If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
11 day old kittens questions??
Hi Everyone,
I have a stray Momma that came to us at the very late stage of pregnancy. She had her kittens on the 20th. The first days she stayed with them almost all day only coming out to eat and use the litter box. Now she hardly stays with them at all. I am very worried because she had them in the coldest part of the house it often drops down to a chilly 60 and is drafty. Where she had/has them we can't put a heating pad and I'm afraid the kittens are getting too cold. We tried moving them just to have her move them back. She has only been feeding them about 3-5 times a day for about 10 minutes at a time. The rest of the time she is away from them wanting out of the room. My question is when should I intervene and take over hand feeding and move the babies if she likes it or not? We have a vet appointment in three days but I am afraid that it will be too late by then if they don't get enough to eat or get too cold. Any advise is very much appreciated. Amber |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
in article , The 11 Kitty Brats
at OSPAM wrote on 1/31/04 11:15 AM: Hi Everyone, I have a stray Momma that came to us at the very late stage of pregnancy. She had her kittens on the 20th. The first days she stayed with them almost all day only coming out to eat and use the litter box. Now she hardly stays with them at all. I am very worried because she had them in the coldest part of the house it often drops down to a chilly 60 and is drafty. Where she had/has them we can't put a heating pad and I'm afraid the kittens are getting too cold. We tried moving them just to have her move them back. She has only been feeding them about 3-5 times a day for about 10 minutes at a time. The rest of the time she is away from them wanting out of the room. My question is when should I intervene and take over hand feeding and move the babies if she likes it or not? We have a vet appointment in three days but I am afraid that it will be too late by then if they don't get enough to eat or get too cold. Any advise is very much appreciated. Amber How do the kittens look? I suggest that you get something called the Snuggle safe. http://www.petsmart.com/products/product_12125.shtml I have one for my kitty with arthritis and it really does keep the bedding warm for 12 hours. If the kittens seem to do nutritionally well, maybe the snuggle safe is all you need and it might keep her around a bit more too. Some kitties are more interested in being moms than others. Karen |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Hi Karen,
I am going to go out and get one of those today. I want to thank you for telling me about it. I think it will work nicely to keep them warm. Now I have half of the problem down WOO HOO!! The kittens hardly ever have the round tummy after feeding. I will just pick up a can of KMR and do 2-3 feedings a day and hope that she will do it the rest of the time. At least till we see the vet in a few days. I have bottles already from a litter that we had to feed awhile back. Thanks so very much and have a wonderful weekend! Amber |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Hi Karen,
I am going to go out and get one of those today. I want to thank you for telling me about it. I think it will work nicely to keep them warm. Now I have half of the problem down WOO HOO!! The kittens hardly ever have the round tummy after feeding. I will just pick up a can of KMR and do 2-3 feedings a day and hope that she will do it the rest of the time. At least till we see the vet in a few days. I have bottles already from a litter that we had to feed awhile back. Thanks so very much and have a wonderful weekend! Amber |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
in article , The 11 Kitty Brats
at OSPAM wrote on 1/31/04 12:15 PM: Hi Karen, I am going to go out and get one of those today. I want to thank you for telling me about it. I think it will work nicely to keep them warm. Now I have half of the problem down WOO HOO!! The kittens hardly ever have the round tummy after feeding. I will just pick up a can of KMR and do 2-3 feedings a day and hope that she will do it the rest of the time. At least till we see the vet in a few days. I have bottles already from a litter that we had to feed awhile back. Thanks so very much and have a wonderful weekend! Amber Keep us posted!! |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
in article , The 11 Kitty Brats
at OSPAM wrote on 1/31/04 12:15 PM: Hi Karen, I am going to go out and get one of those today. I want to thank you for telling me about it. I think it will work nicely to keep them warm. Now I have half of the problem down WOO HOO!! The kittens hardly ever have the round tummy after feeding. I will just pick up a can of KMR and do 2-3 feedings a day and hope that she will do it the rest of the time. At least till we see the vet in a few days. I have bottles already from a litter that we had to feed awhile back. Thanks so very much and have a wonderful weekend! Amber Keep us posted!! |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
I have 4 of the Snuggle Safe pads and love them. So do my cats.
Gail "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , The 11 Kitty Brats at OSPAM wrote on 1/31/04 11:15 AM: Hi Everyone, I have a stray Momma that came to us at the very late stage of pregnancy. She had her kittens on the 20th. The first days she stayed with them almost all day only coming out to eat and use the litter box. Now she hardly stays with them at all. I am very worried because she had them in the coldest part of the house it often drops down to a chilly 60 and is drafty. Where she had/has them we can't put a heating pad and I'm afraid the kittens are getting too cold. We tried moving them just to have her move them back. She has only been feeding them about 3-5 times a day for about 10 minutes at a time. The rest of the time she is away from them wanting out of the room. My question is when should I intervene and take over hand feeding and move the babies if she likes it or not? We have a vet appointment in three days but I am afraid that it will be too late by then if they don't get enough to eat or get too cold. Any advise is very much appreciated. Amber How do the kittens look? I suggest that you get something called the Snuggle safe. http://www.petsmart.com/products/product_12125.shtml I have one for my kitty with arthritis and it really does keep the bedding warm for 12 hours. If the kittens seem to do nutritionally well, maybe the snuggle safe is all you need and it might keep her around a bit more too. Some kitties are more interested in being moms than others. Karen |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
I have 4 of the Snuggle Safe pads and love them. So do my cats.
Gail "Karen Chuplis" wrote in message ... in article , The 11 Kitty Brats at OSPAM wrote on 1/31/04 11:15 AM: Hi Everyone, I have a stray Momma that came to us at the very late stage of pregnancy. She had her kittens on the 20th. The first days she stayed with them almost all day only coming out to eat and use the litter box. Now she hardly stays with them at all. I am very worried because she had them in the coldest part of the house it often drops down to a chilly 60 and is drafty. Where she had/has them we can't put a heating pad and I'm afraid the kittens are getting too cold. We tried moving them just to have her move them back. She has only been feeding them about 3-5 times a day for about 10 minutes at a time. The rest of the time she is away from them wanting out of the room. My question is when should I intervene and take over hand feeding and move the babies if she likes it or not? We have a vet appointment in three days but I am afraid that it will be too late by then if they don't get enough to eat or get too cold. Any advise is very much appreciated. Amber How do the kittens look? I suggest that you get something called the Snuggle safe. http://www.petsmart.com/products/product_12125.shtml I have one for my kitty with arthritis and it really does keep the bedding warm for 12 hours. If the kittens seem to do nutritionally well, maybe the snuggle safe is all you need and it might keep her around a bit more too. Some kitties are more interested in being moms than others. Karen |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Barn kittens found | Annie Wxill | Cat anecdotes | 99 | June 13th 04 09:48 PM |
ignorant person, stray cat, plus kittens equals disaster | [email protected] | Cat anecdotes | 22 | May 21st 04 10:36 PM |