So I've had Koopa and Pepsi for 2 weeks now, and they are by the vet's estimate 5-6 weeks old. I don't have a scale at home, so I can't confirm this as of yet, but it really seems to me that only Pepsi is growing. They were both terribly tiny and malnourished and Koopa was definitely the worse for wear and the runt of the litter. We almost lost him, but after a week we took them to the vet and he said they were doing fine and we should keep doing what we were doing since they were doing well under our care. A week ago, Koopa was 8 ounces and Pepsi was 12 ounces.
In the last week, they've been mowing down on the soft kitten food and formula, and both have been trying out the dry food. They get free access to food because of their previous malnutrition. Koopa has become much more kitten-like (when we first got him, he just wanted to sleep and be held, had NO interest in playing like his brother). They stalk each other, wrestle, chase toys, etc.
Here's my concern (I will try to post pictures later today to show what I'm observing)...Pepsi has gotten noticeably bigger - not just his belly, but his entire structure. He weighs more which I can tell when I pick him up, but he's also longer, his head is larger and less delicate looking and he appears positively gigantic next to Koopa. When we first got them, they were both tiny but Pepsi wasn't too much larger than Koopa. Stronger looking, but not overwhelmingly bigger. Koopa, on the other hand, has filled out a little, has a little more weight to him but still is slim. He doesn't appear to have grown in any other fashion, though. His head is SO tiny compared to his brothers, which you can really tell when they're playing. He doesn't appear to have gotten any longer, and his bones seem awfully fragile still...you know how very young kittens seem like their bones are like bird bones? Hopefully that makes sense.
So - vet says boys are healthy, congratulated us on saving Koopa because he surely would have died without the every 2 hour bottle feedings. Koopa is playing a lot more, seems perky and attentive, has normal poos, is getting KMR and the nutri-cat liquid stuff in addition to the soft food they're both eating, seems strong for his size, as coordinated as his brother (he was very wobbly for a while because he was so weak), and overall seems just as healthy as Pepsi, albeit on the slim side. But either Pepsi is growing at a WAY faster rate, like abnormally fast, or Koopa seems to literally not be growing at all! I will try to upload pics later, and I will call the vet if it continues, but has anyone experienced this?
In the last week, they've been mowing down on the soft kitten food and formula, and both have been trying out the dry food. They get free access to food because of their previous malnutrition. Koopa has become much more kitten-like (when we first got him, he just wanted to sleep and be held, had NO interest in playing like his brother). They stalk each other, wrestle, chase toys, etc.
Here's my concern (I will try to post pictures later today to show what I'm observing)...Pepsi has gotten noticeably bigger - not just his belly, but his entire structure. He weighs more which I can tell when I pick him up, but he's also longer, his head is larger and less delicate looking and he appears positively gigantic next to Koopa. When we first got them, they were both tiny but Pepsi wasn't too much larger than Koopa. Stronger looking, but not overwhelmingly bigger. Koopa, on the other hand, has filled out a little, has a little more weight to him but still is slim. He doesn't appear to have grown in any other fashion, though. His head is SO tiny compared to his brothers, which you can really tell when they're playing. He doesn't appear to have gotten any longer, and his bones seem awfully fragile still...you know how very young kittens seem like their bones are like bird bones? Hopefully that makes sense.
So - vet says boys are healthy, congratulated us on saving Koopa because he surely would have died without the every 2 hour bottle feedings. Koopa is playing a lot more, seems perky and attentive, has normal poos, is getting KMR and the nutri-cat liquid stuff in addition to the soft food they're both eating, seems strong for his size, as coordinated as his brother (he was very wobbly for a while because he was so weak), and overall seems just as healthy as Pepsi, albeit on the slim side. But either Pepsi is growing at a WAY faster rate, like abnormally fast, or Koopa seems to literally not be growing at all! I will try to upload pics later, and I will call the vet if it continues, but has anyone experienced this?
