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They are all sleeping peacefully now. The white one moved from under mamas chin and ibhad a good look, thankfully they all look the sane size
I stayed up all night the first 2 nights making sure they all ate every 2 hours. Mom has gotten really good about feeding them, but I still go in every 4 hours to make sure they're all latched. They've been gaining well, but it was a lot of with the first 48 hours.
I should add that they were all very small but not premature. So I was really anxious that they gain well.
These greedy little tykes have not stopped feeding since they all settled at half two!! Will they settle into every two hours eventually?
I dunno what happened there!!! Weird!!! I'm going to buy a small heating pad in the shops in the morningI'm puzzled by the above quote attributed to me. That's not my quote! [emoji]128064[/emoji]
cant find an electric one, only a microwave heat pad. Will that do do you think?You can do without the rice sock since you have a heating pad. I used my heating pad non-stop for 3 weeks. No rice sock and no water bottle. Mine kitten-piled and were fine with just each other, heating pad, and mom! [emoji]128522[/emoji]
Yes, that is too much. Bear is in crisis. You must begin supplementing him every hour or two, around the clock. I would start with 1-2ml per feeding.Weighed Bear this morning and he is now 98g!!! I know that they lose a little but in the first few days but is that too much. He has managed to latch on and was suckling when I checked on them at 2am and 4am this morning.
Also, always had a problem with fleas on Mama and thought I managed to get rid of them but now I'm seeing flea dirt and white eggs in the kittens nest!!! Anything else going to go wrong now??!!
just re-weighed Bear and he's a wopping 130g! He has put on 21g in a day!!!! He was very wriggly when I weighed him this morning. This time, he laid very still and looked happy. I think I'm in love...Yes, that is too much. Bear is in crisis. You must begin supplementing him every hour or two, around the clock. I would start with 1-2ml per feeding.
Fleas will easily kill young kittens. You'll need some advantage II or another product safe for nursing moms. You can change their bedding every day. Also use a flea comb on each of the kittens daily. Anemia is a huge risk.