Hi guys,
I'm new here! Forgive me for the essay but I want to share the whole story in case you guys can help me out at all. I found a baby kitten in my shed, sitting all alone screaming. It's eyes were closed and it had fleas and was dirty so I took it in and cleaned it, got rid of the fleas, got it some kitten powder milk replacement, (wambaroo brand - im in australia) and I have been feeding it through a baby bottle. I've had it for a couple of weeks now.
It's eyes opened the next few days after I found it, so it would have been about 7-10 days old then. When I first found it, I just fed it, stimulated it and then put it to sleep. It just ate and slept most of the time and I could put it in the basket, cover it over so it was dark and it would sleep and I wouldn't need to worry about it. The basket has towels in it, a hot water bottle in a towel, and a teddy.
I fed it every few hours and it peed and pooped then went back to sleep. Then it stopped pooping for a few days. I called the vet and they said to dilute the milk - so I did that and it worked that day. Then still didn't have consistent pooping, so I kept feeding it diluted milk but didn't seem to do anything. I saw the brutus video on youtube and did what they did, put a vaseline covered thingy up it's bum to make sure there wasn't a blockage, and it had poop on it when it came out so I stimulated and got a tiny bit, but then nothing normally. Is it possible that it just doesn't need to go? It pees fine, it just lies there quiet while it pees but when i do triangle method for pooping it squirms and squeals.
I took it to the vet two days ago, found out it's a girl! I've named her Lily. He did an enema (squirted parrafin up her bum) and then when i got home she did a massive poop, healthy looking yellow and toothpaste consistency. But now two days later, nothing again and we're back to the no-regular-poop situation. I was expecting that to fix her right up so she would start going again once a day.. He sent me home with a tub of parrafin, a syringe and a laxative to use but I am not sure when I should use them. What do you guys think? Should I be worried after she did a massive one then nothing for 2 days?
Other than the poop situation - she seems fine. Vet said she is healthy and active. She doesn't seem like she is deteriorating or anything, her belly is fine and not too hard but she is just super restless.
She would be about 3 and a half weeks old now. Her eyes and ears open and she crawls around and won't stay still, keeps waking up by herself and meowing and crawling out of the basket I have her in! She is always meowing and wandering around as if she is searching for something, but she'll suckle on my finger and purr and she'll be fine like that, but that means in order to make her be quiet I have to have her with me 24/7!! Is there such a thing as a kitten pacifier?! I don't know if there is a problem or if she is just exploring or just wants affection? If she was just exploring would she constantly meow ?? I feel like I can't satisfy her needs, I don't know what she wants!
I don't have any other cats or know anybody with cats so I am concerned that she is going to be really dependent on me? She is very demanding now, she won't settle down and stop meowing unless she is suckling on my finger, eating or sleeping. Is that just age?
Anyway, not sure exactly what I need from you but maybe some reassurance or advice if you have been through the same thing. I've never done this before and I just want to know that I'm doing the right thing..
Thanks :)
