Pet-Ag Nursing Kit - 2 oz

How can someone so little be so strong? "I can't hold her sister, come get her. I can't hold her." "Next time have her formula ready before you hand her off to me!!" "I don't care if she's 2 weeks old, that calico has the devil in her. How else could she be that strong?" First off, you need to take sharp scissors and snip the top off each nipple. Don't even think of using a needle. The formula won't flow enough. Don't worry, there's different sized nipples for different flow rates. Anyway, this is a really good buy is you're fostering kittens or small animals. It is not an easy thing to do, but sometimes momma takes off, she's sick, not interested or something happens. We've had to foster several kittens. Some are a little wilder than others, but the first few times with a small animal are usually the hardest. Fortunately most kittens are large enough to drink from a small bowl, but if yours are under 3 or 4 weeks, they'll probably need assistance. BOTTLE FEED THE KITTEN Sit in a chair or on the sofa, with a towel folded in your lap. Put the kitten face & belly down on your lap. You may wrap the kitten it in the towel to make sure the kitten stays warm while it's eating and it's a better way of holding on to a rambunctious kitten. Most people want to hold the little guys on their backs and cradle them to feed, but that's exactly the opposite of what they need. They need to be fed belly down. You can hold them with your hand under their belly (but NEVER feed on their back). Feeding an infant animal on their back can cause them to choke or drown in the liquid. Hold the little guy with your dominate hand under his belly, using your index finger to help position his head at first. After a couple times, you won't need to position kitty's head so much. If the kitten has it's eyes open, he'll see his bottle coming. Keeping the kitten's head down a little, place the nipple in its mouth. The kitten should instinctively start sucking right away. Continue to feed the kitten until it pulls away. Never force milk into the kitten's mouth. You're going to be tempted to, because you'll think the kitten isn't eating. It may take 30 minutes or more to feed the first few times. PATIENCE!! Human babies can be slow too. You have to let them nurse at their own pace. Once they get the hang of it, they'll "love" their "Bottle Time" & be Slurping Away. You'll learn how to take your finger and work the nipple a little into the side of the mouth. I know, it sounds easier than it is. It sounds like a kitten would take to the bottle right off, if it had been nursing from mamma, but that's not what we found. It was like, "Phew!!" That's not mamma!!" And the one's that had been on the mother's nipple longest, were the most challenging. Or the most stubborn. BURPING KITTEN & STIMULATE ELIMINATION Anyway, if you've fostered a young kitten, you know it's a challenge. Like a human baby, they have to be burped and then you have to stimulate their anus area with a warm damp cloth. This helps their digestion and elimination process. And you thought the momma cat just laid there. Nope, she has a pretty big job, especially, if she has several kittens to tend to. kittens need to be burped after nursing or bottle feeding. Hold one hand under the kitten's stomach and gently pat its upper back. Be gentle gently, you don't want to make kitten vomit. If it doesn't seem to want to burp, just move onto the next step. Mother cats stimulate their kittens' elimination by licking their anuses and genital areas with their rough tongue. You need to imitate this by placing a warm, damp washrag in the same general area and gently wiping. Don't be too rough, as it can cause irritation to their sensitive skin in that area. It may take a couple of feedings, before you see results. After feeding, the kitten will likely fall asleep. place the kitten in a pet bed and let it sleep. This is a good little kit to get you started and it's much cheaper than buying separately. The only item you'll find that you might want another one of, is the bottle. Wal-Mart sells the single bottle & nipple for $1.20, if you just need an extra to add to your kit. Since kittens need to be fed every few hours, I like having an extras in the fridge. Most kitten formulas can be refrigerated for 24 hours. Thank you for reading my review & good luck if you're fostering any small animal. They can be, exhausting, but are a JOY.

I ordered 2 of these, our Deer Head Chihuahua was having 7 puppies and I wanted to be prepared ahead of time . This nursing kit arrived 4 days after ordering and packaged well, no problems with shipping. It came with multiple nipples which is great, the bottle size is just right. The nipples however don't come with any holes, you have to do that yourself , I knew this already before buying and I was okay with that. It isn't hard to make holes in the nipples, it just takes patience. I'd make a couple holes with a needle then squeeze water through it to check my progress, if it wasn't enough I'd make more. I prepared one of the nipples with a razor knife, making an X slice but that was not easier for me, I cut too deep and had to throw it away because too much came out and I absolutely positively didn't want any puppies drowning by too much squeezing out at once, I couldn't forgive myself if I accidentally caused that to happen. So I just stuck with a hot needle. I tried each nipple on the puppies and the one that worked best when it was feeding time was the longer nipple that was wide at the tip. The puppies turned their heads away with the other nipples. If you don't mind taking the time to make the holes yourself then this is a perfect nursing kit, besides,it only takes about 5 minutes to use the needle option. I will definitely recommend this to anyone and also buy again when I need to.

Requested by and ordered for my local animal shelter. These are really needed during kitten season. Includes 5 different sized nipples and a cleaning brush. Can be used for many small animals. Well worth the cost.

We found an abandoned kitten in our yard, under a bushy plant. It was a hot day but we were concerned the mamma might be coming back so we did not touch anything (or the kitty) - and left him, hoping mamma would return. Sadly she did not. We brought the tiny kitten inside, and hubby went out to buy one of these kits. The baby kitten still had a dried umbilical cord attached so he couldn't have been more than a few days old. We used the set we bought with powdered Kitten Milk Replacer. Even though the bottle was almost as big as kitty (now named Pumpkin) - he was able to drink easily from the small-sized teat. Pumpkin is now 2 weeks old, and we bought more kits so we could have them on standby. I was very surprised that little Pumpkin feeds much better from this bottle and teat, than he did from a "Miracle Nipple" and syringe. We have had Pumpkin vet checked and to date he is doing marvellously. I would absolutely recommend this set - the little bottle brush is great, and the nipples seem perfect for our newborn rescue kitty. My one concern is when Pumpkin gets bigger (and gets teeth) - that he may "chew up" or tear the teat. But we will deal with that when & if it comes up!

Let me just say this, I am by no means an expert. I'm not a professional breeder, I don't run a rescue. I'm just a regular mom, my sons have stumbled in with the odd orphaned newborn over the years. That and we did have puppies way back. I have never met a wee one that would accept an artificial nipple. Maybe it's me. Maybe they somehow instinctively know I nursed my own 4 and expect a more personal solution. Who knows? So, when little Miss Flirts A. Lot told me she was in a family way I stocked up on the various kitty paraphernalia. When at 3 days old baby #4 started losing weight (dropped below her birth weight!) we got out the kmr and cut holes in the nipples and just like my previous experiences, I could not get her to latch on or accept these nipples in any way. I was able to get her to accept the formula from an eyedropper. Scary thing is, with a kit so young they get tiny bit dehydrated and they're too sleepy or too weak to eat, then they get more dehydrated and a downward spiral commences. Maybe she was just too weak to struggle with an artificial nipple which is tougher than mama's. All the nipples in this pack are way larger than mama's, so that could be the problem. She did turn around and while she is considerably smaller than her siblings, she stopped losing weight and now at 3 weeks old seems perfectly healthy. If this is your first experience hand feeding try not to stress out if you can't get the baby to take an artificial nipple. There are other ways. A medicine dropper, eyedropper, syringe without a needle or even a spoon. I'm impressed that other people have had success with this set, I never have.

I really wish they would come out with nipple sizes that are somewhere between the little bitty kitten one and this puppy one but as far as the quality the Pet-Ag are great I have used them for years for nursing kittens. This is one of the few brands of nipples that I have ever been able to use with nursing puppies and kittens I just really wish I could just get extra nipples not just the whole kit.

I had come into possession of four abandoned new born kittens! One of our outside cats, gave birth to them in our neighbors garage. She neatly put them in a box, and hand delivered them over to me! I wasn't ready for anymore cats, after all of my cats finally departed this life. All of them, was more than 15 years old! I had no choice, but to raise them myself, since turning them over to, the Central California SPCA; Here in the area where I live, cost you $120.00 for each animal that you surrender to them. Now I am glad that I had to keep them. Two of the original four died within a week, the other two are doing very well... Beautiful animals! I will post a picture of them later. I inherited another two, that was abandoned by their mother about three months later, a male and one female! The male died at four months old, from an inherited bladder disease that are common to male cats. That was devastating to me, after nursing him, for four months with no signs of an illness. The female is alive and well, and very beautiful... Her name is Precious, and she is spoiled! The Pet-Ag Nursing Kit 2oz Bottles were great. I purchased two different sets since the babies tend to chew the nipples off when they grow bigger. These are very durable, and last for quite a while!

It is nice to have several nipples sizes. Brush was great

Als Pflagerin von Kätzchen, die ohne Mutter aufwachsen brauchte ich eine Kätzchentaugliche Flasche mit Saugern. Die Flasche und die Sauger lassen sich gut auskochen. Die Sauger müssen aufgeschnitten werden vor der Benutzung. Es ist nicht so einfach die passende Lochöffnung hinzubekommen, da nicht zuviel Milch durchkommen darf. Ich persönlich habe mir zusätzlich die Miracle Nipple gekauft, nach Empfehlung der Kitten Lady. Die Flasche funktioniert super. An der Skala kann man die Milliliter gut ablesen.

Bel prodotto. Inadatto però ai coniglietti orfani in quanto rosicchiano subito le tettarelle.

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I was quite nervous how i gonna make my 2 kittens survive after the death of their mother after merely 15days of birth.Since they were quite small and the nipples and bottles found in nearby store is bigger diameter.Which is not practical for small animal like their.Surprisingly Amazon had the same product which i was searching other online sites too don't had this.Keep it up Amazon fr availability of variety of products.

Arrived on time and as pictured/described. This little kit is great to have on hand if you are caring for orphaned or rescued kittens/puppies.