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Help! Kitten swallowed teat from hand-feeding bottle
I have been hand-rearing a set of 3 feral kittens whose mother died.
The kittens are now 3 weeks old. I had been using a syringe to feed them formula with until I found a baby animal feeding kit with bottle and replaceable latex teats. One of the kittens however instead of suckling from the teat began to chew on it and when I attempted to take the bottle from her she clamped down on the shaft of it hard enough to sever it and swallowed it. I am very worried that this could cause an intestinal blockage. She has not had a bowel movement since ingesting the nipple (nearly 3 days ago). Does anyone know if the teats made on these small animal feeding bottles are made to dissolve if ingested? my vet never heard of this happening before and we are both at our wits end. If it caused a blockage she will have to be put to sleep because she is too small to survive surgery. If the nipple is made to dissolve and pass through the system if ingested however then it is just a matter of wait and see and the blockage will clear. Does anyone have any information or experience with this? I'm really frightened for her. |
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Help! Kitten swallowed teat from hand-feeding bottle
Bring her to a vet.
Gail "Yaeli" wrote in message oups.com... I have been hand-rearing a set of 3 feral kittens whose mother died. The kittens are now 3 weeks old. I had been using a syringe to feed them formula with until I found a baby animal feeding kit with bottle and replaceable latex teats. One of the kittens however instead of suckling from the teat began to chew on it and when I attempted to take the bottle from her she clamped down on the shaft of it hard enough to sever it and swallowed it. I am very worried that this could cause an intestinal blockage. She has not had a bowel movement since ingesting the nipple (nearly 3 days ago). Does anyone know if the teats made on these small animal feeding bottles are made to dissolve if ingested? my vet never heard of this happening before and we are both at our wits end. If it caused a blockage she will have to be put to sleep because she is too small to survive surgery. If the nipple is made to dissolve and pass through the system if ingested however then it is just a matter of wait and see and the blockage will clear. Does anyone have any information or experience with this? I'm really frightened for her. |
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Help! Kitten swallowed teat from hand-feeding bottle
"Yaeli" wrote in message oups.com... I have been hand-rearing a set of 3 feral kittens whose mother died. The kittens are now 3 weeks old. I had been using a syringe to feed them formula with until I found a baby animal feeding kit with bottle and replaceable latex teats. One of the kittens however instead of suckling from the teat began to chew on it and when I attempted to take the bottle from her she clamped down on the shaft of it hard enough to sever it and swallowed it. I am very worried that this could cause an intestinal blockage. She has not had a bowel movement since ingesting the nipple (nearly 3 days ago). Does anyone know if the teats made on these small animal feeding bottles are made to dissolve if ingested? my vet never heard of this happening before and we are both at our wits end. If it caused a blockage she will have to be put to sleep because she is too small to survive surgery. If the nipple is made to dissolve and pass through the system if ingested however then it is just a matter of wait and see and the blockage will clear. Does anyone have any information or experience with this? I'm really frightened for her. I don't know if they dissolve or not. I suppose you could try contacting the manufacturer and asking them. I've had kittens pull the nipple right off the bottle (and spill the whole mess) but never bite off the end of the nipple. W |
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Help! Kitten swallowed teat from hand-feeding bottle
Gail, she has been to the vet twice, once this morning and then again
this evening. In the morning the vet gave her a lot of laxative by mouth. He also gave her littermate some (though much less) laxative as he has also been constipated. When i got her home, a few hours later she projectile vomited more liquid than I new a small cat could contain. I immediatley took her back and he gave her an enema --but nothing came out immediately. I had been keeping her in a separate carrier so I could see if she were using the bathroom between feedings/rectal stimulation but the vet wanted her back with the others as he said seeing a littermate "go" or smelling the result will sometimes stimulate a kitten to do it on their own. One of the kittens did go copiously but since they are all in there together now I don't have any idea which one. The vet said that if she doesn't go by friday he wants to put her to sleep unless we know that the latex teat will dissolve and clear the blockage in the intestine on its own. I don't have any idea how to reach the manufacturer (I think it is a british or australian product and I am in Israel) and so was hoping someone else might have knowledge or information about this. Gail כתב: Bring her to a vet. Gail "Yaeli" wrote in message oups.com... I have been hand-rearing a set of 3 feral kittens whose mother died. The kittens are now 3 weeks old. I had been using a syringe to feed them formula with until I found a baby animal feeding kit with bottle and replaceable latex teats. One of the kittens however instead of suckling from the teat began to chew on it and when I attempted to take the bottle from her she clamped down on the shaft of it hard enough to sever it and swallowed it. I am very worried that this could cause an intestinal blockage. She has not had a bowel movement since ingesting the nipple (nearly 3 days ago). Does anyone know if the teats made on these small animal feeding bottles are made to dissolve if ingested? my vet never heard of this happening before and we are both at our wits end. If it caused a blockage she will have to be put to sleep because she is too small to survive surgery. If the nipple is made to dissolve and pass through the system if ingested however then it is just a matter of wait and see and the blockage will clear. Does anyone have any information or experience with this? I'm really frightened for her. |
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Help! Kitten swallowed teat from hand-feeding bottle
I would not put her to sleep unless you are sure she is in pain and cannot
be helped. Keep us posted. Gail "Yaeli" wrote in message ps.com... Gail, she has been to the vet twice, once this morning and then again this evening. In the morning the vet gave her a lot of laxative by mouth. He also gave her littermate some (though much less) laxative as he has also been constipated. When i got her home, a few hours later she projectile vomited more liquid than I new a small cat could contain. I immediatley took her back and he gave her an enema --but nothing came out immediately. I had been keeping her in a separate carrier so I could see if she were using the bathroom between feedings/rectal stimulation but the vet wanted her back with the others as he said seeing a littermate "go" or smelling the result will sometimes stimulate a kitten to do it on their own. One of the kittens did go copiously but since they are all in there together now I don't have any idea which one. The vet said that if she doesn't go by friday he wants to put her to sleep unless we know that the latex teat will dissolve and clear the blockage in the intestine on its own. I don't have any idea how to reach the manufacturer (I think it is a british or australian product and I am in Israel) and so was hoping someone else might have knowledge or information about this. Gail ???: Bring her to a vet. Gail "Yaeli" wrote in message oups.com... I have been hand-rearing a set of 3 feral kittens whose mother died. The kittens are now 3 weeks old. I had been using a syringe to feed them formula with until I found a baby animal feeding kit with bottle and replaceable latex teats. One of the kittens however instead of suckling from the teat began to chew on it and when I attempted to take the bottle from her she clamped down on the shaft of it hard enough to sever it and swallowed it. I am very worried that this could cause an intestinal blockage. She has not had a bowel movement since ingesting the nipple (nearly 3 days ago). Does anyone know if the teats made on these small animal feeding bottles are made to dissolve if ingested? my vet never heard of this happening before and we are both at our wits end. If it caused a blockage she will have to be put to sleep because she is too small to survive surgery. If the nipple is made to dissolve and pass through the system if ingested however then it is just a matter of wait and see and the blockage will clear. Does anyone have any information or experience with this? I'm really frightened for her. |
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Help! Kitten swallowed teat from hand-feeding bottle
Yaeli wrote:
Gail, she has been to the vet twice, once this morning and then again this evening. In the morning the vet gave her a lot of laxative by mouth. He also gave her littermate some (though much less) laxative as he has also been constipated. When i got her home, a few hours later she projectile vomited more liquid than I new a small cat could contain. I immediatley took her back and he gave her an enema --but nothing came out immediately. I had been keeping her in a separate carrier so I could see if she were using the bathroom between feedings/rectal stimulation but the vet wanted her back with the others as he said seeing a littermate "go" or smelling the result will sometimes stimulate a kitten to do it on their own. One of the kittens did go copiously but since they are all in there together now I don't have any idea which one. The vet said that if she doesn't go by friday he wants to put her to sleep unless we know that the latex teat will dissolve and clear the blockage in the intestine on its own. I don't have any idea how to reach the manufacturer (I think it is a british or australian product and I am in Israel) and so was hoping someone else might have knowledge or information about this. I would not put her to sleep at this point - unless she is obviously in pain or discomfort. Enemas can be repeated for a while without harm. The only way you are going to be able to tell if she is going is to separate her from the other kittens and give her her own box. Also you can try stimulating her to go by gently massaging her back end with a warm washcloth. How big was the piece of latex she swallowed? |
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Help! Kitten swallowed teat from hand-feeding bottle
Yaeli,
What happened to the kitten? Did they have to operate to remove it? Hope she's okay, Rhonda Yaeli wrote: Gail, she has been to the vet twice, once this morning and then again this evening. In the morning the vet gave her a lot of laxative by mouth. He also gave her littermate some (though much less) laxative as he has also been constipated. When i got her home, a few hours later she projectile vomited more liquid than I new a small cat could contain. I immediatley took her back and he gave her an enema --but nothing came out immediately. I had been keeping her in a separate carrier so I could see if she were using the bathroom between feedings/rectal stimulation but the vet wanted her back with the others as he said seeing a littermate "go" or smelling the result will sometimes stimulate a kitten to do it on their own. One of the kittens did go copiously but since they are all in there together now I don't have any idea which one. The vet said that if she doesn't go by friday he wants to put her to sleep unless we know that the latex teat will dissolve and clear the blockage in the intestine on its own. I don't have any idea how to reach the manufacturer (I think it is a british or australian product and I am in Israel) and so was hoping someone else might have knowledge or information about this. |
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Help! Kitten swallowed teat from hand-feeding bottle
Rhonda wrote:
Yaeli, What happened to the kitten? Did they have to operate to remove it? Hope she's okay, Rhonda I'd love to know what happened to the poor kitten, too, but sometimes the OP never comes back...sigh. I hope she survived, too, instead of being euthanized which is what it sounds like the vet wanted to do. Candace |
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Help! Kitten swallowed teat from hand-feeding bottle
I agree, Candace. I hope they did euthanize the kitten and that she's OK.
Gail "Candace" wrote in message oups.com... Rhonda wrote: Yaeli, What happened to the kitten? Did they have to operate to remove it? Hope she's okay, Rhonda I'd love to know what happened to the poor kitten, too, but sometimes the OP never comes back...sigh. I hope she survived, too, instead of being euthanized which is what it sounds like the vet wanted to do. Candace |
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