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rescued 2 week old kitten
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I know,Iv already got my pictures of them and the pack sorted.
Their getting so strong now.I can see their want to get outside.
Finn does this crazy sounding chattering when he sees birds.I can see the murderous intent in this eyes.
How can I best avoid him killing birds.A bell ? I was told there no good.
congrats on the job! and also those pics are just the cutest!!!
mine used to do the chattering but i think in the 12 years we had him he may have caught 1 bird.... the magpies used to tease him! The birds are pretty smart like
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He has to be the most vocal Iv ever met .If hes not chattering hes murmuring,eating plants,climbing into the toilet,knocks everything off any shelf he can get near.
My niece now calls him Finbarr knuckle head
I just give me salad leaves no ,he seems to enjoy them0 -
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He'll probably start 'talking' to you over the phone or on Skype if you call him when you're away. And no, I'm not messing and I'm not a weirdo... just you wait...
That's brilliant. Can you imagine it:D. I've said before that I love moggies so ye all know by now:). But I just wanted to share a memory from my youth. We had wallpaper in our hallway at home years ago, and one of the cats we had used to come in the front door. (He was posh):). But a feckin' lunatic:). Anyway. There was a teeny weeny bit of wallpaper hanging off the top of the wall. And the bold moggy used to come in the door, sit and stare at the piece of wallpaper, and he would run up the wall and grab it:D:D:D. He ended up pulling half the strip down, and we ended up taking down all the wallpaper in the hallway and painting instead:D:D:D. Sorry for interrupting, but that always makes me laugh when I think of it. What other animal would force you to redecorate:D:D:D0 -
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"Like, do you humans expect me to live in these conditions? As if. Wallpaper is sooooo last season. I don't do wallpaper. Fix it meow, or I'll fix it for you. Now, where's my dinner?"
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"Like, do you humans expect me to live in these conditions? As if. Wallpaper is sooooo last season. I don't do wallpaper. Fix it meow, or I'll fix it for you. Now, where's my dinner?"
Yep, I can imagine...
That's exactly how they are:D. The same moggy was real smart. When it was time for him to go outside, my father used to say "out out". The fecker used to lie down on the ground, and my father used to push him gently with his foot. I wish I had a video of this. He used to roll over the entire floor:D and we used to have to roll him out the back door:D:D:D. I live for them. The are brilliant:D0 -
I rang the vet and he wasnt much help,had more of a "dont get your hopes up" attitude.I did get the food he recommended.I suppose there is'nt much more I can do.:(
Okay so here are some tips for hand rearing the kitten if it has gotten to two weeks old and survived that is good most new born kitten will pass away within 2 weeks of birth if not strong.
Royal Canin kitten milk is okay but it tends to leave a residue on bottles there is one you can get from the vet all of them stock it and this is generally a better one. The Royal Canin milk is meant to last the kitten longer.
5 ml is a good amount for a 2 week old kitten they should be fed every 2 hours after which you should burp them by holding them upright and with their belly on your shoulder very gentle tap/rub the top of the back.
You will also need to help them go to the toilet by stimulating the bum area you can do this by using luke warm water with cotton wool and do gentle circular motions to help the kitten go to the toilet.
To keep it warm put a hot water bottle underneath its blanket and maybe a small fluffy teddy to make it feel like it has other siblings in with it.
By the looks of the picture its about 3 weeks old because it has its eyes open and its ears are starting to open.
It will start eating solid food at about 6-7 weeks old and the time in between feeding should start to stretch out to 4 hours but if I was you I would still check on it every two hours.
If it seems like it is getting dehydrated you can use sugar and water or else diorlite.
Another option for you would be to put out an appeal to some local rescues for a feeding mother and you possibly could put this kitten in with her litter and she will feed it.
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TrishSimon wrote: »Okay so here are some tips for hand rearing the kitten if it has gotten to two weeks old and survived that is good most new born kitten will pass away within 2 weeks of birth if not strong.
Royal Canin kitten milk is okay but it tends to leave a residue on bottles there is one you can get from the vet all of them stock it and this is generally a better one. The Royal Canin milk is meant to last the kitten longer.
5 ml is a good amount for a 2 week old kitten they should be fed every 2 hours after which you should burp them by holding them upright and with their belly on your shoulder very gentle tap/rub the top of the back.
You will also need to help them go to the toilet by stimulating the bum area you can do this by using luke warm water with cotton wool and do gentle circular motions to help the kitten go to the toilet.
To keep it warm put a hot water bottle underneath its blanket and maybe a small fluffy teddy to make it feel like it has other siblings in with it.
By the looks of the picture its about 3 weeks old because it has its eyes open and its ears are starting to open.
It will start eating solid food at about 6-7 weeks old and the time in between feeding should start to stretch out to 4 hours but if I was you I would still check on it every two hours.
If it seems like it is getting dehydrated you can use sugar and water or else diorlite.
Another option for you would be to put out an appeal to some local rescues for a feeding mother and you possibly could put this kitten in with her litter and she will feed it.
Best of luck
The post you're replying to is almost 4 months old and there's 74 pages of updates on the cat!
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I tried giving him a bottle he just kinda looked at me and attacked my hands before running up the curtains for a bit so I left it off for now.TrishSimon wrote: »Okay so here are some tips for hand rearing the kitten if it has gotten to two weeks old and survived that is good most new born kitten will pass away within 2 weeks of birth if not strong.
Royal Canin kitten milk is okay but it tends to leave a residue on bottles there is one you can get from the vet all of them stock it and this is generally a better one. The Royal Canin milk is meant to last the kitten longer.
5 ml is a good amount for a 2 week old kitten they should be fed every 2 hours after which you should burp them by holding them upright and with their belly on your shoulder very gentle tap/rub the top of the back.
You will also need to help them go to the toilet by stimulating the bum area you can do this by using luke warm water with cotton wool and do gentle circular motions to help the kitten go to the toilet.
To keep it warm put a hot water bottle underneath its blanket and maybe a small fluffy teddy to make it feel like it has other siblings in with it.
By the looks of the picture its about 3 weeks old because it has its eyes open and its ears are starting to open.
It will start eating solid food at about 6-7 weeks old and the time in between feeding should start to stretch out to 4 hours but if I was you I would still check on it every two hours.
If it seems like it is getting dehydrated you can use sugar and water or else diorlite.
Another option for you would be to put out an appeal to some local rescues for a feeding mother and you possibly could put this kitten in with her litter and she will feed it.
Best of luck
The toilet thing didn't go well ! I cornered him in the room and grabbed him out of the tray and started rubbing within a inch of his life ! pretty much the same as the bottle but with some strange looks and sounds.....he seemed very confused.Maybe I wasnt doing it right ???
He Loved the hot water bottle so thats something.I think Ill leave leave him at it.he seems to have a handle on it now
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I tried giving him a bottle he just kinda looked at me and attacked my hands before running up the curtains for a bit so I left it off for now.
The toilet thing didn't go well ! I cornered him in the room and grabbed him out of the tray and started rubbing within a inch of his life ! pretty much the same as the bottle but with some strange looks and sounds.....he seemed very confused.Maybe I wasnt doing it right ???
He Loved the hot water bottle so thats something.I think Ill leave leave him at it.he seems to have a handle on it now
If he is using a tray with litter in it he is okay for going the toilet you dont have to help him do that it just comes natural at a certain age.
If feeding him wrap him in a fleece blanket like a cocoon that way the paws are not able to get out it also keep them at a certain temperature which they need to be to feed.
How old is the kitten so you have any up to date pics it sounds older0 -
TrishSimon wrote: »If he is using a tray with litter in it he is okay for going the toilet you dont have to help him do that it just comes natural at a certain age.
If feeding him wrap him in a fleece blanket like a cocoon that way the paws are not able to get out it also keep them at a certain temperature which they need to be to feed.
How old is the kitten so you have any up to date pics it sounds older
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Their doing really well.Tusk has really come out of his shell in the last few days.He'll make his own way on to your lap .Hes running around and playing alot more.
As for Finnbar Knuckle-head its become a task trying to keep him in doors.Hes raring to go !
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