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Kitten severed nipple in half! won't deficate.
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Male 4-5 weeks old Found in good condition/health after mother cat died. A vet's visit revealed no apparent blockage in the intestine, and teeth development which indicated age to be 4-5 weeks, although the kitten is smaller than average for that age. We have had our new kitten for close to four days now. In that time, I have not been able to get it to defecate. On the first day of its rescue, it was in my mother-in-law's custody. She claims that she saw a small brown smudge in the basket she was keeping it in. She cleaned the basket out and I did not see the substance so I do not know how much was there. When we first got the cat, he was very active and energetic. I did have some trouble with feeding though. After trying soft kitten food, and kitten food mixed with Heartz MRF (milk replacement formula, we began bottle feeding just MRF. The kitten appeared to have a hard time getting the formula out for those first few days. He was biting the nipple hard and out of breath. Eventually, through a combination of making the hole larger and applying more pressure on the bottle, I was able to get the kitten to latch on and suck without biting. (His ears "bobbed" up and down, indicating correct flow) Today, my wife was feeding the kitten. She appeared to be doing it correctly, but the kitten was biting the nipple. I came over to help apply pressure when the kitten bit the nipple completely off of the bottle (he didn't swallow it). I'm assuming this means that the kitten is ready for solid food. Over the course of the past four days, the kitten has become progressively less active. Assuming that the vet's office is open tomorrow (Veteran's day), I will take the kitten back for some stool softener and I will ask about the nipple and how to encourage the kitten to progress to solid foods. However, I would appreciate some more info, even if the vet's office will be open. So... 1. Why would a kitten completely bite off a nipple? 2. What else can I do to encourage him to eat solid foods? 3. Beside stimulating the kitten's privates, how else can I encourage defication? 4. Any other tips? Thanx. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO NOT REPLY TO . IT IS NOT MY REAL EMAIL. IT IS BEST TO REPLY TO THE GROUP ANYWAY. [adult swim] Thanx »Tony |
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om... First, the info: Male 4-5 weeks old Found in good condition/health after mother cat died. A vet's visit revealed no apparent blockage in the intestine, and teeth development which indicated age to be 4-5 weeks, although the kitten is smaller than average for that age. snip Over the course of the past four days, the kitten has become progressively less active. Assuming that the vet's office is open tomorrow (Veteran's day), I will take the kitten back for some stool softener and I will ask about the nipple and how to encourage the kitten to progress to solid foods. However, I would appreciate some more info, even if the vet's office will be open. So... 1. Why would a kitten completely bite off a nipple? I don't know. Could be that he was frustrated with the bottle. 2. What else can I do to encourage him to eat solid foods? Try mixing some formula in with canned kitten food, making a soft mixture. The kittens I've had around that age love it. You can gradually decrease the formula until he is used to the food. 3. Beside stimulating the kitten's privates, how else can I encourage defication? Make sure you are doing this correctly. Take a cotton ball moistened with warm water and gently stroke his butt. He may not know to go in the litterbox, so place him in it soon after eating. If it's been four days, however, PLEASE take him to the vet tomorrow! I can't imagine all the vet offices will be closed for Veteran's Day. Kittens can go downhill very quickly, and you say he's gotten less active. NOT a good sign! Keep a close eye on him tonight and take him in first thing tomorrow. 4. Any other tips? Also make sure he is warm enough, but not hot. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com |
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om... First, the info: Male 4-5 weeks old Found in good condition/health after mother cat died. A vet's visit revealed no apparent blockage in the intestine, and teeth development which indicated age to be 4-5 weeks, although the kitten is smaller than average for that age. snip Over the course of the past four days, the kitten has become progressively less active. Assuming that the vet's office is open tomorrow (Veteran's day), I will take the kitten back for some stool softener and I will ask about the nipple and how to encourage the kitten to progress to solid foods. However, I would appreciate some more info, even if the vet's office will be open. So... 1. Why would a kitten completely bite off a nipple? I don't know. Could be that he was frustrated with the bottle. 2. What else can I do to encourage him to eat solid foods? Try mixing some formula in with canned kitten food, making a soft mixture. The kittens I've had around that age love it. You can gradually decrease the formula until he is used to the food. 3. Beside stimulating the kitten's privates, how else can I encourage defication? Make sure you are doing this correctly. Take a cotton ball moistened with warm water and gently stroke his butt. He may not know to go in the litterbox, so place him in it soon after eating. If it's been four days, however, PLEASE take him to the vet tomorrow! I can't imagine all the vet offices will be closed for Veteran's Day. Kittens can go downhill very quickly, and you say he's gotten less active. NOT a good sign! Keep a close eye on him tonight and take him in first thing tomorrow. 4. Any other tips? Also make sure he is warm enough, but not hot. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com |
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"Tony" wrote in message om... First, the info: Male 4-5 weeks old Found in good condition/health after mother cat died. A vet's visit revealed no apparent blockage in the intestine, and teeth development which indicated age to be 4-5 weeks, although the kitten is smaller than average for that age. We have had our new kitten for close to four days now. In that time, I have not been able to get it to defecate. On the first day of its rescue, it was in my mother-in-law's custody. She claims that she saw a small brown smudge in the basket she was keeping it in. She cleaned the basket out and I did not see the substance so I do not know how much was there. When we first got the cat, he was very active and energetic. I did have some trouble with feeding though. After trying soft kitten food, and kitten food mixed with Heartz MRF (milk replacement formula, we began bottle feeding just MRF. The kitten appeared to have a hard time getting the formula out for those first few days. He was biting the nipple hard and out of breath. Eventually, through a combination of making the hole larger and applying more pressure on the bottle, I was able to get the kitten to latch on and suck without biting. (His ears "bobbed" up and down, indicating correct flow) Today, my wife was feeding the kitten. She appeared to be doing it correctly, but the kitten was biting the nipple. I came over to help apply pressure when the kitten bit the nipple completely off of the bottle (he didn't swallow it). I'm assuming this means that the kitten is ready for solid food. Over the course of the past four days, the kitten has become progressively less active. Assuming that the vet's office is open tomorrow (Veteran's day), I will take the kitten back for some stool softener and I will ask about the nipple and how to encourage the kitten to progress to solid foods. However, I would appreciate some more info, even if the vet's office will be open. So... 1. Why would a kitten completely bite off a nipple? 2. What else can I do to encourage him to eat solid foods? 3. Beside stimulating the kitten's privates, how else can I encourage defication? 4. Any other tips? Thanx. Thanx »Tony The vet is a good idea, 1st thing is to get the kitten lapping out of a bowl. You can put some of the kitten formula in a bowl. Dip your finger in the formula and see if you can get the kitten to lick it off your finger. If he'll do that keep dipping your finger into the formula and gradually lower the finger toward the bowl while he's licking. The point is to lure him to the bowl and then have him discover there is much more food there and to try lapping it up. Once you get him drinking the formula out of the bowl do as others have said and start mixing in canned kitten food. If he doesn't take to that right off try mixing the formula to a thicker consistency then try mixing with food. As far as the lack of bowel movement, if he hasn't been eating much there won't be anything much to poop. The lethargy could be from his not eating/drinking more than from being constipated. W |
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"Tony" wrote in message om... First, the info: Male 4-5 weeks old Found in good condition/health after mother cat died. A vet's visit revealed no apparent blockage in the intestine, and teeth development which indicated age to be 4-5 weeks, although the kitten is smaller than average for that age. We have had our new kitten for close to four days now. In that time, I have not been able to get it to defecate. On the first day of its rescue, it was in my mother-in-law's custody. She claims that she saw a small brown smudge in the basket she was keeping it in. She cleaned the basket out and I did not see the substance so I do not know how much was there. When we first got the cat, he was very active and energetic. I did have some trouble with feeding though. After trying soft kitten food, and kitten food mixed with Heartz MRF (milk replacement formula, we began bottle feeding just MRF. The kitten appeared to have a hard time getting the formula out for those first few days. He was biting the nipple hard and out of breath. Eventually, through a combination of making the hole larger and applying more pressure on the bottle, I was able to get the kitten to latch on and suck without biting. (His ears "bobbed" up and down, indicating correct flow) Today, my wife was feeding the kitten. She appeared to be doing it correctly, but the kitten was biting the nipple. I came over to help apply pressure when the kitten bit the nipple completely off of the bottle (he didn't swallow it). I'm assuming this means that the kitten is ready for solid food. Over the course of the past four days, the kitten has become progressively less active. Assuming that the vet's office is open tomorrow (Veteran's day), I will take the kitten back for some stool softener and I will ask about the nipple and how to encourage the kitten to progress to solid foods. However, I would appreciate some more info, even if the vet's office will be open. So... 1. Why would a kitten completely bite off a nipple? 2. What else can I do to encourage him to eat solid foods? 3. Beside stimulating the kitten's privates, how else can I encourage defication? 4. Any other tips? Thanx. Thanx »Tony The vet is a good idea, 1st thing is to get the kitten lapping out of a bowl. You can put some of the kitten formula in a bowl. Dip your finger in the formula and see if you can get the kitten to lick it off your finger. If he'll do that keep dipping your finger into the formula and gradually lower the finger toward the bowl while he's licking. The point is to lure him to the bowl and then have him discover there is much more food there and to try lapping it up. Once you get him drinking the formula out of the bowl do as others have said and start mixing in canned kitten food. If he doesn't take to that right off try mixing the formula to a thicker consistency then try mixing with food. As far as the lack of bowel movement, if he hasn't been eating much there won't be anything much to poop. The lethargy could be from his not eating/drinking more than from being constipated. W |
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Sucess!
First, I would like to thank everyone for their help. I have gotten the kitten to lap formula out of a bowl. The next step is to mix with kitten food. I know that you guuys have suggested soft food, however the vet recomends hard. I'll expiriment with both. As for the lethargy, last night Mr. Socks seemed to have come alive. I have never seen a kitten so small so hyper before! It was like he got a hold of some "kitty crack"! (you know, cat-nip) After another attempt to get him to deficate, he produced some rather pugnent gas. This tells me that either their is not enough solid waste in him to pass any, or that he has a blockage that is not let solid matter through. In either case, I am about to call the vet right now to find out about stool softeners and such. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO NOT REPLY TO . IT IS NOT MY REAL EMAIL. IT IS BEST TO REPLY TO THE GROUP ANYWAY. [adult swim] Thanx »Tony |
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Sucess!
First, I would like to thank everyone for their help. I have gotten the kitten to lap formula out of a bowl. The next step is to mix with kitten food. I know that you guuys have suggested soft food, however the vet recomends hard. I'll expiriment with both. As for the lethargy, last night Mr. Socks seemed to have come alive. I have never seen a kitten so small so hyper before! It was like he got a hold of some "kitty crack"! (you know, cat-nip) After another attempt to get him to deficate, he produced some rather pugnent gas. This tells me that either their is not enough solid waste in him to pass any, or that he has a blockage that is not let solid matter through. In either case, I am about to call the vet right now to find out about stool softeners and such. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO NOT REPLY TO . IT IS NOT MY REAL EMAIL. IT IS BEST TO REPLY TO THE GROUP ANYWAY. [adult swim] Thanx »Tony |
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Vet's visit very good.
After a small enima, the doctor discoverd that Mr. Sock's is not constipated. I will attempt feeding him a mixture of formula and kitten chow. Hopefully, he wil produce some poo! Thank you everyone for your help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO NOT REPLY TO . IT IS NOT MY REAL EMAIL. IT IS BEST TO REPLY TO THE GROUP ANYWAY. [adult swim] Thanx »Tony |
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Vet's visit very good.
After a small enima, the doctor discoverd that Mr. Sock's is not constipated. I will attempt feeding him a mixture of formula and kitten chow. Hopefully, he wil produce some poo! Thank you everyone for your help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO NOT REPLY TO . IT IS NOT MY REAL EMAIL. IT IS BEST TO REPLY TO THE GROUP ANYWAY. [adult swim] Thanx »Tony |
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"Tony" wrote in message om... Vet's visit very good. After a small enima, the doctor discoverd that Mr. Sock's is not constipated. I will attempt feeding him a mixture of formula and kitten chow. Hopefully, he wil produce some poo! Hmm. I wonder if Mr. Socks pooed but you somehow missed it? |
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