Unfortunately Democrats reproduce by fission, like all bacteria.
>> You’ve waited months for that new calf or goat kid to arrive.
But, enough about Mohammed’s sex life...
I know that a kitten that doesn’t get at least a week of the mothers milk, has a very slim chance of making it...esp. if it’s in a shelter.
I wouldn’t recommend this mix, but my wife has had success with abandoned new-born kittens(in case you have an immediate concern):
1. Put in a small box with heating pad and covered with a towel.
2. Using a small bottle (from Wal-Mart), cut the opening larger with a knife.
3. She uses Kitten Milk Replacer mix (available from Tractor Supply, mail order or vet’s office)
4. They don’t eat much the first day or so, but after feeding, they need to be stimulated to go to the bathroom by rubbing their butts with a tissue
5. Segregate them by litters until healthy and eating food on their own
There. Everything, and more that you wanted to know. When we had dairy cattle, we kept colostrum from a healthy, older cow in the freezer for emergencies....
And if you didn’t really want to know all this, oh well....
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You probably know this already, but my understanding is that store bought formula uses cow colostrum, which does not one spec of good for dogs. What I have read that works is having the mother’s blood drawn, spun down to separate out the serum and then injecting the serum into the abdominal cavity of the puppy. I expect this same thing could be done with kittens.
I raised a day-old kitten who lost her mother. I bought fake rabbit fur, make a cave for the kitten and put a hot water bottle under the fur at the cave end. I fed her kitten’s milk replacement, and used a warm, wet cotton ball on her tummy to stimuate urine/bowel movements. We traveled all over Northern California with her in her fake rabbit fur-lined box. As soon as we started the engine she was asleep. When she grew up I built her a cat condo from scratch. She was one spoiled cat.