Help With C-section Cat And Her Kittens

[Trish96]

Yes, I followed the instructions on the can. I am using canned milk and not powder.

I guess it could be the product of a few days without going. I’m not sure of the exact age, probably around 3-5 days. The umbilical cord hasn’t fallen off yet.

 

[talkingpeanut]

Switch to powdered if you can. Kittens seem to do better with it.

 

[Trish96]

Okay, I’ll do that. It’s been quite hard to feed it the last couple hours. He will be crying and whenever I hold him, he just doesn’t want to open his mouth. Tried putting a drop of milk to his cheek and wasn’t even tempted. Strangely, he has been very active today. It’s good to see so much energy but it makes it harder to feed cause he just moves around so much and refuses to stay put even in a burrito wrap.

I am using a syringe atm as the bottle we have is too big for the kitten that size and I found it harder to control the amount given. Should I try to find a suitable bottle to see if it will encourage him to suckle?

 

[talkingpeanut]

I think a syringe is fine for now. Keep getting food into him as often as you can.

 

[Trish96]

Okay I have some news. My mom found a queen nursing 3 kittens at her friend’s house. My mom tried putting the kitten with her litter and she didn’t mind at all. Her kittens are the same size with the orphan and they have similar colouring.

So the kitten has been nursing twice now from the mom. And the mother cat is friendly, she likes some petting and doesn’t mind my proximity to her litter even though I’m a complete stranger.

What are the signs to look out for adopted kitten in a litter? Like how to tell that they are adjusting well?

 

[StefanZ]

The usual ones, follow their weigh is the easiest and safest.

It sounds very good this you tell!