Kitten Help;)

[Jessica Meade]

hi guys i just love the cat site and helpful it has been each time i have fostered..
I got our new foster about 5 weeks ago she was a barn cat that was going to be put down because of her roaming and then pregnant anyway today she had her 6 sweet baby kittens. she had the last one a few hours ago and all are nursing and she (molly) is resting she is a beautiful grey cat looks alot like my journey (my first foster that had such a hard life we kept her after her litter) im rambling sorry her 6 babies look alot alike she has 3 solid black and then three calico mostly black but beautiful orange and white markings honestly some of the most beautiful kittys i have fostered. Now to my guestions how 1.)how can i tell them apart??? i really want to keep up with weight whos eating and all that fun stuff ? nail polish?? is the smell ok for mom?
2.) i had two cats born in the same sack?? has anyone seen this before? does that mean they are twins?
and lastly3.) my scale stopped working after first weigh i got straight on amazon amd ordered a new one with overnight shipping. anything else i can do to check weight gain? should i run out to walmart and try and find one? its midnight here is NC ***sorry so long**** been an exciting day

 

[ashade1]

You can put nail polish on the tips of their tails! They will need refreshed every few days. I have also heard of people putting a dot of sharpie on the inside of the ears! The two in the same sack are twins!
As long as everyone is nursing good I think it is fine to wait a couple of days until the scale comes in the mail!
Congrats! Post some pictures!

 

[Jessica Meade]

thank you i have Foster before and had kittens that look alike but there was always some little way to tell them apart specially the older they got I guess these two little black ones are black with a little white dot in the exact same place everything is exactly the same it is crazy! But a lot of this litter looks a lot alike so thanks for the nail polish tip I will try that and just didn't want anything to mess with the smell of momma and her new kittens

 

[ileen]

If you don't have different color nail polish (I don't), paint different nails & keep track front right #1, front left #2 etc.

 

[lacy2000]

Try using baby nail polish so it is less toxic for Mom when she licks it off of them.