Any help/advice/suggestions would be appreciated.
Here's the story...about 5 hours ago I found 3 abandoned feral kittens. They are obviously sick in some way. They're eyes are stuck shut with mucus. They were found in the attic surrounded by mold, dirt and insulation so I'm sure that's the cause.
They appear to be between 7 and 14 days old. First, I cleaned their eyes off (some were worse than others) then I washed them completely to get any debris off of them. They are now in a carrier with a warm bottle of water and space heater nearby. They seem to be warm enough. I'm going to get them kitten replacement milk tomorrow, but I cannot afford to take them all to the vet. I'm going to look for a rescue shelter tomorrow but I'm worried if they aren't healthy then they won't want them, or that it will take them several days to get here. So in the mean time...
??? Should I try and encourage my adopted queen with 8 week olds to nurse them? Even if they are sick? She is still nursing her litter.
??? I've looked for replacement milk recipes for tonight...all call for yogurt which I don't have. I'm going to mix condensed milk, egg yolk, water and karo syrup unless anyone has a better recipe.
??? What should I do about their illness? What can I do? They were cleaned about 4 hours ago and it's already back. It appears that their eyelids are swollen too. One appears much worse than the other two...should I quarantine them?
??? About helping them eliminate...how do you hold them while you try to rub their muscles to react?
Anything you see I'm not considering please let me know. Any help would be appreciated.
Here's the story...about 5 hours ago I found 3 abandoned feral kittens. They are obviously sick in some way. They're eyes are stuck shut with mucus. They were found in the attic surrounded by mold, dirt and insulation so I'm sure that's the cause.
They appear to be between 7 and 14 days old. First, I cleaned their eyes off (some were worse than others) then I washed them completely to get any debris off of them. They are now in a carrier with a warm bottle of water and space heater nearby. They seem to be warm enough. I'm going to get them kitten replacement milk tomorrow, but I cannot afford to take them all to the vet. I'm going to look for a rescue shelter tomorrow but I'm worried if they aren't healthy then they won't want them, or that it will take them several days to get here. So in the mean time...
??? Should I try and encourage my adopted queen with 8 week olds to nurse them? Even if they are sick? She is still nursing her litter.
??? I've looked for replacement milk recipes for tonight...all call for yogurt which I don't have. I'm going to mix condensed milk, egg yolk, water and karo syrup unless anyone has a better recipe.
??? What should I do about their illness? What can I do? They were cleaned about 4 hours ago and it's already back. It appears that their eyelids are swollen too. One appears much worse than the other two...should I quarantine them?
??? About helping them eliminate...how do you hold them while you try to rub their muscles to react?
Anything you see I'm not considering please let me know. Any help would be appreciated.