2 week older kitten-not pooping ?
Someone found a litter of kittens near a pond about two weeks ago. When they were found they have just been born a day or two beforehand. So about 2 weeks now. The kitten has be getting KMR every 3hours or so. It was pooping and peeing fine up until yesterday. Now its still eating and peeing but has not pooped within 1 1/2 days. I have been using a soft warm wipe in a circular motion for stimulation . I'm really worried that something is going on. Does anyone have suggestions? Thanks!
Call your vet. Like, right very soon.
Its good that you are taking care of the aniamals now that you own disturbed them, but even if the nest looked abandoned, you should have wait several days to find out for sure. But anyway it sounds like you are feed him/her too much! This can easily kill a kitten fast! You are supposed to nurture the kitten every 4-41/2 hours. And keep it warm, use a heat wad. Also, if you have it on bark dust, shavings, even some cloth the kitten will act in response very badly to the smell and will get hugely congested. Only use newspaper or unsented cloth such as a cotton t-shirt.
Answers: Well, you definitely involve to contact a vet, animal services, as soon as possible as they are the experts and will give you the best advice on how to care for the little kitty. It wasn't a honest idea though for the baby kittens to be "rescued". Mostly likely, the mama cat merely stepped out to hunt, find food for her litter and would have been back (especially since those kittens are so young). That's what happen a lot of of times, and the best thing you can do for those kittens are to leave them be but still hold on to a close watch on them and make sure the mom does contained by fact come back. If they were newly picked up, I would have suggested putting them back where you found them but it have already been two weeks now.
So..I guess the best thing you can do for the little kitty is preserve him warm, and stimulate so he will hopefully have a bowel movement. Keep a close watch on him and appointment the vet ,emergency vet, animal services ASAP. It's very criticial because that cat is so young with no mother.
Hope the kitty does OK and get's proper safekeeping!
You are doing everything right. Are you bottle raising it on kitten formula? Maybe it is time for a vet before the kitten dies.
Seems like you are doing the right approach. I have posted a intertwine on newborn kittens, and you want to consult the section on orphan kittens, although it may not offer you more than what you already know about. Good luck.
