Oh dear. what do i do?

Here is a little more help with the white/pointed kitten.

My lily was born pure white and as you'll see changed to the colorpoint











That shows the different color changes she's had over the past 8 weeks...and she still continues to change everyday - new or darker markings come in.

Congrats on the babies - Great job with them!

Great job!!
You are a keeper. Very sweet of you to care so much and stay with her.

Congrats Daddy!

Seven kittens are a big litter to have all been born healthy especially for a rescue cat that didn't get fed well through much of her pregnancy. The pointed coloring is a recessive color gene and the kittens may not be anything like a Siamese other than the points. Given the popularity of the Siamese cat particularly in the past the gene probably found it's way into these kittens by way of Siamese on both sides but it could've been way back many generations.

I couldn't wait to get into work to see this thread again!. 7 babies!!! What a clever little girl she is, and you did great dad!!

Thanks for all the help with the color point stuff! This is great learning that and having FOUR of them to watch!!

We all made it through the night. Thanks, i think it was harder on me

All bellies are fat and round! mom is skinny and the there is much figting for milk!

Mom still won't leave the box. She hasn't gone to the bathroom since 4am yesterday or longer. She still won't drink water, but is eating a TON of wet cat food. Should I assume she's getting enough liquid that wy? I did the scruff neck check and she's fine.

The only way she'll eat is for me to put the dish right next to her face in the box. When i first went in this morning and turned on the light she was standing. So i picked her up and set her next to the dish. She sniffed it and jumped right back in the box. So i put the dish next to her in the box and she scarffed it I don't care if I have to feed her this way for a week, i just want to make sure this sounds OK

She's fine. She'll "run away" from the kittens soon enough...are you a night bird fastnoc?

Well, I work from home. My hours are all screwed up now. usually I stay up till 2 or 3 am, but I just woke up from a 5 hour nap. i'll probabyl get another in a few hours.

Is the box beside your bed?. Bless her heart

How's your other cats doing, do they still suspect something?

It's in the walk in closet next to my bed.

She just got up and left the box for the first time and laid an atom bomb in the litter box. That sucker is POTENT!!!!

here's the first pic of the babies without mom. fuzzy i know but it's dark and I don't want to wake them



Also, yea my cats definitely know something's up. I brought out the little sick one and showed him to them but they were sleeping and didn't care. I still can't believe I got that baby to come around, i'm so happy about that!

Tinker wanted me to remind you all that she still exists

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She just got up and left the box for the first time and laid an atom bomb in the litter box. That sucker is POTENT!!!!

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Didn't i read that eating the afterbirth makes them smell?. Bless her she'll be 2lb lighter now and i bet she feels great

Originally Posted by fastnoc

here's the first pic of the babies without mom. fuzzy i know but it's dark and I don't want to wake them

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Awwww look at those sleeping little cherubs

Originally Posted by fastnoc

Tinker wanted me to remind you all that she still exists

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Look at that Not a care in the world, and wondering what the fuss is all about

yeah mom seems much happier. Her nips are a bit red and I think they're probably sore. Poor girl. I wonder if I should put something on them to help alieviate the pain/discomfort.

OK I spy with my little eyes 4 whites, 2 brown tabbies of some sort (maybe macs), a questionable black...questionable coz s/hes being blocked...of course, 2 weeks from now it may all change!

BTW Tinker is a brown patch tabby and white

And, leave her nipples alone! (at least for now)

One last thing - you can change the T-shirt they're on while mom's away

Tomorrow I'm going to separate each one and take pictures when I weigh them. I'll post the pics so you can see better

The black one is a cutie. He's got a white arrow on his nose that's just a bit off center. the rest of him is black. he's really fuzzy and cute.

Wait until they turn all fluffy and playful. I so envy you!

So, yesterday you saved at least one life. How does it feel to be a hero?

Certainly not a hero, but I'm glad I helped the little one!

I've got some concern about mom though. She's eating great but hasn't touched water in 3 days now. I keep the bowl full and i put it in the box with her food. She still won't come out of the box to eat, I have to put it in there, but she won't drink.

I'm going to weight them again in a few minutes. I'll see if I can figure out the sex.. not counting on it.

Mom sounds like shes doing good. Give her a few days. She is getting water in the wet food, so she should be fine.

Ok that's what I hoped.

Got some results and I'm a little concerned. Here are the weigh ins for today. it's been about 24 hours. a little more for some less for others

White (one that almost died) 127 grams
White: 87 grams
White: 118 grams
White: 95 grams
Black: 107 grams
Grey: 98 grams
grey 2 118

Isn't 87 AWFUL low?

have no advice on the weight of your kittens but have just finished reading this thread from the beginning, WOW! what a star you are! you undoubtedly saved that little ones life.

Normal kitten weight according to the SPCA is 2 1/2 -4 3/4 ounces at birth. I converted 87 grams and it was: 3.06883 ounces. Looks like you are ok. At 5 days normal kitten weight should be 3 to 7 ounces. I found a grams to ounces conversion calculator online. Looks like all your guys are essentially normal.

GREAT JOB by the way!!!!