Sometimes just given rise cat gets sick or refuses to feed newborn kittens. There are also more tragic cases. And someone had to select absolutely blind kittens who for some reason or other were left without mom. How not to allow to die to the defenseless baby and to bring up him independently?
Instruction
1. If you did not manage to find a cat wet nurse, be going to bring up the kid. Be defined, than you will feed him – ready substitute from pet-shop or will prepare the mix close on structure for to cat's to milk. If you decided to do such mix, mix 4 parts of cow's milk with 1 part of protein of egg. Milk has to be boiled – crude does not suit kittens! Happens that cow's milk is badly transferred by a kitten – then it is possible to try children's dairy mix for newborns, you only dissolve it twice more liquidly, than it is specified in the instruction. Mix has to be warm, but is not hotter – 38-39os for the first week of life, 30-32os for the second, further - 26-28os.
2. During the first days of life of a kitten it is necessary to bring up from the pipette if you did not manage to get a special cat's small bottle with a pacifier. The pipette has to be clean, after each feeding it needs to be washed with hot water carefully. Put a kitten in a box with low boards on a tummy, let his front pads lean aboard a box. Holding the kid with the left hand for a back and a neck, you feed him. The pipette can be both with the sharp end, and with stupid – as it is more convenient to you, and it is better if it is plastic, but not glass. Remember that the kitten does not need to squeeze out all contents of the pipette in a mouth – it has to exhaust it kind of; if the kitten forgets to suck, teach him again it will be already impossible. As when feeding from the pipette a lot of air gets into a stomach of a kitten, it will be necessary to give it the chance to srygnut from time to time. When to a kitten there is a week, try to pass to the medical syringe without needle.
3. Newborn kittens are fed by each 2 hours, including night hours; about 3 days it is possible to feed time at three o'clock at night. From 5 to 21 days of life of kittens feed time at 4 o'clock. When the kitten is 2 weeks old, it is possible to allow him to drink up sometimes mix from a spoon or a small saucer, but independently there is he still after all is not able. From 3 weeks it is possible to accustom kittens to other products.
4. Bringing up of a kitten – labor-consuming occupation, but, growing up, the amusing fluffy lump will reward you for all cares by warm attachment.