4 week old baby is struggling

Cheryl, I’m so sorry about baby Keeton. I’m afraid that I have absolutely no experience with this but many others here do. Hopefully they will have good advice for you.

Bless you for taking on Keeton’s care!

4 weeks old is old enough to be on a diet consisting more of solid food than kmr. If you have a bad feeling about the albon, stop using it. In my experience metronidazole has always worked best for diahhrea in babies. If the diahhrea doesnt clear up on that, have you considered the possibility of worms? Worms can cause big problems for such tiny little kitties – including vomitting, diahrea, lethargy, not wanting to eat. Most vets only deworm a kitty when they get their first shots, if you want a deworming med before then, you will have to ask for it.

I’m so sorry. I know its always a hard decision to make, but you did the kindest, most compassionate thing for that little kitty. You gave him a fighting chance. So many of them are just put to sleep right away without anyone even bothering to try fighting for them.

I’m assuming Buster is the same age as the other kitten was? I’d say he’s ok on on the a/d a few times a day, and then also some kmr. At 4 weeks they eat solid food, but their diet still consists mostly of kmr for about another week and a half. I would continue mixing the kmr with pedialyte until the diahrea/vomitting has subsided. I would also hold back on any vitamins or supplements right now, my rule with such tiny baby is one medication or artificial ‘byproduct’ at a time. Their systems cant handle too many things at once. Stick with the metronidazole, and follow up on any deworming he still needs to have done, but I would wait another 2 weeks before doing anything more on a medical level, unless there is an emergency situation. Sometimes their bodies need time to adjust and heal.