- Joined
- Mar 4, 2012
- Messages
- 222
- Purraise
- 16
well cute am well gel i want my cat to have hers
feel like its never going to happen haha
-
Too many ads? Join our community of cat lovers now to reduce ads by 90%! Click here to join for free!
Trying to get prepared..
- Thread starter sylvastar
- Start Date
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #82
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2012
- Messages
- 37
- Purraise
- 1
Here is another picture of Kitten #1 that i took as i was weighing her.
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #83
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2012
- Messages
- 37
- Purraise
- 1
So Im worried about Kitten # 2... I have not seen her nursing, and she just seems off. This evening when I came in the two other kittens were in the middle of the box and she was in a corner with the blanket over her. I think Gisele is rejecting her. She hardly cries and when she does Gisele does not care.
I kinda think something is wrong with her. Her head seems shaped different then the other two.. its narrower? and her ears do not sit the same.. I dont know, just looks like I may loose her. I got Gisele out and tried to get her to nurse her and Gisele was willing but the kitten just was not interested. I have checked on them off and on for 6 hours now and have not seen her nurse once. I tried to get her to bottle feed but she wont, and i tried with a dropper and only could get a couple drops down her.
She does not cry much, I can pick her up and she might cry one time and then is silent, even if i roll her on her back... I don't think that's normal??
They say babies that are not getting fed cry a lot, but she does not is that normal??
She does not cry much, I can pick her up and she might cry one time and then is silent, even if i roll her on her back... I don't think that's normal??
They say babies that are not getting fed cry a lot, but she does not is that normal??
I'm not too sure, but when the feral kittens we had a couple years ago weren't getting enough milk from momma and their little bodies started shutting down they were very silent and just laid there a lot- I really hope that is not the case here. I would just continue to check on her and try feeding her some replacement milk as well as trying to get her to latch on to momma frequently. I hope things turn out okay <3
Kitten #2 has put very little if any weight on (depends how accurate your scales are), which is a warning sign. You can try supplementing her - do make sure she is warm first - and clean her tail end afterwards with damp cotton wool. But the most worrying sign is that the mum is ignoring her.
Like the others already said, she is on her way down, it is just hours now left. If you want to save her, you must work actively. Mom is willing, this is a good sign, perhaps you arent forced to do all the feeding yourself. But you must give her a boost so she manage to begin to suckle. I think her "uninterest" is because she is already too weak.
Keep her warm, as Oriental said. Being cold takes forces from her. (being too warm takes force too, so dont overdo). Give her some white caro syrup, or honey, or some dextrose on her goom. This will give her a boost, hopefully. It cant be wrong either with some light massaging. Moms licking is massaging too, no?
AFTER it you can try to give her some kmr again with the dropper... probably easier than to suckle. As she is weak now.
(Knowleable people could also give food with a "pipeline" directly into the stomach, but this is difficult for most people and thus dangerous if you dont know exactly how to do it...)
ps. The starting weight of 3,6 ounces isnt not bad at all, even good. So the beginning was OK.
Lets hope it gave her some reserves. Even if she didnt put on much at the second time.
Good luck! *vibes*
Last edited:
It seems you do have a very nice landlord. Give him some gifts now and then, important to keep nice people happy. He perhaps wants to adopt one of the kittens??
Yes, Im sure she waited for you.
*vibes*
Being too cold not only debilitates the kitten, it stops it digesting, so cold kittens shouldn't be feed but should be gradually warmed. You can give them warm rehydration fluid or sugar solution.
Lots more at:
http://www.fabcats.org/owners/kittens/handrearing.html
http://www.messybeast.com/handrear.htm
Lots more at:
http://www.fabcats.org/owners/kittens/handrearing.html
http://www.messybeast.com/handrear.htm
Last edited:
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #89
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2012
- Messages
- 37
- Purraise
- 1
Well, she was gone this morning. I tried to get her warm and I did the wiping thing but she never seemed to respond and would not take much from me when I used the dropper. She was in the corner again this morning cold and dead, and the other 2 were nursing. I think something was wrong with her. The other two are so much stronger and look so much bigger. I just hope they make it.
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2012
- Messages
- 158
- Purraise
- 12
aw im so sorry. she was a cutie, sometimes the mums just know when there is something wrong with them and thats why they reject them. congratulations on the other 2. will you be keeping any of them? they are adorable!! gd luck with those ones, although if they nursing well and mummy lookin after them they will be fine xx
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2012
- Messages
- 222
- Purraise
- 16
awww so sorry for your lost maybe there was something wrong and thats why gisele didnt respond to her
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #92
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2012
- Messages
- 37
- Purraise
- 1
So the 2 girls left are doing really good.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Kitten 1 (Carmen) : 3.7 oz -- 4.0 oz -- 5.1 oz
Kitten 3 (Jasmine) : 3.3 oz -- 3.7 oz -- 4.1 oz
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Kitten 1 (Carmen) : 3.7 oz -- 4.0 oz -- 5.1 oz
Kitten 3 (Jasmine) : 3.3 oz -- 3.7 oz -- 4.1 oz
So sorry about Kitten 2. There's only so much we can ever do, and you did your best. Glad to see that the other two girls are doing great!!! Wow, Carmen is a big one, huh?!
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2012
- Messages
- 158
- Purraise
- 12
wow they really are doing well. looks like carmen ate loads on day 2 put on alot. clynn11 is right you did your best for kitten 2.
