anybody knows about kittens

BUNNY63
By BUNNY63

i hv a problem with this 2 weeks old (i think)kitten i picked up.she does not want to drink any water and she only wants to sleep with me and on my shoulders next to my ear and she follows me everywhere.pls advise.
tks in advance

By BUNNY63• 2 Oct 2008 18:19
BUNNY63

thanks for all your advice

By jasminejasmine• 2 Oct 2008 12:49
Rating: 4/5
jasminejasmine

This kitten is far to small to be seperated from it's mother. If you know where the mother is, try to give it back. I have recently met a few people who have deliberately removed 1-2 week old kittens from their mothers because they wanted to have them as babies. This is cruel and unlikely to produce a healthy or happy adult cat.

If the kitten is abandoned or orphaned, you will have to do your best to offer comfort and security.

By jasminejasmine• 2 Oct 2008 12:46
Rating: 5/5
jasminejasmine

Take then kitten to the vet after Eid. If the kittens are 2 weeks then they will not be capable of feeding themselves. You need to either use a special kitten bottle or go to the pharmacy and buy a 1 or 2ml syringe and feed it.

It is very difficult to teach them to feed from an artificial feeder (not mother) and you must not force it to feed or it will die. Once they get the hang of it they thrive.

Food. You can either go to the pharmacy and buy lactose free baby formula or if not possible, dilute rainbow milk. Make sure it is body temperature.

After feeding it is very important that you check to see if the kitten is able to urinate on his own. If you don't notice wetting, rub his or her genital area to stimulate the bladder. The mother would usually do this for them.

It is also important that you wipe the kitten daily with warm, slightly damp cotton wool, very gently. This is how they learn to wash themselves.

This advice is second to that of taking the kitten to the vet but I appreciate that they are closed for Eid.

Good luck, pm me for advice if you wish.

By rprabhu• 2 Oct 2008 12:08
Rating: 4/5
rprabhu

Have you tried giving the kitten some milk.

I think better than water feed milk. Kitten likes you.

Maybe it feels comfortable on your shoulder. Keep it in a cosy basket in your house.

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