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14-06-2008, 02:26 AM
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Herc,
do you wean kittens on cat milk or cow milk? I am imagining a tiny breast pump for a mamma cat... |
14-06-2008, 02:46 AM
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You are so baddddddd! Cats are lactose intolerant so there is a powder formula to mix for them. These orphans have been on this formula from a bottle and now it is time to eat cat for and drink out of a bowl. Both of which they are refusing to do.
Little tiny breast pump! heeeeeeeheeeeeheeeeeeeeeehhehehehehehehehehehehe |
14-06-2008, 02:58 AM
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HeeeeHeeeeHeeee.
What does cow milk do to a cat's digestive tract?
Husband gives one of my cats cow milk when he has his cereal every morning; she Screams for the milk and follows him around, so he gives her about 5 sips.
Is he hurting her? |
14-06-2008, 03:42 PM
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Well since cats are lactose intolerant they get diarehha really bad. It just tears up their GI tract. Is he hurting her? If she is not getting sick, I guess not, but it is not good for her. Check her litter box for signs of runny stool. That will answer your question AND make the decision for you. |
15-06-2008, 01:42 AM
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HA OH YEA Success , we are eating solid food. Late last night I caught Digger eating--more like wolfing down his canned food. Purr-C is eating as well. I am sooooooo glad.
Now I can concentrate on the new babies and let the older kitten just grow. They can find their own mommies when they weigh 2 pounds and are 9 weeks old. So they will be leaving us in a week or so. |
17-06-2008, 03:09 PM
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Hi there----I worked at a shelter too! I was the cat lady (all the other volunteers were dog people). Can I make a suggestion (if you're still having trouble)? Start by mixing in a little food to their formula and mushing it together, really runny, and feeding them that out of the bottle. Little by little use more food, less runny, still from the bottle, and then finally start putting that mixture in a dish, then continue reducing the amount of formula until they're just eating the food.
Let us know how it goes, eh? My own furkids keep me going, that's for sure, so nice to hear about someone else's.
Rivergirl |
17-06-2008, 10:23 PM
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Rivergirl
The weaning was a success in 2 days but it seems that they have been harboring a small internal parasite that woke up with a vengance over the week end and they are S_O_O_ sick.
Went to the vet yesterday and got the medication, but they can't keep it down so guess we will be going again today. They look so pitiful to have been so healthy just a few days ago. |
17-06-2008, 11:38 PM
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Herc,
I know how draining all of this can be.......I used to hand raise Cockateils. Pulled them from their parents at a few days old and hand fed them for 8 weeks. When they would get sick it was awful....It was also a grueling, long and exhausting 8 weeks......UGH!!!!! But well worth the effort in the end. Even my cats loved them, and would protect them. Amazing....I have Pics. |
18-06-2008, 03:15 AM
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Hey, put those pics on our pet group page. Would love to see them |
18-06-2008, 07:06 AM
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Herc,
I will go through my pics, scan some and send them to you, as it's your page, and you will have to upload them..... | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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