These three little ones are not in good shape. Their guts sound like a washing machine. When they eat and at least now they are eating – I hear what sounds like air in their throat I wonder if she accidentally aspirated them? Whatever the case, I will probably never know, and so when a bottle baby becomes ill, it really becomes a crapshoot as to what is wrong with them. For these guys, their churning guts indicate a lot of digestive upset, gas and air trapped in their systems. The nasty green diarrhea means that they either have coccidia, giardia, a parasite load or some other infection working. The bloating of the bellies both before and after feeding/stimulation could indicate FIP Feline Infectious Peritonitis and if it is FIP then these kitties will be dead by the end of the week, because IF they do have it- it is the wet form not the dry- and the wet form is aggressive and merciless on little ones. But FIP also mimics other diseases as well and these little ones aren’t big enough to be tested for much.

So for now, I will stay the course and keep adding probiotic powder (just a pinch) and a bit of mineral oil to their formula daily. They are not even a half-a-pound in weight, so they are getting .15 cc of Albon once a day. If the Albon fails to arrest what is going on, my next step is to put them on Amoxy.

When your bottle baby is so ill, it is imperative that you don’t change up their routine in any way and keep them to a set schedule of feedings, stimulation, playtime and bonding. Even these young ones need a set routine in order to feel comfortable and to reduce any stress they might feel- as stress can kill a young kitten quite quickly.

Wish me luck faithful readers- as the feline specialist told me yesterday- it is still quite possible I can lose one if not all of them before this is over- 🙁