u/IcyConsideration2267

Hi, I’ve had a feral mom nursing her kittens for two weeks in my guest room. Her digestive issues look like they’re declining. Her stool has become increasingly softer. When she got here, I was able to pet her the first day and that’s it. She now just growls and hisses and guards the kittens so I am considering we need to re-trap her and take her to the vet for spay deworming and release.

Since she let me touch her initially, I wanted to adopt her out with two of her kittens to a friend. Maybe because she feels sick maybe because it’s stress— I don’t know if that’s an option. But I would say, even though she has all of her needs met, her quality of life is not improving living in my guest room.

Do you all still TNR a cat with loose stool?

The first few days I was able to give her a treat on her own. I’m not able to add a supplement or medication and trust that she will eat it without the kittens getting in it now. Thank you.

Fostering (1) mom and (6) 5 week old babies. Mom started off with normal poops, and now it’s super soft so I’m suspecting parasites/worms.

She does not want to be here (growls, hisses, guards kittens) so I’m planning to spay and release her back in my friends yard. Not sure how I’m going to re-trap her yet from my guest room!

Royal Canin Mom+Baby was maybe too rich, then switched to Blue Buffalo Tastefuls kittens. Wet+dry.

Do I try to separate the kittens to give her nursing safe wormer? Or do I just let this play out until we get her to the vet before release?

I’m guessing she’s also angry because she doesn’t feel good.

I have (1) feral mom and (6) 5 week old kittens. The first few days they went through 20 ounces of wet kitten food a day, plus kibble.

The mom had hard stool when she came in, now she doesn’t. It’s not full on diarrhea, but it’s not solid. I’ve given her Fortiflora twice.

They are now eating about half as much food, which is probably OK since she may have been starving when she got here.

She was sweet at first and now guards her kittens, growls, and hisses at me. She instructs the kittens that I am not safe so they run back to her.

The kitten lady talked about having the mom spayed at five weeks and sending her back “home” which was my friend’s backyard. My friend is totally fine with that and says he’ll feed her.

I can’t get close enough to her to check her for mastitis or anything else.

I’ve had the kittens for a week, at what point do I try to trap the mom? I don’t want to take them away too soon and I also want to be able to socialize the kittens before adoption.

Also, do you have any advice for a different probiotic for the mom? The kitten stool is a bit softer, but not as soft as the moms. Wondering if she just hates being inside or if she’s not feeling good

For reference, I am a long time cat parent first time foster. I have five cats (i’ve had two queens and 13 kittens all at once) and am intimately familiar with medical conditions and poop monitoring— but not with a cat that won’t let me get close to her.

ADVICE NEEDED: (1) Momma cat (6) 4 week old kittens.

I’ve had them for about a week now. I started off giving them 12-15oz of wet food per day.

I was able to give the mom her own bowl the first few days, along with extra dry food—and now the kittens breach all my barriers and basically co feed.

Late last night I saw her going back to the food bowl and push it around (I have a camera set up) so I put more in which was about 20oz total for the day. Is that too much? She was a street cat and a bit boney so I think she needs extra food to catch up anyway.

I do have some kitten kibble, I was just trying not to put too much dry out for them to gobble since they’re so tiny. Should I mix some kibble into the wet?

Am I feeding enough or not enough?Thank you!

I’ve been on 100 mg of progesterone for three years. My doctor compounded it so it came directly from her office. I switched doctors (because she’s very expensive) and the new doctor just gave me an RX for the pharmacy for progesterone 200 mg.

I’ve been splitting my previous progesterone pills into 150 mg doses for a minimum of 6 months and felt fine.

The 200mg one I got from the pharmacy I feels like I took a sleeping pill, and I’m groggy and achy the next day. The bottle says HIKMA. But I’m also calling the pharmacy this morning to confirm that this is supposed to be bioidentical because they made a mistake on another prescription in the past.

I’ve never felt horrible on progesterone, like I’ve heard so many women talk about. I feel awful now on this new pill

Can anyone offer feedback or experience? I’m also contacting my previous doctor to find out exactly what was in hers. When I took 200 mg of her pill I felt happy when I woke up.

Long time cat mom (I have 5), first time foster.

I have a mama cat and six kittens sequestered in the bathroom of my guest room. It’s an open space so there’s no bathroom door. Right now I have a wall of boxes and the Mom can climb over which is fine.

The babies are about four or five weeks old from what I can tell. They have a large crate that they kind of nest in. I will be changing the bedding out regularly.

They have corn based litter and makeshift tiny litter boxes and a regular one for momma.

They aren’t at the stage where they can climb without clinging onto fabric, so for now the box wall is OK.

But maybe in a few weeks, it would be good to let the kittens out a bit more rather than being in a somewhat dark room all the time? There is light streaming in from the bedroom window.

Do you have any recommendations for a pen? Hopefully one that is modular that I can leave open to the bathroom and give them a little bit more space to roam around in the coming weeks? Thank you 🩷