Recent Content by chelsea24

Not ranting here, but I AM confused why no one offered help with this situation? Did I break some forum etiquette that I am not aware of? To share my trial and error solution to this problem: In the end, I tried turning the heat up in their little space, and Buttons started gaining weight...

I am a total newbie with 3 10 day-old kittens. Mom (a stray that we brought into our basement to have her babies) seems to be doing fine. I have been weighing them daily and have noticed that one is no longer gaining as he was. The other male is gaining like crazy and their nipples are...

Thanks for all of your help. I am learning. He seems to be fading very quickly, and is not in distress. He has not nursed since last evening, and she is keeping him close. It seems almost cruel to pull him away to make the long drive to the vet's. I will let him be with her when he dies...

We have taken in a pregnant stray cat, who has given birth to her litter of kittens this afternoon. Three of the kittens are nursing and well, while one has a serious birth defect. The spine of the kitten has a long open wound and it cannot move its back legs. (Spina Bifida in cats?) It is...