♥Meet the three musketeers ♥
Only a few days old, they were found abandoned, through the help of several animal loves these three are now with my sister and I. It started with 6, now we have 3 my sister and I will be taking shifts over the next few weeks for feedings and over all care. Ever two hours for bottle feedings, a good article can be found here.
http://www.2ndchance.info/orphankitten.htm
A snip-it:
"That amount should be spread out into about ten feedings, spaced about every 2 and-a-half hours round the clock. If the kitten is weak or stressed, it is even more important to give it more frequent feeding throughout the day and night.
During their second week, an average kitten consumes about 55 cc per day of formula. You can already cut back on the number of feedings if the kitten is steadily gaining weight.
By week three, the kitten should be consuming about 80 cc of formula per day; by four weeks 100 cc/day, and by 5 weeks about 125cc/day. By four weeks , the amount of formula the kitten consumes per feeding should have risen so that you get by with 5-7 feedings per day.
Kittens that are hungry and need feeding will cry continuously, move their heads from side to side and suckle on each other or on objects in the nest box."
Needless to say we will be busy, anyone who wants to send coffee our way? lol
The next few weeks are going to be amazing and stressful as we wait and see how the kittens will do, it's difficult and there is a good chance they might not make it. But were are ready for any problems with the help of a local rescue "Pet Project" we hope everything goes smoothly.
A list of go to items that will be needed or helpful.
For the nest:
– Large carrier or cardboard box(es) for nest
– Heating pad or Snuggle Safe microwavable pads
Have extras of these items, as they will need to be changed or discarded often:
– Towels to put on top of heat source (2 at a time)
– Baby blanket for kittens to burrow in
– Soft towels (no loops)
– Wash cloths (no loops)
– Paper towels or gauze pads (for elimination)
Other supplies needed:
– Commercial kitten milk re-placer (recommended brand and type: KMR Powder)
– Nursing bottles and nipples (
– Bottle brush
– Small whisk
– Small funnel
– Ear or digital thermometer for kittens
– Thermometer for formula
– Vaseline jelly, K-Y jelly
– Kitchen (food) scale, available at hardware store, Bed, Bath & Beyond, or Weight Watchers
– Non-clumping cat litter or shredded newspaper
Now for cute kitten pictures! if you could like to help out please leave me an email SimplyFurry@live.com or click the donate button on the left side. ♥
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