Am i feeding my kitten too much?

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    Anonymous
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    hello
    I found this kitten a week ago,he was probably 4 days old when i found him, he opened his eyes yesterday,
    he was very tiny and thin when i found him,in the first few days i gave him sour cream mixed with some lukewarm water, i gave him 3-4 ml about every 3-4 hours.
    and just 4 days ago i started giving him kitten milk replacement,5-6 ml each time,every 2 hours, and yesterday i changed it to every 3 hours.
    now the issue is, since i started giving him kitten milk replacement he got SO bloated, he looks like a balloon, and today he didn’t poop
    at all.. and when he finally poops a little it comes out watery and yellow (looks like diarrhea)
    what is it that causes his belly to bloat so much? it’s getting me worried…
    could i be feeding him TOO much? (i give him about 50 cc of kmr a day)
    now, accordering to this video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctfhMJUdxZA
    i should feed a 1 week old kitten only 6 times a day,and he should eat 32 cc a day.
    what do you think? to me he looks exactly 1 week old.

    here’s pictures of his belly.

    thanks!

    #807294
    Melissa
    Participant

    Hey, my baby is 15 days old now and he is a weird eater compared to what the websites say. He eats any where from 5-15 ml per feeding and only likes to eat every 6-8 hours. If I try any sooner he usually just chews on the bottle. After every feeding he gets bloated like your kitten but it goes away after awhile. The vet told me that there was no problem with this unless he acts like he’s uncomfortable and if so burp him bc he probably has gas. I’m also just learning as I go along. This is the first time I’ve had a cat this tiny. Hopefully it helps. The advice on this board is awesome an helps my worrying a lot to know that we all have the same issues and concerns. Good luck.

    #807309

    i used to burp my kittens…it was sooo cute. i miss doing it. 🙂 for me kittens r better than babies hahah

    #807324
    Moonshadow_NZ
    Moderator

    Here is a thread on raising kittens that have excellent links.

    Links for kitten-raising sites, eg Messybeast


    Also – http://dailykitten.com/chat/tags/poop/

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