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- 5 Freedoms
I found these abandoned nursing kittens/puppies.
What do I do?
Paki-rescue.
You are there now, you are the immediate line of assistance for the kittens/puppies.
Concrete steps you can take:
1. Take the kittens/puppies to a vet for a thorough check-up. The vet will also give you advice on how to care for them.
2. Give warm, lactose-free formula milk (powder milk)
Use a dropper, small syringe (without the needle, of course) or a small bottle feeder to feed the kitten/puppy (there are feeding bottles available at pet stores or some supermarket/hardware pet sections).
Kittens/puppies younger than 2 weeks must be fed every 2-3 hours. Those older than 2 weeks can be fed every 4-6 hours.
Unweaned kittens/puppies are actually lactose-intolerant. Though not life-threatening, this could upset their tummies and cause diarrhea or painful gas which can be uncomfortable.
3. After each feeding, wipe down kitten/puppy's mouth and whichever part of their fur is soiled by the milk. Use a damp cloth (preferably warm). Wipe down their bellies, moving towards the anal/genital region. Kittens/puppies don't know how to pee or poo so you have to stimulate - dab a moistened cotton or cloth on the genital area gently. This simulates the mother's licking, aids in digestion and stimulates them to poop.
4. Kittens/puppies don't know yet how to control temperature. You may use a hot water bottle underneath the rag or towel that they are in, or, if you're up to it, an incandescent lamp (like how they do it with chicks)
5. While feeding, kittens/puppies need to stay upright (feeding them while they are lying down may cause choking).
6. You may check their mouth and feel around. If you feel the teeth starting to protrude (usually happens when they often bite the bottle nipple instead of sucking), you may introduce kitten/puppy food (start with the wet canned food) along with the milk. Kittens/puppies usually start eating softened solids at 4 weeks old.
Unweaned kittens and puppies usually have a 40% chance of survival in the absence of the mother. In our experience, it's really up to the kittens/puppies as far as their willingness to survive. Just exert your BEST EFFORT.
[ Thanks to Sparkle Shop (originally posted in the PAWS Multiply last January 17, 2011), volunteer Li A. and Cha L. for these tips. ]
Concrete steps you can take:
1. Take the kittens/puppies to a vet for a thorough check-up. The vet will also give you advice on how to care for them.
2. Give warm, lactose-free formula milk (powder milk)
- KMR or Lactol (bought at pet stores)
- AL 110 (in Mercury Drug)
- COSI (in supermarkets' pet section)
- puppy milk or kitten milk brands available at pet stores or vet clinics
Use a dropper, small syringe (without the needle, of course) or a small bottle feeder to feed the kitten/puppy (there are feeding bottles available at pet stores or some supermarket/hardware pet sections).
Kittens/puppies younger than 2 weeks must be fed every 2-3 hours. Those older than 2 weeks can be fed every 4-6 hours.
Unweaned kittens/puppies are actually lactose-intolerant. Though not life-threatening, this could upset their tummies and cause diarrhea or painful gas which can be uncomfortable.
3. After each feeding, wipe down kitten/puppy's mouth and whichever part of their fur is soiled by the milk. Use a damp cloth (preferably warm). Wipe down their bellies, moving towards the anal/genital region. Kittens/puppies don't know how to pee or poo so you have to stimulate - dab a moistened cotton or cloth on the genital area gently. This simulates the mother's licking, aids in digestion and stimulates them to poop.
4. Kittens/puppies don't know yet how to control temperature. You may use a hot water bottle underneath the rag or towel that they are in, or, if you're up to it, an incandescent lamp (like how they do it with chicks)
5. While feeding, kittens/puppies need to stay upright (feeding them while they are lying down may cause choking).
6. You may check their mouth and feel around. If you feel the teeth starting to protrude (usually happens when they often bite the bottle nipple instead of sucking), you may introduce kitten/puppy food (start with the wet canned food) along with the milk. Kittens/puppies usually start eating softened solids at 4 weeks old.
Unweaned kittens and puppies usually have a 40% chance of survival in the absence of the mother. In our experience, it's really up to the kittens/puppies as far as their willingness to survive. Just exert your BEST EFFORT.
[ Thanks to Sparkle Shop (originally posted in the PAWS Multiply last January 17, 2011), volunteer Li A. and Cha L. for these tips. ]
What do I do? The kitten/puppy is sick, looks unhealthy, looks weak...
TAKE THE KITTEN TO A VET FOR PROPER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.
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Can PAWS just take this stray kitten/puppy in?
When PAWS receives reports from concerned citizens about abandoned kittens (and even strays in need of help), we ask that he/she foster or find a fosterer for the animal they are reporting because the shelter is full. PAWS is willing to offer vet assistance for the animal at the PAWS Clinic if there is a fosterer, however, said animal cannot be admitted into the shelter due to Quarantine and Admission Policies.
As policy, we also really do not take in nursing kittens into the shelter. This is because nursing kittens require close, critical attention as they need to be fed every three to four hours. As a shelter with only four full time caretakers who are already caring for over 300 animals, we simply do not have the manpower to dedicate to such a task. What we often do then is request the informant (YOU) if they could foster -- i.e. temporarily give shelter to the kitten -- while they are still not eating solid food and while there is still no room in the shelter. Their best chances of survival, quite realistically, are with you.
Q: What is fostering?
A: http://pawsphilippines.weebly.com/foster-temporarily-keeping-a-rescue-is-one-of-the-most-important-things-a-volunteer-or-concerned-citizen-can-do-what-does-it-take-to-foster.html
Q: But I can't foster because ______(I already have X number of pets, pets aren't allowed in my place, I have allergies, my space is small, I am busy, etc.)
A: Ideally the one filing the report is expected to offer to foster but should he/she not be able to foster, he/she must at least find someone else willing to temporarily take care of the animal they are reporting. There are just way too many cases of animals in need and it does not help that there are far more people content with just reporting compared to people actually offering to step up and foster or adopt rescue animals.
Q: But I can't find anyone. No one is willing to foster!
A: We usually receive this automatic response despite the concerned citizen not actually even making an effort YET to ask around from friends, relatives, colleagues, schoolmates or social network contacts. Know that our own foster volunteer database is also maxed out. We are always in dire need of foster volunteers. In fact, a volunteer before has had to foster 20 cats for PAWS due to lack of shelter space and manpower. Please advise us as soon as you find a fosterer and advise him/her to come asap during PAWS office hours Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm. If the kittens are of breastfeeding age, we are willing to provide a limited supply of kitten formula (all foster has to do is buy a syringe at a drug store like Mercury which is less than P20, or a feeding bottle at a pet store). In the meantime, please find a way to contain and secure the kittens in a safe, warm but well-ventilated dry towel-lined box, basket or cage and feed them lactose-free milk if unweaned or if weaned, some tuna or wet kitten food.
Q: Ok, I can foster but I cannot do it long term. Can you help?
A: Fosterers will be advised as soon as there is space available for the animal in the shelter. Also, the animal can be advertised for adoption or rehoming (from the fosterer's home straight to the adopter's home) as soon as the rehoming conditions are met -- see REHOMING ASSISTANCE: http://pawsphilippines.weebly.com/rehoming-assistance.html
As policy, we also really do not take in nursing kittens into the shelter. This is because nursing kittens require close, critical attention as they need to be fed every three to four hours. As a shelter with only four full time caretakers who are already caring for over 300 animals, we simply do not have the manpower to dedicate to such a task. What we often do then is request the informant (YOU) if they could foster -- i.e. temporarily give shelter to the kitten -- while they are still not eating solid food and while there is still no room in the shelter. Their best chances of survival, quite realistically, are with you.
Q: What is fostering?
A: http://pawsphilippines.weebly.com/foster-temporarily-keeping-a-rescue-is-one-of-the-most-important-things-a-volunteer-or-concerned-citizen-can-do-what-does-it-take-to-foster.html
Q: But I can't foster because ______(I already have X number of pets, pets aren't allowed in my place, I have allergies, my space is small, I am busy, etc.)
A: Ideally the one filing the report is expected to offer to foster but should he/she not be able to foster, he/she must at least find someone else willing to temporarily take care of the animal they are reporting. There are just way too many cases of animals in need and it does not help that there are far more people content with just reporting compared to people actually offering to step up and foster or adopt rescue animals.
Q: But I can't find anyone. No one is willing to foster!
A: We usually receive this automatic response despite the concerned citizen not actually even making an effort YET to ask around from friends, relatives, colleagues, schoolmates or social network contacts. Know that our own foster volunteer database is also maxed out. We are always in dire need of foster volunteers. In fact, a volunteer before has had to foster 20 cats for PAWS due to lack of shelter space and manpower. Please advise us as soon as you find a fosterer and advise him/her to come asap during PAWS office hours Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm. If the kittens are of breastfeeding age, we are willing to provide a limited supply of kitten formula (all foster has to do is buy a syringe at a drug store like Mercury which is less than P20, or a feeding bottle at a pet store). In the meantime, please find a way to contain and secure the kittens in a safe, warm but well-ventilated dry towel-lined box, basket or cage and feed them lactose-free milk if unweaned or if weaned, some tuna or wet kitten food.
Q: Ok, I can foster but I cannot do it long term. Can you help?
A: Fosterers will be advised as soon as there is space available for the animal in the shelter. Also, the animal can be advertised for adoption or rehoming (from the fosterer's home straight to the adopter's home) as soon as the rehoming conditions are met -- see REHOMING ASSISTANCE: http://pawsphilippines.weebly.com/rehoming-assistance.html