Original Pkg/2 with Miracle Brand Oring Syringe - Small Mammal Suckling - Kittens/Small Breed Puppies/Squirrels

I'm going to copy/ paste some from my review of the miracle nipple syringes because a lot applies:I am newish to fostering kittens and I agreed to take in a case of a mom with 2 week old kittens. I've had older kittens but usually mom can handle everything so I wasn't expecting to need to do much. Aaaaand then the foster coordinator actually picked them all up and realized the poor condition everyone was in. Mom was starved and had SEVEN babies! One was so small we were afraid she wouldn't last the day. So I binged Kitten Lady's instructions and learned neonate kitten care WAYYY before I ever thought I would dip my toes in. I supplemented formula for the smallest babies and everyone is healthy and thriving and just now the little "runt" Pumpkin is big enough so everyone can get their spay/neuter and be adopted!All that is to say this was recommended to me as the "gold standard" and two months later I finally remember to write this review. I had a few other brands I used in a pinch and these are definitely the best.One important thing with kittens is they can aspirate SO easily. so with syringe feeding you need to go very slow and smooth. And having a good nipple to latch on with means the kitten can do most of the work. My kittens would NOT latch on to any other style of nipple and these come with the hole ready vs having to guess and cut yourself.The miracle nipple and miracle nipple mini are really the only nipples that I could get to work for these kittens, they are WORTH the price. They last a decentlt long time as long as you wash well with warm soapy water and rinse well. I'd wash the whole thing with a soapy sponge then use a clean syringe to push soapy then clean water through the opening a few times. They are designed like a cats nipple so they are more natural and you don't have to worry about cutting the hole yourself and making it too big or small. I mainly used the original size but I think mini would be good for smaller week old kittens. I definitely recommend the Miracle brand syringes if you're syringe feeding, they are way better and less sticky/ jumpy even after a couple washes and reused. Much less chance of a kitten aspirating formula.Those first few weeks were the scariest of my life but now I've realized I'm in love with neonate kitten care and am now ready to start with orphaned kittens. I definitely credit these for helping me save these babies lives. Myself, Mama Cheesecake Factory (or Chef for short), Peanut Butter Cup, Graham Cracker, Tiramisu, Pumpkin, S'mores Galore, Lemon Meringue, and Breadstick all thank Miracle Nipple lol

After taking in a litter of 3 orphan kittens at 2 weeks old, I was convinced they would all die. None of them would latch on to the kitten bottle I got to actually suckle, and I couldn't get them to take much more than 5 milliliters of formula per feeding between the 3 of them. At about 4 am the first night I had the kittens, I did some desperate googling and ordered these nipples and 2 different tube feeding kits. I never had to use the tube feeding kits. These nipples were so easy to use! I was able to dribble in the formula slowly even when the kittens wouldn't truly suckle, and it was easy to measure how much formula each kitten was actually getting. (Of course, you do have to be careful to go slow if you're dribbling it in yourself so that the kittens have time to swallow without aspirating.) By the second day, two of the kittens were actually sucking the formula out of the syringe themselves - the nipple size/shape was perfect. I got some additional luer-lock syringes from my vet in various sizes as they grew, and eventually we were using 20 mL syringes instead of the 3 mL ones this kit comes with. All three kittens thrived once we started using these nipples, and they're now 10 weeks old! The nipples were very durable and lasted through the 4 weeks that I had to use them. I did buy 4 nipples so each kitten had one (plus a spare). They were also easy to clean - I would shoot a syringe of hot water through, then two syringes of soapy water, then another of clean water to rinse. If you have taken on the potentially heart-breaking task of bottle feeding kittens, you need these nipples!!!

The media could not be loaded. We successfully re-wilded and slowly released this baby squirrel from practically hairless to full on healthy teenager (lol) due to this nipple as well as the mini (when he was younger). We realized he needed this larger nipple (had out-grown the mini version) because he got to a point AFTER his eyes opened where he was gasping repeatedly from trying to suck the fluid from mini. We updated him to this original size and the gasping while drinking never happened again.It became part of our daily ritual, even when he didn’t really need the formula anymore (we used Fox Valley Day One Formula for squirrels) he truly enjoyed cuddling and drinking. He weaned himself off. We slowly accumulated him to the outdoors and brought him things he could eat from the natural world also, so he could familiarize himself with edible food. What an amazing, and sometimes stressful experience. Just this morning we were watching him swinging from the trees with his new squirrel friends. 100% he is alive today because of the manufacturer of these nipples (and Fox Valley formula). And I’m so grateful for my experience caring for him. I learned a lot.

These are awesome. Puppies don’t strangle.

The media could not be loaded. 3 week old kitten latched right on and drank and drank and drank. I tried the bottle sold at big box stores and he fought tooth and nail (literally.) He is now soooo happy. Thank you so much to whoever invented this priceless product. We were both fit to be tied and both of us were crying before this Miracle Nipple. He is now very peacful and ready for a good nap. It truly lives up to its name. God bless you!