Orphaned Kittens - 7 Lifesaving Household Items
Posted by JaneCould you save an orphaned kitten’s life?
It is a sad fact that many newborn kittens face life without their mother, either through abandonment or by being orphaned. And as tragic as this fact is, it also means that you may be presented with a pressing problem.
So what should you do if you find yourself needing to be a surrogate mother to a small and fragile orphaned kitten?
Firstly, you need to know that, with a little guidance, it is fairly straightforward to care for your orphaned or abandoned kitten successfully. The most burdensome aspect of the whole process is the amount of time you will need to invest in the care of this newborn bundle of fur.
‘Hey Mom! Fat Fred’s Having Kittens!’ shows you all you’ll need to know if you find yourself faced with such a desperate situation.
Next, you will need to equip yourself with seven essential pieces of kit that will be required to help you with your task.
• A suitably sized cardboard box.
• A hot water bottle.
• Nesting material.
• An eye dropper.
• 2ml hypodermic syringe fitted with 5cm plastic tubing.
• Baby bottle sterilizing solution.
• An old towel
These seven essentials will enable you to provide your orphaned kitten with the basics of life — warmth and nourishment.
Newborn kittens will usually get all the warmth they need from their mother’s body and it is vitally important to ensure that your orphan doesn’t become chilled. If you are not careful, this can happen easily and the best way of maintaining the necessary temperature required is to place a suitably sized cardboard box close to a heat source.
When selecting a suitable a nursery box, make sure that your kitten is unable to climb out of it unaided. If your kitten manages to escape its warm home it will rapidly become chilled once outside its secure environment.
Be certain to check that the box is big enough for the kitten to move around in freely with enough room to play in, whilst remaining enclosed enough to provide security and retain sufficient warmth. Partially covering the box with an old towel will help retain heat.
Once you have made sure that your kitten’s warmth and security have been adequately provided for you will need to address the problem of feeding.
Here, patience and persistence are what is required as you learn to effectively administer each milk feed via an eye dropper or, as your kitten grows, a hypodermic syringe fitted with an appropriately sized tube attached in place of a needle.
Your vet will be able to supply you with the kitten formula milk that you will need and will also have the equipment necessary to feed it with.
Alternatively, good pet stores will sell specialist feeding bottles for use with orphaned or abandoned kittens. Always make sure that the feeding equipment is sterilized after each use, just as you would for a baby’s feeding bottle.
Follow your vet’s advice on the amount of formula to feed your kitten and always remain alert to the general health of your small orphan. If you are at all worried or concerned about any aspect of your kitten’s health don’t hesitate to call in the professionals and consult your vet without delay.
Each year many cat owners find themselves faced with being responsible for the life (or death) of an orphaned, newborn kitten and the majority manage to raise them successfully.
Tragically, that still means that far too many kittens die needlessly.
So to be certain of the best chance of success, you need to be prepared with all the step-by-step details of what you need to know about the essentials required to save your kitten’s life.
‘Hey Mom! Fat Fred’s Having Kittens!’ contains all the essential steps you need to take - from the most effective way of feeding a newborn kitten, to how best to construct a nursery that will provide just the right environment to help your kitten thrive.
And don’t forget, becuase you will have to take the place of a Mother Cat, you’ll even need to know what you need to teach him as he grows.
It’s a mammoth but very rewarding undertaking. But to make this task so much easier I’ve put all the essential information in one handy guide.
In ‘Hey Mom! Fat Fred’s Having Kittens!’ you’ll find everything you need to know in order to take the place of a Mother Cat successfully, easily and confidently - no worrying required!
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