Look what was dropped in MY lap!~New Pic #30

[Sonia59]

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

I hope you find soon a good solution. What an adorable cutie pie

[Laura's Babies]

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??

[lvpets2002]

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..

[Laura's Babies]

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? 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.

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! Barbra is taking her until this things with me have been settled, then me & Mike get her back to find her a home.

[Catty1]

I must remember I only have her until Barbra comes to get her Sunday!

Now write that out on the blackboard 100 times....

[momcat]

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.

[Laura's Babies]

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! 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!