If you've read any of my recent posts, you know I'm having alot of problems with cats lately, especially my semi-tame ferals. Well, now there's yet another problem. *deep sigh*
Greyie had a litter of 5 kittens 19 days ago, only one is left. Last we saw her today, the baby (Lucki) was wailing and she was just sitting there staring at it doing nothing. We checked a while later and she was gone (fairly normal for her). Well, it's been over 5 hours since we saw her last, and the baby is going ballistic (VERY bad since a neighbor is already threatening to kill my ferals.)! We can hear him crying from inside our house (he stays in a box with a hot water bottle in our fairly warm storage room under our backporch.). We went out and bought him some cat milk and warmed it and fed it through a kitten bottle, and he's currently waiting 30 mins to be pooped.
I'm a bit concerned because he's shaking alot, and his one eye seems kinda watery. Do we need to contact a vet, or is it normal? (I've only had to hand rear a kitten once before, but it was only for a week before he was old enough to be weened.) Is there any precautions I can take (beyond my normal wash hands with hot soapy water) so my indoor cats don't get this runny eye problem?
Did she abandon him to stay with her "male friends" whom she's invited over *grumble, grumble* the last week?
I want to take him inside, but knowing my dad, I severely doubt he'd allow it since he makes sure to remind me daily I'd better not bring any of them in.
He also was able to leave the box he stays in and the floor is cold, I guess it's concrete. I don't have any rugs. What can I do to either keep him in the box, but still allow her to enter, should she return, or at least make it so the floor isn't as cold, and he wouldn't get smashed by me opening the door to the room or me stepping on him in the dark, or him wandering outside or something like that?
Any other hints, suggestions, etc.?
Greyie had a litter of 5 kittens 19 days ago, only one is left. Last we saw her today, the baby (Lucki) was wailing and she was just sitting there staring at it doing nothing. We checked a while later and she was gone (fairly normal for her). Well, it's been over 5 hours since we saw her last, and the baby is going ballistic (VERY bad since a neighbor is already threatening to kill my ferals.)! We can hear him crying from inside our house (he stays in a box with a hot water bottle in our fairly warm storage room under our backporch.). We went out and bought him some cat milk and warmed it and fed it through a kitten bottle, and he's currently waiting 30 mins to be pooped.
I'm a bit concerned because he's shaking alot, and his one eye seems kinda watery. Do we need to contact a vet, or is it normal? (I've only had to hand rear a kitten once before, but it was only for a week before he was old enough to be weened.) Is there any precautions I can take (beyond my normal wash hands with hot soapy water) so my indoor cats don't get this runny eye problem?
Did she abandon him to stay with her "male friends" whom she's invited over *grumble, grumble* the last week?
I want to take him inside, but knowing my dad, I severely doubt he'd allow it since he makes sure to remind me daily I'd better not bring any of them in.
He also was able to leave the box he stays in and the floor is cold, I guess it's concrete. I don't have any rugs. What can I do to either keep him in the box, but still allow her to enter, should she return, or at least make it so the floor isn't as cold, and he wouldn't get smashed by me opening the door to the room or me stepping on him in the dark, or him wandering outside or something like that?
Any other hints, suggestions, etc.?