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I have a couple of Toms, have had five over the years.  I have noticed and have read that sometimes Toms don't cover their waste to claim their territory.  Leaving their waste uncovered establishes their dominance.  Also, kittens that are hand-raised without a mother cat sometimes don't learn to...

Four years ago, two feral mothers (who were littermates) had a two litters of kittens under my deck. One feral mother disappeared, the other abandoned two of the kittens when they were about four days old.  She took them out and left them at the door to my crawl space. I took kittens to vet and...

I uploaded some more pics of the kittens and of my other housecats if anyone is interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/50555492@N05/ I am having a potty training setback. I enlarged their play area (I uploaded a photo). I can't give them total run of the room because I have some work out...

I have just had to go through this with my two orphans and I can sympathize with the amount of stress you are under and understand the time commitment. It's overwhelming. My vet cut the X in the nipples for me, but I too had the same problem. I enlarged the X to the point to where if you...

My two orphans are doing really well. They're eating soft Royal Canin from a bowl now - still sticking their paws into it and swimming through it. They have gained to 19 ounces! Vet did an early Lukemia/AIDS test and both were negative (I'm going to re-test when they reach 2 pounds just to be...

I've found a mix of food that will entice my shy male to eat. It's KMR and Royal Canin soft baby kitten food. The female has been eating from a bowl for four days now. Mixture is heated to pretty warm, they stop eating when it cools off. So, I'm reading the Royal Canin can and it says for...

Thanks for the suggestions! I fed a small ammount of soft food last night and gave some water via bottle. They didn't really drink it, but did lap if off nose and paw. Licked some off my fingers. I'm going to get some Pedialyte to keep on hand as well. The night went better with no soiled...

Thanks for the reply! I picked up some kitten toys at Petsmart last week. Some "chewey plastic mice" for teething. Tiny little tennis ball type things. And, one of those cardboard "play houses". They're afraid of all of it... Roll a ball at them, they run the other way. I had to take the...

...yesterday was a GREAT day for the kittens. Both my male and female who are starting week 6 today had gotten the hang of eating soft food from a bowl. The female has 100% litter-pan accuracy, the male about 60%. They ate a soft food meal, breakfast, lunch, dinner and a small bottle (1...

My 2 orphaned kittens with no mother are starting their sixth week of life today. How much time do kittens at this age usually spend in their nest? I'm concerned because now that they're running, jumping and pouncing, I made a large play area for them and they NEVER use it on their own. As...

...anyone feed the solid extra-tiny kibble food to 4 - 5 week olds? My "shy to eat" male is always trying to eat the clay litter pellets. He won't take soft food from a saucer, but seems okay with trying to eat the pellets from the litter pan. I got a bag of the Royal Canin baby food, but I'm...

The female has taken to soft food fairly well. She's eating from a flat saucer. It's amost impossible to tell how much she's eating, she face-plants into the saucer, licks, bites and makes "swimming motions" with her arms while she eats. She also makes a really funny vocalization, like the...

Thanks for the suggestion about letting my friend feed the boy. I think now that they're trying solids, I may give that a shot. My friend tried to bottle feed him a week or so ago and he (my friend) was too nervous - hand shaking with the bottle. We're both avid readers... he's a college...

Thanks for looking at their pics! The orange male "eye" issue has straightened up. I think his eyes weren't totally open when I first found them. They are very playful when I'm in there with them, pouncing, chasing, wrestling. Both try to pull my glasses off my face if I'm down on the floor...

I uploaded pics of the kittens on Flickr. I've never used Flickr before, so I hope I did it correctly! I uploaded three dated groups from the day I got them out from under the house until last night when they first started to try solid food. My best guess is that they are turning six weeks...

Thanks for the reply! Nope, no momma. She was around for 3 or 4 weeks "on and off", I think. She's a feral neighborhood stray. They were born under my deck, way back in a spot where no human could ever reach. Then she either moved the two survivors to my crawl space and abandoned them, or...

I have 2 kittens that are just turning 6 weeks. Their "nest" is 3 by 2 "large rabbit cage" and I got a 2' high by 6 sq foot folding exercise kennel to wrap around the nest. The kittens are inside in what "used to be" my art studio... now it's a kitten nursery. Both enclosures were purchased...

My two kittens are turning 6 weeks old this coming Monday. Yesterday, my vet asked if they had been weaned and I told him I was working on it. I was trying with KRM 2nd Step and Royal Can. baby kitten food. My two hated both. A couple of times, they'd bite my finger with the KMR 2nd Step on...

I have a 14yo DSH Spayed that is acting odd after her FVRCP booster. She had a complete booster series about 6 years ago and almost died from severe reactions, required a week of hospitalization. Ever since then, I haven't kept up with my boosters for any of my house cats. It scared me off of...

Thanks to everyone who have responded with great suggestions! I really appreciate it. I have been sanitizing; different clothing, hand sanitizer, bleach, etc. I wear latex gloves when I come out of the kittens room and head straight to the shower!... 4 or 5 times a day, my water bill is going...