Recent Content by gerard jones

My neighbor is a farmer. He's quite used to death.

I was given a kitten, she got pregnant at 1 yr , all the kittens died because she ran out of milk and I didn't have a clue. After that I got her fixed and let her go out daily. She always came home when called every night. One night she failed to show, next morning a neighbor knocked on my door...

Yeh, the thought of fostering has occured to me. Not sure the animal rescue would be impressed with my 0-7 score so far.

I sobbed like a child, I think its healthy to mourn, I'm concerned it doesn't turn into self pity. I get this sense cats understand a lot more than they crack on, they only pretend they don't get it. The good news is the flea problem is nearly solved with the med after 24 hrs, hardly pick any up...

I'm not squeamish, if I saw someone get their legs blown off it wouldn't upset me but this was devastating. Kitty has been making me open all the doors so she can search everywhere. She came and slept with me last nite, first time in 2 months.

sadly the last 2 died today, too late with the formula or they couldn't take formula at their late stage. I don't know how people work at shelters, I'd get PTSD.

I got the formula, no pedialyte at either place. Got a bottle with various rubber tips. Also found some advantage11 at walmart. Talked to the farmer at 5am before he took to the fields, he simply said she had kittens when she was too young to support them , he mentioned his cows are the same...

It died, thought it would. i'm beginning to think mum isn't producing any milk, when I put a kitten on a nipple it doesn't pay any attention to it, theres probably nothing there. She was doing fine at first but now nothing for the kittens. She eats 2 cans wet food and drinks water....although...

OK, I just gave it some warm sugar water at 2:30 am , I'll give it some more in 3 hrs or so. its back with the other 2 in a warm place. She was crying out but is quiet now, maybe sleeping. She's panting compare to the other 2. IS it possible they have worms from the fleas?

the sick kittens start to refuse food, then they die. Another one is on its last legs tonite. Just laying on its side. It was the healthiest this morning. I'll go to walmart sunday ,see if they have anything. Mum cat moved all the kittens again into the living room, I try to feed them, theres...

Their weights are slightly down this morning, is it normal to go down overnite. Smallest kitten was 9.2 oz yesterday, but dropped to 8.9 oz today at 8am. I fed it and it now weighs 9.0 oz. Maybe they drop weight when they urinate? I gave mum 1/8 cup of the formula, she lapped it up.

3 kittens left now. 9.2 oz 9.8 oz 10.2 oz Its a struggle getting them to take it, I do put on the mouth and it wicks in, I see them swallowing it but they put up a racket, mum loves the stuff....she tries to steal it from the kittens lips.I think I have to lock mum away when doing this, its...

One of them was lying on its side whimpering for help, tried to feed it but it died right in my hands, it weighed 9.2 oz. the others are doing ok, the one I thought was going to die bounced back after the sugar water and feeding with mum, it also only weighs 9.2 but I can feel it isn't weak...

I live next door to a farmer, after describing whats happening he said she ain't feedin them or she can't make enough milk because she's on the young side herself. I expected to find at least 1 dead kitten this morning but they all made it, I saw the weakest one feeding with mum and she perked...

Thank you, that helps a lot. I'm in northern rural maine with only 1 store local, they don't have anything, Walmart is 30 miles away, I usually just use amazon. I'm sure the local store has evap milk and egg yolk sounds like good protein. Mum seemed to be feeding the other 3, she only gave up on...