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Kitten severed nipple in half! won't deficate.
First, the info:
Male 4-5 weeks old Found in good condition/health after mother cat died. A vet's visit revealed no apparent blockage in the intestine, and teeth development which indicated age to be 4-5 weeks, although the kitten is smaller than average for that age. We have had our new kitten for close to four days now. In that time, I have not been able to get it to defecate. On the first day of its rescue, it was in my mother-in-law's custody. She claims that she saw a small brown smudge in the basket she was keeping it in. She cleaned the basket out and I did not see the substance so I do not know how much was there. When we first got the cat, he was very active and energetic. I did have some trouble with feeding though. After trying soft kitten food, and kitten food mixed with Heartz MRF (milk replacement formula, we began bottle feeding just MRF. The kitten appeared to have a hard time getting the formula out for those first few days. He was biting the nipple hard and out of breath. Eventually, through a combination of making the hole larger and applying more pressure on the bottle, I was able to get the kitten to latch on and suck without biting. (His ears "bobbed" up and down, indicating correct flow) Today, my wife was feeding the kitten. She appeared to be doing it correctly, but the kitten was biting the nipple. I came over to help apply pressure when the kitten bit the nipple completely off of the bottle (he didn't swallow it). I'm assuming this means that the kitten is ready for solid food. Over the course of the past four days, the kitten has become progressively less active. Assuming that the vet's office is open tomorrow (Veteran's day), I will take the kitten back for some stool softener and I will ask about the nipple and how to encourage the kitten to progress to solid foods. However, I would appreciate some more info, even if the vet's office will be open. So... 1. Why would a kitten completely bite off a nipple? 2. What else can I do to encourage him to eat solid foods? 3. Beside stimulating the kitten's privates, how else can I encourage defication? 4. Any other tips? Thanx. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO NOT REPLY TO . IT IS NOT MY REAL EMAIL. IT IS BEST TO REPLY TO THE GROUP ANYWAY. [adult swim] Thanx »Tony |
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