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new rescue litter
Saturday our local rescue group called to ask us to bottle feed another
litter. The people who brought them in found them when they were mowing their lawn. I guess they really wanted to mow that spot so they snagged the kittens and brought them in. Here's hoping they can get mom and have her neutered so she doesn't go doing this again. At any rate I'm not really sure how old they are. Their eyes are open and all blue. Their ears were still pointing forward Saturday but have stood up more since then. They are old enough to easily determine sex. They are starting to wander around and groom themselves and each other. They still sleep most of the time. I'm guessing they are going on 3 weeks but maybe someone here with more experience can correct me if I'm wrong. They appear to be young but I'm a little surprised that they are getting around as well as they are and that they are grooming themselves. The last litter I bottle fed looked to be a little older when we found them but weren't as mobile nor did they start grooming themselves until later. Maybe this litter's mom was more experienced? I have three of them nursing well on the bottle. The fourth I had to feed with a syringe until she nursed a little last night. I guess she's going to be my problem child. I had a reluctant feeder with the last litter too. At any rate is there anything else I should look for to determine their age. It would help so that I can try to keep them on track developmentally and don't expect too much/little of them. Thanks Wendy |
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well i took in 6 kittens..were a day old cause still had umbilical
cord....i know the ears opened about day after eyes....7-10 days the three who lived opened thier eyes. mine all would walk at even a day old...with heads just about hitting floor but all wouold e very mobile...they cleaned anything around 2 1/2 weeks. but by 3 1/2 they actually had cordinatin to clean a foot or whatever...before theyd try but end up licking air. few things for you...kmr does have some sort of program for frequent buyer(never found out till mine were 4 months old and off milk...so worth looking into and also theres something called ben-bac...benefical bacteria...i used it at 8 weeks cause never heard of it before...but can use day they are born. good luck with your babies |
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well i took in 6 kittens..were a day old cause still had umbilical
cord....i know the ears opened about day after eyes....7-10 days the three who lived opened thier eyes. mine all would walk at even a day old...with heads just about hitting floor but all wouold e very mobile...they cleaned anything around 2 1/2 weeks. but by 3 1/2 they actually had cordinatin to clean a foot or whatever...before theyd try but end up licking air. few things for you...kmr does have some sort of program for frequent buyer(never found out till mine were 4 months old and off milk...so worth looking into and also theres something called ben-bac...benefical bacteria...i used it at 8 weeks cause never heard of it before...but can use day they are born. good luck with your babies |
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They start getting teeth in somewhere around 3-4 weeks, so I would say they
are in that range. They also become more "aware" of their surroundings at 3 weeks (though it is dubious what they can actually see, I think shapes or movement). You should start worming them now too. Good luck and enjoy! JoJo wrote in message ... well i took in 6 kittens..were a day old cause still had umbilical cord....i know the ears opened about day after eyes....7-10 days the three who lived opened thier eyes. mine all would walk at even a day old...with heads just about hitting floor but all wouold e very mobile...they cleaned anything around 2 1/2 weeks. but by 3 1/2 they actually had cordinatin to clean a foot or whatever...before theyd try but end up licking air. few things for you...kmr does have some sort of program for frequent buyer(never found out till mine were 4 months old and off milk...so worth looking into and also theres something called ben-bac...benefical bacteria...i used it at 8 weeks cause never heard of it before...but can use day they are born. good luck with your babies |
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They start getting teeth in somewhere around 3-4 weeks, so I would say they
are in that range. They also become more "aware" of their surroundings at 3 weeks (though it is dubious what they can actually see, I think shapes or movement). You should start worming them now too. Good luck and enjoy! JoJo wrote in message ... well i took in 6 kittens..were a day old cause still had umbilical cord....i know the ears opened about day after eyes....7-10 days the three who lived opened thier eyes. mine all would walk at even a day old...with heads just about hitting floor but all wouold e very mobile...they cleaned anything around 2 1/2 weeks. but by 3 1/2 they actually had cordinatin to clean a foot or whatever...before theyd try but end up licking air. few things for you...kmr does have some sort of program for frequent buyer(never found out till mine were 4 months old and off milk...so worth looking into and also theres something called ben-bac...benefical bacteria...i used it at 8 weeks cause never heard of it before...but can use day they are born. good luck with your babies |
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