I had a long day today, and only came home this evening. I had been keeping in touch with June over Only-One's condition. June said he's eating, but still appeared weak.
By evening, I thought we should not take the chance as Only-One still had not poo-ed.
So I went over to take Wei Leng and Only-One to our regular vet, with her mother's permission.
Here's the cute little guy.
Only-One weighs 244g.
The vet wanted to observe his movements. Only-One's curiosity and alertness are good.
But for a one-month old kitten who has been feeding on mother's milk, he is severely emaciated and slightly dehydrated. The vet asked what Wei Leng is feeding the mum, and she said leftover food. That being the case, the mum could be under-nourished and hence, not producing quality or sufficient milk. Wei Leng says the mother is not even interested in feeding Only-One. Maybe it is because she doesn't even have sufficient milk.
Only-One's intestines are in a "horrible state", according to the vet. They are all "stringy" when felt externally. Maybe it is the worms and there are lots of them inside which still cannot be passed out. But Only-One is not constipated at all.
I have told June to feed him every 1 hour or so with small amounts of AD. But Wei Leng's mother will not allow them to take the kitten home and he is left in the shop (with the mother). So, there's probably 12 hours without food for Only-One unless the mother feeds him.
Since Only-One has already been dewormed (once last night and again, this morning), we will have to wait until at least a week before repeating it, if necessary.
The plan now is to keep Only-One confined in a small place (we tried to figure out which would be the best - a cage, a large carrier or a cardboard box). We had to consider the fact that Only-One would be alone in the shop for 12 hours until tomorrow morning. We need something where the mother can go in and out so that she can breastfeed Only-One but the little one must be confined.
Cage with a top opening - no, he might try to squeeze out from the bars and get stuck. That'll be a total nightmare tomorrow morning.
Large carrier - possible.
Cardboard box - possible and more easily obtained.
So, we opted for the large cardboard box.
The plan is to continue feeding Only-One with AD plus crushed kitten kibbles AND to give the same kitten kibbles to the mum as well so that she might be able to produce better and more milk.
I bought a packet of kitten kibbles for the two, and Wei Leng was given specific instructions on what to do. The vet also suggested that Wei Leng crush some kibbles and get Only-One acquainted with it by putting some into his mouth so that he would know it's edible. Then, some of the crushed kibbles can be left in a small dish to make up for the lack of food tonight until tomorrow morning.
Today's consultation is sponsored from our funds.
If only the mother would allow Wei Leng and June to take the kitten home, his chances would be so much better, if only just for the next few days. He is now so emaciated, but there is still hope as he is still alert and curious.
The vet said sometimes we try so hard, but we are fighting an uphill battle.
Yes, I agree.
How many children have come up to tell me that they want to help animals, but their parents do not allow it.
Sad, isn't it?
I hope Only-One will become stronger day by day.
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