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Old May 25th 11, 03:46 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Yowie
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Default A 3 week old bitty

No, not me.

A friend found an approximatley 3 week old kitten in a dumpster. They named
her Vicky (not after me, though) They're currently giving her kitten formula
milk, and have to 'stimulate' the relevant areas so Vicky can poop and pee
in appropriate places. They'd like to know how and when to toilet train her
properly when stimulation is no longer required. Also, when to introduce
solids? Any advice?

Yowie


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Old May 25th 11, 04:00 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Takayuki
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"Yowie" wrote:
No, not me.

A friend found an approximatley 3 week old kitten in a dumpster. They named
her Vicky (not after me, though) They're currently giving her kitten formula
milk, and have to 'stimulate' the relevant areas so Vicky can poop and pee
in appropriate places. They'd like to know how and when to toilet train her
properly when stimulation is no longer required. Also, when to introduce
solids? Any advice?


Aaaaah! That's simultaneously too cute, and too unfortunate! She must
be a little heartbreaker to get her new people to nurse a kitten for
the first time. We'll send purrs to Vicky.
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Old May 25th 11, 05:40 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Sherry
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On May 24, 9:46*pm, "Yowie" wrote:
No, not me.

A friend found an approximatley 3 week old kitten in a dumpster. They named
her Vicky (not after me, though) They're currently giving her kitten formula
milk, and have to 'stimulate' the relevant areas so Vicky can poop and pee
in appropriate places. They'd like to know how and when to toilet train her
properly when stimulation is no longer required. Also, when to introduce
solids? Any advice?

Yowie


I've bottle-fed kittens several times. About when they could walk
relatively steady (that is,
without their little fat bellies dragging the floor)....I used to put
them in the box after feeding
them and just watch for a bit. They'll catch on. I also took their
paws and scratched in
the litter so they'd get that idea, too. I'm not really sure *I* was
teaching them anything -- it's
probably instinctual. IIRC this was around four weeks.
Also around four weeks you can start introducing them to solid foods.
I remember buying
a special "step-down" food that was formulated for this. It was a
powder you mixed with
the formula that formed a kind of gruel. You can also let them have
Science Diet kitten
formula, also mixed in with the formula milk.
One thing I wanted to mention that I learned early on is not to lay
the kitten on its back to
feed it, as you would a baby. Let it lie down in a normal position so
that it must reach its
neck up to suck the bottle. That keeps the chance of liquids going
down into its lungs at a minimum.
Gosh, so many memories & so much info. She needs to warm a washcloth
and wash it's
behind area so that it doesn't get urine burns (mom would normally do
this).
I also remember the only real problems I had was the kittens were
either constipated, or their
stools were too loose. There are remedies for both, and it was always
an ongoing thing getting
a balance.
Tell you friend good luck and she is doing a marvelously rewarding
thing. And I'm sure there's a
plethora of info. on google, too.
Keep us updated!
Sherry

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Old May 25th 11, 06:20 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
MLB[_2_]
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Default A 3 week old bitty

Yowie wrote:
No, not me.

A friend found an approximatley 3 week old kitten in a dumpster. They named
her Vicky (not after me, though) They're currently giving her kitten formula
milk, and have to 'stimulate' the relevant areas so Vicky can poop and pee
in appropriate places. They'd like to know how and when to toilet train her
properly when stimulation is no longer required. Also, when to introduce
solids? Any advice?

Yowie



Sending heartfelt purrs for little Vicky to be victorious. MLB
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Old May 25th 11, 07:22 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On May 25, 5:40*am, Sherry wrote:
On May 24, 9:46*pm, "Yowie" wrote:

No, not me.


A friend found an approximatley 3 week old kitten in a dumpster. They named
her Vicky (not after me, though) They're currently giving her kitten formula
milk, and have to 'stimulate' the relevant areas so Vicky can poop and pee
in appropriate places. They'd like to know how and when to toilet train her
properly when stimulation is no longer required. Also, when to introduce
solids? Any advice?


Yowie


I've bottle-fed kittens several times. About when they could walk
relatively steady (that is,
without their little fat bellies dragging the floor)....I used to put
them in the box after feeding
them and just watch for a bit. They'll catch on. I also took their
paws and scratched in
the litter so they'd get that idea, too. I'm not really sure *I* was
teaching them anything -- it's
probably instinctual. IIRC this was around four weeks.
Also around four weeks you can start introducing them to solid foods.
I remember buying
a special "step-down" food that was formulated for this. It was a
powder you mixed with
the formula that formed a kind of gruel. You can also let them have
Science Diet kitten
formula, also mixed in with the formula milk.
One thing I wanted to mention that I learned early on is not to lay
the kitten on its back to
feed it, as you would a baby. Let it lie down in a normal position so
that it must reach its
neck up to suck the bottle. That keeps the chance of liquids going
down into its lungs at a minimum.
Gosh, so many memories & so much info. She needs to warm a washcloth
and wash it's
behind area so that it doesn't get urine burns (mom would normally do
this).
I also remember the only real problems I had was the kittens were
either constipated, or their
stools were too loose. There are remedies for both, and it was always
an ongoing thing getting
a balance.
Tell you friend good luck and she is doing a marvelously rewarding
thing. And I'm sure there's a
plethora of info. on google, too.
Keep us updated!
Sherry


I'd agree with all of this. Also, keep a close eye on it for possible
infections, little Vicky has been stressed and possibly cold, and may
be vulnerable. A very prompt trip to the vet is called for if that
happens. Keep her warm and give her lots of body contact and love,
that'll give her the will to live. If there's a dog or cat in the
house with maternal leanings, try the kitten with them, they're
brilliant at cleaning them, stimulating poo and urine elimination, and
keeping them warm and happy.

Jeanette
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Old May 25th 11, 02:59 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Marina
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Default A 3 week old bitty

On 25.5.2011 5:46, Yowie wrote:
No, not me.

A friend found an approximatley 3 week old kitten in a dumpster. They named
her Vicky (not after me, though) They're currently giving her kitten formula
milk, and have to 'stimulate' the relevant areas so Vicky can poop and pee
in appropriate places. They'd like to know how and when to toilet train her
properly when stimulation is no longer required. Also, when to introduce
solids? Any advice?


Others here have lots more experience and have given good advice. I just
wanted to mention that out of the four foster kittens my niece is taking
care of, two have started eating solid food and using the litterbox all
by themselves, but they do have their mum there so may have followed her
lead. Two are still suckling and letting mum take care of toilet duties,
so it seems to vary a lot, at what age they start being more
independent. They were about four weeks old when I saw them last Friday.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

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Old May 25th 11, 03:15 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Mishi
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On May 24, 10:46*pm, "Yowie"
wrote:
No, not me.

A friend found an approximatley 3 week old kitten in a dumpster. They named
her Vicky (not after me, though) They're currently giving her kitten formula
milk, and have to 'stimulate' the relevant areas so Vicky can poop and pee
in appropriate places. They'd like to know how and when to toilet train her
properly when stimulation is no longer required. Also, when to introduce
solids? Any advice?

Yowie


Hi Vicky,

Yahoo has a group called Orphankittens, and they might want to join
it. They have a lot of information in their files, and give links to
sites that can help. Here are a couple:

www.kittenrescue.org/pages.php?pageid=15
www.unitedpaws.org/files/file/kitten_rescue.pdf

Good luck to them with little Vicky!

Mishi and Harley (11 week old Maine Coon baby)
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Old May 25th 11, 09:49 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
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Sherry wrote:

I've bottle-fed kittens several times. About when they could walk
relatively steady (that is,
without their little fat bellies dragging the floor)....I used to put
them in the box after feeding
them and just watch for a bit. They'll catch on. I also took their
paws and scratched in
the litter so they'd get that idea, too. I'm not really sure *I* was
teaching them anything -- it's
probably instinctual. IIRC this was around four weeks.


PARTLY instinctual, certainly - however I was present when my mama cat
herded her two kittens through the house from their nest in the back
bedroom to the litterbox on my front balcony, "talking" loudly all the
way. She definitely seemed to be telling them what was expected of them!
 




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