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is a syringe or a bottle best to top up feed a kitten
I have a litter of six kitten's, but two of them are slightly smaller
than the other four, so I have been trying to top up feed them to help their mother out. I have tried using a bottle designed for feeding tiny kittens, but I am affraid that I will push too much milk in to their mouth's.I have also tried doing it with a syringe too, wondered which would be best? When I choose this cat from a rescue centre I was told that the cat was already spayed.You can imagine my suprise when I noticed her blowing up like a huge balloon. I have already booked mummy in to have her spayed in 8 weeks time so we have no further litter's of kittens. I just want to do what is best for them, then home them too. Thank's Catz C |
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On Jan 29, 4:10 pm, "catz carer" wrote: I have a litter of six kitten's, but two of them are slightly smaller than the other four, so I have been trying to top up feed them to help their mother out. I have tried using a bottle designed for feeding tiny kittens, but I am affraid that I will push too much milk in to their mouth's.I have also tried doing it with a syringe too, wondered which would be best? When I choose this cat from a rescue centre I was told that the cat was already spayed.You can imagine my suprise when I noticed her blowing up like a huge balloon. I have already booked mummy in to have her spayed in 8 weeks time so we have no further litter's of kittens. I just want to do what is best for them, then home them too. Thank's I have just realised that my sister has been on my account using it to post prior ro me.Her name is Sheelagh. I wouldn't have realised unless I had gone to profile to check it out, lol... Her advice is the syringe, but I worry that I will make them aspirate the milk, so would appreciate a second opinion please? Catz C |
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is a syringe or a bottle best to top up feed a kitten
I have just realised that my sister has been on my account using it to post prior ro me.Her name is Sheelagh. I wouldn't have realised unless I had gone to profile to check it out, lol... Her advice is the syringe, but I worry that I will make them aspirate the milk, so would appreciate a second opinion please? Catz C You let me use it!It was @ xmas when you came to stay, & I couldn't figure out why no posting's were working!! I still think that you should stick to the syringe & start by dropping a tiny amount into her mouth, so that she realise's that it is milk, then start plunging very slowly. As long as you hold her firmly(wrap her if you need to), with her head to the side so that any excess dribbles out on it's own, you should be fine. How old are they now?About 2week's? In fact, as long as mum is feeding them, is there any need to supplement feed? Have you asked the vet what to do too? She may tell you not to bother at all.I don't know who you go to up there, but I do know that our vet would tell you to avoid it unless it is absolutely nessacery.Ring them, & see what they say,k?Let me know what he say's too! S;o) Ps: Welcome-wondered how long it would take you) |
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"catz carer" wrote in message oups.com... On Jan 29, 4:10 pm, "catz carer" wrote: I have a litter of six kitten's, but two of them are slightly smaller than the other four, so I have been trying to top up feed them to help their mother out. I have tried using a bottle designed for feeding tiny kittens, but I am affraid that I will push too much milk in to their mouth's.I have also tried doing it with a syringe too, wondered which would be best? When I choose this cat from a rescue centre I was told that the cat was already spayed.You can imagine my suprise when I noticed her blowing up like a huge balloon. I have already booked mummy in to have her spayed in 8 weeks time so we have no further litter's of kittens. I just want to do what is best for them, then home them too. Thank's I have just realised that my sister has been on my account using it to post prior ro me.Her name is Sheelagh. I wouldn't have realised unless I had gone to profile to check it out, lol... Her advice is the syringe, but I worry that I will make them aspirate the milk, so would appreciate a second opinion please? Catz C Why not feed the mother cat lots of nutritious food (kitten food is good for them when they are lactating) and let her feed her kittens? There are always "runts" or smaller kittens in litters. Smaller is not always a bad thing. Maybe just make sure they get a nipple on a regular basis. |
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is a syringe or a bottle best to top up feed a kitten
on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:07:19 GMT, "cybercat"
wrote: Why not feed the mother cat lots of nutritious food (kitten food is good for them when they are lactating) and let her feed her kittens? There are always "runts" or smaller kittens in litters. Smaller is not always a bad thing. Maybe just make sure they get a nipple on a regular basis. I concur. Make sure the mama is getting nothing less than excellent nutrition, and plenty of it. Make sure the kittens are all getting nipple time, but avoid interfering with the nursing relationship unless one of the kittens is in obvious distress. If that happens, I recommend a bottle w/a nipple since the kitten can control the milk flow (just don't make the holes in the nipple too large). A syringe lends itself to the danger of aspiration. If you end up bottle feeding any kittens, start offering them formula in a saucer at about the age of 4 weeks. At that time, there is a real risk for kittens to chew off and ingest the latex teat. (Been there, done that.) -- Lynne |
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On 29 Jan, 20:33, Lynne wrote: on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:07:19 GMT, "cybercat" wrote: Why not feed the mother cat lots of nutritious food (kitten food is good for them when they are lactating) and let her feed her kittens? There are always "runts" or smaller kittens in litters. Smaller is not always a bad thing. Maybe just make sure they get a nipple on a regular basis.I concur. Make sure the mama is getting nothing less than excellent nutrition, and plenty of it. Make sure the kittens are all getting nipple time, but avoid interfering with the nursing relationship unless one of the kittens is in obvious distress. If that happens, I recommend a bottle w/a nipple since the kitten can control the milk flow (just don't make the holes in the nipple too large). A syringe lends itself to the danger of aspiration. If you end up bottle feeding any kittens, start offering them formula in a saucer at about the age of 4 weeks. At that time, there is a real risk for kittens to chew off and ingest the latex teat. (Been there, done that.) -- Lynne Why not feed the mother cat lots of nutritious food (kitten food is good for them when they are lactating) and let her feed her kittens? There are always "runts" or smaller kittens in litters. Smaller is not always a bad thing. Maybe just make sure they get a nipple on a regular basis. Cyber -------------------------------------------------------------------- I concure to your better & more experienced judgment. I have only ever had to hand- rear one pair of kittens & I was going by personal choice as I found it easier to use a syringe. I wholeheartedly agree that mummy must be fed for 6 & that she should have the best we can find for her.It is far easier & simple to do & as they(Minky & Pete), have already got this pair of kitten's to 2week's, then she(mummy) is doing something right for them. Having asked my vet the same question a few hours ago, she suggested that we put Minky on Cimi-Cat.It is a lactating queen & kitten milk formula supplement in case you are not familiar with it. This should help her produce the milk required to feed the smaller one's & the older ones too.She also suggested Putting the kittens on mummy when she is contented & take some of the larger one's away from the teat , to enable the smaller one's to get some colosterum too. I've just ordered another tin of this to be delivered tomorrow morning, so that Pete can use it straight away on mummy now, & the kitty's - as soon as they are old enough to lap. He should let them have as much as they ask for so I have been told..does this sound right with you both too? One more question to ask Lynne. Would it help Minky & Pete if I were to send him one of the tube's that I bought originally for Tiggy at all? If it would, I will get one of those off to Pete as well. Thanks to both of you for the advice. I'm sure Pete will thank you too as soon as he get's back on line as well. S;o) |
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on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:02:56 GMT, "sheelagh"
wrote: Having asked my vet the same question a few hours ago, she suggested that we put Minky on Cimi-Cat.It is a lactating queen & kitten milk formula supplement in case you are not familiar with it. This should help her produce the milk required to feed the smaller one's & the older ones too.She also suggested Putting the kittens on mummy when she is contented & take some of the larger one's away from the teat , to enable the smaller one's to get some colosterum too. Depending on how old the kittens are, there may not be any colostrum left. Very early initial nursing is essential for this miracle nutrient. There does continue to be decreasing amounts of colostrum over time, but once the mother's milk comes in fully, the colostrum content diminishes rapidly. That said, even when the colostrum is gone, mother's milk is the absolute best food for those kittens. Everything else pales in comparison, by a very long shot. The advice to pull off the larger kittens and make sure the smaller ones get some teat time is very good, especially in larger litters. I think it's a much better first step than is supplementing. I've just ordered another tin of this to be delivered tomorrow morning, so that Pete can use it straight away on mummy now, & the kitty's - as soon as they are old enough to lap. He should let them have as much as they ask for so I have been told..does this sound right with you both too? What else is the queen eating? I would give her access to ample amounts of kitten food and give her the milk supplement only after she has eaten solids, so it doesn't make her too full to eat. I tried giving Levi his L-lysine supplement (for his FHV) in a cat milk treat, but found that he wasn't eating as much of his regular food if I put them both down at the same time. The yummy milk is too good to pass up and I think he was filling up on it. So now I only put it out after he has finished eating and he drinks it happily, full or not. (He's still very, very thin, so I'm working on that.) One more question to ask Lynne. Would it help Minky & Pete if I were to send him one of the tube's that I bought originally for Tiggy at all? By tube do you mean bottle? I'm working on my British, but sometimes I'm a little slow. ;-) If it would, I will get one of those off to Pete as well. Thanks to both of you for the advice. I'm sure Pete will thank you too as soon as he get's back on line as well. He should thank us with some photos!!!!! -- Lynne |
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is a syringe or a bottle best to top up feed a kitten
On 29 Jan, 22:22, Lynne wrote: on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:02:56 GMT, "sheelagh" wrote: Having asked my vet the same question a few hours ago, she suggested that we put Minky on Cimi-Cat.It is a lactating queen & kitten milk formula supplement in case you are not familiar with it. This should help her produce the milk required to feed the smaller one's & the older ones too.She also suggested Putting the kittens on mummy when she is contented & take some of the larger one's away from the teat , to enable the smaller one's to get some colosterum too.Depending on how old the kittens are, there may not be any colostrum left. Very early initial nursing is essential for this miracle nutrient. There does continue to be decreasing amounts of colostrum over time, but once the mother's milk comes in fully, the colostrum content diminishes rapidly. That said, even when the colostrum is gone, mother's milk is the absolute best food for those kittens. Everything else pales in comparison, by a very long shot. The advice to pull off the larger kittens and make sure the smaller ones get some teat time is very good, especially in larger litters. I think it's a much better first step than is supplementing. I've just ordered another tin of this to be delivered tomorrow morning, so that Pete can use it straight away on mummy now, & the kitty's - as soon as they are old enough to lap. He should let them have as much as they ask for so I have been told..does this sound right with you both too?What else is the queen eating? I would give her access to ample amounts of kitten food and give her the milk supplement only after she has eaten solids, so it doesn't make her too full to eat. I tried giving Levi his L-lysine supplement (for his FHV) in a cat milk treat, but found that he wasn't eating as much of his regular food if I put them both down at the same time. The yummy milk is too good to pass up and I think he was filling up on it. So now I only put it out after he has finished eating and he drinks it happily, full or not. (He's still very, very thin, so I'm working on that.) One more question to ask Lynne. Would it help Minky & Pete if I were to send him one of the tube's that I bought originally for Tiggy at all?By tube do you mean bottle? I'm working on my British, but sometimes I'm a little slow. ;-) If it would, I will get one of those off to Pete as well. Thanks to both of you for the advice. I'm sure Pete will thank you too as soon as he get's back on line as well.He should thank us with some photos!!!!! -- Lynne Hi, I am hoping that everyone will see this posting? I wouldn't like anyone to think that I hadn't answered each posting personally. I took everyone's advice and took Izzy back to see them vet again & this was the advice that she gave to me. I am to continue using the dry kitten food that Sheelagh ordered for me as well as the whisker's wet food that I have bought. The Cimi-Cat turned up this morning & he(the vet), told me to feed it to the mother to start with, but as soon as the kitten's are big enough to lap it up, then I must put some down for them too, particularly the smaller two. I also received a bottle of Nutri Cal today through the post. I have tried feeding this to Izzy on my finger & she thoroughly enjoys it. I am presuming that this is ok to give to her? I was also told to give her some chicken or minced fresh beef every other day to supplement her diet and add more protein to her diet, to enable her milk production to make her milk flow well enough for her kitten's. I have given her some thigh's that were well cooked and de boned today, & already got some minced beef in for the day after next. Although we have 4cat's already, we got all of them as adults, or semi adults. Two of them are Sheelagh, one of them was from the rescue shelter that she work's at, & Izzy whom we got from a Birman rescue centre. The point is that we have never had kittens to deal with before, so this has been quite a shock to us! As each day passes we are getting more used to them & it is becoming less of a worry because we are coping & I am more hopeful for the kittens too. I think we might even find it hard to part with them!! One thing is sure...Izzy is most definitely not having any more. It is more frightening than having children, seriously, lol. Thanks again! Catz C http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/senior...UnizzySKittens |
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Izzy's gorgeous and her babies are awfully cute! Bonnie |
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On 30 Jan, 16:58, "22brix" wrote: Izzy's gorgeous and her babies are awfully cute! Bonnie Thank you. I will try & upload a few of the rest of the crew later. My sister has just turned up to "Help Out"., so I will try & do it after she leaves later.. She is currently cooing over them &checking them all over for us. Catz C |
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