND THE CLOCK for the next 3 weeks.

Have you fed them yet?

I'm not keeping her from them at all. She has been closed up in a room and I keep going outside to check for her I'm not a child this isn't my first time taking care of her litters I had to take care of her last litter when they were three weeks old

Why is she not spayed?

Because I just got her back from a friend that took her and she was due when I got her

Okay. Do you plan to spay her now?

Yes that was the plan I have to wait until I get paid is that ok with everyone

Are you feeding the kittens yet with formula?

Yes I feed them and got them to use the bathroom

mommykitty said:

I'm not keeping her from them at all. She has been closed up in a room and I keep going outside to check for her I'm not a child this isn't my first time taking care of her litters I had to take care of her last litter when they were three weeks old

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I just meant that you should make every effort to get mom back inside and with the kittens.

If she's been outside, you may want to spay her sooner rather than later.

Okay, good! Do you know how much to feed, or do you need help with that?

They don't like the nipple on the bottle so we are having a few issues but I'm trying diff things

mommykitty said:

They don't like the nipple on the bottle so we are having a few issues but I'm trying diff things

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Do you have a needleless syringe or a dropper?

I have a dropper I was trying the bottle that the vet gave me first

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They are used to mama. Is she back yet?

A syringe may be easier for now. They need 8mLs per ounce of body weight apiece, each 24 hours. So if a kitten weighs 7 ounces, it needs 56 mLs of formula each 24 hours. If you feed every 2 hours, it would get 4.6 mLs at each feeding.

Let me know if you need further help!