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Trace sits with the kitties in his "snuggle bucket"

I'm trying to figure out how much the newborns usually weigh and how much the should gain each day. I weighed everyone the first day and their weights were 12.9 g 12.3 g 10.2 g Day 2 14.2 g 13.4 g 11.5 g Day 3(today) 16.7 g 15.1 g 11.8 g I am concerned that #3 isn't gaining as much as the...

How do I help this baby? It is about 4 hours old. Taking big deep raspy breaths. Almost gasping. There is a little clicking sound when he breathes in. Energy level is good he's moving about but he hasn't suckled yet. What do I do?

Need advice on fostering. Brought home a baby tonight from the same house where we rescued Snickers. Mama cat is confirmed dead with 2 known kittens. They look to be about the same age as my babies (will be 4 weeks on Monday). A neighbor took one kitten. The homeowner asked if I would take the...

I'm a mom to 4 (human) boys ages 13,9,7 and 2; and 5 cats.   Sweetie(13) and Tommy(12) are both babies from barn cats that I brought to live with our family. ( I also had their parents spayed/neutered then returned them to the barn.)  Freckles (2) is the only survivor from a litter of 4 cats...

How long do I wait before intervening? Baby is about 4 hours old now and is actively searching, but hasn't latched on.  Other two are sucking away.  How long can this little guy wait?