CricketLostLove ([info]cricketlostlove) wrote,
@ 2009-05-16 09:14:00
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so far he only eats when he seems desperate. does not like the bottle. cute as a bug's ear. help? litter box training? hints? eek! he was in the back yard, mom hasn't been seen for 2 days. he took the bath well. just wish we could have nabbed the black sibling at the same time.

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[info]samantha_vimes
2009-05-16 07:39 pm UTC (link)
Feed him baby food. Cat and even kitten food has additives that don't digest easy for a kitten that young. Something like Gerber's veal will be good for him , and a little cottage cheese to give him extra calcium.

We did have a kitten that young, and she ate, but threw up everything until we consulted the vet and got that recommendation.

A friend of mine who knits is having a young kitten who won't drink formula through an eye dropper, but bites her, and she thinks he's looking to nurse. I suggested she dip wool in the formula and put it on, so the kitten can snuggle and lap formula and feel like he's nursing.

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[info]ladydigitalis
2009-05-17 04:03 am UTC (link)
Whoa, those're so much better then the suggestions I was going to use.

He's absolutely adorable, I need to come by to see him.

It's good that he's got a buddy, it'll help him settle.

When I was in high school I had the constant problem of finding abandoned kittens of all ages and I'd take them to the boarding kennels where I was volunteering. We'd take dirt from outside and put it in a box, after he gets used to using the box you can change it to litter. Like all animals they don't like to sleep where they poo, even shelter cats won't doze in their litter boxes when they've been used. Offer them two different boxes to sleep in where ever you put them at night, they'll get the hint. :D

There's also kitten milk formula you can buy at pet stores, and use an eye dropper. While the kitten wet/dry food isn't digestible, the formula is a good enough substitute if he's not eating on his own.

Since he's new, and new to the world, try small rooms with little excursions on his own here and there. It'll get him adjusted faster and let likely to be shy. His friend will be a great help.

P.S. be sure NOT to give them adult food for a while, it'll give them really REALLY nasty runs.

From a fellow cat rescuer. ;)

-A

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[info]cricketlostlove
2009-05-17 07:13 pm UTC (link)
ty to you both, and to the phone call. he is eating the baby kitten food, with his formula mixed in, finally had a bm, now if we could get him to do it in the litter we would be golden.
he is getting more active, and bolder, since abby is beating him (mostly gently) he is beginning to retaliate.

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[info]cricketlostlove
2009-05-17 07:13 pm UTC (link)
ty to you both, and to the phone call. he is eating the baby kitten food, with his formula mixed in, finally had a bm, now if we could get him to do it in the litter we would be golden.
he is getting more active, and bolder, since abby is beating him (mostly gently) he is beginning to retaliate.

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[info]samantha_vimes
2009-05-17 07:32 pm UTC (link)
With Keiko we put torn paper-- paper towels or newspaper is good-- in disposable pie pans. Baby kittens don't have the legs to get into a proper litter box, and anything too rough can hurt their tiny feet. Make multiple trays if needed and put them wherever kitty has gone before; even the babies will try to use the same areas again.

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