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

[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!

[krazyaboutkatz]

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.

[Barbara]

Aaawww- what a sweet little thing.
I hope she eats well and keeps growing.
I am sure I couldn't let her go.

[moosmom]

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.