My grandmas cat had kittens today! They are really little and look healthy. BUT the mothers stomache is really hard and seems as though she is not producing milk for her kittens. Also the kittens dont seem like they want to suck. It seems like it would be alot of work, which my grandma does not have time for so should we let nature take its course or what should we do? Thank You . Please respond back i would appreciate it.
2006-07-23 11:54:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Get a little doll bottle and fill it with cat milk or warm milk and feed it. I had to do it for 4 little kittens that got abandoned my their mother it will work. And feed them until their tummy is full feeling.
2006-07-23 15:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by redheadedcutie3118 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just like humans it takes actual milk a couple of days to come in. The first liquid is called colostrum and it's full of antibodies. Most newborns won't be very hungry for milk until it comes in anyway, plus even though it's instinctive that the kittens nurse it does take them some practice to get the hang of it. If this situation continues for more than 4 days you should call a vet.
2006-07-23 12:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by JL's Mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the kittens are under 6 weeks then you need to feed them artificially. This needs to be done with bottles made speciffically for kittens. You can get milk speciffically for kitten its called kamar(sp) at a local pet store. This milk will come in steps as far as the babies deveolpment. As the kittens get older you will need to move up in steps. ALSO if the kittens never nursed period you need to get them some collostrum(sp again!), this is the nutrient a mother mammal gives to her babies within the first feeding. It gives the animal proper immune system boosts they need to fight off diseases until their first set of shots.
A good idea would be to go to either a Vets office or Pet Store to be shown how to properly feed the kittens. If not done properly they can do whats called "aspirate" fluid into their lungs and this can progress to pnuemonia... Be careful. When in doubt get an experts opinion! Good Luck!
2006-07-23 12:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by brooklyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kittens should be nursing right away.
You can get KMR milk replacement at pet store, WalMart, some grocery stores. Small bottle. Feed every 2 hrs.
Sounds like #1 is to get mom and kittens to the vet ASAP, NOW, TODAY
2006-07-23 12:17:34 · answer #4 · answered by jreppond55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the kittens and the mother cat to the vet NOW! Don't bottle feed the kittens , just take them all the vet and tell them it's an emergency because it is...
2006-07-23 12:24:35 · answer #5 · answered by xox_sexsi_xox 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone dropped off a kitten before it was ready to be separated from its mother. I called a vet & he told me to give it a little warm milk with baby rice cereal & an egg yolk mixed up in it. It seemed to work for this kitten.
2006-07-23 12:07:49 · answer #6 · answered by allmyangels3@verizon.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not have the time to care for this mother and her kittens, you need to take them to the vet and have the mother looked at. If it will take too much time, don't let them die of starvation. That is cruel. Have them put to sleep, or take the mother and her kittens to the humane society and let them make the decisions that need to be made. If you just have the kittens put to sleep, you still need to take care of the mother. Obviously, something is not right with her.
2006-07-23 12:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by wbecca52 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hurry up and get her to a vet. Something might have went wrong during her pregnancy. Try giving her milk like in woman who breast feed. Keep her fed & give her fluids. Try to hand feed the kittens milk with a dropper until you cn get mom better. I would get to to a vet hough right away.
2006-07-23 12:02:29 · answer #8 · answered by 812BOSS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the pet store buy cat milk thats powder form warm water put the amount that it says on the box put in a cat baby bottle
2006-07-23 11:59:32 · answer #9 · answered by jettalady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you have to get a small doll bottle and start to feed the kittens even though you dont want to but if you dont they will die and keep them warm dont let them die. help them feed them some warm can milk.
2006-07-23 11:58:56 · answer #10 · answered by LENORE P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋