Comments on: How to nurse a kitten back to health? http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/ A Feline Health Guide Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 05:24:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: KitKat http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/comment-page-1/#comment-994 KitKat Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:28:21 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/#comment-994 Liquid Egg and milk? NO!! The kitten needs to be bottle bed with kitten formula and see a vet ASAP. Liquid Egg and milk? NO!! The kitten needs to be bottle bed with kitten formula and see a vet ASAP.

]]> By: kathy w http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/comment-page-1/#comment-993 kathy w Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:13:35 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/#comment-993 This recipe for kitten formula has saved hundreds of kittens. You will need a kitten baby bottle from a pet food store. Boil 12 ounces purified water Add 1 package of unflavoured gelatin Dissolve and add: 1 tablespoon of corn syrup Add 1 can of carnation evaporated milk ( do not use 2% or the no name brands) Mix together: 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise Blend the 2 parts together with a hand blender. Keep the formula in the fridge., it will turn into a jello like product. Just warm up what you need for each feeding. Make sure to burp the kitten after each feeding. A kitten that age should be fed every hour, and never give raw egg whites to any cat. Line the kittens bed with a silver sun refector for the windshield(dollar store) it will reflect the heat back to the kitten and keep it warm. This recipe for kitten formula has saved hundreds of kittens. You will need a kitten baby bottle from a pet food store.
Boil 12 ounces purified water
Add 1 package of unflavoured gelatin
Dissolve and add:
1 tablespoon of corn syrup
Add 1 can of carnation evaporated milk ( do not use 2% or the no name brands)
Mix together: 1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons of plain yogurt
2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
Blend the 2 parts together with a hand blender.
Keep the formula in the fridge., it will turn into a jello like product. Just warm up what you need for each feeding.
Make sure to burp the kitten after each feeding.

A kitten that age should be fed every hour, and never give raw egg whites to any cat.
Line the kittens bed with a silver sun refector for the windshield(dollar store) it will reflect the heat back to the kitten and keep it warm.

]]> By: cheshireeyes http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/comment-page-1/#comment-992 cheshireeyes Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:38:40 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/#comment-992 KMR, kitten milk replacement, is found at all the big pet chain stores. Works wonderfully. They get it all over the place and you have to washed it off their skin because it can be irritating when it dries. Remember that they really can't go to the bathroom on their own yet and that you have to make them go. They will die if you don't. A warm, damp paper towel works and no matter what way you do this, you will be poo-ed on. Remember to dry them off all the way but do it gently. Also, be careful when your feeding them. They can aspirate the food and get an upper respiratory infection so don't try to feed them quickly. My kitten had to burped every once in a while which you can do but holding the front of their body up and tapping gently on their backs. It's hilarious too. Bottle-fed babies tend to become fatties too so don't worry if they're a lil chunky later in life. KMR, kitten milk replacement, is found at all the big pet chain stores. Works wonderfully. They get it all over the place and you have to washed it off their skin because it can be irritating when it dries. Remember that they really can’t go to the bathroom on their own yet and that you have to make them go. They will die if you don’t. A warm, damp paper towel works and no matter what way you do this, you will be poo-ed on. Remember to dry them off all the way but do it gently. Also, be careful when your feeding them. They can aspirate the food and get an upper respiratory infection so don’t try to feed them quickly. My kitten had to burped every once in a while which you can do but holding the front of their body up and tapping gently on their backs. It’s hilarious too. Bottle-fed babies tend to become fatties too so don’t worry if they’re a lil chunky later in life.

]]> By: combs http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/comment-page-1/#comment-991 combs Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:10:17 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/#comment-991 everyone else has covered what to feed the kitten but besides that you have to keep the kitten warm. place a gallon jug of heated water in her box but allow space for her to move away from the jug if she gets too hot. keep refilling the jug with warm water because it will get cold rather quickly. you have to stimulate the kitten to defecate and urinate also. get a warm, wet washcloth and wipe her genital area about four times a day and she'll most likely have a bowel movement. please take her to the vet if you suspect her health declining at all, because at her age she can go from bad to worse really quickly. good, good luck, if this little girl makes it, you'll have a friend for life!!! everyone else has covered what to feed the kitten but besides that you have to keep the kitten warm. place a gallon jug of heated water in her box but allow space for her to move away from the jug if she gets too hot. keep refilling the jug with warm water because it will get cold rather quickly. you have to stimulate the kitten to defecate and urinate also. get a warm, wet washcloth and wipe her genital area about four times a day and she’ll most likely have a bowel movement. please take her to the vet if you suspect her health declining at all, because at her age she can go from bad to worse really quickly. good, good luck, if this little girl makes it, you’ll have a friend for life!!!

]]> By: horselover4life2008 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/comment-page-1/#comment-990 horselover4life2008 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:57:31 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/#comment-990 ok first off cats and kittens can not digest the milk we drink...... if you go to your vet or a local walmart they sell kitten formula and you would need to get a little bottle for new born babys or get an eye dropper to feed the kitten a mother cats milk is deffently not the same milk we drink. so try to get a forula from a vet and very soon ok first off cats and kittens can not digest the milk we drink…… if you go to your vet or a local walmart they sell kitten formula and you would need to get a little bottle for new born babys or get an eye dropper to feed the kitten a mother cats milk is deffently not the same milk we drink. so try to get a forula from a vet and very soon

]]> By: Serinity4u2find http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/comment-page-1/#comment-989 Serinity4u2find Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:04:45 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/#comment-989 You are doing a great job and you have the right idea, but most cats are allergic to milk. So go to your local pet store and buy some powdered milk made just for this kind of situaiton. They also have small little bottles you can use to feed the kitten. Also, buy some soft cat food, kittens are able to eat that up really easy and it helps putting weight on them. As far as I know Friskies softfood hasn't be recalled. With you nursing this kitten it will have a strong bond with you. So whether you keep it or find a good home for it, it will turn out to be a loving kitten who likes humans. Mother cats sometimes are immature in knowing how to be a mother so sometimes they push away a kitten they think won't survive. Doesn't mean it won't. I have done what you are doing right now and most of the time the kittens thrive and become great pets. You are doing a great job and you have the right idea, but most cats are allergic to milk. So go to your local pet store and buy some powdered milk made just for this kind of situaiton. They also have small little bottles you can use to feed the kitten.

Also, buy some soft cat food, kittens are able to eat that up really easy and it helps putting weight on them. As far as I know Friskies softfood hasn’t be recalled. With you nursing this kitten it will have a strong bond with you. So whether you keep it or find a good home for it, it will turn out to be a loving kitten who likes humans. Mother cats sometimes are immature in knowing how to be a mother so sometimes they push away a kitten they think won’t survive. Doesn’t mean it won’t. I have done what you are doing right now and most of the time the kittens thrive and become great pets.

]]> By: Audrey A http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Audrey A Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:14:11 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/#comment-988 Great job taking care of the abandoned kitten. The egg and cow milk is not very good for her at all. You should get some kitten formula from a pet supply store. It has most of the nutrients the kitten needs to grow strong and healthy. Keep feeding her with the eye dropper until she is old enough to be weened. Good luck! Great job taking care of the abandoned kitten. The egg and cow milk is not very good for her at all. You should get some kitten formula from a pet supply store. It has most of the nutrients the kitten needs to grow strong and healthy. Keep feeding her with the eye dropper until she is old enough to be weened.

Good luck!

]]> By: JR http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/comment-page-1/#comment-987 JR Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:25:10 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/#comment-987 A common birth defect in cats a dogs is in the roof of their mouth inhibiting them to eat. Have it looked at professionally. Im sure if you took it to the spca someone there could idetify any problem. A common birth defect in cats a dogs is in the roof of their mouth inhibiting them to eat. Have it looked at professionally. Im sure if you took it to the spca someone there could idetify any problem.

]]> By: searchpup http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/comment-page-1/#comment-986 searchpup Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:54:59 +0000 http://www.felinehealthguide.com/blog/how-to-nurse-a-kitten-back-to-health/#comment-986 You need to get her some kitten formula, which get from pet store or vet's office. Processed milk has very little nutritional value for kittens (or puppies). Once she is about 3-4 weeks old, start adding canned kitten food to the formula, getting slightly thicker every day until she has to lap it from a dish, then wean her the same way to dry food (more dry food/less canned food). Start with the dry food moistened, mixed with canned food and gradually add less water/canned food. I raised a kitten from 5 days old following this method. She eats only dry food now (doesn't even like canned food) which is better for them anyway. Be prepared for a kitten with no fear and who is totally spoiled. They can be a nuisance :-) (not that I would give mine up for anything) Addition: I forgot to mention (and someone else did, so kudos to them) that you will have to stimulate the kitten to urinate and defecate. Also keeping the kitten warm is important. Do not use a heating pad, as they can become too warm. The heated water in the milk jug idea is alright, if you want to continuously be changing the water (day and night). Once it gets cold, it will do more harm than good. I went to the pet store and got a reptile rock. These are meant to keep an animal warm with direct contact, so will not over heat. They are safe to leave plugged in 24/7. I put an old T-shirt over the rock - single layer right over the rock then piled it up around the rock - to make a warm bed for my kitten. You need to get her some kitten formula, which get from pet store or vet’s office. Processed milk has very little nutritional value for kittens (or puppies). Once she is about 3-4 weeks old, start adding canned kitten food to the formula, getting slightly thicker every day until she has to lap it from a dish, then wean her the same way to dry food (more dry food/less canned food). Start with the dry food moistened, mixed with canned food and gradually add less water/canned food.
I raised a kitten from 5 days old following this method. She eats only dry food now (doesn’t even like canned food) which is better for them anyway.
Be prepared for a kitten with no fear and who is totally spoiled. They can be a nuisance :-) (not that I would give mine up for anything)

Addition: I forgot to mention (and someone else did, so kudos to them) that you will have to stimulate the kitten to urinate and defecate. Also keeping the kitten warm is important. Do not use a heating pad, as they can become too warm. The heated water in the milk jug idea is alright, if you want to continuously be changing the water (day and night). Once it gets cold, it will do more harm than good.
I went to the pet store and got a reptile rock. These are meant to keep an animal warm with direct contact, so will not over heat. They are safe to leave plugged in 24/7. I put an old T-shirt over the rock - single layer right over the rock then piled it up around the rock - to make a warm bed for my kitten.

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