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I am fostering a small litter of three kittens. For some background, they came to me emaciated and suffering some pretty serious diarrhea. I'm currently feeding them a mixture of KMR, critical care kitten food and pedialyte mixed up in a bowl. They are doing much much better and the diarrhea has almost abated.
Today I let them out of their playpen to romp around the living room and they came across my dog's fleece blanket. They immediately started trying to suckle the blanket. I know that this behavior is caused by them being separated from their mother too early. What I really want to prevent is this behavior persisting into adulthood where it can become quite destructive. I've read that feeding them a high-fiber diet can help but they are already eating some pumpkin to help with the diarrhea.
I was wondering if it might be a good idea to bottle feed them once or twice a day would help satiate their need to suckle. However, they are currently eating on their own and I don't want for them to "regress" and depend on bottle feeding.
Any ideas, advice or thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
Today I let them out of their playpen to romp around the living room and they came across my dog's fleece blanket. They immediately started trying to suckle the blanket. I know that this behavior is caused by them being separated from their mother too early. What I really want to prevent is this behavior persisting into adulthood where it can become quite destructive. I've read that feeding them a high-fiber diet can help but they are already eating some pumpkin to help with the diarrhea.
I was wondering if it might be a good idea to bottle feed them once or twice a day would help satiate their need to suckle. However, they are currently eating on their own and I don't want for them to "regress" and depend on bottle feeding.
Any ideas, advice or thoughts?
Thanks in advance!