Day Old Kitten... A Couple Questions.

[kashmir64]

That's fantastic.

 

[bellesmama]

172 grams today. It's a boy! We have named him Benji. I'll post his weight on Sunday, which is when he will be one week old. Mama is with him 3/4 of the day now and being great with him!

 

[bellesmama]

 

[bellesmama]

Thursday:152 grams
Friday: 172 grams
Saturday: 180 grams
Today: 188 grams

Is it okay that he's only gaining 8 grams in 24 hours these past 2 days?? For 3 days in a row, he was gaining 20 grams a day the scale said...

 

[abyeb]

This article: Weighing Newborn Kittens (and How This Could Save Their Lives) explains about how much kittens should gain per day. Basically, a good rule of thumb is about 10 grams per day. If, however, a kitten starts gaining less than 7 or 8 grams per day during its first 10 days, or if you notice a large negative trend in weight gain, then you need to intervene.

 

[bellesmama]

What should I do if tomorrow is another 8 gram gain instead of higher? I have kmr that I have been feeding mama and have more unopened as well.

 

[talkingpeanut]

How is the kitten gaining now? 8g per day is ok.

 

[bellesmama]

He was 236 grams at today's weigh-in thank you for asking!

 

[bellesmama]

napping with mama right now

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

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B bellesmama - God Bless you - and both of them.


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[di and bob]

What a beautiful kitten, look at that FAT tummy! Both of them look very content!

 

[bellesmama]

290 grams today.

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

290 grams today.

B bellesmama - Bravo - and bravo to Benji the Miracle Kitten too!
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[bellesmama]

312 grams today. His eyes are open today, too! Soo cute.

 

[di and bob]

What a precious, precious little sweetheart! Thanks for the update, is is appreciated by all, especially since I don't see kittens anymore!

 

[bellesmama]

The kitten just turned 3 weeks old on Sunday and I was in the room with him and his mama and he was walking around just fine and playing and mama started playing with him and cleaning him so I got up to grab something from the other room and came back about 2 minutes later, if that long and he was having a hard time walking... his back leg kept going inward. I think mama got too rough with him. I will try to upload a short video I took that shows what I'm talking about. If it isn't better by tomorrow, I'll be calling our vet.

 

[bellesmama]

 

[Furballsmom]

Hi! A vet visit sounds good, let us know what happens and what they say

 

[silkenpaw]

You are right to take the kitten to the vet, that leg doesn’t look right. Please let us know what the diagnosis is.

 

[bellesmama]

The leg seems a bit better today but still not back to normal. My normal go to vet is double booked today and won't have a dr in again until next Tuesday, I called the other local vets and they said no dr in until Tuesday for them also and said to just keep an eye on the leg. Is there anything I can do to help him? My vet said to reduce his activity and maybe try keeping him from mama until feeding time because she has been rough. He still wants to play though so I've been trying to get him to lie down and play that way.