Two of my little foster kittens have a new home!!!!!

Ok- well i just checked on her a minute ago and it seems like she's doing well. Thank goodness!! I was really starting to worry for a mintue there! She was nice and warm (i checked her body temp.) and snuggled in her fleecy blanket above her heating pad. I guess i will just have to leave the heating pad on a little bit warmer than i usually do for her.

Phew, thank god it seems to have been nothing - maybe just cos she doens't have anyone to keep her warm?

Originally Posted by booktigger

Phew, thank god it seems to have been nothing - maybe just cos she doens't have anyone to keep her warm?

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that's what i was thinking. i feel aweful that she is all by herself- but i cannot put her in with my other litter of kittens because they are bigger than her and will step all over her little fragil body. that's why i had the stuffie in there with her so she could snuggle with it- but she climbed on top of it and got out of the warmth of her heating pads/blankie....so i think that's why she was soo cold earlier. i've been checking on her every few minutes since it happened worrying about her. she's such a sweet baby- i'd feel aweful if anything happened.

Aww, I am sure she will be fine.

just a little update- she was doing fairly well when i fed the foster kittens a few minutes ago. she was warm- GOOD! Aside from that i'm a little worried- she had a small amount of diarreah and didn't eat too well- none the less i got a good amount of pedialyte down her just to be safe. i will keep an eye on her tonight. i'm worried about the little one. tomorrow i'm going to see if i can get a vet appointment to get little Linus from my older kitten litter checked out (his little man bits don't look so good) so i'll see if i can get her in as well.

Continued {{{vibes}}} for Mimi!

Originally Posted by white cat lover

Continued {{{vibes}}} for Mimi!

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thanks hon- i'm REALLY hoping she's ok and i'm just over reacting, but with them sooo small usually i'm pretty accurate on things like that. i dunno though- i'm just making sure she's well hydrated and stays warm. if she needs a sub q iv- i have everything here to give her one- but she's well hydrated so i think she's ok. i hope! i think i'm just worried because her litter mates passed on. i just hope she is ok so that she can get big and strong to go to her new family when she's ready.

How old is Mimi? And any ideas on why her littermates passed?

Didn't you take kittens in for FIV testing or something like that?

Originally Posted by white cat lover

How old is Mimi? And any ideas on why her littermates passed?

Didn't you take kittens in for FIV testing or something like that?

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she's about oh lets see 2 weeks right now (i'll have to look up the exact date! cant remember off the top of my head. ) I got her when she was just a day or so old with her litter mates. Her litter mates passed of what i think was Fading Kitten Syndrome- it strikes fast and quickly often times in seemingly healthy kittens. It was really sad. Their thread is in the crossing the bridge section. at two weeks she is much too young for an FIV test. No way that we could get a good blood stick off her. When she's about 6 weeks i'll test her for it. (it was actually the 3 older kittens that we were going to test and that was for FIP same issue though- too young for a good blood stick- they are actually looking great though )

I was trying to remember everything straight....you've got too many to keep track of! I'm going to have to do some research on fading kitten syndrome....I've heard of it but never really knew what it is.

Originally Posted by white cat lover

I was trying to remember everything straight....you've got too many to keep track of!

I'm going to have to do some research on fading kitten syndrome....I've heard of it but never really knew what it is.

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no kidding! lol they're all a hand full- but oh sooo cute! / we're not 100% it was fading kitten syndrome- at that age they're too young to have been tested for everything-so that is the best guess i can offer....but i'm almost definite that's what it was. it's really upsetting. but often when they're that young without a mommy- things like that do occur. so for the ones that do make it and wind up getting great homes- it is SOOOO rewarding at those times to be a foster mommy.

Oh I know how fast the young ones go. Even with mom, we lost like 4 out of 5 of a litter that mom was caring for. But....that was a blessing as we got in 4 few day old babies she took in & raised to be perfectly healthy.

If I take any bottle babies....they really need to be a few weeks ideally. I'm not comfortable with the itty bitties.

Originally Posted by white cat lover

Oh I know how fast the young ones go. Even with mom, we lost like 4 out of 5 of a litter that mom was caring for. But....that was a blessing as we got in 4 few day old babies she took in & raised to be perfectly healthy.

If I take any bottle babies....they really need to be a few weeks ideally. I'm not comfortable with the itty bitties.

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and you know, that's not a bad idea-start off with older kitties, then when you're comfortable take the younger ones- it takes practice and tons of patience. better to start off easy and get the hang of it first then add more of a challenge