Anybody their need help asap please

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Me again

Managed to get my 5 week old kittens an emergency appointment at the vets today - Were given eye drops & tablets & I were also told I have to feed the little one every 2 hours else she won't make it til the end of the week so obviously I'm going to try my best but as the vet says its pretty much down to luck whether she survives .

it took me half n hour to get a quarter of a tablet in her and some lactose free milk (couldn't get hold of any lactol formula so improvised as beat as I could) she isn't so willing to be fed unlike her brothers who willy happily lie their and drink it all

She is very wriggly/scratchy/bitey when trying to feed etc even though I have her wrapped in something she is like Houdini

Is their a best way to hold them while feeding them ?

How on earth do I get the tablets in to them ? (a quarter each twice a day)

Where on earth do I buy kitten formula from ?

Is their anything else I can do to help her gain weight pretty quickly ?

Sorry for all the questions , The vet I saw was rather evasive

A nursing mum I'd personally allow to feed at will and always leave plenty of good quality food down - and plenty of fresh water. The nutritional demands on her body are huge. (This even if the little one doesn't make it.)

Are you feeding mum kitten food? This would be my first step. I always top up feed kittens in an upright position with a syringe to totally differentiate from feeding from mum, this is also reduces the likelihood of weak kittens inhaling the milk.

Any thoughts on the swollen tum given all the circumstances, Lone?

Sorry - yes, I'd agree on the kitten food.

Difficult to tell about swollen tum without seeing kitten sorry. Feel is everything in these situations.

Didn't know she were supposed to be on kitten food , I'll get her some tomorrow

she's been having a bit of chicken & she really enjoys pilchards but that's on top of her food which is two tins of butchers (this is the only none she seems to like) & biscuits

Oh they are a lot more active today and their eyes are better as well , not snuffly anymore either

That's good.

(And besides its high nutritional values, kitten food has the advantage that when the kits come to wean and see Mom eating, they can just learn to tuck in as well - and Mom can eat up the gobs they spill all over the floor. It all works.)

Thanks ever so much Cozie