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Tamstrong said:
Thanks, Petty, good find! :freehug:

Much better info than what I'd found in my searches. :smt023
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All of this info makes me realize just how much I was winging it with the pets I raised

Didn't have access to the internet and other people's experiences like this back in the 80s

When I raised a rabbit, I just put it into a cage lined with paper and fed him carrots

He lived for years but still...I'm pretty sure other people had more elaborate plans
 
Tamstrong said:
Does anyone have any experience hand or bottle feeding kittens?

My cat has a three week old kitten and started ignoring it for the most part about a week ago. On occasion I'm able to get her to nurse and clean the baby if I'm holding both of them, but it's not long before she takes off. I've got the cat milk substitute and also a bottle and a small syringe, and I've been trying to do it myself. Sometimes she'll accept the milk from the syringe, but she seems not to like the bottle (my guess is because the nipple is bigger than what she's used to). I don't feel like she's eating enough, which worries me. I don't want the baby to die. I don't know if it's because I just haven't gotten the hang of it yet, or if it just takes more time for the kitten to adjust, but I wonder if I'm worrying for nothing. Taking care of an abandoned kitten is a lot of work, and I feel like I suck at it.

If anyone whose experienced this has any suggestions, I'd appreciate it.
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if you have a petsmart or petco close by they sell baby kitten bottles...not easy to find the ones with the very small nipple that is soft...there is also a special kitten milk or powder you mix with water...i use to put the kitten in a snug footie sock with their head sticking out to feed...plan on making a mess

you also need to help them go potty...the mother licks them but you can just use a dish rag or towel...get it warm/damp and stroke it on the area they eliminate
 
pettyofficerj said:
All of this info makes me realize just how much I was winging it with the pets I raised

Didn't have access to the internet and other people's experiences like this back in the 80s

When I raised a rabbit, I just put it into a cage lined with paper and fed him carrots

He lived for years but still...I'm pretty sure other people had more elaborate plans
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Yeah, it's hard to figure it all out without any kind of instruction, so winging it was all we could do back in the day.



lippy said:
if you have a petsmart or petco close by they sell baby kitten bottles...not easy to find the ones with the very small nipple that is soft...there is also a special kitten milk or powder you mix with water...i use to put the kitten in a snug footie sock with their head sticking out to feed...plan on making a mess

you also need to help them go potty...the mother licks them but you can just use a dish rag or towel...get it warm/damp and stroke it on the area they eliminate
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Thanks, Lippy. :freehug:

The only thing we have around here is Walmart, which is where I found the kitten milk and the only kind of pet bottle they had on hand. My mother brought by a bigger syringe today that I'm having a bit better luck with. I like the sock idea, and I'll definitely be giving that a try.

I've got some disposable cloths I've been using to help it potty.

Yep, it is messy work.

I just hope the kitty survives. I guess all I can do is try my best to make that happen. The way the mama cat left the baby hanging makes me wonder if she was taking care of it as well as I thought she was the first couple of weeks.
 
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Nikkers said:
Currently 60 here.... hottest day during 2015 yet.
should come visit, get away from the heat. :freehug:
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I should! Although I'm impossible to please because 60 would have me shaking like a leaf lol.

APPIAH said:
91.4 here and this is a slightly cold day :cool:
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Bleh. I can't stand that heat! It'll be 90-100s all summer :( I like it right around 75. Up or down and I'm no longer chipper Raider lol
 
pettyofficerj said:
I remember lining the floor with seat cushions and doing stunts on them with cousins

Fun times
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Lol when we're in the pool it's on. He does every stunt imaginable on me lol. Baby boy is crazy strong for his age! I eventually get tired of being dunked and sic him on his sister. Cause that's what an awesome mama does lol :D
 
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