Sphnxophelia
Lairian
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- Jul 17, 2013
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Althea had a litter of kittens on the 3rd of August, So the babies are 5 days old today (the 8th). Yesterday I noticed she wasnt in the box with her kittens and I hadnt seen her all morning. So I checked up on her something was very wrong with her. She was perfectly fine and normal when I went to bed the night before. But now she had a Fever, Her mammary glands looked very red and swollen but pale in places, She was lethargic and she didnt even want to get up to go to her litter box, And she wouldnt touch her water or food. I called my vet right away and She told me to bring her in in a half an hour. I got there and she took her temp, It was 105.4. She examined her and told me that She has Mastitis and gave me 14 days of Amoxicillin. Now my work had just begun :/
I am now supplementing the 5 day old baby kittens with Kitten Milk Replacement (KMR) every 1-1/2 - 2 hours. But the vet told me that I could still let the babies drink off of the uninfected nipples which is a life saver because they hate drinking from a syringe or bottle. Also I was told to Strip her milk line with a Hot compress, But I wasnt told how often and how long I should be doing this.
So if anybody has any Idea of How many times a day I should be "Milking my Cat" (lol), And How long I should be doing this for (Minutes, Hours) Please let me know. Any Information would be Spectacular!
Sorry for the book, Thanks for reading.
Mercedes.
I am now supplementing the 5 day old baby kittens with Kitten Milk Replacement (KMR) every 1-1/2 - 2 hours. But the vet told me that I could still let the babies drink off of the uninfected nipples which is a life saver because they hate drinking from a syringe or bottle. Also I was told to Strip her milk line with a Hot compress, But I wasnt told how often and how long I should be doing this.
So if anybody has any Idea of How many times a day I should be "Milking my Cat" (lol), And How long I should be doing this for (Minutes, Hours) Please let me know. Any Information would be Spectacular!
Sorry for the book, Thanks for reading.
Mercedes.