Help, Emergency. newborn kittens

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do you have a heating pad?

we just bottle raised 4 kittens like 4 months ago. but them in a small crate or something and have a heating pad on low under them.. only feed them CMR. otherwise they will seize on goat milk and such

after you feed them be sure to stimulate them to go potty, and make sure they pee and poop, otherwise they will get constipated. we used a soft paper towel wet with warm water

feed them like every 3-4 hours

 

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Taking care of kittens is really easy. . . they need to be bottle fed. I often use an eye dropper. Head to any pet store and you should find queens milk.

here is a recipe you can use until you can get to a store: One fresh whole egg (15g), Protein supplement (25g), Condensed sweetened milk (17ml), Corn oil (7ml) and Water (250ml). it is not as good as queen's milk replacer but it will work in a pinch.

 

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I think goats milk is what shelters use sometimes, so it should be ok (don't quote me though!). I have only raised one, but he ended up dying, I was sooooo sad, I loved that kitty :tears:

 

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Forgot to add - I will definatly be praying for the little babies ray:

 

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My mom is bottle raising 3 4 week old orphans...mama cat was hit on the road a few hours after they were born. A teeny pet nurser is what she is using as well as the CMR... cat milk replacer...she uses a hot water bottle and dish towels in a box...as well as uses baby wipes on them to stimulate elimination...they have thrived in her care the last 4 weeks so good luck Talitha, I hope they make it.

 

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That's too bad...poor kitties! I'm very sorry for your loss...

There are many milk replacement formulas for kittens, but goats milk should work fine. One of my dogs was raised on goats milk since he was one week old (his mother was stolen) and he grew very well and has thrived. He is 2yrs old now.

 

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i used goats milk twice for the kittens we bottle fed and all of them had seizures from it and one would up dying. the vet said you could mix half kitten milk replacer and half goats milk, but we didn't take the chance

the box they are in should be small like shoebox size.. you could turn the heating pad up too

 

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I bottle raised 6, 1 day old kitten on ONLY goat milk till the time that they were 8 weeks old. I have never had a problem with it. Sarah I wonder if there was something else wrong with the kittens, cause I know of several people who raised kittens, puppies even baby horses and calves on goats milk. Goats milk is great, yay for goats milk lol