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That is their box! It is 2' x 1' approximately, I don't know how to convert metric. I take them out to feed them, that's it. You just don't see the box in the picture because I used the zoom on the camera. One half of the bottom under the box and under 2 towels and the fleece blanket is a...

I just wanted you all to see that these kittens do not look bad or anything, I truly am doing everything and more for them, they get excellent care by both myself and my vet. They have a "momma bear" that they snuggle with, soft blankets and a little yellow towel/washcloth as well that they lay...

The 130g kitten I am referring to is one of my preemies...you may remember my post a few weeks back. They are very small but we figured they were atleast one week premature. They get weighed every 2 days at my vet clinic, and believe it or not..they are growing, it took about a week and a half...

just fed them 2.5 hours since their last feeding...still trying to suckle. I'll feed again in a couple hours and continue monitoring them, luckily they are in my office so I am in here all the time and can watch them. Their incisors are coming in now too so i'm starting to get concerned about...

They are being fed every 4 hours around the clock(they are approx. 2 weeks old)...their little tummys are sooo full! I am feeding them by measuring with a syringe and then putting it into the bottles. The smallest one weighs 130g, my vet recommends he eats 28ml/day split into multiple...

Hi, So my little rescue kittens are doing great. I did a search on the forums to see if anyone had asked this before and some people did but I'd like to get a little more detailed about what these orphan kittens are doing. First of all, I have 6 left, 3 kittens from the same litter all ended...

Thank you for your thoughts on what may have happened with little Chubbs. His sisters seem ok today, I occasionally see them breathing fast but it is when they are sleeping so I think that may just be normal. I am having them looked at this afternoon by the vet, even though they are so small...

Hey everyone, I have been hand-raising 2 preemies(doing great) and then 8 other orphaned kittens(I am with a local cat rescue). I had a very sad incident that occured this afternoon with one of my baby kittens that has left me confused and without any answers even after I spoke with my vet...

I have had ALOT of experience in this department. Running a cat rescue has shown me that there is nothing better for an abandoned kitten than to have a real feline momma to nurse and care for it. The last resort is always to hand raise. As mentioned above, there is a bigger possibility of...

UPDATE! Well for anyone who may still check this thread I just wanted to give a quick update. Momma cat is now spayed and recovered and is such an amazing cat. She is definately one of the success stories you hear from time to time about taming feral cats, which is wonderful because now I can...

I had a cat give birth and she ended up retaining a placenta, which led to infection 3 days later. Since you were watching her so closely during her birthing...did she expell the placenta?

Hello, well my little babies are doing pretty good. They are now 11 days old and have started opening their eyes!! I have been trying to get them on the bottle or atleast to try and take kitten milk from a syringe or eye dropper...nothing works! So I'm still tube feeding them. I am concerned...

I would be weary of letting 2 cats with litters together in the same room, unless you knew they were bonded before the births. The stress of having 2 cats together could be enough to cause some pretty bad things to happen; lack of kitten care or fighting to protect their babies. Make sure the...

Momma cat will be spayed once her course of antibiotics is finished, she's already booked for surgery, it will be this coming Monday. I will check out the preemie thread as well, thanks for that. My 2 kittens so far today look good, the little black and white boy goes bonkers as soon as I put...

Hi everyone and thanks for the good wishes! Well, I've seen the vet every single day since this started. The kittens got little to no antibodies from moms milk in the beginning so they are really struggling. Being so premature and without an immune system is very difficult. The vet came over...