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Baby Kitten - 4 Days Old- Need help on how to care for it
Well, four years later and I still have the little guy, except he's no
so little anymore. He has grown to 22 pounds and his a great cat. He gets along great with my other two cats and the little dog we added to the family. Sep 1 2000, 7:11 pm show options Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav,rec.pets.cats.rescue From: "Kelly" - Find messages by this author Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 02:10:07 GMT Local: Fri, Sep 1 2000 7:10 pm Subject: Baby Kitten - 4 Days Old- Need help on how to care for it 1. I have 2 -1 year old cats now, should I allow contact? I would keep them seperate for now. Better safe than sorry, wait until the kitten is older and has a complete health check up. 2. I plan to go to the vet tomorrow with squeaky. What can the vet do? Is it to early for vaccinations? Yes much too early for vaccinations. The vet will probably weigh the kitten to make sure it's growing properly, and give it a general health exam. 3. What kind of specific care does squeaky need, besides the obvious feeding? Keep the kitten warm. I find the best thing is a heating pad set on LOW, placed underneath a towel. Make sure there's a spot the kitten can go with no heating pad if it gets too warm. Feed him every two hours, day and night until he's about a week old. Then feed him every two hours during the day, and every four hours during the night until he's about two weeks old. Then every two hours during the day, and once between 11pm and 8am. You can then decrease the two hour thing slowly at around 3-4 weeks old. He should be fed a Kitten Replacement Milk, not regular milk. It's good to give him a water bottle or a stuffed animal to cuddle up with as well. Gently handle and pet him often as well. Another thing you must do, is with a moist cotton ball, pass it gently over his genital area. This will stimulate him to poop and pee. Do this after each feeding, as it imitates the mothers licking. Kittens this young can't defecatate on their own and need stimulating from the mother, or in this case, you. Kelly |
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"SW4747" wrote in message ups.com... Well, four years later and I still have the little guy, except he's no so little anymore. He has grown to 22 pounds and his a great cat. He gets along great with my other two cats and the little dog we added to the family. Well that is great to hear!! Sep 1 2000, 7:11 pm show options Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav,rec.pets.cats.rescue From: "Kelly" - Find messages by this author Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 02:10:07 GMT Local: Fri, Sep 1 2000 7:10 pm Subject: Baby Kitten - 4 Days Old- Need help on how to care for it 1. I have 2 -1 year old cats now, should I allow contact? I would keep them seperate for now. Better safe than sorry, wait until the kitten is older and has a complete health check up. 2. I plan to go to the vet tomorrow with squeaky. What can the vet do? Is it to early for vaccinations? Yes much too early for vaccinations. The vet will probably weigh the kitten to make sure it's growing properly, and give it a general health exam. 3. What kind of specific care does squeaky need, besides the obvious feeding? Keep the kitten warm. I find the best thing is a heating pad set on LOW, placed underneath a towel. Make sure there's a spot the kitten can go with no heating pad if it gets too warm. Feed him every two hours, day and night until he's about a week old. Then feed him every two hours during the day, and every four hours during the night until he's about two weeks old. Then every two hours during the day, and once between 11pm and 8am. You can then decrease the two hour thing slowly at around 3-4 weeks old. He should be fed a Kitten Replacement Milk, not regular milk. It's good to give him a water bottle or a stuffed animal to cuddle up with as well. Gently handle and pet him often as well. Another thing you must do, is with a moist cotton ball, pass it gently over his genital area. This will stimulate him to poop and pee. Do this after each feeding, as it imitates the mothers licking. Kittens this young can't defecatate on their own and need stimulating from the mother, or in this case, you. Kelly |
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Always good, to hear a happy follow-up tail. Sharon Talbert Campus Cats On Sun, 19 Dec 2004, SW4747 wrote: Well, four years later and I still have the little guy, except he's no so little anymore. He has grown to 22 pounds and his a great cat. He gets along great with my other two cats and the little dog we added to the family. Sep 1 2000, 7:11 pm show options Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav,rec.pets.cats.rescue From: "Kelly" - Find messages by this author Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2000 02:10:07 GMT Local: Fri, Sep 1 2000 7:10 pm Subject: Baby Kitten - 4 Days Old- Need help on how to care for it 1. I have 2 -1 year old cats now, should I allow contact? I would keep them seperate for now. Better safe than sorry, wait until the kitten is older and has a complete health check up. 2. I plan to go to the vet tomorrow with squeaky. What can the vet do? Is it to early for vaccinations? Yes much too early for vaccinations. The vet will probably weigh the kitten to make sure it's growing properly, and give it a general health exam. 3. What kind of specific care does squeaky need, besides the obvious feeding? Keep the kitten warm. I find the best thing is a heating pad set on LOW, placed underneath a towel. Make sure there's a spot the kitten can go with no heating pad if it gets too warm. Feed him every two hours, day and night until he's about a week old. Then feed him every two hours during the day, and every four hours during the night until he's about two weeks old. Then every two hours during the day, and once between 11pm and 8am. You can then decrease the two hour thing slowly at around 3-4 weeks old. He should be fed a Kitten Replacement Milk, not regular milk. It's good to give him a water bottle or a stuffed animal to cuddle up with as well. Gently handle and pet him often as well. Another thing you must do, is with a moist cotton ball, pass it gently over his genital area. This will stimulate him to poop and pee. Do this after each feeding, as it imitates the mothers licking. Kittens this young can't defecatate on their own and need stimulating from the mother, or in this case, you. Kelly |
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