I have two 8 day old kittens at the moment that both have very pale gums. The little girl also has very flaky skin all over her body, much like a case of bad dandruff. I think the pale gums are due to anaemia - I've deflead and dewormed them both. With the flaky skin, I was thinking it might be some sort of nutritional deficiency. I spoke to my vet about them a little while ago but he was a bit unhelpful in telling me to just keep on feeding them formula. Both kittens are moving around OK with me supplementing their feeds by tube feeding.
Do you guys know of a supplement that will help with the anaemia and flaky skin but is safe for kittens this young? I am embarassed to say that even though I have fostered around 90 kittens in total, I haven't come across the flaky skin to this degree before. I have something called Nutrigel which is very similar to the vitamin paste you guys in the USA use. Would giving them a little of this be helpful?
Do you guys know of a supplement that will help with the anaemia and flaky skin but is safe for kittens this young? I am embarassed to say that even though I have fostered around 90 kittens in total, I haven't come across the flaky skin to this degree before. I have something called Nutrigel which is very similar to the vitamin paste you guys in the USA use. Would giving them a little of this be helpful?