Hello,
newby here and thank you for acceting me in this wonderful forum.
I have a few cats, but I feed all the strays that knock on my door regularly.
I need your advise on an urgent matter.
Yesterday I was visiting my parents and I heard kitten cries under the stairs.
Upon investigating, I found three newly born kittens, one dead still in the sack, the other two with their umbilical cord attached and bleeding. This is how I determined they were a few hours old. The mother was nowhere near and I waited for a few minutes to see if she would appear, but to no avail. I assumed that if the umbilical cord was still attached, it might be a case of the mother abandoning the kittens.
I took them home and fed them kitten formula, although expired and discoloured, it was the only thing I had at that time. I took them to bed with me and fed them every time they cried.
This morning I took them to the vet and bought fresh formula for them. BTW, I cut the umbilical cord in the meantime.
Today, my father called and said there were more cries, so I rushed and found another kitten by a tree nearby where the others were. Obviously it crawled away,that's why I missed it yesterday. Although dehydrated and starving, it took well to feeding and its now with the other two under my care. Right now it's very hot and I don't have any warming blankets in their box. They don't seem to be infeted with fleas either.
I have a few questions for the more experienced. Is it ok if I leave the formula in the bottle outside until they drink it all? I make a fresh dose every 5-6 hours.
Is there anything I shoud be doing apart from feeding them and making sure they do their little business every time they eat?
Thank you.
newby here and thank you for acceting me in this wonderful forum.
I have a few cats, but I feed all the strays that knock on my door regularly.
I need your advise on an urgent matter.
Yesterday I was visiting my parents and I heard kitten cries under the stairs.
Upon investigating, I found three newly born kittens, one dead still in the sack, the other two with their umbilical cord attached and bleeding. This is how I determined they were a few hours old. The mother was nowhere near and I waited for a few minutes to see if she would appear, but to no avail. I assumed that if the umbilical cord was still attached, it might be a case of the mother abandoning the kittens.
I took them home and fed them kitten formula, although expired and discoloured, it was the only thing I had at that time. I took them to bed with me and fed them every time they cried.
This morning I took them to the vet and bought fresh formula for them. BTW, I cut the umbilical cord in the meantime.
Today, my father called and said there were more cries, so I rushed and found another kitten by a tree nearby where the others were. Obviously it crawled away,that's why I missed it yesterday. Although dehydrated and starving, it took well to feeding and its now with the other two under my care. Right now it's very hot and I don't have any warming blankets in their box. They don't seem to be infeted with fleas either.
I have a few questions for the more experienced. Is it ok if I leave the formula in the bottle outside until they drink it all? I make a fresh dose every 5-6 hours.
Is there anything I shoud be doing apart from feeding them and making sure they do their little business every time they eat?
Thank you.