Xepher
08-31-2011, 08:03 PM
Hey all, for those who remember me, my first two kits were released recently, happy and healthy :) Now, today, I ended up finding another baby!
He's very skinny and lanky, so I think he may be 3 weeks... Fully furred, open eyes, but not filled out at all yet. He didn't appear to have fallen, I found him sprawled and grasping the base of a tree, and he has no injuries that I can see. I tried pinching his skin but its very taught, so I figured he wasn't dehydrated and fed him after warming him up. He doesn't like the syringe but he ate a bit, it's a start. I've fed him a total of three times today. Earlier he was very active and crawling all over me. Then he fell asleep and made lots of noise in it. Now however, he's behaving a bit oddly.
He seems lethargic, tired. He's eating, and shows some interest in the syringe, grasping for it lightly etc, but he'll stop lapping every few seconds, and I have to give him a nudge to get him going again. Also, he was lying on his side, grasping his sock buddy and chewing on it for quite a bit while I was preparing his formula. Is he just looking for a nipple, or what? Is all this normal? I didn't notice it with my first kits, who may have been a bit older than this guy, so I'm not sure. Could it be dehydration of any kind?
Oh and I do stimulate him after every feeding. He's done a pee (Saw yellow on the q-tip so I assumed it worked) and a poo today.
He's very skinny and lanky, so I think he may be 3 weeks... Fully furred, open eyes, but not filled out at all yet. He didn't appear to have fallen, I found him sprawled and grasping the base of a tree, and he has no injuries that I can see. I tried pinching his skin but its very taught, so I figured he wasn't dehydrated and fed him after warming him up. He doesn't like the syringe but he ate a bit, it's a start. I've fed him a total of three times today. Earlier he was very active and crawling all over me. Then he fell asleep and made lots of noise in it. Now however, he's behaving a bit oddly.
He seems lethargic, tired. He's eating, and shows some interest in the syringe, grasping for it lightly etc, but he'll stop lapping every few seconds, and I have to give him a nudge to get him going again. Also, he was lying on his side, grasping his sock buddy and chewing on it for quite a bit while I was preparing his formula. Is he just looking for a nipple, or what? Is all this normal? I didn't notice it with my first kits, who may have been a bit older than this guy, so I'm not sure. Could it be dehydration of any kind?
Oh and I do stimulate him after every feeding. He's done a pee (Saw yellow on the q-tip so I assumed it worked) and a poo today.