TheKillaJoke7704

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Mum's Been Around the Block: Kitty in the Drain Part 2

posted 05 Sep 2012, 21:12
My Mum had this idea of introducing the kitten to a new mother. I was skeptical about this and fought against it. Alas, I gave in and tried placing my kitty [Pooh is his name :3] to this new mother's own children. They were maybe a week older, but accepted this new kitten as one of their own. The problem started when the mother made several successful attempts at separating Pooh from the others. My Mum, ever so persistent kept telling me to repeat this tactic, and as always I didn't believe it was possible. Low and behold it finally worked and the mother began breastfeeding him and cleaning him, which just goes to show you how much my Mum knows about kitty kats. She's been around cats in general a whole lot longer than I have so obviously knows how to solve problems like these.

There are still problems concerning how much milk the mother can produce for her children as she always looks so skinny. I feed her the best I can, but feel she might have worms or something alike. I've had to feed Pooh on several occasions cos of this. On Thursday I'm going to my friend Tony Waters [and no, there isn't any relation to John Waters] whom has an animal sanctuary to have Pooh looked at. I'm hoping he can take care of him for a while till Pooh gets his strength back [he's having trouble using his hind legs to walk] and have him back here with his adoptive family.

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ghosty16914 • 05 Sep 2012, 21:29
"Mums been around the block" means something completely different where I'm from.
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AhrimanThorn12865 • 05 Sep 2012, 21:26
You could try beating a little egg with some milk (Not too much) and giving that to the mother cat to give her a boost of protein. If she has worms then I am afraid you cannot use a wormer on her (either tablets or drops on the fur) until she has finished feeding the kittens and they are eating solids. Any wormer you give her would poison the little ones.
Best of luck with your little drain kitten.
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SirSeedsAlot52763 • 05 Sep 2012, 22:30
Good job!! Google for questions you have there are many vets who post answers for free. Proud of you, kitty dad!!

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TheKillaJoke7704 • 06 September 2012, 07:13  Show comment
D'Oh! Meant to say Roger, got confused. Been around the block in this case means she has more experience, tho I understand what you mean. Thanks for the advice Taunchi2825 TimeBandits15931 and AhrimanThorn12865
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Pick_n_Roll19390 • 06 September 2012, 01:52  Show comment
huh......these cats......titter
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BexMan2088 • 06 September 2012, 01:36  Show comment
Pooh, eh? Well I guess Smittech's suggestion in the first blog has struck a chord with you. But I think that "Winnie" would have been more clever. Whatever. Glad the little fella is doing okay with his new adopted dad. I vote for SirSeedsAlot52763 to be Pooh's godfather wink
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tchorbus1757 • 06 September 2012, 07:11  Show comment
Seeds is the ultimate grandfather of all pussies...lollollol wait, that means something completely different where I'm from tittertitter
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Smittech34223 • 06 September 2012, 01:03  Show comment
Use your SuperUser powers and fix his legs, Pooh Papa!
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SirSeedsAlot52763 • 05 September 2012, 22:30  Show comment
Good job!! Google for questions you have there are many vets who post answers for free. Proud of you, kitty dad!!
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Taunchi2825 • 05 September 2012, 22:03  Show comment
Feeding mothers tend to lose a lot of weight in the first few weeks if all kittens are properly cared for.. You see.. In the wild, a lot or most of the kittens would have died or been carried off. But sheltered as they are.. mother cat doesn't produce enough milk naturally for all of them.. I would suggest weening the kittehs off their mother soon or mum cat might abandon her babehs.
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TimeBandits15931 • 05 September 2012, 21:40  Show comment
Hi, not wanting to be one to point out the obvious but your mother has had mothering experience of her own, mother always knows best.
It is great your little kitty is doing so well. If you cant fatten the mother because of worms try putting some extra milk in a saucer for her kittens. They will soon be lapping it up even though they're still young & it will help take the strain from the mothers body.
Best of luck to you.biggrin
(Who's John Waters? I've heard of Roger Waters)
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Rgeneb14663 • 05 September 2012, 22:20  Show comment
John Waters diresctor possibly most notorious for Pink Flamingoes where Divine munched down on a...well you dont want to know what. He also did Cry Baby and Hairspray about 20yrs ago.
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ghosty16914 • 05 September 2012, 21:29  Show comment
"Mums been around the block" means something completely different where I'm from.
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Pick_n_Roll19390 • 06 September 2012, 01:51  Show comment
lmao ghost I get ittittertittertitter
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AhrimanThorn12865 • 05 September 2012, 21:26  Show comment
You could try beating a little egg with some milk (Not too much) and giving that to the mother cat to give her a boost of protein. If she has worms then I am afraid you cannot use a wormer on her (either tablets or drops on the fur) until she has finished feeding the kittens and they are eating solids. Any wormer you give her would poison the little ones.
Best of luck with your little drain kitten.
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