I have a kitten who is the only survivor of a litter of six. She came to me at maybe 10 hours old. She seemed a bit premature.

My daughter and I have been feeding her every two to three hours or so. She is currently in box in my herp room, as it's the warmest place in the house. It tends to stay around 90 degrees f.

She has a slight but almost constant rattle in her nose, probably from formula getting in her nasal cavity. The vet says nt to worry about it, but I do. She is so frail, I can't see that she can afford any kind of infections....

Yesterday was her 4th day, and she became constipated, and we were unable to get her to poop. Her abdomen became distended and hard, and she was unable to eat. We could see her getting weaker by the minute.

I put a small drop of Karo syrup on her toungue, and gave her an enema with a small syringe. Then repaeted at night.

She seems to have pulled through that, and is now eating, pooping, and generally being mad a lot. She is now five days old, and is begining to get peachfuzz on the places where fur hadn't developed yet.

She has grown from 2.4 oz to 3.1 oz. She seems to be doing better now, but it's pretty much moment to moment. We are getting little to no sleep, and the vet seems to not have much hope.

We are looking for any kind of advice on this. What do we need to watch for? What are the milestones that we celebrate? What are some common problems with babies like this, and what do we do about them?

She has made it five days, and is currently thriving. We really wanna keep her that way!

Thanks in advance for any input, and sorry for the long post.

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