Cuddles is a good solid 92 grams today. He is holding his own and I have high hopes that he will start gaining soon. I stayed away all day today so that I wouldn't be tempted to check him every hour like yesterday. I checked this morning before I left and the scale wavered between 90-92, so I'm guessing he was about 91 grams then ( the scale weighs in 2s). The scale jumped right to 92 and stayed there when I checked this evening. I was actually worried that he would have lost weight today if he didn't nurse enough, but he seems to be doing fine.
I know I got Rags on edge yesterday when I was in there so often. She has the kittens in a different corner of the room, so when I go in there now she can't see right away who it is and she starts growling and hissing. Tonight I was in there with my niece and Rags suddenly flew at her hissing and swatting at my niece with her paws. She didn't ever draw blood but now my niece is upset. I told her not to take it personally because Rags is just an animal and she was feeling defensive about the babies. Rags is sort of a touchy cat. I'm pretty sure that she was never socialized properly. The day before she gave birth I was petting her and she was purring, then she turned suddenly and bit me. I think after the kittens are weaned and she is spayed I can work on calming her down. I worry that she will never get along with my other animals though. I might need to keep her away from kids, too.
I know I got Rags on edge yesterday when I was in there so often. She has the kittens in a different corner of the room, so when I go in there now she can't see right away who it is and she starts growling and hissing. Tonight I was in there with my niece and Rags suddenly flew at her hissing and swatting at my niece with her paws. She didn't ever draw blood but now my niece is upset. I told her not to take it personally because Rags is just an animal and she was feeling defensive about the babies. Rags is sort of a touchy cat. I'm pretty sure that she was never socialized properly. The day before she gave birth I was petting her and she was purring, then she turned suddenly and bit me. I think after the kittens are weaned and she is spayed I can work on calming her down. I worry that she will never get along with my other animals though. I might need to keep her away from kids, too.