Hello,
I've been browsing this website for a small time, enjoying reading the posts, but now I have a problem, so I've registered and am here to ask for help.
Recently, I heard a small kitten meowing outside of my house, in the back yard. I went outside and hunted it down, and it is a VERY young kitten, umbilical cord was still attached when I found her, so only a few days old. It appears she was abandoned, or perhaps the mother rejected her? I'm not positive, but I couldn't leave her outside to wait and see if the mother was perhaps relocating a litter. It took me about 45 minutes to find her underneath the shed, and as I live in Tennessee, it is sweltering hot at this time of year and very humid. I didn't think she would be able to last without dehydrating out there.
So, I brought her in and started feeding her diluted KMR to begin with, in very small amounts every hour to two hours, depending on when she stirred, and last night / this morning began feeding her almost 'full strength' KMR, which is to say, much less diluted.
However, I have noticed that her stomach seems very round. It is quite rotund, and very firm to the touch. It also seems that area is very dark and reddish, though I am not certain if it was that color to begin with, seeing as how this new problem is what brought my notice to her stomach.
I cannot afford to take her to the vet. I have multiple animals that I get by with taking to their yearly check ups and keeping them healthy through exercise and nutrition, and Care Credit has helped a lot, but seeing as how my calico had her tail maimed when she snuck out the last month, and had to have it amputated, that is maxed out for the moment, until I pay it off. And I have called multiple shelters, but they informed me they would euthanize her immediately, as it would be too much trouble to tend to such a small kitten with so many other animals to take care of.
But I don't think it's too much trouble, and I'd like to help her if I could. Does anyone have any advice on what this is, or how to ease it?
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