Hello all!
Leo is a 12 day old kitten, his siblings were found dead and his mother was missing. So a friend rescued him when he was just about 1-2 days old but could not foster/keep him due to having a human baby (1 month old), so I stepped in and decided to give the little guy a chance on Monday, he started with an emergency formula I found online that involved 1 cup evaporated milk, 1 egg yolk, 1 cup of pedialyte, unflavored gelatin and vitamins. He was on it until last Thursday, which that day I got him GNC kitten milk replacer, I diluted it just like the instructions said and he loved it along with learning to use the bottle (first it was with a 1ml syringe). He was pooping just fine through that whole time that he was on the emergency formula and the GNC until Sunday which he didn’t poop at all, Monday he did in very small amounts and showed discomfort and then Tuesday he was in obvious pain when stimulated and I rushed him to the vet where he got 3 water enemas to clear his digestive system for him, Reglan(metoproclamide) to help him digest and avoid vomiting(he never has vomited) and the vet also recommended adding .2ml of Karo syrup to all his meals.
On Tuesday 5pm after returning from the vet he pooped a decent size stool, brownish/yellow color and soft consistency. He didn’t poop again until 7am Wednesday, goopy stool this time. After that no stool was done no matter the amount of stimulation so took him back to the vet today , he got 1 more enema and the vet told me I was over feeding him and thus not giving his GI system time to process the food and so on so forth. He told me to give him only 6 cc every 3 hours with the .2ml of Karo syrup still added and to continue the use of the Reglan. So far he has not passed any stool I’ve feed him twice since we got home, I’m wondering how long till I can see result of him passing stool more repeatedly? Is the Karo syrup enough? Would adding Mineral oil or pumpkin puree help him digest better? Or will i need to change his milk? I’d like to avoid the later since it was 40$ for the 28oz powder can.
Economically speaking, although my vet is very cheap compared to other places, I really can’t afford him going through another set of water enemas, so any advice that can help me help him pass stool better is greatly appreciated. Apart from that he is a very active little kitten and his eyes opened today although he has conjuntivitis which is being treated for.