Abandoned kitten....update...new pics on page 8

[Turkeyrangler]

The kitten had a good day of eating, pooping and sleeping. Last feeding before I go to bed. The kitten drank 7 tablespoons today. Also double what she took yesterday. Here's a couple more pics.

 

[MetalSmitten]

yay!

SO CUTE!

 

[Katy]

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Very sweet

 

[cmb19]

She's adorable!

I do want to mention that in the first picture you posted this morning, it looks like there is an engorged tick attached to the underside of her right front paw...that brown seed looking thing. It obviously could be something completely different, but I wanted to point it out just in case.

 

[girliegirl940]

keep up the good work....that kitten is ADORABLE!!!!! But I am a sucker for cats!!! LOL

 

[flowergirl60]

She's very sweet.

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

If you have trouble with her aspirating the formula try the flow control human baby bottles(yes the nipple is big, but its usually small enough for kittens a couple weeks old. I have used them for week old chihuahua puppies that were signed over to my work that had aspirate pnemonia.) Otherwise make sure you feed her belly down like she would suck from the mama.. Dont hold her on her back when feeding her its easier for them to aspitate the milk into her lungs. Hold her upright and burp her after by lightly tapping her back. You have to poop/pee her using a warm wet cotton ball after for the first few weeks until she can go on her own. At that point use a cardboard flat that canned food comes out of (low top so she can get in easily) and put kitty litter in there(ETA: Non-clumpin kitty litter! They will try and taste it and you dont want it forming a big clump in her belly!), The instinct to bury their feces is there, they just need a little encouragement. Puppy pads are also your best friend! and the biggest one of them all If she has teeth she can eat from a bowl! usually at about 3 weeks you can mix the formula with a little kitten canned food. I mix it and feed it from the bottle so they can get the taste of the canned then switch to a bowl and slowly add more canned food and less formual. If you have ANY questions you can PM me. I have done tons of bottle babies(had 8 last spring), and I tech at an emergency vet.

 

[Turkeyrangler]

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That pic was taken on Sunday and it was a tick. She has been seen by a vet. We have cleaned up all the ticks after a nice bath and very thorough search. She is doing much better now. Thanks for mentioning it though. I noticed the tick in the picture after finding a number of them on her.


(edit) Oh I'm a little slow...the pics I posted last night are the ones your talking about...that is NOT a tick. It's the color of it's pad. I had to go check. The first pics I posted there was a tick on a hind foot.

 

[Turkeyrangler]

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Thanks for the info CrazyCatNChickenLady. I have been only feeding her while on her belly. Aspirating was a concern of mine from the start. She was just in the towel like that after falling asleep after I fed and burped her. I have been very careful to make sure the flow in the nipple of her bottle is not too much or too little. I am using the nursing kit from petco that comes with the bottle, a brush and three nipples. I sterilize the bottle and nipple after every feeding. She seems to be eating really well. She is tolerating the KMR (1-6 week old) formula really well with no bloat or refusal to eat. About 90cc already today. I make sure to burp her after each feeding; actually she will push out the nipple, then I'll burp her and she will eat some more and then some more burping. She has been peeing just fine using a damp, warm cotton ball. I did have a little trouble with the pooping for about 24 hours so I thinned out the formula just a touch and added a couple drops of vegetable oil. She has had 2 good poops since yesterday that are light brown and about the consistency of tooth paste. No hint of diarrhea. Thanks for the info on the cat litter. I didn't think of that at all. She has begun to play so we take a bit of time after each feeding to do a little of that till she falls asleep. She comes to work with me and stays in a box by my desk in my office with plenty of soft towels. She doesn't get as much rest at work due to everyone wanting to hold her including my boss (I knew that wouldn't be a problem). I have to shew them away so she can rest. She seems really health, happy curious and alert. I think she is beginning to cut teeth since I can feel them a bit when she chews on my fingers when we are playing. If I have any questions I will definitely PM you. Thanks again for the info.

 

[chickbea]

Oh, the cuteness of it all!