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Not sure once I get out of school she is going to call me and let me know everything that is going on.
 

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We do, indeed, and I am SO kittensmitten!  I even saw a ginger TAIL!  ~she swoons~
 

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NO! I am so impatient! She saw the vet last Tuesday and they said that it should be about a week. It is a week today so hopefully soon! She looks like she is about to pop! lol
 
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Kitten 2 Miss Honey has opened her eyes all the way and it's the cutest thing on this planet! Everyone seems to be doing amazing and growing way to fast lol!
I am hopefully meeting with the rescue group to get all the paper work filled out and get these guys lined up for they're spay appointments! This whole experience is so bittersweet.
 
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Rescue found a Moma cat who lost all her kittens and grafted the three kittens with her and things are going great!
We have told them if an emergency comes up we are more than willing to help if they can't find a Momma or someone to hand rear right away.
 

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That's wonderful!  You are so precious to be willing to  hand-rear these guys, but how lovely that they will have a cat mama to teach them how to be proper cats.
 
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Rescue just contacted me about 4 kittens born Monday that need a momma asap! They have tried to hand raise them but lost one. So we are going to try and graft them onto Matilda and see how it works.
 

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So there are 3 kittens now?

Let us know how it goes.
 
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Yes 3 kittens. I was at school when the rescue dropped them off. Just got out I will update when I get home.

Update:I just got home. The new kittens haven't nursed yet but Matilda has accepted them. So I'm hoping when she settles down with her kittens they will latch then.
The rescue was trying to use bottles to hand raise them should I try a syringe if we can't get them to latch? They left me some KMR so I am going to mix some up for momma to see if she will take some for her milk supply.
I'll post pictures soon but these guys were born Monday and are tiny!!!! So even if they do latch I'm thinking I'm definitely going to have to supplement.
 
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We just got a few drops of KMR into the one who is the worst of. The two others have latched and are doing ok. Is it harsh to say I don't see the little one making it through the night? He is so week and lethargic. But we will try our best to keep trying to get something into him weather he nurses or we get him to take some KMR. We will give him a fighting chance.

I firmly believe every animal deserves a name so I've decided to name the one who isn't doing so good Rhett. The bigger and lighter black one with Owen and the darker smaller black one Carter. [emoji]10084[/emoji]
 
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Please continue to get drops of KMR into Rhett. Smear honey on his gums for quick energy. Mix the KMR with clear pedialyte instead of water. Give 1/2-1 mL each hour. It sounds like the kitten is starving to death and needs hydrating. You may want to supplement the other two as well for a couple of days.

I'm shocked that the rescue does not know to use a syringe instead of a bottle. [emoji]128528[/emoji]
 
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