They will begin to go within minutes. The urine should be a pale yellow or clear. If it is darker, the kitten may need more formula. The stool should be a pale to dark brown and partially formed. Too firm of a stool indicates dehydration or not enough formula. If the kitten needs more formula, increase the number of feedings rather than the amount at each meal. Too much food causes bloating, gas, regurgitation, and sometimes aspiration into the lungs.
Diarrhea can be the result of a change in diet, too much formula, or an intestinal parasite. Green stool indicates an infection. We do not advocate medicating or treating animals for parasites deworming or giving antibiotics without a diagnosis and veterinary instruction.
If you suspect an intestinal condition, seek veterinary attention. Kittens can become dehydrated or septic very quickly, and the condition can lead to death.
Remember to clean their faces and rear ends after each feeding. The final step. Successful socialization is the most important part of the process, so make sure you teach them to trust and like humans as early as you are able! Please spay and neuter them before you adopt them out kittens can be fixed at as early as weeks of age , they will not only be more attractive to adopters, but it will also help prevent this cycle from happening all over again. Once they are fixed, advertise liberally!
Use social networking sites, tells friends, relatives, colleagues and acquaintances, and get them adopted out as early as you can! The older the kittens get, the harder it will be to find them homes. Lauderdale, FL Hours Contact Us. Employee Portal. The adoption special will take place from November 11 — November Just bring your military ID to adopt. The Humane Society of Broward County: Advocating for and improving the lives of animals by providing adoptions, community services, and education.
If you take the kittens in, it is unlikely that Fat Kitty City can help you. We operate without any permanent staff and, like many rescue organizations, we have very few available volunteers to take on bottle-feeding on short notice.
Some organizations do have experienced bottle-feeders, but prior logistical planning is necessary. Want to become a FKC Volunteer and help us in situations like this? Contact us now to volunteer! Animal shelters and veterinarians generally do not take in newborn kittens, since they do not have the staff to feed and stimulate them for elimination around-the-clo ck.
You can contact us at and we will attempt to find someone to bottle-feed the kittens, but this might take days or weeks, and we might not be successful in locating a feeder.
If we do find someone to bottle-feed, you might still be responsible for taking the kittens back when they no longer require bottle-feeding. You also might be responsible for paying for veterinary visits, which might include emergency medical care, and will definitely include spay or neuter surgery, disease testing, and vaccinations. And finally, you might be responsible for adopting the kittens into permanent homes.
Check to see if the kittens are warm. This is more important than feeding. Never feed a cold kitten! If the kittens are cold, you will need to warm them up slowly. This is life-threatening and must be dealt with immediately. Warm up the kitten slowly over 20 minutes by wrapping him in a towel or baby blanket, holding him close to your body, and continually rubbing him with your warm hands.
Determine the age of the kittens by comparing them to the photos and descriptions on the How Old Is That Kitten? Newborn kittens need to be fed and stimulated for elimination every three hours around-the-clock. Neonatal kittens under four weeks of age cannot eat ANY solid food not canned, not dry and cannot urinate or defecate on their own, so you must bottle-feed them around-the-clock and stimulate their genitals after every feeding so they can eliminate.
Feed the first kitten until it stops nursing, then feed the second, etc. Then go back to the first and repeat this round-robin. Usually after two or three nursing turns, a kitten has had enough for one feeding. When a kitten has had enough formula, it will usually get some bubbles around its mouth and its tummy will be very rounded, almost pear-shaped. Hold it upright against your shoulder and pat it on the back.
Do not overfeed kittens, since this can cause diarrhea and a host of other problems. Older kittens will want some serious play and cuddle time. After each feeding, gently rub the kitten on its low abdomen, as well as the genitals and rectum, with a fresh cotton ball, cotton pad, or with tissues moistened with warm water. Make sure you rub only long enough to get them to eliminate.
Overstimulation will irritate the area. Keep an eye out for chafing and lingering dirt. Kittens should — and almost always will — urinate during each stimulation. They should defecate at least once a day. Johnny Cat, etc. After each meal, put the kitten in the box and see what transpires.
After each feeding session, you should also give them a full-body, once-over wipe with a barely damp washcloth, using short strokes like a mom-cat would use. Kittens will often get very dirty and mucked-up in between cleanings.
You should also check their ears regularly for dirt and — especially after initial rescue — ear mites. Dirt can be cleaned gently with a cotton ball or swab. If you find fleas or flea dirt on kittens of any age, you must get them flea-free as soon as possible.
Young kittens can easily get anemia from flea infestation and really endanger its life. First, use a flea comb to remove as much of the dirt and fleas from the fur as you can. Always read the warnings on any flea product to confirm at which age it is safe!
Place the kitten on a towel for about 20 minutes, and then discard the towel with the dead and dying fleas that have come from the kitten.
After using the spray, give the kitten a bath in gentle or surgical soap. Make sure water temperature is lukewarm so as not to chill the kitten. Dry the kitten, if old enough, with a blow dryer or you can towel-dry it, then put it in a carrier and aim the blow dryer into it the carrier to gently dry the kitten with warm, circulating air.
Other skin irritations to look for are ringworm and mange. If a kitten is scratching excessively and there are bare patches where fur is missing, isolate the kitten from littermates and consult a vet immediately for treatment. Weigh them at the same time each day with a kitchen scale or small postal scale.
Lack of gain or weight loss beyond 24 hours is cause for alarm and requires a visit to the vet. Their bellies should always be rotund — if you squeeze them between two fingers and slowly try to bring the fingers together, you should NOT be able to do it! You can check to make sure a kitten is properly hydrated by pulling up the skin at the scruff of the neck. If it bounces back nicely, hydration is good. Weaning occurs at about four to five weeks of age, but keep in mind that some kittens take a bit longer, especially without a mom-cat to show them the wonders of eating solid food.
You will know that a kitten is ready for the weaning process when it is a biting its nipple often and forcefully, and b able to lick formula from your finger. The next step is to get the kitten to lap up formula from a spoon. At that point, you can mix the kitten formula with baby food into a gruel and try to get the kittens to lap it up from a dish or a spoon.
We recommend Beechnut Chicken Baby Food — or any meat flavor will do — but be absolutely sure there is no onion in the ingredients. You can also try using Dr. It is not uncommon for weight gain to slow and minor, temporary diarrhea to occur during weaning. Some kittens grasp the concept right away; others take days.
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