https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/9611/bloated-kittens I am currently hand rearing two kittens, they are three days old and doing very well, however today they are very bloated. I am feeding them on Cimicat (which i have watered down more due to constipatoin which is now resolving) and i am trying to ensureen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/89995?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:35:18 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:294f721f-55f1-4677-bd40-3bc003dc6ab9Siobhan Steven<p>My experience with hand rearing kittens is minimal, but 100% successful. One of my cats was dumped in the clinic at about 3 days of age, frozen to the core. He is now a stunning hilarious house cat. I reared him on formula but bottle fed, I would think they may be ingesting a bit of air as they try to suckle from a syringe, the rubber teat affords a better seal. You do need to make a decent hole in the teat. Encourage toileting by stimulating the anus and urethral opening, I just used dampened kitchen towel. He did experience a little &#39;bloat&#39;, I don&#39;t have a photo though, but I gave him regular belly rubs, and all over rubs like a Queen &#39;grooming&#39;. His faeces at the early stages was probably about what yours are doing. </p> <p>Make sure all of your equipment is clean for each feed, just like feeding a human baby, don&#39;t feed them from the same teat etc because gastric problems or infection is a real risk. You can soak everything in steriliser. When he was dumped it was school holidays so I must give credit to my two teenage daughters who, under my supervision did most of the work.</p> <p>Keep them warm and dry, we had a hot water bottle wrapped in a fluffy towel and regularly replaced the water. </p> <p>Good luck. Maybe a good port of call would be a cat charity where workers probably raise kittens regularly?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/89880?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:23:18 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:779683dc-d224-4c32-96be-acef22f6aa2bhayzie<p>thankyou, i am getting conflicting worming advise from vets but have decided against worming. i think they may me a bit greedy, they guzzle quite quickly. i am feeding them about two mls every two hours using a syringe, so there is a possibility that they are taking in too much air.</p> <p>Thankyou for your reply!</p> <p>Does anyone have any advise regarding defecating (they pass faeces smaller than a grain of rice and with a bit of difficulty) or any advise on how to help treat bloat caused by gas?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/89873?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:17:30 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:db09d1ea-0e38-4fdb-b285-c28141a393c0Saskia Quinn<p>Firstly, well done on taking on such a challenge!!</p> <p>My concern would be they are too young to worm just yet, the earliest you can treat for worms is 2 weeks of age.</p> <p>May it be a case of them being greedy?&nbsp; I&#39;m sure some of the cat people will be along shortly to give their expertise! <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/greyhound3.jpg" alt="Greyhound" /> </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>