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Old August 5th 03, 07:31 PM
Bill Reynolds
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I am trying to raise a very young kitten who has been abandoned (looks
about 1 wk maybe). Just got it last night, and it refused the bottle
until just this last feeding, when it did at last participate by
sucking.


As suggested by another reader, go to:

www.kittenrescue.org/handbook.htm

Good article.

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Old August 5th 03, 07:31 PM
Bill Reynolds
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I am trying to raise a very young kitten who has been abandoned (looks
about 1 wk maybe). Just got it last night, and it refused the bottle
until just this last feeding, when it did at last participate by
sucking.


As suggested by another reader, go to:

www.kittenrescue.org/handbook.htm

Good article.

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Old August 5th 03, 11:21 PM
Mira
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On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:24:51 -0500, kaeli
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Take this kitten to the vet. Animals know things sometimes that we
don't, and if your normally maternal dog is rejecting the kitten,
coupled with its behavior, there may be something physically wrong with
it. Mother animals often reject unhealthy young. The vet may find
something curable...



This is true. One rescue I fostered had seven kittens (and six
nipples, needless to say) and although I watched carefully, trying to
be sure all kittens got a turn feeding, one day I noticed one kitten
was smaller than the others. I gave him to her to feed, then when I
came back I saw that she had pushed him out of the nest where she had
the kittens. I put him back in, and next thing I knew she had placed
this kitten IN THE LITTER BOX. Talk about a strong statement.

I took him to the vet, they found nothing wrong. I had them feed him
formula every four hours while I was at work, then I took over at
night. I had him in his own bed with a heating pad on very low, as the
vet suggested. He died at ten days old and it broke my heart. I think
the mother may have known there was something wrong with him that even
the vet could not yet see.

Good luck.
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Old August 5th 03, 11:21 PM
Mira
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On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:24:51 -0500, kaeli
wrote:



Take this kitten to the vet. Animals know things sometimes that we
don't, and if your normally maternal dog is rejecting the kitten,
coupled with its behavior, there may be something physically wrong with
it. Mother animals often reject unhealthy young. The vet may find
something curable...



This is true. One rescue I fostered had seven kittens (and six
nipples, needless to say) and although I watched carefully, trying to
be sure all kittens got a turn feeding, one day I noticed one kitten
was smaller than the others. I gave him to her to feed, then when I
came back I saw that she had pushed him out of the nest where she had
the kittens. I put him back in, and next thing I knew she had placed
this kitten IN THE LITTER BOX. Talk about a strong statement.

I took him to the vet, they found nothing wrong. I had them feed him
formula every four hours while I was at work, then I took over at
night. I had him in his own bed with a heating pad on very low, as the
vet suggested. He died at ten days old and it broke my heart. I think
the mother may have known there was something wrong with him that even
the vet could not yet see.

Good luck.
 




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