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Old July 14th 03, 05:47 PM
Mary
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Default Emergency - Bottle feeding problem!

My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or 2 on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to accept
the bottle?

Mary


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Old July 14th 03, 06:22 PM
Sherry
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My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or 2 on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to accept
the bottle?

Mary


Mary, try a small syringe with the needle taken off. You're going to have to
force-feed her somehow or she'll die quickly. Good luck. Poor babies.

Sherry
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Old July 14th 03, 06:22 PM
Sherry
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My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or 2 on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to accept
the bottle?

Mary


Mary, try a small syringe with the needle taken off. You're going to have to
force-feed her somehow or she'll die quickly. Good luck. Poor babies.

Sherry
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Old July 14th 03, 06:47 PM
*~*SooZy*~*
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"Sherry " wrote in message
...
My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or 2 on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to

accept
the bottle?

Mary


Mary, try a small syringe with the needle taken off. You're going to have

to
force-feed her somehow or she'll die quickly. Good luck. Poor babies.

Sherry


but be careful to only do a drip at a time otherwise you will drown it
:-( but
keep trying with the bottle, try rubbing the bottle on the mum to get the
smell which may help.


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Old July 14th 03, 06:47 PM
*~*SooZy*~*
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"Sherry " wrote in message
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My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or 2 on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to

accept
the bottle?

Mary


Mary, try a small syringe with the needle taken off. You're going to have

to
force-feed her somehow or she'll die quickly. Good luck. Poor babies.

Sherry


but be careful to only do a drip at a time otherwise you will drown it
:-( but
keep trying with the bottle, try rubbing the bottle on the mum to get the
smell which may help.


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Old July 14th 03, 09:16 PM
*~*SooZy*~*
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
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"*~*SooZy*~*" wrote in message
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"Sherry " wrote in message
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My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She

bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but

the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or

2
on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to

accept
the bottle?

Mary


Mary, try a small syringe with the needle taken off. You're going to

have
to
force-feed her somehow or she'll die quickly. Good luck. Poor babies.

Sherry


but be careful to only do a drip at a time otherwise you will drown it
:-( but
keep trying with the bottle, try rubbing the bottle on the mum to get

the
smell which may help.


Don't hold her like a baby, either. Hold her upright. Feeding on the back
can get liquid in the lungs and cause pneumonia.

Karen


very good point Karen :-)


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Old July 14th 03, 09:16 PM
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
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"*~*SooZy*~*" wrote in message
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"Sherry " wrote in message
...
My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She

bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but

the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or

2
on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to

accept
the bottle?

Mary


Mary, try a small syringe with the needle taken off. You're going to

have
to
force-feed her somehow or she'll die quickly. Good luck. Poor babies.

Sherry


but be careful to only do a drip at a time otherwise you will drown it
:-( but
keep trying with the bottle, try rubbing the bottle on the mum to get

the
smell which may help.


Don't hold her like a baby, either. Hold her upright. Feeding on the back
can get liquid in the lungs and cause pneumonia.

Karen


very good point Karen :-)


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Old July 15th 03, 02:10 AM
Judy
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
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"*~*SooZy*~*" wrote in message
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"Sherry " wrote in message
...
My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She

bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but

the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or

2
on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to

accept
the bottle?

Mary


Mary, try a small syringe with the needle taken off. You're going to

have
to
force-feed her somehow or she'll die quickly. Good luck. Poor babies.

Sherry


but be careful to only do a drip at a time otherwise you will drown it
:-( but
keep trying with the bottle, try rubbing the bottle on the mum to get

the
smell which may help.


Don't hold her like a baby, either. Hold her upright. Feeding on the back
can get liquid in the lungs and cause pneumonia.


Just curious Karen, how does the aspiration of liquids result in pneumonia
in cats? I did some searching on the topic and found only that pneumonia is
brought on by inhaling harmful bacterias and viruses. Would you be able to
point me to some sites? I'd love to find out more.

Feeding on the back definitely isn't a good idea as aspiration can result in
death.

Judy & Matilda.



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Old July 15th 03, 02:10 AM
Judy
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"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
...

"*~*SooZy*~*" wrote in message
...


"Sherry " wrote in message
...
My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She

bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but

the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or

2
on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to

accept
the bottle?

Mary


Mary, try a small syringe with the needle taken off. You're going to

have
to
force-feed her somehow or she'll die quickly. Good luck. Poor babies.

Sherry


but be careful to only do a drip at a time otherwise you will drown it
:-( but
keep trying with the bottle, try rubbing the bottle on the mum to get

the
smell which may help.


Don't hold her like a baby, either. Hold her upright. Feeding on the back
can get liquid in the lungs and cause pneumonia.


Just curious Karen, how does the aspiration of liquids result in pneumonia
in cats? I did some searching on the topic and found only that pneumonia is
brought on by inhaling harmful bacterias and viruses. Would you be able to
point me to some sites? I'd love to find out more.

Feeding on the back definitely isn't a good idea as aspiration can result in
death.

Judy & Matilda.



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Old July 15th 03, 03:34 AM
Karen Chuplis
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in article , Judy at
wrote on 7/14/03 8:10 PM:


"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
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"*~*SooZy*~*" wrote in message
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"Sherry " wrote in message
...
My friend has 2 one day old kittens and their mom has no milk. She

bought
Just Born milk replacement and the one baby sucks it right down.. but

the
other one refuses the bottle. I tried to at least just get a drop or

2
on
her tongue..but she still fights me. Any ideas on how to get her to
accept
the bottle?

Mary


Mary, try a small syringe with the needle taken off. You're going to

have
to
force-feed her somehow or she'll die quickly. Good luck. Poor babies.

Sherry

but be careful to only do a drip at a time otherwise you will drown it
:-( but
keep trying with the bottle, try rubbing the bottle on the mum to get

the
smell which may help.


Don't hold her like a baby, either. Hold her upright. Feeding on the back
can get liquid in the lungs and cause pneumonia.


Just curious Karen, how does the aspiration of liquids result in pneumonia
in cats? I did some searching on the topic and found only that pneumonia is
brought on by inhaling harmful bacterias and viruses. Would you be able to
point me to some sites? I'd love to find out more.

Feeding on the back definitely isn't a good idea as aspiration can result in
death.

Judy & Matilda.



Judy, I don't know the particulars, I simply believe I've read that
somewhere. I abjectly apologize if I've gotten that wrong, however, I do
know that they should be in the upright position. That is the important
aspect to note.

Karen

 




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