4 week old kitten problem

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oh darlin, please feed her or get her to the vet... thats why she is sleeping so much. You need to feed her something other than pedyalite. Please look at the suggestions that others have already given you - its important
 

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Originally Posted by Kumbulu

Marin, she is starving to death and you need to do something to stop this - feed her! As others have said, KMR, kitten glop, baby food, kitten food made into a gruel with warm water.

Please feed her.
I agree wholeheartedly. Also, she needs to be seen by a vet asap. No matter what, a kitten this young who is listless and not eating properly needs to be seen today.

Please keep us updated. I am sure you are frustrated and scared, but please have her seen by a vet today. A vet can point you in the right direction and help save your kitten. Good luck to you.
 

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Please, Please take her to the vet right away. You have gotten some fantastic advice here, please follow it.

Good Luck
 
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Well,i'm taking her to the vet tomorow,because today unfoutunatelly i don't have time.Don't know what else to do.
Oh and thanks for all of youre help.I really hopes shes not going to die,because that would be too much.
 

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Between now and then, you need to feed her. Please, please feed her. Stop feeding the Pedialyte and start feeding KMR or Just Born or the Kitten Glop or baby food or canned kitten food. Get a syringe from the drugstore to feed with. Even if you just feed her canned evaporated milk for now, that's something.
 

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Originally Posted by Kumbulu

Between now and then, you need to feed her. Please, please feed her. Stop feeding the Pedialyte and start feeding KMR or Just Born or the Kitten Glop or baby food or canned kitten food. Get a syringe from the drugstore to feed with. Even if you just feed her canned evaporated milk for now, that's something.
Again, I agree. She definitely needs as much food as you can get her to eat. Even if she will only take a little bit at a time, keep trying. I would be trying every hour at least.

Please keep us updated, I am worried about her.
 

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Originally Posted by Marin

Well,i'm taking her to the vet tomorow,because today unfoutunatelly i don't have time.Don't know what else to do.
Oh and thanks for all of youre help.I really hopes shes not going to die,because that would be too much.
I'm really afraid that your vet visit is going to be too little, too late. This is a very tiny, tiny, baby kitten and another 24 hours of waiting will probably be fatal to this little one. It breaks my heart. I'm so sorry you weren't able to get help sooner.
 

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Originally Posted by poohandwendy

Again, I agree. She definitely needs as much food as you can get her to eat. Even if she will only take a little bit at a time, keep trying. I would be trying every hour at least.

Please keep us updated, I am worried about her.
Yes, if she hasn't been eating, it might be hard for her to take very much at a time. At this point, feed her what she will take, a little at a time. When you see the vet, let them know what she has taken, whether pedialyte, baby food, kitten food, or kitten formula.

Has she had any food yet? We are all so very worried about her starving to death if she is only getting clear fluids! Please let us know if you are able to get some solids or formula into her.

Also, look at everyone here's location, in the right hand corner opposite our name. If you live anywhere near me in NW Illinios, I would be more than happy to foster this baby for a few days until she regains her strength, and there are others here who have bottle fed babies. I understand not wanting to give your location on-line, but PM one of us by clicking on our name, and maybe we can meet somewhere public. Then the kitten will get the care of someone with more experience. I know you love your kitten, and want what is best for her. Maybe right now that is temporarily somewhere else?
 

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Sometimes, having a new little baby in the house can be very overwhelming, especially when you have a full time job and life to manage as well. Even under the best of circumstances, bringing a new pet baby into your home involves a transition for both you/your family and for the baby. For my kitten buyers, I usually try to make it so that they pick their new baby up on a weekend so they have those couple of days to bring baby in and stay with her as much as is humanly possible.

But your circumstances are not even close to the best - you have a baby far too young to be away from Momma, she isn't thriving, and you have little to no proper time/experience to care for one so needy. I am not trying to be ugly here at all, please don't think that I am. But the reality of the situation is that you are not appropriately equipped to continue handling the needs of this kitten.

Unless you can afford to burn a couple of vacation days at home with this little one and provide 24/7 attention and care, it may be for the best to seriously consider the suggestion of handing her over to a willing rescue or foster home, both of which would be better prepared to assist her at present.

ETA: Has this baby eaten anything at all? When was the last time you offered food and you saw her take it? What did you give her?
 
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Well i started to give her some semi solid food,the one you all advised me,i hope i got the right thing,cuz the store doesn't really have specialy for that.I think shes ok though.I woke her up and gave her the mixture and am still giving her,shes taking only a bit,but can't really eat on her own so i 'm feeding her constantly
Also, look at everyone here's location, in the right hand corner opposite our name. If you live anywhere near me in NW Illinios,
That's very kind,but i'm not even in the country.I'm from Europe,from Romania.But thank you for youre care.

Unless you can afford to burn a couple of vacation days at home with this little one and provide 24/7 attention and care, it may be for the best to seriously consider the suggestion of handing
Well..i have school 5 or 6 hours a day and theres no one home to take care of her.I asked my mom to let me stay at home for a couple of days and she agreed,so i can take care of him.So 'im with him constantly.
Tomorow i'm taking him to the vet.Until then i will continue to feed him and hopefully he'l feel better.
Thank you again for youre advice.
 

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Is she taking the food from your fingers? If you can get her to lap it from your fingers, then you can slowly move your fingers down towards the dish to lead her to lap from there instead.

You are doing great, just make sure she continues to eat, Marin. It is critical that she receive the proper nutrition now and it is up to you to make that happen for her. If you cannot and she is not eating at all, you will lose her. So it really is a matter of life and death for her.
 

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Bună marin.

If you have time to be on the computer, then you will have time to take the cat to the vet. Please do it sooner than later. I hate to think what will happen to the little one if you don't go.
Tania and everyone else have given you sound advice - when people like them give you that kind of advice, the best thing to do is listen and heed what they have to say.
 

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Hi Marin. Well today is the big day. Please drop by and tell us how your visit to Vet went with your tiny bundle there. I hope that you are able to get something suitable to feed the little one from the Vet even if not from anywhere else.
 
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Well everyone!I just took her to the vet this morning.He did the usual check,but just by looking at her you could see that he wasn't ok.I was afraid for her not to frezze to death cuz it'a cold and snowing here.So all i could think about was to wrap here around as tight as i could and put a hot water bottle in the basket.I told the vet i've been feeding her Pedyalite and KML and kitten food and so on and he told me it's ok and that i should keep it up and continue to feeed her as often as i can.He said he wasn't dihadrated very much and gave some vitamins,or nutriments of some sort.I don't know what there called.Pretty expensive anyway.But i should give her these nutriments each time she eats and them more rarely if she begins to recover.In a nutshell,shes going to make it,although the vet proposed me for him to take her to a shelter until she had grown more,but right now i'm not ready to relenquish it.
So that's it.I have to continue feeding her and keep her warm.Btw is it ok if i keep here next to the heater?
Anyway thanks for youre advice.I hope i have the time,because the patience i do have,to tke care of her.
 

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I'm glad you went to the vet and the kitten appears to be doing well.


If at some point you feel you are unable to give this little baby the time it deserves, please follow your vet's instructions and take it to the shelter. It wouldn't be considered "giving up" on your part. A 4 week old kitten demands a lot of time and attention and many of us would not be up to this challenge.

Good luck, and please keep us updated.
 

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Good news Marin. I commend you for trying to do all that you can for this little one. I know things can be extremely difficult in a place like Romania when it comes to animals. It's a good idea to keep her near the heater but not right next to it. Kind-of where you'd sit if you were sititng there for a couple of hours in front of it.

Is the kitten a male or female? Have you named him/her yet?

Please keep us updated on his/her progress and feel free to ask any questions.
 
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Is the kitten a male or female? Have you named him/her yet?
It's a she and i haven't yet.I gotta keep her alive first i guess.Actually she just got out of her box and is wandering aroud the romm smelling things,shes not meowning as much now and seems better.I proposed feeding her evey hour for start and then when she gets better i'l take log\
ger intervals.Only now do i see how cute she is.I keep the room pretty warm and so i'm gonna let her wanderer around a bit.At least shes not scared so much,shes actually enjoyng my presence.Howewer,and this could be a problem,shes scared of the others.Maybe because i'm the only one that spend time with her.

Tank you for your concern and tips,she'l make it.
 

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Don't worry too much about her being scared of other people right now. You have become her Mum and she may be afraid of other people for a while yet. Once she is a bit bigger and stronger, you can slowly introduce her to the rest of the family, and I'm sure that in time, she'll get to know and love everyone.
 
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