Fostering Kittens with No Proper Supplies

[arelyn]

We'll just start is off by saying we live in small town South Asia.

My friend B was visiting some friends when she came across some boys playing catch with a teeny baby kitten. She confiscated the kitten and took it home. I showed them how to pee her and her boys are taking turns feeding her milk with a baby nose suctioner. Tomorrow B's going to see if she can convince the cat next door to foster the kitten but as those babies are older (eyes open) it might not work.

So just to be prepared, help me figure out what to use to substitute a proper kitten bottle and formula.

[MegMarch]

I've heard that goat's milk is a good sub, if that's handy. And that you can soak a cloth and they can suck it?

You might want to use a damp cotton ball/cloth/whatever to wipe the rump to make it potty.

Following with

[arelyn]

Well the cat next door had a boisterous bunch of big kittens almost ready to leave the nest so Jenny (as B's sons named the kitten) has come to live with us yesterday. I've got a ridiculously long eye dropper to feed her with but it's giving me a lot more control than the syringe I tried. That kept sticking and then suddenly coming way too fast and I don't want to get formula in her lungs.

I wish I knew how old she was. Her eyes are still closed but I think she can hear. If I fake purr she purrs back but she might be picking up on vibrations more than sound. She weighed in at not quite 90 grams on my kitchen scale and in 24 hrs has already gained 3 1/2 grams (and that's before I fed her lunch). So far so good. DS1 says I need to put a heart here.

We keep reminding the boys (and ourselves) that even if you do a really good job taking care of kittens this tiny sometimes they die anyway. She's the cutest thing though. I really hope she thrives.

[Aerynne]

I would do lots of "kittenwearing".

Pics?

[Elibellamiah]

So, I don't know how comparable it is, but my kittens were over 90 grams when they were born. I would think she can't be very old at all. I hope she makes it.

[arelyn]

I have a little time to kill before her 1:30am feeding so...



Introducing Jenny

And I have no idea what to expect regarding her weight and age. Cats here are so much smaller than cats in the states. Whether it's genetics or diet and how much the mother cats diet effects the kittens' size is anyone's guess! She's strong and feisty though so I'm hopeful.