How to Raise a Stray Kitten? Examining Feeding Methods to Reduce High Mortality Rates
The owner encountered a newborn stray cat, what should he do? As cat lovers know, newborn kittens are particularly difficult to raise for about a month, and this stage of kittens often rely on the presence of a mother cat. However, sometimes we really encounter newborn stray kittens, we also don't need to panic.
I know a cat owner, she now raises a cat that was accidentally 'petched' by her cat. When she just picked up the little cat, it was only a few days old, and there was no mother cat around. It was covered in leaves and mud, so she brought this stray kitten home.
The owner took the kitten home and cared for it carefully, researching pet raising information online. Despite these meticulous efforts, some small problems still occurred,The cat had constipation the second day it arrived home, which really puzzled her,
Raising a newborn kitten is not as simple as it seems, their problems are often more than we imagine, in addition to paying attention to their diet and living environment,The most important point is that we cannot ignore it. Newborn kittens often rely on the correct care from their owner.
When we encounter a newborn kitten, when choosing food for them, we need to prepare sheep milk, instead of the milk that people often drink.Because milk can cause kittens to have diarrhea and digestive problems, which is fatal for newborn kittens.
Moreover, feeding kittens also needs some special methods, such as using a spoon to feed the kitten, using a syringe without a needle to feed the kitten, using a milk bottle to feed the kitten, and using a feeding tube to feed the kitten. These are the main methods, and we can combine them with our actual situation to feed the kittens.
We have basically solved the feeding problem, then we talk about how to prepare the environment for a newborn kitten,
First, the cat cage should be dry, ventilated, warm, and dark. This environment is suitable for bringing a sense of security to the kitten.If we don't have a cat cage, we can quickly build one ourselves using cardboard boxes or baskets, and then lay cotton pads and litter pads inside. We need to keep the kitten's temperature consistent according to the changes in the surrounding temperature, and we must not let the kitten get cold. We also need to regularly clean the kitten's cage,
Many cat lovers know that if newborns don't separate from their mother cats, the mother cats will often lick the kittens' bottoms when caring for them. This is why kittens often have their bottoms facing their owners after they grow up.
Newborn kittens cannot defecate on their own, so when we pick up a newborn kitten, we need to help them with excretion. We have our own ways, and we can help the kittens with excretion in different age stages.
If the kitten is about 5 days old, the kitten basically cannot defecate on its own, we need to help it,
After feeding the kitten sheep milk, we use a clean, damp paper towel to wipe its anus, stimulating it to defecate. We can also gently rub the kitten's belly to help it.
When the kitten reaches about three weeks old, we cannot simply help the kitten with excretion. At this time, we need to start training it to defecate in the litter box. We do the same as before, stimulate the kitten to defecate, and then put it in the litter box. This is to let it get used to the litter box, and also to train it to dig litter.Don't forget to clean the kitten's bottom after it's finished excreting, because at this stage, the kitten is the most fragile. If the anus is red and swollen, and inflamed, we must take it to a relevant place for timely treatment.
In short, if we really want to raise a newborn kitten, it may take a lot of our energy, but when we see the kitten grow up healthily, we will feel that all these efforts are worth it.However, the kitten has overcome this difficult period, and a choice appears before us, whether to keep this stray cat or not.
If I really can't raise it, what should I do?
Some people might say that we have taken care of it for so long, why can't we continue to raise the cat? Sometimes life is just like this, it's not that you think it's so, so if we really can't raise the cat, how should we properly settle the cat?
We can find a suitable owner for it, which is not only for the cat, but also for ourselves to see its situation and understand it.Raising a newborn kitten doesn't take much time, because most of the time the kitten is sleeping, so we don't need to disturb it too much, except for feeding it.
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