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Thank you for all the suggestions. I will look into that kitten glop thing. Right now until I can figure out a way to get their bloodwork done that won't literally break our bank, I'm just worried about them eating. They aren't dehydrated, the vet said so, so that's good.Also;
Sometimes finger feeding is the only thing that works, either sitting on the floor with them and literally scooping a little food onto your finger, or gently tucking a little bit of food into their cheeks.
Try making this;
tent test for dehydration and home-made pedialyte recipe - The Daily Kitten
Also, try making one of these;
Kitten Glop Recipes - Supplementing Cats and Kittens with nutritious formula you make at home: presented by Bengal Cat breeder Foothill Felines. --This website has a number of kitten glop recipes, with ingredients that you may very well have in your house.
These can be used on their own or combined with food. Also, if you heat the food a little - stir it so there aren't any hot spots from the microwave. Or you could heat some water, about a tablespoon, and add that to canned food. A small glass works to stir it all up.
- Chicken, beef or ham flavored baby food such as Gerber Stage 2 - make sure there is no garlic or onions in the ingredients
- Tuna and/or the juice, a low mercury/low/no sodium brand is called SafeCatch
- Salmon, mackerel
- Sardines (make sure there are no bones)
- boiled cut up chicken or turkey with no seasonings
- canned kitten food any brand - it's usually smelly. See if it's eaten on its own, then maybe mix it in or put on top
- Try mixing in Kitten Milk Replacer - there are recipes on the internet or store bought
- Fish, tuna or BBQ flavored canned wet food (I personally have never seen BBQ flavors, but...)
- Lickable cat treats or pouch treat 'gravy' poured over the food
- kitten glop (recipes in website link above)
- Bonito flakes
- fortiflora
- fish oil
- green beans, asparagus mushed up
- goat milk, or no lactose cow milk
- whole cooked eggs (the white must always be cooked) or raw egg yolk now and then
- broth with no salt and no garlic or onion or seasonings of any kind
- There are also commercial toppers, Applaws is a brand that can work well as a topper
- Some good treats would be freeze dried Purebites, Orijen, Meowtinis, Meowables
- There are also Lickimats that you could spread types of soft food onto, even plain unflavored yogurt, and even freeze it. Licking something can help a cat to feel better emotionally The LickiMat - Food Puzzles for Cats
- shredded cheddar cheese
- chamomile tea, made from the little bags only, a couple cooled teaspoons a couple times a day in water or food, can helpcalm a stressed cat