cathunter 8 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Has any one hand raised kits? I've got five baby's left out of the litter, they where cold and are undersize apart from one of them. so i pulled them out the nest and have started to hand feed, i just hope they make it. Quote Link to post
BenjaminCadd 109 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 How old are they? if they are realy young you have to hand feed them with a syringe every 3 hours i think! Quote Link to post
cathunter 8 Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 How old are they? if they are realy young you have to hand feed them with a syringe every 3 hours i think! they are 6 days old, i've fed them about every two hours so far to just keep them going over night. some of the small ones are stronger than others, meaning some take the kitten milk easier than others Quote Link to post
BenjaminCadd 109 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yeah thats all you can do for now, another thing i did with one of mine when he was a little bit older was get some ferret buscuit and use boiling hot warter so it mixes well and get some juice from that in the syringe and give them that aswell!, The main thing to worry about is dehydration!. Good Luck! Quote Link to post
cathunter 8 Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 thanks i'll need it, yeah i'll try that when they are bigger. well they are still all alive and looking better than what they did Quote Link to post
BenjaminCadd 109 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Yeah some Mothers can just be totaly usless, but at least when they are up and running and feeding themselves, it will all be down to you and you will feel good about it! Quote Link to post
ryballnben 22 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 gd luck pal you ve got some task there not for everyone mate, hope your dont get dissapointed atb Quote Link to post
cathunter 8 Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 just a quick up date, so far the smallest one has past but there is 4 left and they are feeding fine so far after working out the right feeding set up Quote Link to post
The one 8,463 Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Do you have to wipe there backsides when your feeding them to get them to crap?. Quote Link to post
Plong 21 Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 They will probably turn out small, small animals that are hand reared never get as big as ones on their mothers milk. Hand reared a couple of wild rabbits when I was a kid and they only grow to about half size. Quote Link to post
cathunter 8 Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Do you have to wipe there backsides when your feeding them to get them to crap?. yeah i do, right before feeding and then bout half hour later. just use cotton buds as they are easy to use on them coz of the size. got two(the biggest 2) left now and one of them is going down hill quick. i don't recomend hand raising unless they are old than what these little ones where as they are so damn fidly, but if you don't try you never know Edited October 14, 2011 by cathunter Quote Link to post
B.P.R 2,798 Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Good on you mate. I'd give it a go, got a big heart although the missus would have them in the bed with us haha Quote Link to post
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