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I pulled a new mama cat and litter from our local animal shelter and was told they combined 2 different litters to make the current litter. Mama 1 was not nursing her 2ish week old kittens anymore. Being kitten season, the shelter introduced the 3 kittens to a new mama cat with her few day old...

Good morning everyone! Wanted to give an update on Rocky, possibly my last. He has found a furever home and going there this weekend. He is going to be a tough one to give up, but he will leave a BIG paw print on my heart. He is now fully litter box trained, eating canned cat food, and...

So Rocky has had a very eventful weekend. I am part of a vintage RV group and we had our Spring rally this weekend, so Rocky and mama Olive went RVing for the first time. They both did great! He is starting to eat canned kitten food from my finger. Havent seen him take it from the dish yet...

Rocky is doing well! He is weighing 475 grams and finally taking more than 10cc at a time. One of his recent feedings he sucked down 20cc. He also is no longer gurgling or sounding congested. Going to try kitten gruel pretty soon to see if he likes it.

I can see little spikes of teeth beginning to pop out.  Any kitten gruel recipes you have had success with?  I normally get kittens 6-8+ weeks from my rescue group that are already weaned so I'm not sure if my older kitten gruel recipe is adequate for a 4 week old.  Also at what point would I...

Weighing in at 410 grams.  Still about the same eating pattern as before.  I tried switching to a bottle using the same nipple as before to allow for bigger feedings, but he just wouldn't take it.  Flow difference maybe?  When I am at home after work and on the weekends he gets fed every 2 hours...

Lately we have been able to get about 7-8 feedings in a 24hour period at 10cc each, so a little under your recommendations.  I think he could eat more, he just fusses so much if I change the syringe or try a bigger delivery system.  Will keep at it.   He is still gurgly sounding, but taking his...

Thank you everyone for the comments and suggestions.  Rocky is still with us and was 3 weeks old yesterday.  He is weighing 350 grams and seems to be on the right track now.  I increased the number of times I fed him but can't seem to get him to eat more than 10cc at a time.  Have tried a bottle...

Hello everyone, New to site and new to bottle feeding kittens.  I've been fostering kittens for 2 years, but this is my first bottle feeding experience.  Picked up 4 newborns on 3/7 with mama cat.  Since then have lost 3.  Mama cat lays with them but does not engage a whole lot.  Rocky is still...