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Hello all!
I had to take a long break from fostering (a new human baby takes a lot of time and energy
), but I have missed it so much, so I'm back to having a foster mama. I picked her up from the local humane society today. She has five babies!
Two things - I'm curious how old the babies are. They still have their umbilical cords attached. I weighed them today and they vary from 112g to 129g. The intake sheet says 4 days, (she was a stray and they were already born so it's a guess) but that seems old to me, though I don't really know. I searched online but didn't see anything reliable about umbilical cords and how they relate to age.
Also, any advice about sexing them? We do have a torbie and a ginger, (as well as a black and two buffs) but it is so hard to tell! And I don't want to handle them too much - mama is super-chill and sweet, but no need in tempting fate.
I will post some pics when I can, these guys are going to be adorable. Mama is a medium-hair, so I'm hoping for some fluffballs in the mix. Except they are dangerous because I want to keep fluffballs.
I had to take a long break from fostering (a new human baby takes a lot of time and energy
Two things - I'm curious how old the babies are. They still have their umbilical cords attached. I weighed them today and they vary from 112g to 129g. The intake sheet says 4 days, (she was a stray and they were already born so it's a guess) but that seems old to me, though I don't really know. I searched online but didn't see anything reliable about umbilical cords and how they relate to age.
Also, any advice about sexing them? We do have a torbie and a ginger, (as well as a black and two buffs) but it is so hard to tell! And I don't want to handle them too much - mama is super-chill and sweet, but no need in tempting fate.
I will post some pics when I can, these guys are going to be adorable. Mama is a medium-hair, so I'm hoping for some fluffballs in the mix. Except they are dangerous because I want to keep fluffballs.