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Hello everyone
Am new here but have used it to search for things when had querys
My girl gave birth to 5 kittens 13 days ago, she had one and then 12 hours later had 4 very close together.
They were all born quite small with the smallest being around 72g which is of course below the norm.
This baby was very obviously the runt and after a few days of it feeding like the others it stopped and was obviously growing a lot less than the others. It looked different too, his fur was greasy and flat compared to the others.
We spent 2 days starting to hand feed with formula and syrine but he passed away at 5 days old.
Now at 13 days the others are doing well eyes open, ranging from 250g to 297g.
Mum has started to leave them longer rather than sleep with them all the time like she did before, is that normal?
Mum and dad are both colour points so are the babies so waiting to see exactly what colours they will be
I am now some what of a helicopter parent after losing the runt, I've been sleeping on the sofa to be with them all night and because 2 of the kittens decided one nipple is their nipple it's been hard to make sure they both feed although they seem to be pretty strong willed and like to fight it out. Should I let them decide between them and not intervene? I don't want to stress mum and the kittens out as they seem to manage when I'm at work and sleeping.
Looking forward to sharing out journey with everyone!
Here is mum and babies.
Am new here but have used it to search for things when had querys
My girl gave birth to 5 kittens 13 days ago, she had one and then 12 hours later had 4 very close together.
They were all born quite small with the smallest being around 72g which is of course below the norm.
This baby was very obviously the runt and after a few days of it feeding like the others it stopped and was obviously growing a lot less than the others. It looked different too, his fur was greasy and flat compared to the others.
We spent 2 days starting to hand feed with formula and syrine but he passed away at 5 days old.
Now at 13 days the others are doing well eyes open, ranging from 250g to 297g.
Mum has started to leave them longer rather than sleep with them all the time like she did before, is that normal?
Mum and dad are both colour points so are the babies so waiting to see exactly what colours they will be
I am now some what of a helicopter parent after losing the runt, I've been sleeping on the sofa to be with them all night and because 2 of the kittens decided one nipple is their nipple it's been hard to make sure they both feed although they seem to be pretty strong willed and like to fight it out. Should I let them decide between them and not intervene? I don't want to stress mum and the kittens out as they seem to manage when I'm at work and sleeping.
Looking forward to sharing out journey with everyone!
Here is mum and babies.
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