How to take care of a kitten?

My girlfriend and I were sitting by the pool in our Apartment complex yesterday and for about an hour we heard this tiny kitten meowing. It was hiding behind a bush near a very busy street. We gave it some water and eventually took it in to our apartment. It slept the night here and I think we are going to have to keep it. I just got back from the pet store. I paid 10$ for a 12oz can of some special kitten milk. I then bought some small tins of “baby cat” cat food. The store owner estimates the kitten is 3-4 weeks old. I was told to give the milk to him/her for 2 weeks and then switch to the food. Any other suggestions out there on feeding? As far as it being potty trained I am definitely ready for some late nights waking up in cat pee, like last night. LOL. We bought two little kitty litter boxes. Will the kitten figure out how to use that itself? Any other information about Shots, vaccinations, hygiene…ect for the kitten.
Thanks

should i cook my kitten’s chicken?

i bought a frozen chicken from the grocery store because i wanted to put my kitten on the bone and raw flesh diet thing. i gave him a little bit of the chicken (which was raw). he licked it and left it. he usually begs for the chicken i eat, but he didnt seem to want to raw, flabby pieces of chicken..

should i cook the chicken?
and if i should, then should i fry it (with canola oil)?
or ??
bake it??

Help! Dx. I ran out of kitten formula and my 3 1/2 week old kittens are hungry!?

Right now I don’t have a ride to go to any store. What should I feed my kittens! Their crying and crying.. Is their any homemade kitten formula that I can give them just for now?!

I found a kitten HELP?

I found a kitten it’s 2 am where I live, and there’s no open store to get it a kitten milk or botal, what do I do. She’s crying a hungy HELO

can my kittens get over this?

I am going on vacation tomorrow for 10 days. My kittens were born on March 3rd, so they will be about 3 weeks when I leave and 4 weeks when I return. The area they are in is blocked off by a board that is 9 inches high. I want the mother cat to be able to get in and out easily while I’m gone, but will the kittens be able to get over the board or do I need to make it higher? I don’t want to risk having them climb/jump over while nobody is home.

+ they are indoor and in a spot that the mother cat likes and where she gave birth to them so i shouldn’t have to worry about her moving them.

nobody will be able to check on them. (i will be leaving enough food and water for the mother cat – not in the kittens area).

New Guinea Pig. Some questions.?

I just bought a guinea pig today from a petstore well, she was in a cage w/ a guinea pig from her litter & 2 other guinea pigs from another litter.

Well, she’s old enough to leave her mother (Obvisouly) but, I was wondering if there is any chance my guinea pig could get pregnant. They didn’t tell me how old she was and they didn’t know when I asked. So, I’m a little stuck.

Well, my other question is that how can I tell if she’s a male or female? They checked her gender & they said we “believe” she is a female but we aren’t %100 sure. Well, thats another I have to know if she is pregnant or not.

I’m not sure if this will help or not but, her nipples are quite large. As big as my almost 4 (On August 1st) month old kitten.

I’m very confused & if she is pregnant, I’ll be very excited & I know they have extremely hard births which me & my boyfriend will have the funds to take her to the vet.
I was also looking for guinea pig names.
Both girl & boy (Since I don’t know her sex).
She is black (Mainly), brown, & white. She doesn’t have much brown nor white on her.
& I like to name my animal real people names.
Dog= Maddie
Kitten= Delani
One more thing. I didn’t mention earlier that the other 3 guinea pigs there was at least 1 male.

New cat/old cat troubles?

I have a 1.25 year old female calico that i got one day when a school a dead cat was found and about 5 kittens were found near it.

about five weeks ago, i started to hear mewling noise inside the walls of my house, and low and behold, a mother cat had kittens underneath my house. However, last night, the mother and *most* of her kittens left, leaving one crying all night.

when i realized what happened, i took in the poor guy (yes, male) and now he keeps crying. I’d love to give him attention, but the problem is, my other cat doesnt like that idea and hissed/coos at the room i am keeping him in.

i tried feeding, stimulating urination and covinging the cat, but it still keeps on crying. does anyone have any idea as to how i can get the poor thing to settle down?

I will be leaving home for 5 days, I don’t want the kittens to think that I forgot about them?

I’ve been feeding the stray cat mother and three kittens in the past 2 weeks but I will be leaving town for almost a week, what should I do? Every morning I will give them a bowl of kitten chow and a bowl of fresh water and that will last them for a day, so now I’m leaving for 5 days, should I just leave a BIG bowl of food and water that would last for at least 6 days? They’ve just started to warm up with me, so if they don’t see me for 5 days, would they forget about me and got even more afraid of me when I got back?

Also, how can I give them treats if everytime they see me would hide? But they would eat the food once I’ve put it in the bowl..

Thanks.

mother cat is weaning a 7 week old kitten and it won’t eat anything solid. What can I give it?

She will eat one or two little pieces of kitten chow, but she won’t eat it when you wet it down, won’t eat chicken or fish. She’s losing weight (she’s about a pound and a half) and follows her mommy cat around trying to nurse. My vet is on maternity leave and there are no others close enough for me to get to, is there anything that I haven’t tried that she might eat?

Long Story need Kitten help see below?

Ok we had a mother cat birth 3 Kittens about 1 month ago, then the Kittens dissappered we thought they were dead, now they are back and after a long battle we have captured them. THey are all healthy, but one is really underweight, and tiny, should I attempt to bottle feed it? Question 2 how do we tame the little suckers they are so scared? Question 3 we have been bringing the mother occasionally but she no longer seems intrested in them 2 of the kittens are eatting kitten food, so is she done nursing, they still try when she is in the room but she gets upset with them. Last question we have not got the mother spayed yet, is it possible for her to get pregnet while nursing? We are heading to the vet tommorw to fix her BTW. I hope somebody can help, we never have had babies before and are at a loss on what to do. We have homes for 2 kittens they leave in 3 weeks, thats all the time we have to tame them.
Please serious answers only, I love my animals.
there has been the Tom hangging around, she was a stray i guess she adopted us, we don’t want to bring her to the pound in fear that they will put her down but my father is not going to be so relaxed if she is pregnet again, he does not get me and my mothers rescue efforts we already have 2 cats, 2 dogs, 1 bird and 2 fish, now 3 kittens and a moma cat is just pushing it with him even though we already have 2 given away

how can i help my cats temperament?

I had found an abandoned 2 year old cat and took her in and my friend and I helped to socialize her, and shes come a long way from how she was. She doesn’t like being held and she also gets a bit snappy when your petting her and tends to swing and I wanted to know if i can possibly difuse her minor outbursts? Also I’m getting a new kitten when it’s old enough to leave it’s mother because i feel my cat needs a friend, would it be okay since my cats 2?

Why wont my kitten go to the toilet?

I have had my kitten for about 1 day and a half now, and since i have had him he hasn’t been to the toilet yet. Were not sure how old he is but he is old enough to leave his mother.
We had a litter tray and when we put him in it, he just jumps out he hasn’t even sniffed it or dug about. He keeps going behind the T.V but nothing and he gets told of when he goes behind the T.V.
He eats supa kitten biscuits and meat pouches (only eats jelly) and he drinks water but we just gave him some milk. What can i do to help him and I’ve tried wiping his bum but nothing
(hasn’t got all his teeth either)
His tummy is also very hard but i think that’s just because he needs the toilet

I have 2 identical twin kittens who won’t leave human food alone. Suggestions? We don’t starve them I promise.?

I have 2 identical twin female kittens, whom have a fascination with human food. We got them through a friend of a friend.I’m trying to teach them that cat food is for cats and human food is for humans.When they even hear us in the kitchen or on our way there, they’ll get so bad as to trip you to get the point across that that’s what they want. Or, they will bombard my fiance’s mother who’s elderly, and they won’t let her eat in the living room in peace as they will jump up on you to get to what they want.They don’t really care if they claw you to get to it. We don’t starve them as they always have an ample supply of food left out as well as continuous fresh water supply. We try telling them no, chasing them off(they just come right back a few moments later), we’ve tried everything. Any suggestions out there??? I really don’t believe in hitting animals, so whats an alternative i can use?

I need to know what to do about my kittens?

Okay well on Friday, my cat gave birth to four babies. She had two and on the third one she failed to cut the umbilical cord. So I did it myself. Yes, the kitten is ok. Then she had another. The next day she seemed so lazy and didntwant to eat. Then a couple hours ago I went to check on her abd there was a head of a DEAD kitten coming out of her. And there was a swarms of flies all over her and her babies because of it. My uncle took it out. When we came back to check on her again there was larva? Maggots? Whatever the stupid flies leave behind all over the kittens and the mother. I know it’s bad to, but we bathed them and the mother because the flies would not go away and the maggots wouldn’t come off. Now she doesn’t want to lay down to feed them and she won’t eat or drink anything. Us there anything else I should do? I can‘t take her to the vet because we don’t have the money. Sorry this was long. Please any help would really be appreciated.

Found an abandoned kitten under house, please help?

I heard this loud mewing sound outside of my window and I thought that one of our cats who are outside was in trouble or got hurt. When I got outside this little tiger striped kitten comes running out from underneath the house and climbs right into my arms. I tried leaving the kitten for the mother cat but it keeps coming back to me or following our other cats outside, I believe it to be abandoned because it is alone and the mother was nowhere to be found. The wind is blowing outside and it was shivering when it got into my arms so I can‘t just leave it outside.

What should I do, I already have 6 cats already and I can‘t adopt another one. I believe it is 3 weeks old because it still has blue eyes (looks like they just opened) and this kitten is really small, fits in the palm of my hand. Is there an animal shelter I can just take it to that is near where I live? Thanks for you answers!
Sorry, that would be Titusville, PA
Just called the vet so I can at least get something for this kitten like KMR because this kitten is try to suck my fingers, have to wait until the vet comes back from lunch.
I’ll have to call before I can bring the kitten in with the animal shelter to see if they have room, but first I need to give the kitten something to feed it.
The vet can see the kitten tomorrow so I have to get this kitten KMR and some canned cat food (kitten), I’m going to try the shelter after I get this kitten fed.
Do I have to take a wet paper towel or something to the kitten’s rear end to stimulate their digestion?

how long can you leave a 2-5 month old kitten home alone?

me and my family will be getting a kitten that is 2-5 months old in approximatley 5 1/2 months. my brother and i must prove that we will do chores first. i am nervose even though we will be getting our baby shortly after school ends( June 10th). i wanted to get the kitten then because we will be home and the kitten will not be home alone for accessive hours. when i leave should i put the kitten in an enclosed area with food/water/toys? should i let the kitten roam the house? should i put the baby in a cat carrier when we leave? what do you recomend? how long is too long? i plan on leaving the kitten from a time span of 1-5 hours. the whole time i will be worried. also give me your oppinion on names… Bentley for a boy and Bella for a girl. i am so excited but wrried about our baby when we leave… thank you so much… one more thing… my brother will be home when my mother my father and myslef will not be… he`ll be comming in and out all day long… he also slams the door i am worried that the slamming and loud noise will bother the kitten. please please please comment i need help with this… i love animals so much and would never want them to suffer. oh yeah…. one last thing… i want to tell you why we wanted a kitten so you can give a more personal answer… i was watching a show about cats on animal planet(we had 2 cats before and i missed them) and just had a longing for another so i said “mom can we get ba kitten” she said “sure if you can convince your dad” that night me and my dad compromised and i have to do chores and help out until the end of the school year(june 10th 2010) then if i help for those 5 months i will adopt/rescue a kitten. i am trying my hardest to stick to it… im sorry this was so long… thanks for your help i really apperciate it!!!

Found a stray cat , appeared to have been nursing but may have lost kittens?

We have a camping trailer at a campground in a very rural part of Western Pa. This female cat started coming around last week and I fed her. She was very friendly and let me touch her. I could see her nipples sagging a bit and when I touched her they felt a little swollen.

Worried that she may still have live kittens, we left food out for her on Monday when we left our camp. (The campground is closing for the season and there wsa basically no else around that where she could maybe get some food.)
Sunday, I returned to the camp and the cat came back. I was able to get her in the carrier and brought her home. Her nipples seemed much fuller so I assumed that she was engorged and that the kittens must have died or she abandoned them.

Now I am second guessing myself and considering driving 2 hrs back to camp to release her and see if I can follow her and find the babies. I don’t know if they would have survived the night since it has been so cold.

Just wondering what you all think. I am leaning towards the idea that the kittens ae dead and thus she was engorged. I couldn’t bear the though of leaving the mother cat knowing that there were no other campers around that may feed her.

My thoughts are that if she recently abandoned them or they died she would be engorged but if they had been nursing still, her nipples would not be so full as they were yesterday when I caught her.

Should I bring her back to the camp and see what I can find, I am seriously thinking of going tonight because if they are alive somewhere , they can‘t survive for long without her.

My hubby says the cat will be fine, she’s made it this far but I can tell she is still a kitten herself. I would guess less than a year old.

I am going crazy with worry that I may have inadvertently killed the babies while trying to save the mother.

What do you think?
I forgot to add that she does not act distressed or sad. I remember when I was growing up our cat lost all her babies and she was miserable, wandering around meowing etc.

If she was still actively nursing, why would she be so engorged. (I speak from my own nursing experience. LOL)

I do want to go back but I cant go every few days to check on them.

Other problem is that the campground is huge and there are fences in places I have seen her. I don’t think I am in shape enough to be climbing over them in the dark all by myself.

I feel so awful! I was just trying to do the right thing!

What do I need for a new puppy with kittens already at home?

I have two kiitens, one is 1 year old and the second is 9 weeks old. I plan on bringing home a black lab/shepard mix puppy, who will be ready to leave the mother this weekend. All three pets are females and will remain current with all shots and be spayed when old enough (older cat has already been spayed and declawed).

I am seeking recommendations for training a puppy and how to make sure all three pets can get along. Also, what type of pet supplies should I be sure to have before bringing the puppy home this weekend? Any good books would be helpful.

Pregnant cat. Any advice?

I have a 1-year-old, half siamese cat called Suki, and I suspect she mated around the 1st of April (so she’s about 1 month pregnant). She’s really small in size, and very thin, except for big lumps nearly the size of her head sticking out of each side of her tummy.

Anyway, I suspect she has fleas, because I’ve noticed her stratching behind her ears a couple of times. Would that just be because of a random itch, or does she really have fleas? Is it still ok to use those flea drops for the back of her neck?

When should I bring her in to the vet for a check up? I’m a little worried that due to her small size, she might need a cezarean(sp?). What about vitamin supplements? Are there any ways to give them naturally in foods? Does Whiskas Cat Milk have the calcium she needs?

Does anyone know anything about how to count the kittens by palpating her? What preperations should I make?
And finally, at what age can I leave the kittens and mother to be taken care of by a friend ?
Just so you don’t bombard me with answers saying how irresponsible I am, let me just let you know that I know 5 people who want a kitten, and that the area I live in is NOT lacking a want for kittens. Actually, its quite difficult to find some. I also got her unspayed for that very reason-to have kittens. I’ll get her spayed after her second litter though. And I HAVE treated her for fleas twice already, a few months ago. She doesn’t scratch herself that much though.
By leaving them with a friend/neighbor, I mean getting them to visit every so often to feed and cuddle them. That would also mean them having to stay inside the house though.
Thanks to all of those who have answered my questions so far. ^_^ much appreciated.

And to those who are shouting at me for not having spayed her, stop. Nothing you say will make me spay her any sooner than i planned. The only thing you’re archeiving by doing this is irritating me and making me stubborn about my decision.

I’ll leave this open for a little while more, so if anyone has anything else important to say that hasn’t been said (or not in great detail) before, please do! ^_^ thanks again for all the advice!

Small kitten URGENT help!!?

THE STORY

I found a TINY kitten in my backyard 3 days ago, and didnt know what to do. My mother works and I go to school online. We asked around and everyone said to give it to the mother again. We left her to cry and the mother came to get her. The next day we hear the kitten SCREAMING and MEWing. Apparently the mother had left the cat alone in the cold AGAIN. We took her in and fed her and due to everyone harrassing us to, gave her back to mom. The next few hours I felt horrible about it. Obviously the mother is a stray and tends to leave the kitten (who seems to be the only one left) by herself. The next day I vowed to looked for the kitten again, and im glad i did. The mother decided to leave the kitten un attended in the backyard of a house with a huge boxer dog. We have taken her in and are feeding her kitten milk formula every two hours. We took her to the vet to get the fleas and what we thought was a tick (turned out to be the cap of the kittens cord!) and the vet sayed she is malnurished and dehydrated. they hydrated her with a IV under the skin and told us to really pack the weight on her. They also removed the fleas by giving her a 1/4 dose of flea meds. Shes at home with me and somehow we are feeding and caring for her. We know someone who will take her when shes weaned off and can regulate her own body temp.

THE QUESTIONS ( please read the above ENTIRELY)
1) The vet says shes 10-14 days old. She still has her eyes closed, weighs 4 ounces and her ears are flapped. She looks 6 days to me?

2) Im feeding her from a bottle but she FIGHTS me to get it in her mouth. Once she does she sucks for a few min and then refuses to take anymore. Is this normal?

3) She sneezes and hic-ups alot AFTER we took her to the vet. Is this normal?

4) I stimulate her to use the bathroom, but she dosnt go WHILE im stimulating, instead waits 5-10 min AFTER? Is this ok? She poos AND pees for us. How often should I do this? (im currently doing it after every feeding)

5) She sleeps ALL day… no activity unless i pick her up or stimulate her. Then she mews …LOUD. She then crawls around blindly until her head hits somehting (usually my hand) and then snuggles against it and …. sleeps…? Is this ok?

6) Im putting her to sleep at night (shes will me all day) in a tissue box. I removed the top and bottom and place it on top of a heating BLANKET (it can stay on all night) I put a towel between her and the actual heating blanket ( and a paper towel ). The towel gets nice and body temperatured and I lay her ontop of it and place a cloth on her. she snuggles right in and sleeps like a baby.

7) She twitches… alot while shes sleeping…. is that normal (paws, ears, tail?)
any other suggestions??!!

THANKS (I broke my bank taking her to a vet and CANNOT unless there is a serious issue , take her again. (thats why im asking you guys!)

WARNING!

DO NOT -

-YELL AT ME TO TAKE HER TO A VET AGAIN. I CANNOT AFFORD IT. I AM NOT KEEPING HER (a friend is taking her when shes older) AS I AM NOT FINANCIALLY PREPARED FOR A CAT OR DOG.

-CHIDE ME FOR TAKING THE CAT FROM HER MOTHER. She is over 6 days and has drank all the benificial milk they get from mom in the first 2 days. If i did not take this cat… she would be eaten by a dog or starved/dehydrated to death.

-GIVE ME A RUDE OR CRUEL RESPONCE. I WILL REPORT YOU. ANIMAL CRULIETY IS NOT TOLLERATED WITH ME. NOR IS SARCASM.

Thank You guys , best answer goes to …well… best answer (Squirt is currently sitting on my lap as I type this… is feeding and peeing time soon!

Can one cat take over another cat’s litter of kittens?

We have two female cats that were born from the same litter last year (they are sisters). One of the cats got pregnant and gave birth to three kittens on April 4th. Since then, the other cat (that has not been pregnant) has “taken over” the litter.

Every since the kittens were born, she will not leave them alone. The mother cat moved them in to our garage and her sister was in there constantly messing with them. The mother then moved them to another area of the garage and the sister was still around them. The mother moved them outside Saturday and once again the sister was constantly there and at times sitting so close to the kittens the mother could not get to them (she had them pinned between her an the fence outside). Also, the sister has been attempting to nurse the kittens but of course she isn’t successful. She usually picks up the kittens and carries them around–especially if they get too far from her.

Today the mother cat attempted to hide the kittens in the yard next door but as usual her sister got to them. When the mother noticed that, she grabbed one of the kittens and tried to take it to another part of our backyard but the sister came over and took the kitten from her and ran back in to the neighbor’s yard with it. The mother was running right behind her but she couldn’t get the kitten back so they both stayed in the neighbor’s backyard.

The sister cat is always dominating the mother cat and is treating the kittens like they are hers. Is this normal behavior?

I need help with new born kittens!?

A few weeks ago a cat started hanging around our house. She was obviously domesticated cause she had a collar but it didn’t belong to any of the neighbors, so we kept her (outside, my dad wouldn’t let her in). And then after a while we noticed she was pregnant. So she’s just had her kittens a few hours ago. One out of six of them died. So we made sure the mother was caring for them properly, licking them when they came out, letting them drink, etc. But is it normal for her to bleed when giving birth? I would suppose it is, but when should she stop bleeding? And what should we be feeding her? We usually just give her cat food from a can or raw chicken and water. And what about the father? Will he try to come back and see the kittens? Cause there have been two cats that hang around near our cat. I’m not sure if they’re male or female and they could only be hanging around for her food. She used to fight some of them off, but I guess cause she’s been tired she hasn’t had the energy. Anyway, are the other cats a threat to the kittens? Will I have to follow them around and watch them closely? And when will the mother get up and leave her kittens? She hasn’t eaten since. She’s just lying there with her back leg up and her butt is all bloody. I think she has a back problem cause she’s never cleaned that area before. And what are the chances she will die? And waht are the chances the other kittens will die? We can‘t go see a vet cause again, my dad won’t let the cat in his car. So how do I do this on my own?

A lot of questions, I know. But I’m just worried.

Extracting kittens from mother’s keeping area?

Sorry for the awkward phrasing, I didn’t know how else to say that.
Some cat just birthed 5 or 6 kittens under my house. It’s right by one of those screens where you can see under the house. I may be able to reach down and grab the kittens and put them in a spare room, but how can this work out? Let’s say I can only reach a few then put them in the room, will the mother come in and bring in the rest? (I can leave the door open to where it can come in) will the mother attack me when I try? If I get them all will the mother follow? I just fed the mother some canned food but she won’t let me near her, should I try to befriend her first? how do I go about this?
I was concerned with not letting the kittens grow up feral, so when should I try to make them used to people so I can try to take them to a safe shelter later?

How long can 2 day old kittens survive with out mothers milk?

My stray mother cat which has been living in my garage for 8 months had her kittens yesterday and moved them twice. They are still in my garage but mother cat has not been near them. They are huddled on top of each other in a corner. Should I pick them up or just leave them be? How long can they live with out mothers milk? When should I intervene?

Silly, maybe, but can pets sense labor?

This may be silly, but I was just wondering if pets can sense it when “their mommy” is about to go into labor? I’m like 38 weeks pregnant and I have two cats. My baby, who’s almost 4, and isn’t very affectionate or cuddly most of the time, and our kitten who isn’t very affectionate because she’s too hyper. Anyway, I’ve had a lot of prelabor symptoms for the past few days and now both of my cats won’t leave me alone. They are crawling on me, cuddling, rubbing, purring, the works! I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this before going into labor because I think I’m getting close and this is very out of the ordinary behavior for my cats.

How Long is Too Long to Crate My Cats?

When I get an apartment I want to make sure my cats do not jump on the counters and do “bad things” when I am gone and asleep. I have a mommy cat her 3 babies. The kittens can be VERY naughty. So here’s my plan…..

Crate them at night in the living room, so they don’t rummage in the kitchen. I would let them sleep in our bedroom, but they run chase each other at night and scratch everything around their litterbox when they use it. We can hardly sleep as it is.

Also crate them when my b/f and I leave to go to work/school. We are never gone that long, either I or my b/f come home in hours before each other.

But do cats adapt to crating? Do I need to teach them to use the litter before they go in? Can anyone tell me when and why they crate their cats?
thanx for all the answers! I only considered crating my cats because at night they want to scratch EVERYTHING around their litter box and it keeps us up. I did buy spray away, so I was gonna try that first. This would be a last resort though. Thanx again!

My kitten is quite skinny compared to my other kitten?

skinny kitten = Ben, fat kitten = Bridgette.

Ben is from another litter. Bridgette is so fat compared to him though! Ben is around 3 months old (weaned at 7 weeks), and Bridgette is just 2 weeks younger. (Yes, she is still nursing, but I can‘t get the mom to stop! & I need her to stop so we can spay her mommy. Any ideas for that? They are outdoor cats.) We’ve given Ben a few dosages of de-wormer from the vets, so it’s not that he has intestinal parasites. Can fleas make a cat skinny? Because I think he may have fleas, along with the other cats. We couldn’t help them before with that though, because everything is for kittens 12 weeks+. Is there a monthly preventive we can give them? Since they ARE outdoor cats, they probably will get them again.

We’re feeding them the same food as each other, and the mom cat. It’s high in fat & protein, so I don’t see a problem with the food. We feed all of them 4 times a day, wet canned food, and leave hard food out all day (although Ben & Bridgette won’t eat it yet – usually a stray cat ends up eating it, and the mom cat has been injured trying to fight it off, so I don’t really like keeping dry food in their “pen” – we have them in a pen with fencing around, high enough so they can‘t get out, but low enough so the mom can get in.), and of course with fresh water at all times. Ben has had a URI for about 2 months now though, so does that have to do with it? The medicines we have tried are Amoxicillin, and one that starts with T. (Don’t worry, both were given to us by certified vets).

Help? & Sorry if my question(s) are so long.
& yes, we are going to spay and neuter both of the kittens at around 5 or 6 months.

Recap: Questions
1: How can we stop the mom from nursing Bridgette? (she is 2 1/2 months old)
2: Can fleas cause a kitten to be skinny?
3: Can a kitten who has had a URI for 2 months become skinny from that URI?
4: What else do you think might be causing this? I just hope none of them test positive for FIV when we go to the vets soon.
Thanks so much everyone!

Advice for coping with the loss of my kitten? It’s been two weeks now…?

My boyfriend and I moved in together when I started college in early August, and after a few months of having a quiet apartment, we decided to bring home two all black kittens from a shelter and share our home with them. Pumpkin and Bandit were their names, and Bandit is still with us now. Pumpkin showed signs of upper respiratory issues so we took her to the shelter, since they have a vet and guarantee to help. Well, they took one look at her and just said it was stress. 5 months later we’re rushing our baby into the vet because we came home and she was panting heavily, drooling, and was becoming disoriented. As our vet examined her, her condition worsened and she was unable to stand. She was clearly dying before our eyes, and I can still hear her pitiful cries for us to help, since she had lost her sight. We agreed to euthanize her, but the vet wanted to get a sample of her swollen kidney for research first, so they took her back. Moments later the vet tech rushed in and told us that her veins were collapsing and that the vet would have to inject her heart directly, so we had to say a short goodbye so he could do so privately. She was perfectly still until I called her name, then she began crying out for us, knowing somehow that we were there with her. We both gave her tearful kisses and said our goodbyes, and had to leave the room.

The vet later confirmed that she had wet FIP, Feline Leukemia, and possible lymphoma cancer, all of which she was probably born with. It’s been two weeks now, and I still can‘t go on with my normal life. Bandit is ‘daddy’s girl’ and likes my boyfriend more, whereas Pumpkin, the one who we lost, was “mommy’s girl”. She was as close to a child as a pet has ever been to me, and she was just a little baby. It’s so hard to deal with, is there any advice to help me deal with this and move on? She will never be forgotten, but I want to be able to be happy again. It’s just tough seeing Bandit still looking around for her sister (not actually her littermate), and the vet said that Bandit has FIP as well for sure since they shared a litterbox, so with her it could show up in a week, a few years, or never. I just don’t know what to do, I feel so helpless.

No rude comments please, this is a really hard time for me and it doesn’t help.
@HappyCat: Thanks, I’m sorry for your loss as well. The only thing is that we can never adopt another kitten since our other kitten is a carrier of the disease, and it is very contagious.

When can a kitten leave it’s mother?

My grandma’s cat (3 years old) just had 5 kittens. They are currently 2 weeks old.
She is giving us 2, but she doesn’t know when it’s okay to. These cats are outdoor, and are inside a barn, so it’s not like they are or ever will be pampered. Is it the same as it is with dogs? 8-9 weeks?
Thanks!

When do kittens get weened from there mother?

we found 5 kittens in our shed, the mother is taking good care of them but she won’t come near us. we would like to keep them and tame them. when can they leave there mother or when can we touch them? There eyes opened about 5-6 days ago.
We are feeding the mother, and she has moved the kittens once but just to the other side of the shed she don’t seem to mind us looking out them.
They are now walking around and we can touch them only when the mother is not by them. She hisses at us if she is there but hasn’t moved them again so i don’t think she minds us playing with them. Just as long as we don’t touch her. They are getting so big and cute. Thanks for all your answers.

my cat just had kittens. i also have 2 male cats. when is it safe to bring the kittens out?

i have the mother and the kittens in one room. and the mother wants to leave the room. so i was woundering when can they come out of the room?
i have the mother and the kittens in one room. and the mother wants to leave the room. so i was woundering when can they come out of the room? ( i didnt know how old she was or that she was in heat. i dont plan to breed her again, so could you please stop telling me not to. this time was not planned.)

Please can anyone tell me if they are going to have any bengal kittens ready for end of dec in se london?

Please inform me of price, date when ready to leave mother and area for collection, thanks
Angela

emergency kitten question… need advice ASAP?

We have anursing queen who’s kittens are now 6wks old. Three weks ago she started to foster an abandoned single kitten. She accepted it right away and would nurse her without problems. The kitten is growing and doing fantastic.
However today Mak had rejected the kitten and is refusing to let it feed. She will allow her babies to nurse but pushes away the baby. The kitten is now crying hysterically, looking for warmth, comfort and food.
Tomorow morning i will rush to the store to get her kitten milk but what should i use until then? There is only the one place in town that sells what i need and it is closed.

What should i use in the mean time? i ahve a few options but not sure what is best.
I am assuming that cow milk is no good but what about cream? I also have goat cheese i could melt down. A third option would be infant formula (i have a baby so we have plenty). I suppose there is also just plain water.
Are any of those safe? I could drive to the next town over but that would take hours.

I am VERY concerned… please… any advice would be VERY appreciated!!!!!!

Eye look using stila’s kitten and gilded benfit eye pencil?

Where should I put them and what else should i get (drug store or high end) to complete the eye look. Please include where i would put the other eye products. i were black mascara (stila major last) and eyelner on the tightline and liquid on my upper lash line. I have blue eyes and im inbetween a red head and a blonde. more red tho.

Kitten food for the stray kitten??

This is another question about the stray kitten that is sick in my yard. I just went to the store, and bought some kitten (and cat) food.
The wet food I got is by a brand called Schesir it says natural ingredients plus vitamins chicken fillets with aloe dinnner. I got also BioPate tuna with rice. Then I also got almo nature salmon and chicken. I am giving him also Schesir kitten dry food. Should this be okay for him? I gave him also some baby food, but unfortunatly baby food drys up so quickly under the heat!! Don’t worry the kitten is under the shade!!
i wrote before in my other question that i am taking him to the vet today

Are kittens from pet stores healthy?

I heard that cats and dogs from those stores are unhealthy because they buy the kittens and pups from places who force them to breed with family. So that being said I want a kitten but should I get one from a pet store right by my house or a breeder, I wanted a breeder Bengal but all the breeders are so far I think it would be easier to get one from the pet island, plus I wud be saving a life, no?

Kitten Death. Need some help?

I moved out of state. My mother has one cat, who gave birth to a litter of four kittens a few weeks ago. I thought it was 3 weeks but my younger sister says two. I just got a phone call from my father saying that the second of the four kittens has died. I didn’t know the first one went until now.

He says he doesn’t think that the mother cat is producing enough milk to feed the babies. My little sister says she thinks that fleas are killing them. I know that when I moved there were no fleas. I only moved a month ago. I’m not sure how bad a flea infestation can get in that time, but kittens are small and may be worse for them, but my father says he hasn’t seen a single flea. My sister says they’re everywhere. I’m not really sure. I’m not entirely sure how accurate any of my information is. I’m getting this from a man who knows nothing about cats, and a 10 year old girl.

~ I told him if Charlotte (the mother cat) wasn’t producing enough milk that he could buy some artificial milk at the store adn feed the kittens. ~I also told him that she may have killed her kitten (didn’t tell that to my already upset little sister though. Tears are hard to handle over the phone)
~ He wants to know if he should take Charlotte to the vet, which I told him to do. Told him to take the kittens too, since they’re the ones who are dying.

This isn’t our first experience with kittens. If it were a human error I’m sure we would have made it before now. My mom insists on letting each female care we own (or have ever owned) have a litter of kittens before getting her fixed, unless she already is when we get her. She says “Cat’s just aren’t quite right if they’ve never had a litter. You can always tell” Our charlotte actually was once one of our kittens, a little over a year ago. We’ve never had a kitten die on us before. Now we’ve had two.

My father asked me to look online for any other advise i could find, so here I am.

where to find a kitten?

I have been looking for a kitten for my 6 year old daughter for almost six months with no avail. we have tried many shelters, but it seems they rarely have young kittens (under 6 months), and pet stores seem so over priced, we are not looking for a designer/pure-bred kitten!
we live in central maine.

Can I use Bath/Eye wipes on my kitten???

I know they have the wipes at pet stores for cats… but are they safe for a kitten? Or do I have to wait??

How do I effectively treat a kitten that is infested with fleas?

Yesterday I visited a friends house and she had some 7 week year old kittens from her mother cat. I fell inlove with a little tuxedo boy kitten, so we decided to take him home. After a while, we noticed he was scratching a lot, and his belly and back legs and paws were filled with fleas. She did warn us that some of the kittens have some fleas as there are 7 kittens in her home and the mother cat is an indoor/outdoor cat. I picked up some flea shampoo for kittens and thouroghly lathered and rinsed him. I keep a very clean home and have no other pets so I then vacummed my couch in my living room where the little kitten has been playing and sleeping. It appeared after bathing him that many of the fleas died and came off. All seemed well, and it appeared that all of the fleas were gone until when he was sleeping I noticed he was twitching and there were fleas on him moving about in his fur. An employee at the pet store told me the kitten is too young for a flea collar as the chemicals could be too powerful. I think using a flea bomb in my living room would be a little too much since I have not had fleas in my home until I brought my little kitten in last night. Friends and the people at the pet store said he is too young for a treatment such as Frontline. Should I keep gently bathing him with the flea shampoo? How can I effectively remove the fleas and stop them from feeding on my kitten? Should I try a flea comb to help in addition to the shampoo? I hear that fleas can make kittens anemic and I really want to do whats best for my kitten so that this problem goes away. Thank you in advance.