My orphaned kitten hasn't pooped even though I feed her every 2 1/2 hours. Is she ok?

Question

she is in between 2 and four weeks her mother abandoned her

Answer 1

The mother of my two 3 week old kittens was put down yesterday.

I have been taking a paper towel and wetting it with warm water and folding it up and wiping their butts. It does 2 things, stimulates them to go, and cleans it up.  One of mine went pee and i didn't even know it. It like stuck to her.

Good Luck

Answer 2

put warm water on a wash cloth, and rub her bottom. this can take a while  but it will stimulate it just like mama would. good luck

Answer 3

Here's articles on caring for orphaned kittens.  You need to educate yourself since you're filling in for "mom."  You're doing a good thing by caring for this orphaned baby.

http://www.feralcat.com/raising.html

http://catvet.homestead.com/orphan1.html

http://www.best-cat-art.com/orphan-kitte...

Best of luck to you.

Answer 4

I would take a warm, wet cloth and wipe it over her a**s in an upward motion.  This is what mamas do to get them to go.  

Answer 5

Young kittens need to be stimulated to go "p**p and pee". Take a damp warm washcloth and stimulate the genitles with long strokes like that of a mother cat cleaning her kitten. Also be sure the formula you are feeding isn't over concentrated, that will bind up a kitten.

Answer 6

She may be constipated from not being used to the nourishment of the food she's being fed. As opposed to being underfed or eating poor nourishment foods.