hand reared kittens

Re: hand reared kittens

Alida Ellis — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:57:17 GMT

Lol there are 4 and I'm not keeping any because I already have 2 cats! I have quite a few people lining up for them already though :-)

Re: hand reared kittens

Roseann21 — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:45:52 GMT

The most important question is, how many are you hand-rearing and are you going to keep any of them?

Re: hand reared kittens

Alida Ellis — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:50:07 GMT

Thanks for the reply. The problem is I don't know anything about their origin, only that their mum died so because of this, the vets thought it's likely they have worms. They have been a bit constipated, that was gonna be my next post becuase there seems to be alot of conflicting information about what to do about that.

Re: hand reared kittens

Hannah25uk — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:38:45 GMT

Just a thought but Transplacental transmission of larvae from mother to kitten has not been shown to occur unlike bitches and their pups. The prepatent period for T.Cati is 8 weeks so even if mum fed them for a few days after birth kittens do not need treating for ascarids until they are 6 weeks old. However if you are concerned with Hookworm infection worming can start at 2 weeks. I would agree with the post above about swallowing air when suckling. Also are the kittens constipated at all?

Re: hand reared kittens

Alida Ellis — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:07:06 GMT

That's a really good idea, I'll try that. Thank you :-)

Re: hand reared kittens

Roseann21 — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:35:36 GMT

I think I would ring MSD Animal Health direct and ask them, the data sheet is a bit vague and just says kittens and puppies under 6 mths... MSD's technical bods should be able to advise you if you can use Panacur and if so what dose and frequency. I can't find any other wormer that you can use in such young kittens. Otherwise you might just have to wait until they're 2 weeks old.

Re: hand reared kittens

Alida Ellis — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:13:24 GMT

Thank you for the reply. They've been checked by a vet and they think the same. The kittens seem healthy otherwise, I'd just feel better if I could worm them and rule it out :-)

Re: hand reared kittens

Glen Kelsey — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:46:32 GMT

Hey...

Just a newbie to here.

I've had experience with similar. Though if very hard tummies sometimes it could be wind from the suckling of a bottle or syringe.

I'd recommend a vet to check them out. At least under their instruction they can give you more info.