Kitten stepped on!!!!

Teresa,
You and Frankie are an incredible pair! What great news! Chirping and eating more...

What an inspiration you two are!

Blind or not, I think its evident he knows he's loved and cared about.

Way to go! And keep it up!

Frankie didn't get his shots today. They want him to gain a little more weight before he gets them. His brother and sisters got theirs and will go back in a couple weeks for the next ones.

Frankie did seem to fight getting his bath this morning more than usual He also seemed exhausted when it came time for the blow dry. What a pouter he is. He just sat there all grumpy as usual. Boy when he gets his sight back I'll have my hands full!

The little fighter is getting feisty - that's a good sign! Keeping Frankie and you in my thoughts....

Frankie has started calling when he is hungry now! He loves to bury his little flat face up to his eyes in the mush I make him. He just sucks it up and buries his face again. He ends up with a long beard of gooey food on his face. It is so funny to watch. His mom loves it too as she gets to lick up the mess.

OMG He cleaned his foot today! He was shaking his feet and began to lick himself clean!!! Woo Hoo he just keeps fighting his way back! I can't believe how much progress he has made!

I'm so glad to hear he is getting better! I have had him in my thoughts and hoping he was getting better. He is such a fighter!

Outstanding!!! Keep it up Frankie!! You can do it!!!

Teresa, again, thank you! (for the love & care you're giving Frankie and the updates you're giving us)

awesome, so happy for the little guy!

Today Frankie tried to shake the water out of his coat and feet after his bath! He is still extremely tiny and may never grow to normal size. His last weigh in he was 9oz. He is 7 weeks old today and his siblings are nearly a pound or more.

I have upped the number of times he is fed a day hoping this will add some weight. Anyone have suggestions? I am feeding him canned kitten food with electrolights and 2nd step kitten weaning food from KMR. I make it into a mush and feed him with a syringe. I also add NutraCal to boost the calories.

His tummy is fat but his legs are thin. He has been tested for parasites and it was neg. He is walking but, still sleeps twice the amount of times his siblings do.

Any advise is welcome!

Will he fight you if you try to exercise his legs? When TC got hit by the truck and broke her pelvis, once it started to get better we noticed her right leg lost all the muscle tone. Upon direction of our vet, we began leg lifts, presses and general stretching. It was tough but she began to get some of it back and began pushing on our foot to try to prevent us from pressing it up. Little did she know that is what we wanted and it helps to develop the muscles. Now she walks with no swagger, and she has some tone but not like she did before the accident. She compensates with the left leg when jumping but she can scale our 7 foot cat condo.

Try little leg exercises with him, this may help to develop the legs faster then he is now. That weight difference could be from poor tone right now in his legs, especially if he is sleeping more then trying to walk around.

Thank you we will try this! We have been pressing againt his side to work his balance so we willl add this to his exercize routine. Funny he works out several times a day and I barely walk around the block!LOL

Took this pic at noon Saturday. 14.5 days after the injury. We think he's doing much better. His appitite is great and he growled at us today, got tired of fluffing.

I'm so glad he is doing better!

He's looking so good too! Such a sweet looking lil guy!

Is it just me or did you get a new picture? It looks great Shell!

You should see this little guy before his bath!LOL He is the scragglest little thing. It's amazing what a bath and blowdry can do!

Yep, new picture. Thanks! It was taken a couple weeks ago at my brothers graduation.

I seen that pic of him after his bath! He looked like a mini Yoda! Too cute, but he did look rather ticked since he was soaking wet!

Frankie snuck out of the room and into the hall way. He doesn't walk in circles as much as he used to! We had another bath today and I swear he had food on his forehead! LOL He doesn't seem to hide as much as he used to either.
Send me some energy! I am wiped out with the new kittens and Frankie! I also have a limping cat. She goes to the vet today too!

You haven't posted in a couple of days - unless I overlooked it. How's the kitten? Any sight yet?