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  • 26 April, 2015 at 4:54 pm #830606
    ivana
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    Ok so here we go lol.

    1. snowball made her first poop by herself today should I introduce her to the litter box or should I wait she is only 4 weeks old.

    2.she also ate soft food for the first time this morning how often should I give her soul food and should I keep feeding her from a bottle

    26 April, 2015 at 5:08 pm #830608
    AV
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    Yay for Poo! we celebrate that here! LOL …. 4 weeks is plenty old enough to start litter training ….. make sure the first tray has low sides, so she can easily get in/out …. those disposable tin foil pans are good to start with ….. don’t make it too deep to start …. if you didn’t already flush the poo, next time she poos, put it in the litter tray and then put her there …. leave it in there, so she can find it next time she feels the ‘urge’, she should to back to where she smells the old one ….. and don’t try and bury it – cats will naturally scratch/cover their ‘business’ …or she may be a rare ‘top pooper’ …. squats, drops and runs …. every one is different!

    … weaning from bottle to solid food should take place slowly …. can she lap the kitten milk from a bowl? I’d guess probably ….. so start by letting her get used to lapping from a bowl and giving her a teaspoon of wet food a couple of times a day ….. then, slowly decrease the milk bowls and increase the wet food …. for a little kitten a table spoon of wet food 3-4 times a day should be enough …. believe me, if it’s not, she’ll let you know! LOL …..

    …. best of luck and keep us apprised of her progress! What a darling Snowball is!

    26 April, 2015 at 5:12 pm #830609
    ailuromaniac
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    Great milestones!

    You can begin introducing snowball to the litterbox but do not expect immediate perfection. The best technique is after feeding place her in the box and show her scratching for a place to go. Don’t move her to it. When she gets more to the toddler stages she will figure that out. Also when you catch her going else where move her to the box. If you find where she has been…too late just clean it up and use some enzyme cleaner to clear out the marking scent.

    Please don’t wean her from the bottle for at least another 3-4 weeks then do it slowly. Lots of cats with dry nursing (blanket sucking) habits were weaned too early. Siamese need longer than the traditional 8 weeks before being taken from mom’s (now you). They need at least 10 and 12 is better. They do ok with the standard schedule but more continue the dry nursing. It is like the self comfort of extended thumb sucking in human children.

    26 April, 2015 at 5:24 pm #830612
    Anonymous
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    Ivana,
    Yea, concats wee Snowball. Good job! When you set up her litter box use non-clumping litter. Kittens tend to eat clumping litter and it can clump up in their wee tummies.

    Here’s some general guidelines on weaning wee Snowball:
    http://pets.thenest.com/wean-handraised-kittens-5205.html

    PG

    26 April, 2015 at 5:26 pm #830613
    ivana
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    I don’t know if she drinks milk from a bowl but I’ll try with her next feeding. And I’ll start puten her in the litter box but do I need to keep simulation her or no. Iam learning as go so I always have questions.

    26 April, 2015 at 5:28 pm #830614
    ailuromaniac
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    I would say feed, litterbox, watch for results,
    If none, stimulate
    If yes, celebrate

    26 April, 2015 at 5:33 pm #830615
    ivana
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    Thank yall so much I don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t found this site it’s amazing and lots of very helpful people god bless everyone of yall

    26 April, 2015 at 11:52 pm #830642
    katzenjammer
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    My goodness, Miss Snowball is a cutie!

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