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One more little update. He's had two doses of stool softener now and seems to have completely emptied his bowels. He's running...make that sprinting...around, and eating, playing, and jumping with the rest of them. If he starts gaining weight, I can stop worrying!

Back from the vet. Little buddy is 1.4 pounds. His siblings are all between 1.7 and 1.9. So he's littler, but not too much littler. The vet said that often with large litters, and especially with large litters born via C-section, one kitten just doesn't thrive as much as the others. She...

Ugh...he's not doing well. He keeps having hard poops that are too big to fit out of his little bottom. Now he screams when he's in the litter box but he doesn't always produce anything. Sometime he just bleeds. Other times it starts to come out, but it's too big, and he'll leave the box...

Poor buddy...I pulled the poo out. It was solid and just seemed too big to have fit. I wormed him with Strongid on Sunday and fed him some KMR. He was looking thin and ratty, and wasn't playing with his siblings much. In the days since, he's perked up a bit and has been keeping his behind...

I am fostering a litter of kittens who are now 7 weeks old today. They are all growing, thriving, and gaining, except for one. He has had diarrhea for quite a while now (at least a week). I thought that perhaps he had nursed on Mom more than the others (she had mastitis), but one week later...

It is my understanding that kittens do a lot of learning from each other as well. They learn what is acceptable (nipping gently while playing) and what's not (biting hard). The rescue group for whom I foster will adopt kittens out at 8 weeks, but all kittens MUST go either to a home with a...

One more picture, taken on Monday when the kits had tired themselves out and were just about to pass out for an afternoon nap: This is my favorite picture of them by far. So beautiful. I believe this is one of the 2 black males.

Mom is a very odd looking tortie (picture below) and Dad is unknown. She was found as a stray by a lady I know, and she said there is an all black tom cat in the area...so it looks like Dad was all black. It is so fun to watch them grow up...I just wish I could tell them apart! They're...

Here are just a few pictures of Alice's babies. She had them 4 weeks ago today, via C-section. There are 5 black and 1 orange tabby (the other orange tabby was euthanized at birth due to extreme birth defects). They are all running around and starting to climb things. We are loving them...

I know I wouldn't be able to just let the kitten go, but if you have a case of FKS (Fading Kitten Syndrome), it might be that there is nothing you can do. I am hoping for the best for you (I am fostering a litter of 6-day-olds and their Mom right now), and hoping that the little one will bounce...

I'm happy beyond words. Thank you so much for taking everyone's advice! Your cats and the cats in shelters without homes thank you

Why didn't you keep the cat inside while she could get pregnant?

You might also want to try Nature's Miracle. I am fostering a not quite housebroken puppy and that stuff has worked miracles. It cleans up all organic stains (urine, blood, etc). I've also used it to clean up the cat's pee (he got upset about the dog and has been marking...of all places...THE...

Cat pregnancy IS dangerous. It takes a lot of energy for a cat to provide for a litter growing inside her, and then to nurse that litter once it's born. I found a pregnant stray cat whom the vet thinks is about 2 and a half years old. Since she's this age, he assumed this was probably around...

Just a little addendum...maybe ask if she can sit in on a cat or dog being euthanized. I have seen euthanization happen and have never been the same. Seeing a healthy young cat or dog look up to people it trusts, and then seeing its body crumple as the drug takes its effect...it's something...

I had two cats neutered last May and they were running around like nothing had happened by the time we picked them up from the vet at 5 in the afternoon (they'd been fixed in the morning). That said, a spay is a little different. My vet recommended taking a tall athletic sock and cutting the...

Well how about my story? I found a pregnant stray cat in January (I live in Maryland, btw). I kept her safe and warm and have been fostering her for a rescue group. She went into labor this past Monday, February 5. Something was wrong (she couldn't pass her water sac) so I took her to the...

Wow, I guess Dad was black! The little black ones seem to be tabbies. I suppose time will tell as they get older. Thank you for all the pictures; they were very helpful (and besides, pictures of kittens are always cute). The babies are only 3 days old but, man, are they GIGANTIC. They're...

Could someone with experience tell me...do kittens change color as they get older? I know that cats don't develop points until they're several months old. I was wondering if that is the case for cats with other coloring. For example, I have a tortie cat who just yesterday had 7 babies. 5 of...

They are ALL successfully nursing! I keep feeding them a little KMR from time to time though...they can't always reach the nipples with 6 of them crowding around her. I'd hate for one to go hungry! She's in the bathroom now; she has 4 nursing around her and 2 resting. I'm so glad they're...