I can’t believe it’s been almost 9 weeks since the kittens were born. They have been so much fun to have around with their adorable little faces, mischievous looks, and total happiness. Even my husband, a self-proclaimed “dog person” has loved it. (He even suggested we re-home the kids and keep...
I spoke to the vet on Friday and the other litter of kittens are doing great -gaining weight and thriving! Sasha’s babies are great too. They are walking around and starting to play with each other. Their little personalities are starting to come out. Trixie (black tabby) is adventurous but...
Sadly, the four foster kittens had to go back to the vet. The runt of the litter may come back for a week or two if they aren’t able to get enough formula into him to gain weight. Rotating them stressed Sasha (she would immediately get up and start searching for the four that weren't in the nest...
I thought so too but figured the vet knew better than I did. Sasha doesn’t want her babies out of the nest but when they’re nursing, I’ll move the other kittens to different box. I don’t know if this is a great idea but when they told me the other mama was hit by a car, I crumbled.
We’ve multiplied...
The vet called this afternoon because someone dropped off 4 orphaned kittens and two couldn’t latch onto the bottle. Since we are the only patients with a nursing mama cat, they asked if we would foster. Sasha is now feeding eight.
They are wonderful! The striped tabby, Luna, is the smallest - she started at 116g and this morning was up to 196. The calico, Lily, is quite the eater starting at 125g and is now up to 231. Ron (orange) and trixie (black) are holding their own at 219 and 218. Luna opened her eyes today and I...
Thanks! They seem to be gaining weight nicely and Sasha is a very good mom - super protective. I weigh them a foot away from her and she hops out of her box and tries to take them back before the scale finalizes. And the black kitten with striped feet is actually a calico but she was so dark...
Kitten #1 is black, born at 11:53am weighs 117g
Kitten #2 has Sasha’s stripes and coloring, was born at 12:12pm and weighs 116g
It looks like she has more moving around in there but I don’t know for sure. No apparent contractions. How do you know when she is done? She had an ultrasound but...
Thank you all. I feel much better! If I go into the bathroom/closet area, she gets into her box and rolls onto her back for belly rubs but then leaves as soon as I do. Hopefully by this time tomorrow, I’ll be able to post kitten pictures.
Sasha is still pregnant. I noticed a thick, dark discharge stuck to the fur around her genitals this morning so I thought today would FINALLY be the day. But, she’s acting like she always does - sleeps, eats, and constantly bathes herself. She just finished giving my chin, neck, and chest a bath...