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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: Liz on June 05, 2008, 11:14:09 AM

Title: Help does anyone have described
Post by: Liz on June 05, 2008, 11:14:09 AM
We are now having to feed Gems kitens twice a day for Cairo and Beijing and most of the time for little Shanhai and its been a good couple of years since the canac bottle was used and the rubber teats on the top of the bottle is knackered to put a finer point on it and I have bad hands so am struggling

Does anyone have a spare top the could pop in the post

I have ordered some but they say Monday as we are in an outlying area - I did point out thats its still mainland UK and would pay extra for postage but hey ho

I am more than happy to pay for or make a donation to Purrs if anyone can help can they pm me for address details

Gem and the Babes send big purrs in advance of any help :)

Title: Re: Help does anyone have described
Post by: Dawn F on June 05, 2008, 12:56:15 PM
have you pm'd Lesley Liz I know she is a bit of a kitten rearing demon!
Title: Re: Help does anyone have described
Post by: madkittyrescue on June 05, 2008, 13:03:19 PM
Hi Liz,

We don't use the canac bottles but the Royal Canin bottles.  We use their Vital Milk simply because we have better results with it and it allows for more time between feeds thus taking the strain off us a bit when we have a lot in.  You should be able to get some from your local vet and the teats allow for controlled feeding at 3 rates.

If you're struggling to get hold of one we could try and get one up to you????

Let me know.

:hug: xx
Title: Re: Help does anyone have described
Post by: Liz on June 05, 2008, 13:49:03 PM
Thankyou for your kind offers but sadly not neded now as Shanghai and Cairo have left us for the bridge and Gem seems ok with Beijing so fingers crossed she can progress with her Mums help :thanks:
Title: Re: Help does anyone have described
Post by: madkittyrescue on June 05, 2008, 13:52:36 PM
hope things start to improve Liz, but the offers there if you ever need it :hug:
Title: Re: Help does anyone have described
Post by: LesleyW on June 05, 2008, 14:03:21 PM
Hi Liz,

We don't use the canac bottles but the Royal Canin bottles.  We use their Vital Milk simply because we have better results with it and it allows for more time between feeds thus taking the strain off us a bit when we have a lot in.  You should be able to get some from your local vet and the teats allow for controlled feeding at 3 rates.

If you're struggling to get hold of one we could try and get one up to you????

Let me know.

:hug: xx

Sarah, I've got quite a few of these, but being thick  :rofl: have never worked out how to use them with the three thingies on the nipple.  What do you have to do? :Dont know:
Title: Re: Help does anyone have described
Post by: madkittyrescue on June 05, 2008, 14:09:33 PM
lol   if you feed with the number of the flow you want facing upwards.  1 being the slowest and 3 being the fastest.  It took us a little while to work it out too... but got there in the end.  I think its to do with the shape of the hole in the teat and the position that the kitten feeds in.

So, we always feed teenies at 1... and gradually switch to 2 or 3 as they get older.  that make sense???  lol
Title: Re: Help does anyone have described
Post by: LesleyW on June 05, 2008, 14:14:09 PM
See, it was me being thick then  :slap:  Will have to try again, I'm sure I will have plenty of times in the future to practice.  ;)
Title: Re: Help does anyone have described
Post by: madkittyrescue on June 05, 2008, 14:24:33 PM
if it makes you feel any better it was my hubby that worked it out... cos I couldn't!  :doh: lol    :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Help does anyone have described
Post by: Angiew on June 05, 2008, 14:27:37 PM
Gosh Liz, I'm so sorry for you. Hope Beijing thrives. :hug: :hug: