From:
Pam Sessoms
Date: 2001-10-19 06:49:00 UTC
Subject: Two day old orphaned kits
Hey all,
This is a little convoluted at this point, but it's time-critical, so I'm
casting about (flailing?) wildly for help.
Long story short, there are four baby kits in a town about an hour away
from me that lost their mother in birth TWO NIGHTS AGO. They have been
"dropper fed" - I do not know with what - but their caretaker now wants
someone to take them.
If anyone can answer any of the following, it would be greatly
appreciated:
- Is it even possible to handraise kits this young, or do they really need a lactating jill to nurse them?
- If it is possible, does anyone have a formula and technique that can be used to hand-raise kits at this age.
- Any contact info on any responsible breeders anywhere near Greensboro,
NC, or surrounding states, that may have good advice or maybe even a jill
that could take these babies.
Please e-mail me directly at pjdutche (@) email.unc.edu (repair
address).
Thanks for any help,
-Pam S.