About three weeks ago we found a litter of five kittens while doing some yard work after a storm. Unfortunately, four if them were gone, but the fifth was still alive. We brought him into the house to warmed him up. My wife went to store to get some kitten formula (came back with liquid formula). So far, he has been doing well, the vet said (at the time of the appointment) that he was a little cold, but in generally good health. My wife has been taking him to work with her as our kids are in school and I work in a Computer Data Center (AC running nonstop). She weighed him the first day, 4.7 oz. We figured he was about 3 – 4 days old as he still had some of him umbilical cord still attached. After three weeks he is about 15 oz, eyes are open, and ears are opening. He had several hard poops and I started diluting his formula in a 1:3 (1 Tsp to 3 water) ratio last wek. He seems to like it still, he get so excited when he realizes the bottle is infront of him and he finds the nipple. This week, he pooped on Tuesday, it was about 3 – 4 inches long, good coloring. So far this week that was the last time he pooped. It is now Friday and I have not been able to get him to poop. It try wet and wet soft wash cloth, cotton balls, holding him in different positions (on his back, straight up and down, laying on his stomach in my hand, laying on blanket), but he still has not pooped. He cries after a little while of stimulation and his butt looks like it is pushing out a little, but nothing comes out and i dont want to irritate the skin. He has been peeing a lot when we stimulate him as well. Good color on this as well.
I would appreciate any ideas or suggestions anyone might have. We plan to keep him and have named him Fidget, because that is what he likes to do all the time.
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