Ok... its a long story, but i have a 6 day old kitten... he has started to refuse to eat. The first few days he was eating every 3 to 4.5 hours and he would take a steady 8cc of KMR... now i am struggling to get him to take 3cc of KMR. anyone know why? I have asked the shelter and the only thing they could tell me is that he is too young and needs a momma cat. WELL DUH... Maybe if someone had one i would use that... but since no one seems to have one, I cant! So... I am feeding him on my own and taking care to make sure he is taken care of. i am still trying to stick to the same schedule, but he is not eating as he should, so i eed him every 1.5 to 2 hours. i only give about 3cc.... Im worried he is going to starve! Is he just being cranky and needs to be fed less often? Maybe he was growing and now he is going to eat less? I am worried! The vets office near me wont even look at him since he is with out mommy. they dont want to risk infection by me bringing him inside the office and they wont come out to meet with me. The shelter said that they dont treat young kittens like him. they only euthenize them if they dont have a mother! and right now they dont have a lactating female! I asked!
What can i do to intice him to eat? I have him on a heating pad covered with multipul layers... I have heard about the hot water bottles and tried it. He seems to work better with the heating pad. I check the temp in the bed all the time. not to worry he is not being too warm and is not burning him. I potty him each time i feed him... And sometimes in betweeen. he is doing both! and he is warm. he is just not eating and i dont know why.
** Please dont answer for the points with something stupid! I need someone who might know something!**
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