Mineral oil does the same as olive oil, but olive oil is healthier. I hope she goes soon. The English word for the procedure you described is "enema". Glad you found a decent vet! [emoji]128077[/emoji]
He said it was similar but mineral oil was a little stronger. Whether it is true or not, I am happy to have found someone who cares about all animals, not just dogs. The other vets I walked into looked at me as though I was carrying a snake!Mineral oil does the same as olive oil, but olive oil is healthier. I hope she goes soon. The English word for the procedure you described is "enema". Glad you found a decent vet! [emoji]128077[/emoji]
He said it was similar but mineral oil was a little stronger. Whether it is true or not, I am happy to have found someone who cares about all animals, not just dogs. ...
You want to be careful not to change the food you are giving her, she has a delicate digestive system that is not fully developed yet, but soon.
You asked earlier about giving fresh goat milk, that is excellent!
Constipation comes from a lack of food, allowing her to decide how much she will take is likely the reason she is unable to poop on her own.
A kitten needs 8 mls of milk for every ounce she weighs, so if she is 10 ounces then she needs to get 80 mls of milk a day.
Once you can get enough in to her and this rather dry poop that is in her out, she should be regular afterwards for you.
She is able to poop and poo on her own actually, at 3 weeks they have developed enough muscle to do this.
I would put several drops of mineral oil in to each bottle so she is able to regulate herself.
Nice job, and LOVE her little cubby pouch!! Adorable.
Yesterday she weighed 10.58 ounces. She pees like a champ, no need for help. The poop she got out at the vet was from the thermometer, but it was just a little bit.The more she drinks the better! Impossible to overfeed a growing kitten! The 8 mL per ounce of weight is a minimum.
Also, that was an example. How much does your kitten actually weigh? Your kitten should weigh close to 16 ounces at 4 weeks old, so she should be drinking much more than 80 mLs each day. [emoji]128571[/emoji]
Great on the poop endDoes anyone have some good suggestions for kitten toys, DIY toys would be best.
Onyx is about 3.5 weeks old. She tries to play with the dogs, but they just lick her and walk away. She plays with our hands, but I don't want her to get used to biting hands!
I could not find wet kitten food, so it would be regular kitten food wet down with goat's milk.It's great that she's pooping now!
Do you mean when should you give her wet cat food?
Regular wet is fine. My huge supermarket here only has a few cans of kitten. My kittens loved regular wet.I could not find wet kitten food, so it would be regular kitten food wet down with goat's milk.
Thursday I am going to go to a pet shop in the City and see if I can find wet kitten food, but my husband looked in two stores here today and didn't find any. I don't have many options, but I could get canned tuna if you suggest that it would be better.