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    Sierra
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    So here is the story: Some cruel and inhumane person took eight kittens away from their mother at around two weeks, taped them up in a shoebox so there were no airways, and threw them into the road. A friend of mine calls me to tell me what happened and that all the kittens had been fostered out except two. I have hand-reared kittens a few times before and had no issues. However, these two are giving me second thoughts about everything! The female is solid black and is also the runt. The male is black and brown striped. Anyway, I have had these two little stinkers for the third day tomorrow. They eat perfectly fine (Kitten replacement milk, canned not powder.) pee before and after every feeding, wobble around, purr, are super active and loud when they want something, are currently asleep and twitching on my shoulder. The issue is still no poo! Their little bellies appear to be bloated but they could be because they’ve recently eaten. I know the runt has previously used the bathroom because the day i received him there were still remnants on his tail. I have tried everything I know to try. I suppose the vet will be my next option. I was just wondering is it sometimes normal for them to go this long without #2? Am i freaking myself over nothing?

    #838820
    Moonshadow_NZ
    Moderator

    Welcome to TDK Sierra and bless you for taking on the last tow orphans. You are awesome.
    Poo is a big topic here.
    Here is a thread with excellent links for hand rearing kittens

    Links for kitten-raising sites, eg Messybeast


    Also a guide to constipation

    Chaos’ Guide to Constipation


    Kittens don’t poop every day and it can be 3-5 days between poopings with some kittens.
    I hope these links help you. It is possible the change of food has caused them to become a little backed up. We a big fans of feeding kittens on goats milk and it is easier for them to digest and has many good properties to it for kittens. You can find it canned in the baking aisle in the US, it needs to be watered down 1:1 for kittens.
    Please let us know how you are getting on as other members may have other ideas to assist you.
    The little ones sounds so lovely.

    #838828
    Kittyzee
    Participant

    Welcome Sierra! Yes, goat’s milk is your answer. The canned is condensed so that’s the reason for the water 1 to 1. If you buy it in the cold milk section, no need to dilute. Sometimes, like MS said, they don’t poop for a few days especially since they have gone from mother’s milk to replacement milk. But with the goat’s milk, you won’t have these issues, or with diarrhea either. Also, it’s much cheaper than KMR–powdered or liquid.
    I am going to post some links for you, and one of them is the triangle method of pooping a kitten. Others are sites for general care of hand raised kittens, lots of info in there about EVERYTHING! Thank you for taking on this huge task, you are my hero!
    http://messybeast.com/handrear.htm
    http://www.safehavenforcats.com/newborn.htm

    Helping a kitten to eliminate


    Please come back and let us know how they are doing!

    #838844
    Sierra
    Participant

    Update: last night did not go well at all! Shortly after I posted I moved them from my shoulder to feed them and the female (runt) was limp. Her eyes were glazing and she would open them occasionally. She yawned but would not make a noise nor move at all.let me tell you I cried. I stayed up with her all night and morning and she is now back to her usual self. I need to visit the vet but it seems he’s never in. I can’t leave anytime to take her during the day since I watch and take care of my grandmother as well. Any ideas on what could have happened?

    #838852
    Kittyzee
    Participant

    It sounds like she was very near death with her sugar levels being too low. Try rubbing some honey or syrup on her gums if she gets like that again. Take a look at the links I gave you in their general care. Could be she will never do that again, but with kittens thus yiung hou never know. There is a condition known as FKS or fading kitten syndrome and kjttens pass that are seemingly doing well. It’s no ones fault but it happens, and I have lost kittens this way also.

    #838871
    Kittyzee
    Participant

    If kittens this young miss a meal, their blood sugar gets very low and they go in shock. This is why rubbing syrup on their gums brings them back and perks them up, long enough for you to get food into them. Hope things are going better now. 🙂

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