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Hi everyone, I am new here but have been a lurker for a while.
I took in a pregnant cat two weeks ago as a rescue. She is feral but has quickly warmed up these past two weeks. Before we could take her to the vet to see if we are to abort these babies or let her have them, she made the decision for us by giving birth to 4 gorgeous kittens a day after we brought her in.
about a week ago, they came down with eye infections and have been treating with terramycin for almost a week. I stopped it after two days at the beginning since the eyes got better but then two days later the infection came back so I’ve been back at it. I stink at this, really. At first giving them the gel was easy but now they’re squirming so much even when I havethem wrapped in a towel and I touched the tip of the applicator to the eyes. So now I’m stressing I damaged his eye. I’m awful at this.
weighing them is so hard. They are always catching their little claws in the fabrics and I’m scared to death I’m going to damage their fragile little bodies picking them up or getting them free from the fabric. I feel like they’re blown glass or something!
Also one of the kittens only gained 14 grams in two days. So now I’m stressing about that. I’ve had cats all my life but I’ve never raised babies before.
There is Loki, the biggest. He’s a male. Then China, female, Dot, female, and Keeto, female. Here are their weight progressions (I didn’t touch them the first week):
Born: 2/9
2/16: Loki: 244 g, China: 210 g, Keeto: 213 g, and Dot: 215 g
2/18: Loki: 272 g, China: 241 g, Keeto: 235 g, and Dot: 238 g
2/20: Loki: 300 g, China: 265 g, Keeto: 260 g, and Dot: 272 g
2/22: Loki: 337g, China: 289 g, Keeto: N/A, and
Dot: 298 g
2/24: Loki: 360 g, China: 319 g, Keeto: 334 g, and Dot: 316 g
As you can see, Dot only gained 18 grams from Tuesday to today (Thursday). Should I stress? This is a really hard job!
Also, the mom had a kitten in the summer that we rescued. He’s 7 months old now, and neutered. We couldn’t catch momma then. How possible is it for the 7 month old boy to kill the kittens if he’s neutered? He’s staying away from them anyway; separated by a room with a door.
I took in a pregnant cat two weeks ago as a rescue. She is feral but has quickly warmed up these past two weeks. Before we could take her to the vet to see if we are to abort these babies or let her have them, she made the decision for us by giving birth to 4 gorgeous kittens a day after we brought her in.
about a week ago, they came down with eye infections and have been treating with terramycin for almost a week. I stopped it after two days at the beginning since the eyes got better but then two days later the infection came back so I’ve been back at it. I stink at this, really. At first giving them the gel was easy but now they’re squirming so much even when I havethem wrapped in a towel and I touched the tip of the applicator to the eyes. So now I’m stressing I damaged his eye. I’m awful at this.
weighing them is so hard. They are always catching their little claws in the fabrics and I’m scared to death I’m going to damage their fragile little bodies picking them up or getting them free from the fabric. I feel like they’re blown glass or something!
Also one of the kittens only gained 14 grams in two days. So now I’m stressing about that. I’ve had cats all my life but I’ve never raised babies before.
There is Loki, the biggest. He’s a male. Then China, female, Dot, female, and Keeto, female. Here are their weight progressions (I didn’t touch them the first week):
Born: 2/9
2/16: Loki: 244 g, China: 210 g, Keeto: 213 g, and Dot: 215 g
2/18: Loki: 272 g, China: 241 g, Keeto: 235 g, and Dot: 238 g
2/20: Loki: 300 g, China: 265 g, Keeto: 260 g, and Dot: 272 g
2/22: Loki: 337g, China: 289 g, Keeto: N/A, and
Dot: 298 g
2/24: Loki: 360 g, China: 319 g, Keeto: 334 g, and Dot: 316 g
As you can see, Dot only gained 18 grams from Tuesday to today (Thursday). Should I stress? This is a really hard job!
Also, the mom had a kitten in the summer that we rescued. He’s 7 months old now, and neutered. We couldn’t catch momma then. How possible is it for the 7 month old boy to kill the kittens if he’s neutered? He’s staying away from them anyway; separated by a room with a door.
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