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Thank you and sorry if this is partially a faq :-). Of course this site has the BEST article on the subject that I have seen. Any other input related very much appreciated though also! Thanks all!

Hi again all! Marie and Small Fry the kitten who is now five weeks are doing great. Both have been in a room of their own, separated from our two other cats. But now that the kitten is older and Marie just tested negative again for FIV and FeLV we would love to integrate them. I have read some...

Yay! So when my wife got home last night she saw the kitten feeding and decided to wait till this morning to see how much she weighed. She gained 6 to 7 grams overnight. Also the enlarged gland was much more like it had been in past so it was evident the kitten was feeding. My wife also reports...

Thanks as always all and sorry for the posting error - starting another thread. This all was happening as I was leaving for two days for business. My wife is handling now and will update later as I'm traveling. I have passed on the help. We may have some errors in weighing the kitten as she...

Ok thank you so much. I did just try squeezing the gland a bit again and got a bit of milk. I put the kitten on and she nursed a few seconds but wouldn't go back. I then tried again squeezing a little as she suckled but again the kitten quit.  Will supplement as soon as I can. And I will try...

I should add that I have looked in to mastitis and understand the basics. But the gland and teat are not red or hot or painful to her. She is very cooperative with me touching her there. I tried to manually express and got a small drop of white milk but felt I had to squeeze the glad rather hard...

Hi all - This kitten Small Fry is Marie's only and she is 17 days old today. She had been going good but seems to not be gaining weight in the last couple of days. The kitten had been using only one teat and that is the only one now with milk. And also in the last couple of days I have noticed...

So it seems that after the loss of the first kitten both Marie and I were just overly concerned. And: This sure seems to be the case here. Not only is Marie feeding and staying with the kitten, she is much more settled and calm than she had been in the six weeks I've had her. We've been...

Thanks for this. Yes I did get the sense that she felt more protected in there at first. And I had covered with a somewhat translucent blanket. But it seemed that over some hours she was restless in there. I think that cage was just too small - small litter pan, food and water and a box with...

The mobile version of the site has some issues to be sorted out so you can switch to the desk top version on your phone. This isn't as smartphone friendly but may solve the posting photos problem. Just passing this forward from mentor PhiCat who answered a similar question of mine. Also said...

Wow, great community. Yes, yes and yes. She did not do well with the crate so we abandoned that idea. Both me and the queen are rookies and she had just lost one of her kittens and I had spent twelve hours trying to save her. We were both stressed and I'm sure I fed her with some of that.  So...

Thanks! Marie has her own room. I put the crate in a corner and moved her kitten in and left the door open and Marie seemed to be comfortable and didn't try to move the kitten back. I think she feels insecure and this give her a bit more. The idea suggested by my vet was to keep her in the...

Thanks again all. Please keep suggestions coming if anything. I set up a crate for her and put blanket on the sides. It's a bit cramped - will just have to see how it goes. I hope I haven't overreacted with the kennel. She did seem a little more settled on my last visit, just before putting in...