5 weeks old Kitten might die … Please help !

Hello again guys,

Thought I should update you about Tiny and all.
He seems to be in good health ( gaining more beef ), as I keep checking when I pet his back, I check his spine with my fingers which seems to be less and less protrusive compared to before. He is able of moving quite fast and overall balance is quite improved. He is now even able to escape his small box by jumping up a bit , hanging upward and jumping down. Which made me need to relocate him, effectively removing the box and placing him in my bathroom where I bought him a “Cat Box” ( the one used to transport or travel ) , filled it with a small hot bottle of water covered in sheets from which he can easily get out of and explore and run around the bathroom a bit.

He seems to be more playful, as when I rub his tummy playfully he is starting to bite playfully and grab my hand with all fours. I guess he is still relatively small ( Tiny ! 🙂 ) but the fact that he is running around and pooping well and gaining beef puts me at a bit of ease till I take him to the vet on Saturday.

I even got him a litter box, and filled it with the special clumping clay and put him in it to explore and take a dump. But the little furball actually started smelling and wanted to start eating the stuff so I immediately took him out ( but I think he got a little bit in 🙁 ).
I will try to get another brand of litter ( regular sand ? ) and try again, for now I put in his regular towels where he usually does it and I’ll clean up as usual.

The fact that he ate some of the little litter balls makes me wonder as to he might be able to start eating the Gruel ( wet food + KMR ) as he seems to be only needing to put his feet inside the stuff to eat well. Should I wait till Saturday to check with the vet or start already ?

Tiny sends you purrs and hugs and kisses and thanks you for all the help you provided and hopes to only get bigger and stronger.
Thank you guys for the support, and any and all tips and advice are welcomed and appreciated :).

Mo.

Hello again guys,

Tonight was VET night !
Me and Tiny went to the VET who took a quick look at her ( too quick for my taste ), but he noted how much progress she seems to be making.
He mentioned how much more lively she seems and how much healthier she looks, her eyes wide open and inquisitive and her weight considerably better than before considering what she was in last week ( in his words ).
I told him how I am feeding her KMR with a smudge of Nurish-UM to which he applauded and encouraged me to continue doing exactly what I’m doing and that he doesn’t really want to go through any MEDs and anti-wormers before he’s 2 months ( after 2 weeks ) to not affect his good recovery.
I mentioned to him how she was eating the litter in the litter box to which he said that she is probably able to eat wet food now and gave me some Vitakraft chicken wet food to introduce her to and mentioned that I should not put any KMR in the wet food and instead let her eat it alone, but alternate between a wet food meal and a KMR feeding ( with the Nurish-UM smudge ).
We went back home, I immediately opened the wet food can, put some in a small plate for him and mashed it up as much as I can. I put some of the stuff on a spoon and enticed him to eat it which he did and then I placed him in the plate and he started eating a bit ( didn’t eat a lot but he did eat some 🙂 ).
The next feeding ( after 2-3 hours ) was the regular KMR with the Nurish-UM which I can clearly see he loves a lot more ( cheeky little fur ball ).
The next feeding should have been the wet food again, which I did the same thing but as I saw online someone mix a little water ( just a bottle-cap equivalent ) into the wet food and mash it up which makes it even more gruel-like and in theory easier for him to eat.
Again, I put it in a plate and fed him a little with a spoon which he did eat then placed him in the plate where he suckeled a bit on the stuff but then turned completely uninterested and started climbing up at lap and shoulders meowing and throwing a fit ( he does that when he wants his KMR ) to which I completely gave in and prepared a solution and fed it to him.

Should I have not mixed it with water ? Or should I ignore the vet’s call of mixing it will KMR ?
Tomorrow morning I was planning on feeding him KMR with Nurish-UM and leaving a plate of the wet food ( without water ) so that in worse case scenario while I’m away and he got hungry, he might eat up some of the stuff in the bowl.

Another thing was the change in his POOP after eating the wet food. The yellow/mustard like color is completely gone, and his poo is now much darker brown , with still the first half diarrhea like then a half which has better consistency but still on the soft side ( is it the change in the diet ? ). But he is able to fully control it as I see him going into the corner where he usually does and do the deed.

I guess all that’s left now pending is to actually get him a litter box. I am not having any luck finding some non-clumping unscented one as all seem to be the clumping type. I was thinking of getting some regular dirt from a garden nearby at worst scenario maybe ?

I apologize for the big read , it seems my posts are only getting bigger and bigger and my questions relentless …
I appreciate all the help you guys give 🙂 !
Mo.

Good morning KZ,

Thank you for the continuous advice and support.
I have good news, Tiny is starting to eat the Gruel ( Wet Food + Bottle Cap of Water + 2 Drops of Nurish-UM mix ) all on his own when i’m not there. Although when I come around I always make him some KMR with a smudge of Nurish-UM as well, to make sure he’s hydrated as well as make sure he still isn’t hungry, etc … I noticed clearly that his intake of KMR has decreased per sitting, which I am hoping is good since that means he is full more often.

The bad news is his poop. It used to be a brownish mustard yellow with diarrhea at first then some consistency, but now it’s more like all diarrhea with loose-like liquid around then in the middle it’s like small round dots or brownish-like dirt specs. I can also see that he doesn’t have as much control on it as before. I can see some drops of liquid poo well before the main deed is present. He does still have control of when he goes, but it’s not as solid as before. Is it because he’s adjusting to the new wet food ? Or should I change something up ? He does seem like he is still quite healthy and active, always climbs up on me when I sit to feed him the KMR and plays around with my finger when I pet him , etc … But I am worried to fall back into the diarrhea thing.

The last problem would be the litter box, I tried grabbing some soft sand/dirt from outside and put it in a small container for him to go into but the next morning I came and he basically did all around it ( except in it 🙂 ). So I just gave up and put in the old litter ( clumping kind that he used to be eating in ) in the hopes that since he is now eating the Gruel, he won’t eat as much and hopefully i’ll return back home at noon today to see him already done in the box ( claws crossed ).

Thanks for the support and advice guys 🙂