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Wanted to stop by and give a very overdue update. Also, a huge, huge thank you again to those who helped me when I had given up hope. I didn't think it was possible, but after getting his appetite back, my little guy had a pretty awesome growth spurt and caught up to his siblings. He has also...

Thanks so much for all the support! The past couple days have been busy for me, juggling work and the kittens. I'm pleased to report I've seen a huge improvement in my little man though! He is now officially 11 ounces, and he just looks so much better. I know he's still got a ways to go, but he...

So far the little guy is doing extremely well with the hourly feedings. He actually ate just under 10 mls in one feeding a bit ago, and then knocked out on me after, which was precious. He's a sweet little man, I'm relieved he's doing better now. He did eat some of the turkey baby food off my...

I'm using a baby scale that doesn't measure grams, but it read at 10 1/2 ounces, so definitely an improvement! I was getting between 7-10 mls into him each 2 hour feeding, between 5-7mls now that we're back at hourly feeding. His little belly is nice and round, and he's taking his milk willingly...

He is a cutie! I kept at the hourly feedings for 4 hours last night, then did every 2 overnight. I'm off work today, so I'm keeping at the hourly now. He's much more happy with plain formula without a/d, so I'm going to give him a break from it for a bit. I haven't weighed him yet, but when I...

I'll pick up some of the baby food tomorrow and give it a try. I really appreciate all the help! He's eating hourly, my fingers are crossed! I'm trying to figure out how to upload a picture of him. I may have to pull out my laptop, I've been using the web browser on my phone.

I hadn't considered that he lost interest in food because he was sick. The timeline fits though, I think you're right. I had just immediately jumped to fading kitten syndrome (always thinking the worst possible scenario). I tried the bottle again and he was only interested in chewing on it...

No, he had already begun refusing the bottle when we saw the vet. His advice was that he is weaning age so begin a/d. I didn't feel like he was ready to wean since he was already so tiny and I wanted to measure to make sure he was getting some food into him since he's not gaining weight to be...

Thank you. Do you have any advice for force feeding him? I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, because he takes 3mls willingly, then everything after that is a struggle. He spits it out and makes a huge mess, and Ive stopped at that point because I'm worried about aspirating him :( his siblings are...

He's eating a mixture of 25% a/d, 75% formula. He's eating between 3-5 mls every 4 hours. He won't take the bottle, so that is how much I'm able to force into him with a syringe. Yes, still 10 ounces. He doesn't appear to have any body fat, just skin and bones.

I'm looking for advice for a little guy I'm fostering. He's been to the vet due to congestion and is now on Clavamox and the prescription a/d diet in addition to formula. He's just over 5 weeks old, and at the vet 3 days ago, he was only 10 ounces. The rest of the litter is visibly larger and...