hand rearing kittens

Re: hand rearing kittens

Charlotte says smile — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:12:30 GMT

I would love one! but live waaay too close to a main road and dont think I could keep them in!

Re: hand rearing kittens

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:09:25 GMT

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Crap I also forgot to mention if you are feeding with a bottle you need to not squeeze and it's ideal to use a syringe or tube feed. Less gas means less bloat. :)

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She does burp alot, perhaps it is bloat! I always make sure I take the bottle away before it gets too empty!

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bless her! fat belly! http://www.nekosushibengals.com/NekoSushi/Gallery/Pages/Kittens.html#114

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Are they yours steph? they are stunning! I want one!

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Yes! They were born in March we have one left if you're interested!

Re: hand rearing kittens

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:08:13 GMT

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Sorry I meant actual fully formed faeces.

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Ok? Faeces formation varies on diet. kits at 10 days old can have full formed faeces, but it usually means they aren't getting all the nutrients they need. :)

Re: hand rearing kittens

Charlotte says smile — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:07:30 GMT

[quote user="StephB"]

[quote user="Kay88"]

[quote user="StephB"]

Crap I also forgot to mention if you are feeding with a bottle you need to not squeeze and it's ideal to use a syringe or tube feed. Less gas means less bloat. :)

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She does burp alot, perhaps it is bloat! I always make sure I take the bottle away before it gets too empty!

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bless her! fat belly! http://www.nekosushibengals.com/NekoSushi/Gallery/Pages/Kittens.html#114

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Are they yours steph? they are stunning! I want one!

Re: hand rearing kittens

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:04:23 GMT

[quote user="Kay88"]

[quote user="StephB"]

Crap I also forgot to mention if you are feeding with a bottle you need to not squeeze and it's ideal to use a syringe or tube feed. Less gas means less bloat. :)

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She does burp alot, perhaps it is bloat! I always make sure I take the bottle away before it gets too empty!

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bless her! fat belly! http://www.nekosushibengals.com/NekoSushi/Gallery/Pages/Kittens.html#114

Re: hand rearing kittens

Snic — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:03:27 GMT

Sorry I meant actual fully formed faeces.

Re: hand rearing kittens

Kay Eminson — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:00:20 GMT

[quote user="StephB"]

Crap I also forgot to mention if you are feeding with a bottle you need to not squeeze and it's ideal to use a syringe or tube feed. Less gas means less bloat. :)

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She does burp alot, perhaps it is bloat! I always make sure I take the bottle away before it gets too empty!

Re: hand rearing kittens

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:59:02 GMT

Crap I also forgot to mention if you are feeding with a bottle you need to not squeeze and it's ideal to use a syringe or tube feed. Less gas means less bloat. :)

Re: hand rearing kittens

Kay Eminson — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:58:40 GMT

Her belly isnt hard, its squigy lol

Yup using a nice warm wet flannel after every feed and inbetween cause she urinates alot! The 'faeces' she is passing is bright yellow and very soft. She has passed some hard brown 'pellets' earlier in the week which someone said she struggled to do. But she hasnt passed those with me.

Its annoying because the vets see it as a lost cause cause it will just have problems later in life etc etc plus it was brought in from a area which has alot of FeLV + cats. So getting advice from them is hard because I don't even think they know!

Re: hand rearing kittens

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:52:57 GMT

[quote user="Snic"]

lol! It's probably worms, she's not really going to be passing faeces yet anyway. From what age can you use Panacur liquid, isn't that from a few days or have I just made that up?!

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Where are you getting your information?

It's not likely to be worms as the worms don't really reek havoc until they start moving round a bit more. It's prolly just a normal kitten pot belly from their internal organs being too big for their bodies yet! they should be passing faeces from the day they are born. it's usually quite runny and bright yellow the first few days and then brown/orange or even black following formula feedings. They should generally have a passing of one or both at each feeding by stimulation with a warm cloth/flannel. If they haven't passed much in a 48hr period they need medical attention.

Re: hand rearing kittens

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:47:20 GMT

I also forgot to ask are you feeding any colostrum or probiotic with the Cimicat? It might be worth getting some and mixing in a few drops with your formula for a couple of days. Also Colate Nutr-idrops are fantastic for lil ones getting all they need.

Re: hand rearing kittens

Snic — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:46:06 GMT

lol! It's probably worms, she's not really going to be passing faeces yet anyway. From what age can you use Panacur liquid, isn't that from a few days or have I just made that up?!

Re: hand rearing kittens

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:43:52 GMT

Have you been toileting her with a warm flannel or cloth? has she been passing everything ok or struggling? What does the faeces look like and how often is she passing? kits tend to have a little bit of a belly as their insides don't quite fit their bodies yet! But if it's really big and hard and she's not passing anything I would worry about her anatomy down bellow sometimes they can have misformed genitals. 10 days is a bit early to be worming i think and sometimes worming can cause bloat as well! So i guess you will just have to see on Friday. but if it's only a little fat belly I wouldn't worry. If you want private message me and I can show you some photos of some healthy 10 day old kits for comparison from my March litter.