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Oh she's just adorable! I definitely would've failed at letting her go, so I can sympathize w/you, Laura. However, I would have a come to Jesus meetin' w/this "friend" of yours. She's awfully self absorbed that she would do that to you w/all that you've got going on right now. I would have a closed door policy w/her until she sees the light.
What some people are able to do is amazing! On one hand it means she cares for the kitten enough to ensure it will be in good hands...many others would have thrown the little one away...it's clear she wanted to let you no other choice :(. On the other hand I just can't imagine such a cheek :eek:
I hope you find soon a good solution. What an adorable cutie pie :love:
OK, Mike picked her up this afternoon and brought her back to me. The vet checked WeeBit out and said she is in great shape and healthy, estimates her to be 2 to 3 weeks old (like I thought). She is GOOD with that bottle, sucks great but looking for her Mama when I put her down, trying to suck and make happy feet. Poor baby, WISH I knew where there was a Mama cat..(or better yet, that Samantha would mother her)
Mike said "Oh, by the way, the vet said it is female!".. I said "well, yea! She calico!".. He never realized she was gray and white with orange spots. I had to show them to him
Anyway.. It's been a LONG LONG time since I had a bottle baby. I use to know how much they should eat in a days time but that was so long ago.. Help me please.... how much should she have per feeding and in a days time??
:love: Now you are using a kitten nursing bottle right?? If she is 3 wks old she should be suck 3/4 of the bottle per 6 hour feeding.. I have nursed bottle babies at a whole bottle per 6 hour feeding if 3 wks old.. Now if she is 2 wks old then about 1/2 bottle per 6 hour feeding.. I have at 4 weeks had nursing babies to start on wet mush.. KMR milk to soak kitten dry to a wet mush.. Make sure its Kitten Milk to feed && Please dont forget to Burp the Baby after each feeding.. Last of all Remember to stimulate the bottom for pee pee & poo poo with a warm wet cloth.. Oh Lots of Whisker Kissess & Cuddles & getting up in the middle of the night & early mornings feedings.. I think that should do it.. Good Luck.. She is a Cutie Pie for sure.. Oh I know your going to be a Great Mom..
Yes, I have a kitten bottle and the KMR milk. A kitten can drink that much at a time? :eek: LOL! I never dreamed they could eat that much at one feeding. I finally found my maginfying glass so I could read the lable on the can (had to search forever for it!) and it says 2 tablespoons per 4 ounce of body weight 3 times a day at 3 weeks. I weighed her and she weighs a half a pound.. I haven't measured it out into the bottle to see how much that makes in the bottle yet.Quote:
Now you are using a kitten nursing bottle right?? If she is 3 wks old she should be suck 3/4 of the bottle per 6 hour feeding.. I have nursed bottle babies at a whole bottle per 6 hour feeding if 3 wks old.. Now if she is 2 wks old then about 1/2 bottle per 6 hour feeding.. I have at 4 weeks had nursing babies to start on wet mush.. KMR milk to soak kitten dry to a wet mush.. Make sure its Kitten Milk to feed && Please dont forget to Burp the Baby after each feeding.. Last of all Remember to stimulate the bottom for pee pee & poo poo with a warm wet cloth.. Oh Lots of Whisker Kissess & Cuddles & getting up in the middle of the night & early mornings feedings.. I think that should do it.. Good Luck.. She is a Cutie Pie for sure.. Oh I know your going to be a Great Mom..
I did get her to potty and I was stunned. That little thing must have been FULL. LOL! I had no idea something that small could make that much poo! I'm telling you, it has been (I bet) 40 years or more since I have bottle fed one and had to do all this.
Remember, I only have her until Barbra comes to get her Sunday. I must remember I only have her until Barbra comes to get her Sunday! I must remember I only have her until Barbra comes to get her Sunday! I must remember I only have her until Barbra comes to get her Sunday! :D Barbra is taking her until this things with me have been settled, then me & Mike get her back to find her a home.
Now write that out on the blackboard 100 times....:D:)Quote:
I must remember I only have her until Barbra comes to get her Sunday!
What a beautiful, precious little baby! I'm happy to hear that her vet check went so well. And a big thank you to Mike for helping you out!
What is wrong with that person? How can she be so insensitive and indifferent to your current problems that she just "dumps" a virtual newborn kitten at you? Why couldn't she take the baby to a vet or contact a shelter herself?
Have you considered calling local vets or a shelter to see if a nursing kitty mom might be available? Just a thought.
momcat, I would be afraid the shelter would just put her to sleep and that place can be (not saying it is right now but could be) full of disease that could kill her..
I looked at the baby bottle and it is marked by tablespoons, it will hold 4 tablespoons.. I just don't see how that tiny thing could eat that much at one feeding! :eek: Since I have had her back at around 3 pm, she has had about 3 ounces and it is 10:30pm now and she looks like she is about to pop! She wasn't nearly this plump yesterday but there is no telling how long it had been since she ate..
Look at that tummy!
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She sure is a cutie pie.:) I've never dealt with a bottle baby before so I hope that everything will go well. Good luck and please continue to keep us updated about her.
Aaawww- what a sweet little thing.
I hope she eats well and keeps growing.
I am sure I couldn't let her go.
In my experience with bottle feeding, the kitten needs to eat every 2-3 hours. The rest of the time she'll sleep. Her eyes are open so she's probably about 3 weeks old. Normally, a kitten will eat a couple of ounces at a time. I use the lines on the bottle as a guide. I'd mix two tsp of warm water to one tsp of KMR. Mix is up real good (I used a whisk) to get all the lumps out.
I'm so surprized that your friend put this on your shoulders after all you're going through. Call around to local shelters and see if there's a lactating mama who has kittens around her age. Another week and you can probably start weaning her.
What I do is mix KMR with canned kitten food. Put a tiny bit on a spoon, open her mouth and put it in. Be careful she doesn't aspirate it.
She'll eventually get the idea. Is there ANYONE that can help you with her? Bottle feeding is alot of work, time consuming and you get sleep deprived. You need your sleep. I only wish I lived close to help you out.
Another thing you want to do is maintain her body heat with a heating pad set on low underneath a towel. Make her sleep in a cat carrier. I'll send you a "sock buddie" and LuLu's bun-bun. When I was bottle feeding Phoenix (now known as Molly) she loved to curl up next to her bun-bun.
I keep her in Amy's kennel/carrier with a stuffed toy and in a really soft fluffy blanket that she seems to really like. She slept all night and I had to wake her to feed her this morning. After 8 hours of sleeping, she only took about 1 1/2 tablespoons of KMR, I put her on the blanket on the floor and let her wander around for a few minutes before she fell asleep again. I can hear her purring... it is such a sweet sound coming from her.
Donna, she is a project between me, Mike and Barbra. Barbra is coming to get her tomorrow to keep until I find out what's going to happen with me & the neuro doctor. I will have her when I can take care of her and Barbra will have her when I can't and if she has something going on, Mike will take her. Barbra is the only stay at home 24/7/365 so she is the better bet for most of her care but Lil Bit will make #12 in her house of fur kids so Barbra has her hands full already. We just need somebody to take care of her if I end up unable to for awhile. Lil Bit really isn't that much trouble to take care of at this point, eat and sleep is all she does but I am sure that will change in a few weeks.
I have some very unhappy fur kids in my house now. Samantha's feelings are so hurt that she won't come near me anymore and is staying hidden somewhere and I can't find her. :(
Bless you Laura for taking on this precious baby.
Here is a very good link on how to raise an orphaned kitten.
Please read it throughly and you should have no problems with this widdle one.
http://www.acfacat.com/orphan_kittens.htm
I'm wishing you all the best of luck.
awwwWWWWWWW!!!!!!!... I really really want her.. sheŽs so cute and precious..awwww
if we wereŽnt so far and shipping wasnŽt so expensive/such a hassle for international.. IŽd really really have you send her to me.. canŽt resist that much cuteness :D
Rie came yesterday just in time to give her the bottle so I was able to get this picture.. Sooooo Cute!
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In total yesterday, she took 6 tablespoons of milk, that is 1 1/2 bottles. This morning she drank only a little less than a tablespoon. When she gets enough, she wiggles and squirms and won't take the bottle anymore and I won't try but once or twice before I stop. Her little tummy is so full!
I feel so sorry for her, she is constantly looking for her Mommie, rooting around with her head, wanting to suck on something while making her happy feet.