Thanks! No, it’s not sick, per se ... but when you have an orphaned kitten (especially from a feral mother, as I suspect might be the case here) you’re basically fighting an uphill battle to keep them alive. There’s a lot that goes into bottle-feeding an orphaned kitten. You also have to help them empty their bladders/bowels for the first few weeks, burp them (I’m not lying), etc. They need a warm “nesting” space. Much like human babies, they can also get colic. I think our little one might have a slight case of colic. When a kitten is abandoned/orphaned, it’s safe to assume that they weren’t nursed by their mother; so, they more than likely didn’t receive any colostrum, which would have provided a much-needed boost to their tiny immune systems. Bottle-feeding is surprisingly dangerous, too; if you don’t know what you’re doing, you run the risk of unintentionally aspirating the kitten (where the kitten gets formula in its lungs instead of its stomach). This can lead to aspiration pneumonia, which can be fatal.

Unfortunately, it’s also possible that a kitten who seems to be doing well for the first few weeks of life will suddenly pass away. I think this is labeled as “failure to thrive”; in any case, there can be multiple causes. Or, it could just be nature taking its course.

So, we’re definitely not out of the woods yet as far as the little one is concerned. However, if we do lose the battle, I’ll take comfort in knowing that the little one was loved and experienced some comfort during its brief stay in this life. It definitely didn’t deserve to die cold and alone in some fucking filthy box. :/ Right now, he has two humans (one that doesn’t even like cats) and two dogs doting on him. I suppose the turtle would dote, too, if she really knew what was going on. She’s more concerned with rearranging the pebbles in her aquarium.

Day 1

Well I am caring for a 2 week old kitten that my father found at work, and when I took it to the vet it said that the kitten was in okay condition for being where it was found and gave me formula. I have been bottle feeding and stimulating it to use the bathroom.

Day 2