We had her 4 days now and she has no problem with the pee part but I noticed she hasn't had a bowel. We got her kitten milk and bottle feed her with no problem but Im worried she hasn't had a bowel.
2007-10-14 12:21:05 · 21 answers · asked by wendygonzales31 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
i'm not sure how you know the age if you found it...but if you are right about the age, its diet is only fluid...everything will appear runny as it's not eating solids yet...be patient and keep feeding it how you are...if it gains weight, you are doing great...if it starts to lose weight, it has gotten sick and will need special attention from a vet...good luck!!! it's a great experience to play mommy to baby animals that are alone for any reason...
2007-10-14 12:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by PatsyAnn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to help her have a bowel movement. Mother cats will lick their kitten's anus, stimulating her to go poo (sorry, how else can I say it? :P). What you can use to replicate that is a folded, wet paper towel. It might be a little messy, so have a few on hand. Gently wipe the kitten's anus, moving towards her tail. Make sure you wet the towel with very warm water, not cold, but make sure it isn't too hot. Do this every couple hours. Initially, do it every ten minutes or so, since she's probably got a lot stored in her bowels!! If she gets any on herself, clean it up right away, and try not to let it get in her vagina.
The mother cat usually eats the feces, since it's still milky and not quite poop, so you can't just wipe once--do it very gently, but repeatedly, and continue stimulating it while she's defecating. Make sure it's a soft paper towel, you don't want her butt to get irritated. Do it about ten minutes after she's eaten, and then a half an hour after that, otherwise stick to doing it hourly,when you can (but don't feel awful if you miss a couple hours).
I've raised many kittens with mother cats, and a couple without mother cats. Good luck!
2007-10-14 12:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by Wise Little Chipmunk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A kitten under three or four weeks of age won't have a BM on its own. Wipe its bottom with a cotton ball or face cloth to stimulate it to pee and poo. If that still doesn't work, the baby needs to see a vet. Sometimes artificial kitten milk will cause constipation and a vet can help with that.
At four or five week the kitten can be introduced to canned kitten food and a litterbox.
Good luck!
2007-10-14 12:24:27 · answer #3 · answered by Pam and Corey 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Are you sure that everything that she's peeing is actually pee? At that age, their bowel movements are runnier and a lighter color since their entire diet is liquid.
However, with such a young kitten, it is absolutely imperative that you take it to the vet. That age of cat needs medical care when it does not have a mother to care for it. It sounds like you are doing fine, but please believe me when I say a vet would be very helpful at this point in time.
2007-10-14 12:24:33 · answer #4 · answered by Esma 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
soak a paper-towel in warm water and gently clean her anal and vaginal area. The mother licks the kittens to stimulate bowel movements, this is basically the same idea. If her anus is swollen or "puckered" and she doesn't have a movement, take her to a vet.
I worked in a vet's office for 10yrs, this is something I had to do many times. Good luck
2007-10-14 12:26:14 · answer #5 · answered by cmb5283 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
she is probably scared and nervous, and that could keep a cat or even a person from having regular bowel movements. Try going to a vet to make sure that it is healthy, but at 3 weeks old it is probably just really nervous and scared and needs to be properly nursed at that age. A vet will tell you how to properly nurse it, and I doubt any vet would charge you for asking for advice to help keep the kitten alive
2007-10-14 12:25:07 · answer #6 · answered by Eric W 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Have you been 'stimulating' her to urinate as well? This is one reason the mother cat licks her kittens. All you have to do is wet a small cloth or paper towel with warm water...try to get her to lay on her back in your arms(put something between her and you just in case she urinates or 'poops')gently move in a downward motion from the front towards tail. I hope this helps.
2007-10-14 12:29:43 · answer #7 · answered by De 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why do you have a 3 week old kitten? where is mommy? at 3 weeks old you may still need to be stimlulating her to help her poop. you do this by getting a damp cotton ball and gently rub her anus in small circles. If this fails kitten needs to see a vet asap.
2007-10-14 12:24:05 · answer #8 · answered by zipperfootpress 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The towel you are using may be the wrong texture remember this is normally done by the mother cat licking the area. When we used to have stray kittens we would use damp cotton buds instead of a towel, that might help.
2016-05-22 13:31:29 · answer #9 · answered by christian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may need to encourage her by gently rubbing her lower tummy and anus with a warm, damp washcloth or cotton swab. The mother cat does this by "grooming" her kittens there. If that doesn't work, and she doesn't look uncomfortable, she may just not be eating enough to need one, or is adjusting to her new diet and environment. Keep trying.
2007-10-14 12:24:50 · answer #10 · answered by justme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋