Re: anyone got advice for me tonight? urgent!

[catatonya]

thank you.  I just gave him some sugar water.  I hope that might help.

 

I was very careful, but I don't know if the 'drooling' means I aspirated........... or he's got a uri or what.  :(  i'm going to take his temperature.  I have them in a bathroom with the vent closed and covered.  I have a heating pad on the floor and then a towel and then a litter pan and then another towel and then the kittens and then a towel over them.  I'm going to try to check the temp of that too.

 

both of these kittens way around 3 oz.  Sites I've been looking at say they should be born weighing more than that!

 

They had maggot eggs (not crawling yet) on them......... so they must have been there for a while.  We found the mother and other kittens in an abandoned house but we can't do anything about any of it until tomorrow.  ugh.  The lady that found them is going to break into the house and put the kittens that remain in a basket with a towel and give the mother food and water till we can decide what to do tomorrow.

 

t

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I wouldn't have them euthanized just because they are little. I take
in small kittens all the time.

I don't use KMR. I use Fox Valley. They sell all kinds of milk for
all kinds of animals. Better IMHO than KMR and cheaper.

You have to mail order it though...I keep about a pound of the powder
on hand at all times, but I take in a lot of litters.

http://foxvalleynutrition.com/main/home.asp

Sometimes little kittens just die and there is nothing you can do:(
As I am sure you know mortality among kittens is really high:(. Is the
little one eating? If he won't suck you can feed from a syringe.

Drooling doesn't appear to be a great sign:

http://maxshouse.com/kitten_care.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, July 16, 2006 7:52 pm
Subject: anyone got advice for me tonight? urgent!
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org"

> Hey guys,
>
> long story short.......... I am home with 2 (vet said 2-4.......
> I say 2 tops) 2 day old kittens.
>
> Of course it was sunday and i had to go to emergency vet. he
> said they seemed ok for the circumstances and told me to bottle
> feed and keep them warm.
>
> that cost $100
>
> I knew I should just have them euthanized. I know there are no
> homes. I know there are more than the shelter can handle
> etc.......... but I brought them home.
>
> The smaller one will suckle and take the kmr (walmart brand
> recommended by vet. is that really all right??)
>
> The other seems to be drooling from his mouth. Everytime I
> check him he seems colder and colder. I have them on a hot water
> bottles on a towel and have even put it inside a heater. I've put
> them in bed with me.
>
> I don't think he's going to make it.
>
> Any ideas as to why he might be drooling and what I might could do?
>
> tonya
>