Pregnant Stray Not Eating Properly Anxious

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Those were the best photos I could get for now. They were screaming and Momma was getting too stressed too.
They are 11 days old.
 
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The kittens seem to be screaming/meowing a lot more when they are awake than they used to.

They are now 13 days old and all of them have their eyes open and a couple of them have started walking around.

They used to stay huddled togther but now they wander around a lot (still inside the nest) and they are meowing/screaming alot more.

Is this considered okay for this stage of development?

They are still nursing but in larger increments of time.
 
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It sounds normal to me, though mine only meowed when they were hungry.

Are your kittens out in the open, or in a private place?
 
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This is Orxata...she seems to be different than the other kittens. She has very low and wide set eyes compared to the others. She was also the last to open her eyes. Aside from that she seems to be developing the same as the others.

The biggest boy Kahlua has started purring when he nurses. It's the cutest thing. If he's not feeding he is always screaming though. He seems to be insatiable.

I will get better updated pictures soon.
 

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She is precious! [emoji]128149[/emoji]

Do you think Kahlua needs supplementing? I wonder if he needs more than he is getting from his mom. Are you tracking weights?
 
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I need to buy a new scale.[emoji]128547[/emoji] Although visually he is still the biggest. I'm going to look for and get a scale this week!
 

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If he's bigger, he may be growing faster and need more than he's getting from mom if he cries from hunger.

Are you able to supplement with formula?
 

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Goat's milk is fine! Give him extra if he cries from hunger.
 

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@QueenMargarita

 . . . you can pinch off the cord yourself about an inch from the baby's naval if you wish.
The placenta holds an important & large part of the kitten's blood, which it will pump into the kitten after it has been born . . . if it has not been detached too early.

In humans, I think I read that the placenta holds 1/3 of a baby's blood, allowing the baby to more easily pass through the birth canal.

Not allowing a baby to receive back its own blood often results in serious health problems . . . #

So, it's best by far to leave the placenta attached until it has stopped pumping blood back into a baby . . . whatever species it is.

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"Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping May Benefit Children Years Later"

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-...ord-clamping-may-benefit-children-years-later
 
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Interesting bit of information.However I didn't even need to. Mamma gobbled them all up on her own while I wasn't looking. Good to know though.
 
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So the kittens are 20 days old...when should I start leaving out/introducing wet food?
I read somewhere between 3-5weeks...which to me seems like a big time gap.
I don't leave any out now because my mamma cat won't eat it. She only eats dry food and sometimes a little yogurt.
Maybe Kahlua is ready to be introduced to kitten food already?
I did try feeding them all with a touch of goats milk last night. 3ml each. Just the once. However, I'm not all that comfortable with it after reading about them having the possibility of inhaling it?
I just put a little bit in the corner of their mouths with a syringe (not so easy to give small drops with this) and the majority ended up on my lap. Though they are all still nursing.
Just Kahlua seems to get very frustrated sometimes.
Also...I can easily pick up kitten wet food... but would it be possible to make a mush out of the dry kitten food I already have mixed with goats milk?
 

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Kittens need wet food in addition to dry food. Most kittens are ready to wean to soft solids around 5-6 weeks. Kahlua may be ready sooner. Do they have teeth yet?
 

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I figured it was early for their teeth to be in. They are too young to eat solids right now. Try Kahlua after he gets his teeth though.
 
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