New Kitten, abandoned feral, 2-3 weeks, Help??

PG I think that’s my next move, to be perfectly honest. I haven’t seen any sign of poops around his butt, so it’s probably the constipation again. :/ Poor lil tyke.

Zee, that’s pretty much what we’ve been doing. But Bean’s pretty dang wobbly still, so we’ll keep going in that direction. I’m sure he’ll get it eventually! He just ate again, another Tablespoon straight Goats’ milk, with the pedialyte in it instead of water. {My can says to make about 3/4ths a Cup at once, so it’s lasted around 24hrs or slightly less each time.}

His next feed I’m going to try the baby mix again; 2Tbs milk to 2tps pate this time. It’ll be a bit thicker, and hopefully more filling to his tummy so he can sleep all night without fussing too badly. This morning he just would NOT eat it, and thankfully inhaled his milk instead, after some general fussiness about the nipple.

We’re already looking at vets for next week or slightly after, so we can get him looked at, properly sexed, dewormed, and hopefully start him on his vaccines!

Last night we set up a “play pen” so he can scamper around while I’m making dinner and trying to get the house clean again. {I’m still scared to use chemicals, but a rub down with soap and hot water never hurt anything!}

Thanks, again, Zee! 🙂 When he gets a little older we’ll probably cut a hole in the side of the nesting box and it can just be his area until he’s old enough to have the run of our house. {4 bedroom, two bath ranch-style. I’m sure he’ll be quite happy! We’re planning some wall-running wide shelves with carpeting for Bean if he stays with us, along with a rather ambitious cat-tree :D}

Seventh Day: 24
2:30a 1Tbs goats’ milk with pedialyte, a few sucks of Baby Mix
5:45a 1Tbs Goat’s milk with pedialyte.
7:45a 1Tbs Goat’s Milk with Pedialyte.
12:10p .75Tbs Goats’ Milk with Pedialyte.
4:10p 1Tbs Goat’s milk with Pedialyte.
7:45p .3Tbs goat’s milk, .5Tbs Baby Mix 2 with a little added milk
11:00p .5Tbs goat’s milk with pedialyte
Daily Weigh: 13.93oz
Total: 6.05Tbs + solid food {8cc/1oz body weight SHOULD be eating 7.57Tbs.}

Weighed: 13.76oz before 7a feed. Baby FINALLY burped properly at 7:45a, tummy is still pretty bulgy. Right after 7p feed, Baby peed himself, soaked his back legs and abdomen. Took a warm bath with Dawn, was toweled off and blow dried on low. Baby strained but didn’t poop just yet… so there’s some hope!

Baby’s had a rough morning… Fed at 3:15a and again at 7a, and averaged between .3Tbs and .5Tbs. But baby FINALLY POOPED!!! For the first time since Day 5 around 5:45p!

I was starting to get really worried and wondered if we’d have to move the vet visit up to this weekend instead of next, but that’s one worry put off for another 24-36hrs.

One hour after another, one day at a time… slowly and carefully feeling our way forward.

That’s absolutely FANTASTIC to hear, Zee! Baby tried to eat it, so I’m not leaving it in the playpen if I’m not around to keep an eye on him, but we’re putting him in the tray when we help him pee, and his last little poo is in there now, which should hopefully give Baby some understanding and incentive to USE it!

Thankfully, his nest box and play pen is on hardwood floors, so cleaning up the accidents was pretty painless. He’s still pretty slap-happy with the bottle, but I’m hoping waiting a bit longer between feedings will get him hungry enough to REALLY eat! So far this morning it’s been mostly just goats’ milk, but I’ll be making a fresh batch of the mix for his next feeding. {He ate about .5Tbs around 9a, so he’ll eat again between noon and 1p instead of 11a.}

Thanks for all the help you’ve offered! Every time I look at his innocent little face I’m reminded of the last rescue I adopted with my ex. Poor little thing didn’t last long at all, due to fleas and worms when we found him, and then the URI he contracted not long after. His tiny little 3wk body just couldn’t cope with it all… Not even a rather expensive vet visit saved him. :/

I’m aware I’m projecting all those fears and sorrows on this little baby in my care, but I’m just so desperate to actually SAVE one of the cats that’s been utilizing our backyard. I’ve been trying since last September to socialize them enough that they’d be welcomed in a shelter, but I can’t even get them into a live trap.

baby bean just took a turn…

Refusing to eat since around 11:30p last night, and hasn’t eaten much of anything since then. {.3Tbs tops}

Baby pooped in his nest twice; once about how I’d expect; soft looking and a light browny yellow. But I just looked in on him again and he’d gone again, this time with blood in it.

{I have a pic because of course I do, but I won’t post unless asked since it’s kinda gross….?}