Ok, I work at a university police department that has a feral cat population problem. We have volunteers that come in and trap/fix/release the cats, so we're working on controlling the problem.
We found 5 abandoned kittens on the campus, and me, being the cat lover that I am, said I would foster them. Thankfully another dispatcher agreed to take two, so that left me with 3.
I bought the kitty formula and bottles and have searched the web on advise. When I fed them with the bottles, they didn't suckle, they bit with their back teeth and pulled on the nipple. So the advise that I've read said that they were ready for soft kitten food. I bought kitten chow and soaked it in the formula (after I put it in a plastic bag and crushed it with a hammer)so it was real mushy.
All three are eating the food, but they aren't drinking water, so I added water to the cat food and formula.
Not real sure of their age, but from what I can guess they are at least 4 weeks old. Their ears are up, they walk around (not gracefully). But they have yet to poop. I've had them for 3 days. I introduced a litter box tonight and placed each one in it and took their paw and scratched. I have the 3 girls and co-worker took the 2 boys. His are playing. Mine are active and getting more curious by the day.
I just want to make sure that I'm not doing them more harm than good. I can hardly go to sleep at night because I'm afraid somethings going to happen to them while I sleep. No money to take them to the vet, but I have found homes for all of them when they are ready to go.
Please help. I've tried to stimulate their behinds and abdomen like the websites suggest, but no luck.
