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TrAI
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I haven't weaned kittens in so long that I've forgotten how (duh).
Anyway, here's the situation: I was trapping some strays for trap/neuter/release this weekend when I found four kittens in a garage. I decided to take them and try to trap their mom, as I was afraid she would move them to a potentially dangerous spot if I didn't take them (I was trapping in a part of town with many stray dogs). However, I was lucky enough to trap a very unhappy little black mother cat later in the day.
Since I didn't know if I would manage to trap the mom cat, I gave the kittens some KMR from a bottle, then offered them a saucer of KMR with some Hill's a/d mixed in. Their teeth were just beginning to come in, so I thought this would be the only food they could manage.
All four of them were able to eat/drink the KMR mixture out of the saucer, thankfully, so I am now serving this up in the condo where I'm keeping the family.
Should I be offering other foods to them?
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anenlylok
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Maybe the black mother cat will accept the kittens you have as fosters. I've heard it said that mom cats will take care of each others kittens.
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Heather5382
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Actually she has accepted them - I'm hoping she's the real mom. Sorry I wasn't clear about this. I'm assuming all kittens need to be weaned eventually; I'd just forgotten how and when.
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