Need urgent advice for a tiny kitten!

[3littlebadgers]

I've rescued a kitten who has been rejected by it's mum. It was one of two, Mum took the bigger one and never returned. Poor little thing was calling for her all yesterday and it broke my heart keeping my distance but today it started to go very quiet and shakey so I've taken it in. I know nothing about kittens no idea how old it is (fits easily into my hand, massive eyes and ears, very skinny wobbly legs that look a bit too long for its little body). I've given it tiny drops of milk from a syringe (sp?) prob takes 1ml at a time before it starts to refuse. What do I do (mostly regarding feeding but other advice would be much appreciated)? Live abroad so no shelters or rescue homes so I'm on my own with this one.

And again, this time with proper linky www.justanswer.com/pet-cat/0co53-good-substitute-kitten-milk-mother-dried-up.html

but also that my MN crush didn't ask what FABCat did to be a pickle

:o What did FABpickle do? :o

I could only read the first 2 pages of this thread! (stoopid phone!) I raised my little tabby from 4 weeks! It was amazing!

How's she doing now? Have to picked a name? I like Cleo

That was meant to be have you btw

cooooo, just seen your cats Sparkling! So pretty!

sparkling I do that all the time

Oh, do you really want to know?????

She chased her tail over and over and over and then bit her foot several times. This might not seem that big a deal but the last time she was seen chasing her tail she was fitting and she hasn't played like that for ages .

She has also ripped up a lot of paper including DS2's Lego catalogue. I would send chocolate brownies pay good money to know why she is doing it.

It's the same cat Pinot but she looks black in the top picture. She is so beautiful. I am a bit protective because our previous cat went missing after we had had her for 2 months, and a week later she was found dead.
So poor Sparkling Cat gets fussed over something terrible.

She's got the minx in her, that one :)

Ok I'm upping her milk to every 90 mins and I managed to squeeze 5mls down her but it was a wee battle towareds the end. She is snuggled up to my boob and purring like a good'un. Still no poo! Gosh it's like having a real baby

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How's the kittie doing?? so love cats (never had a kitten though) just aquired a stray cat that pretended to be all sweet until her paws were under the table and then her demanding nature appeared once she knew we were hooked suckers

Yay! The more skin contact she gets the better. Enjoy it, really - this stage doesn't last long at all and it's so amazing and you're so lucky. I'd swap places in a heartbeat.

Not only just, as in lately - as in I just aquired stray cat- that's obviously what I meant right!!

Gives up!!!

You can be her kitty aunty sparkling

I once had to nurse my mum's cat down my bra overnight when she was 7 weeks old. She had got covered in anti freeze or something in a neighbours garage and the vet washed her in fairy liquid and when we went to pick her up she hadn't been dried properly, was sitting in an open cage on a cold windowsill (it was November), with no heatpad or any fabric except a thin teatowel in the cage. Poor little thing was not drinking anything and was so cold I tucked her in my bra and sat up all night with her.

Ungrateful cow got very well quickly and refused to come near me for 6 years when she was back to normal

Normal for her at any rate.

Thanks 3. Aunty Sparkling.

SecretNutellaFix thats so funny how she shunned you once you'd served your purpose sounds a bit like my DD.

Coco has put on 50g since yesterday. Still no poo. Thanks for all the support I will post again this evening with another update.

I think a poo should be imminent 3.

Hope she produces for you!

How funny, people fascinated by a kitten's bowels
Good for you 3, she'll love and adore you for life once she's on her feet.

Nutty you are a lovely woman

We are all on Poo Watch? :o