Nightmare

[goose123 4]

mother ferret died thru night and now i am left with 6 young kitts 3 weeks old last saturday. i have been to the vets and bought replacement cat milk and got bottles ec. has any one had this probblem.

[socks 32,253]

Start them on minced meat now they will suck and eat it ok at this age but will still need milk and make sure they are plenty warm ........

[goose123 4]

Start them on minced meat now they will suck and eat it ok at this age but will still need milk and make sure they are plenty warm ........

ill give it ago mate tryd them on mushed cat food this morning got nowere with it

[Country Joe 1,411]

Start them on minced meat now they will suck and eat it ok at this age but will still need milk and make sure they are plenty warm ........

Thankfully i never came across this problem, I would say the the above is sound.

[Ideation 8,216]

One thing I have found really good in all kinds of care situations is the hills s/d critical care food, it comes in a tin, like a pate, which is really easily palatable, but can also easily be mixed wiith water and syringed into animals.

[The one 8,457]

Your going to have to wipe there buts as well to keep them clean ,nobody near by you that you could foster them on too ?.

[Tiercel 6,986]

Your going to have to wipe there buts as well to keep them clean ,nobody near by you that you could foster them on too ?.

I raised a litter of 4 about 4 years ago, but that was from 4 weeks old and they were eating mince and lapping goats milk or kitten milk from pets at home. When you stimulate them to defecate dont be too gentle with them. I found a flannel dipped in luke warm water and rubbed firmly worked best for me. If they are not lapping go to a chemist and get an eye / ear dropper a couple of pence they are, and warm the milk a little before you feed them.

 

 

 

Good luck.

 

TC

[davies1221 41]

I had this problem ferret died after giving birth and me and my mother hand reard them but there was only two off them

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

Mark all the kits so you can tell them apart/or snip off a piece of hair

Then weigh them every couple of days on the kitchen scales... If a kit isnt thriving it will make you aware of it early on.

You should see a steady weight gain, make sure they are kept warm, hot water bottle wrapped in a towel is good enough but make sure they dont get too warm either

[goose123 4]

ferrets all doing well thanks

[Stretch177 39]

Whereabouts are you mate? Good news that they are doing well