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post #61 of 291
5/11/09 at 7:41am

New Pics?
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post #62 of 291
5/11/09 at 1:25pm
Awww, she sounds soo adorable I'm glad she's growing good and everything. They grow so fast, don't they? It's a really rewarding thing, and you know that you saved her little life
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post #63 of 291
5/11/09 at 3:25pm
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Here's a few.
She was slower to react, like for the first time she could see a little. She would walk towards our hands where before she would turn around in circles staying on the towel. Still eating LOTs. Waking up and exploring her box.

http://s719.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=DSCI0036.jpg

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post #64 of 291
5/11/09 at 4:16pm
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She was slower to react, like for the first time she could see a little. She would walk towards our hands where before she would turn around in circles staying on the towel. Still eating LOTs. Waking up and exploring her box.

Sounds like good signs to me; starting to react to visual ques, trying to explore, eating lots.

As a distant observer who doesn't see her everyday, I see a big change in this latest photo.

Looks like she has nice markings/colors, it would be tough for me not to keep her, all things being equal.
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post #65 of 291
5/11/09 at 5:21pm
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http://s719.photobucket.com/albums/w...albumview=grid

Here's a link to more picts. Sorry they are a bit blurry. I still have the issue with fast moving cat and slow moving camera. I have another 50 that are just gray blurs. I'll have to give up and take video.

I like how you can see her blue eyes in the picture, they look more black in person.

Dan
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post #66 of 291
5/11/09 at 5:43pm
She's adorable and coming along really nicely. When you compare her to the pics of the day you found her - wow, nice transformation. Good job with her!
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post #67 of 291
5/12/09 at 6:22am
wow she is a lot bigger now. i'm glad she is healthy and eating a lot. what a sweet little face she has
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post #68 of 291
5/12/09 at 6:42am
My goodness, she's growing like a little weed!! You and your wife are doing such a great job with her! She's going to be a little beauty, too. I wouldn't be surprised if she has a bit of cream around her nose/mouth and white eyeliner. Keep up the good work!!
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post #69 of 291
5/12/09 at 8:39am
she is beautiful - and truly you and your wife are among the blessed for working so hard to save her life. You two make up for a lot of the bad folks in the world.
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post #70 of 291
5/12/09 at 2:34pm
Aww, she's so cute! Are you going to keep her?
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post #71 of 291
5/12/09 at 11:52pm
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Aww, she's so cute! Are you going to keep her?
A funny thing happened today. She may not be a she. I'll give it another couple days, but I'm pretty sure. I tried to take photos, but again, sHe is pretty wiggly.

My bigger concern is getting her/him to go #2. It's been a couple days now. I'm getting worried. Any tricks to try?

Thanks,
Dan
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post #72 of 291
5/13/09 at 9:41am
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Well, a bit came out this morning. (1/2" or so)
The color was good, a bit hard compared to toothpaste.
Maybe a bit less water or more, I don't know..
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post #73 of 291
5/13/09 at 12:44pm
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Well, a bit came out this morning. (1/2" or so)
The color was good, a bit hard compared to toothpaste.
Maybe a bit less water or more, I don't know..
That's so great! I find that alot or times bottle babies have a hard time, maybe it's the formula of the change...
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post #74 of 291
5/13/09 at 8:32pm
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We have a BOY!

0lbs 7oz
He's a feisty sassy dude.

We're constantly calling him her, she, and Sassy. We'll need to come up with an identity that fits this little fighter. Although, my wife will continue to call him Sassy... I just don't think it fits any more.

I was really certain it was a girl, exclamation point and all, but now there are definite family jewels developing..
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post #75 of 291
5/13/09 at 8:50pm
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We have a BOY!

0lbs 7oz
He's a feisty sassy dude.

We're constantly calling him her, she, and Sassy. We'll need to come up with an identity that fits this little fighter. Although, my wife will continue to call him Sassy... I just don't think it fits any more.

I was really certain it was a girl, exclamation point and all, but now there are definite family jewels developing..
He needs a tough name then!!! How about Rocko? Gunny, as in gun metal gray? Mack? Joe (Joe Louis)? Champ? Frankie? Sugar Ray? Dempsey (Jack)? Sonny (Liston)? I guess I am going with the boxing/ fighting theme here! Gene Tunney? Frazier?

I'll try to think of some more strong male names or appropriate choices... that is ... if you want me to!!

ETA: Hercules!? Samson???
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post #76 of 291
5/14/09 at 10:09am
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Actually, He looks like the Wolverine character in the new movie. The old comic book version of the character. His name is Logan...

Either that or Tiger. Cause I'm more into golf than boxing. And Tiger is tenacious...

Sorry, Tiger, I know it's not very manly, but I have to ask this question...
I've heard on some other sites that a drop of vegetable oil or mineral oil can help them loosen up their stools. Will canola oil do that as well?
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post #77 of 291
5/14/09 at 5:34pm
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We have poopage!
Sorry, I celebrate the weirdest things sometimes.
Still the stool is very hard, we did give her a drop of canola oil, but it was only minutes before so it hadn't taken effect.

He has 3 stripes developing on each side behind his front legs, may be tiger shark is a better name. My wife is stuck on Sassy. we'll see.
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post #78 of 291
5/14/09 at 5:47pm
Ah, don't worry about celebrating poopage - any loving cat parent has danced in glee when there is good poop. In fact, I just celebrated my boy's having a nice normal stool (he got into the greenies a bit too much the other day!).

So glad to hear continued good news on your Sassy!
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post #79 of 291
5/14/09 at 6:27pm
if it's a boy how about going back to Rocky?
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post #80 of 291
5/14/09 at 6:30pm
Logan/Wolverine --

yeah and he will have razor sharp claws that can pop out on command!!!
(right now at his age they don't retract.)

Tiger is a nice name, too... eventhough it's for Tiger Woods it is kind of generic for a cat....
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post #81 of 291
5/14/09 at 8:38pm
Tiger is a good name for a tabby.
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post #82 of 291
5/14/09 at 10:20pm
Looks like your little one is about 2 days older than my litter My little ones mama was stray/feral at a friends feral colony and about to pop when I trapped her.

Your stories are making me giggle as mine are doing the same thing. 2 of my little ones started wrestling tonight for the first time which was cute - they were kind of rolling around each other with gums and claws flailing everywhere

You're doing a fantastic job, and I can't imagine you'll be giving him up - you've been through too much with him already to not be attached.
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post #83 of 291
5/14/09 at 11:21pm
Hi Dan,

I just wanted to commend you for your thoroughness in raising this baby. It is a tough job and he is still so young, you need to remain vigilant. You can add more water to the formula to help with the stool, but often these wee ones are born with parasites and that can also be a problem. You can't do much about the worms at this stage, but once he is bigger and stronger, call your vet and schedule an appoinment to get him checked out.

You can also wrap him up in a warm towel while feeding this helps them to relax and you can gently massage the belly before and after feeding. One trick I use quite often is to put the bum into a stream of warm water and just massage around the rectum.

Good luck with Logan and I won't even mention how many times I have gotten the sexing wrong on newborn kittens.
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post #84 of 291
5/14/09 at 11:47pm
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Hi Dan,

I just wanted to commend you for your thoroughness in raising this baby. It is a tough job and he is still so young, you need to remain vigilant. You can add more water to the formula to help with the stool, but often these wee ones are born with parasites and that can also be a problem. You can't do much about the worms at this stage, but once he is bigger and stronger, call your vet and schedule an appoinment to get him checked out.

You can also wrap him up in a warm towel while feeding this helps them to relax and you can gently massage the belly before and after feeding. One trick I use quite often is to put the bum into a stream of warm water and just massage around the rectum.

Good luck with Logan and I won't even mention how many times I have gotten the sexing wrong on newborn kittens.
Thanks everyone for your comments. I'm off to bed after his last feeding for the night. He's gone about 6.5 hours before needing more food which suits my sleep time just fine.

It's funny you mention rubbing his belly. He seems to be teaching me that on his own. He loves his belly rubbed.

The claw thing was one of the reasons I thought Logan would be appropriate. That and invincibility. No, I"m not a 21 year old geek, more than double that. We'll just continue to try to call him He instead of She. Which is tough to do...

Well it sounds like he's setteled in for the night, so I'm off to bed,
Thanks All for leading me through this. I knew there would be a group of people out there that cared about this unknown orphan as much as I did. I'm just glad I found you.

Thanks so much,
Dan and Tiger, or Logan, or Sassy, or whatever...
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post #85 of 291
5/15/09 at 6:10am
haha, so it's a boy- we thought one of our fosters was a girl until she was 8 weeks! Then we got a call from the shelter saying that she was in fact a he
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post #86 of 291
5/15/09 at 11:13am
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Thanks everyone for your comments. I'm off to bed after his last feeding for the night. He's gone about 6.5 hours before needing more food which suits my sleep time just fine.

It's funny you mention rubbing his belly. He seems to be teaching me that on his own. He loves his belly rubbed.

The claw thing was one of the reasons I thought Logan would be appropriate. That and invincibility. No, I"m not a 21 year old geek, more than double that. We'll just continue to try to call him He instead of She. Which is tough to do...

Well it sounds like he's setteled in for the night, so I'm off to bed,
Thanks All for leading me through this. I knew there would be a group of people out there that cared about this unknown orphan as much as I did. I'm just glad I found you.

Thanks so much,
Dan and Tiger, or Logan, or Sassy, or whatever...
Dan - you don't have to be a 21 year old geek to like the X-Men!
And whatever you end up naming this darling little bundle, you and for family are angels for giving him a chance at life!
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post #87 of 291
5/20/09 at 10:26pm
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Another update... 4 weeks old on Friday. 9.25oz weight.

He's doing well. The poopers are coming few and far between. I went a bought some Pet Authority liquid vitamins. Hopefully it will help regulate him a bit.

Eating and sleeping well.
Hears most noises, but probably muffled.
He can't see much past 1 or two feet maybe less.
Gets shocked sometimes when you touch him.
Gets real aggressive when eating, but otherwise is pretty calm.

I had a cat friend come by and take a look at him. She thought he was doing well. Nothing obviously wrong.
Anyways, that's where we are at.

"This site can probably answer a lot of your question
http://www.kitten-rescue.com/ "
This site has been a real help. I found a few others that offer this type of advice. I check back regularly as time passes to see how things need to evolve.
Thanks A Bunch!
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post #88 of 291
5/21/09 at 6:12pm
Thanks for the update, I have been following this with interest.
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post #89 of 291
5/21/09 at 7:41pm
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Another update... 4 weeks old on Friday. 9.25oz weight.

He's doing well. The poopers are coming few and far between. I went a bought some Pet Authority liquid vitamins. Hopefully it will help regulate him a bit.

Eating and sleeping well.
Hears most noises, but probably muffled.
He can't see much past 1 or two feet maybe less.
Gets shocked sometimes when you touch him.
Gets real aggressive when eating, but otherwise is pretty calm.

I had a cat friend come by and take a look at him. She thought he was doing well. Nothing obviously wrong.
Anyways, that's where we are at.

"This site can probably answer a lot of your question
http://www.kitten-rescue.com/ "
This site has been a real help. I found a few others that offer this type of advice. I check back regularly as time passes to see how things need to evolve.
Thanks A Bunch!
Awww! Sounds like he is doing well!! Did you decide on a name? Is it Logan, Tiger.... or Sassy??????
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post #90 of 291
5/21/09 at 7:43pm
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Awww! Sounds like he is doing well!! Did you decide on a name? Is it Logan, Tiger.... or Sassy??????
Yes....

He made another tootsie roll today (2 actually). All by himself. I think he's gets stressed out when we help him.
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