You’ll know if it’s too hot if the kittens tend to sleep on the edges. Keep them on a heating pad, set on low, wrapped in towels (at least two layers of towels, or one towel folded over) should cover the pad. Kittens under three weeks old can’t control their body temperature. It is okay, though, to syringe feed a few drops of 5% sugar water or to rub a little bit of Karo syrup on the kitten’s lips. Do not feed a kitten until it is warm, since it can’t properly digest when cold. Many veterinarians have incubators to warm a chilled kitten. Place it on a heating pad wrapped in towels and on the lowest setting, or warm a hot water bottle to about 100 degrees (wrapped in a towel) and place it with the kitten. If a rescued kitten feels cold, warm it immediately, but gently. Kittens over the age of eight weeks who have had no human contact will probably take months to tame - if it can be done at all. As they get older, it gets increasingly harder to tame them. At this age, it is easy to tame them and they have gotten a full four weeks’ worth of the precious antibodies mother’s milk provides. However, kittens born to feral mothers should be taken away, if possible, at about four weeks old. Ideally, kittens should not be taken from the mother until they are five to six weeks of age. Abandoned kittens will be dirty and the nest will be soiled, and they will cry continuously because they’re hungry. If the kittens are clean, plump, and sleeping quietly in a heap, odds are that they’ve got an attentive mom and should be left alone. A mom-cat can be harder to spot than the stealth bomber, but just because she’s not there now doesn’t mean she’s not around. Should I Take in an Abandoned Kitten?īe certain kittens are really abandoned before you disturb a nest. If you have found abandoned, feral or orphaned kittens and wish to rescue and raise them, here’s everything you need to know.
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