Need Advice

[heidiv]

Well I have my rescue kitty and her kittens here at the house and she seems to be doing o.k. at best she is nursing 3 kittens now and so far that is a good thing. She is so malnurished so today I had my sister stop by our vet clinic and buy some of the canned food that is easy to digest mainly because I remembered that when Cilla was ill with stomach surgery that there wasn't much but that she would eat. Momma kitty is very interested in the food so I am going to set my phone for a four hour increments and get up to feed her. I am starting to gain her trust slowly she is very happy to be here with us. As we are that she is with us. I am just so conserned that she isn't eating enough. She hasn't really drank a whole lot of water either. Hopefully the canned food will assist with her water intake?? Anyway I am going to the Humane Society first thing in the morning to get her some antibiotics for her cold. Although her labored breathing is getting better. I am sure because of the stress level is much lower here in our quite house. Any advice would be great I shouldn't be real conserned as the kittens haven't made very much noise since the little guy passed away last night. Should I just be watchful for them crying to help with the feeding?? I think I may do more harm than help???? I really want these guys to do well. I really like the momma I can't wait to fatten her up.
Anyway any assistance would be greatly appreiciated.

[catnapper]

You can feed her kitten food. Its loaded with all the extra fats and proteins she'll need. Canned kitten food will give her additional water if you don't think she's drinking enough. Let ehr eat as much as she'll want. A nursing mama can never get too much food.

[moosmom]

When Mattie Grace and her babies were with me, I'd go to the store and buy fresh chicken livers and boil them for her. I mixed them with canned kitten food. Catnapper is right though. Feeding her kitten food is a great idea. It will help put some pounds on her and might even increase her milk production. Are her teats full?? You might want to check to make sure she HAS enough milk.

If the babies are crying and seem hungry, you might want to get a can of liquid KMR, a mama's milk supplement and feed them. Because Mama is malnourished, it could be her milk supply isn't what it should be and that's why the babies are hungry.

[Laura's Babies]

Great advice already given, GOOD LUCK with the Mama and babies!

[smokey the elder]

Boy, you have a tough case for your first foster. Supplementing the mama's milk with KMR is a good idea. A few years ago I had a mama who was caring for two litters! There were 7 kittens in all, but 2 died right away. The other 5 did fine.

[heidiv]

She seems like she is doing better today. I went to the humane society and got her some antibiotics for the respritory infection and they also supplied me with subcontaineous fluids for her dehydration. The only thing that I noticed today is that she seems to have a discharge coming out of the her from having the babies is this normal???? If its an infection would the medicine that I am giving her help with that. She has been coming out and talking to me all day. She is a pretty special kitty I think my sister has decided that she is going to take her when she has weaned her babies she really fell in love with her the moment she saw her. She told me that she is going to come and be with her tomarrow because she misses her. Isn't that really neat?? I will get to see her all of the time then. That way I can foster another mommy. She is a really neat kitty. She is going to have wonderful loving kittens I am sure of it.