Recent Content by MinkaTasha

Is it dangerous for my 14 year old cat to bring a kitten into my house that had FHV, but has since cleared up? I had this experience has in the past but the kitten got FHV two days before I was to pick it up and our vet said not to bring it home. But if the kitten clears up and is fine at 12...

Considering a kitten from a breeder but the kitten has watery eyes. It’s clear discharge and the third eyelid is not showing. All of the kittens in the litter have the watery eyes but mama cat does not. Kitten will be 5 weeks old tomorrow. I have spent about 4 hours now searching FB, Reddit...

Thanks. I think I've finally figured some of it out after piecing together what I've learned from a dozen pages. I am pretty sure there is the possibility for solid black, brown tabby, seal point, and seal lynx point. It's the blue golden shaded that throws me. Wish there was a calculator that...

I’ve spent hours on the internet and am no closer to an answer to this question. If a seal point female (n33) BSH is bred to a blue golden shaded male (ay11) that is a carrier for colorpoint, what are the kitten color possibilities and odds of colorpoints? Thanks!

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I'm back! Mama's leg is all healed and the kittens are 3 weeks, 5 days. I have a question about weight gain. Just about every day, we will have a various kitten that doesn't gain more than 1 to 4 grams. It's happened to all 6 kittens at one point or another. Mama seems to only have five good...

Yes, it’s on low and it’s one made for pets. I’ve removed it and so far, so good. Mama is still limping the same today but has let me examine it without any sign of pain. My son said he saw her lay down and the leg shook for 10 to 20 seconds earlier today, but I haven’t been able to catch that...

Also--best news of all--the rescue told me yesterday that the man who found mama wants to adopt her when she goes back to the shelter. He found her on a Wednesday, I got her on Thursday, and she delivered on Friday. It doesn't take long to see what a great cat she is, and it makes my heart warm...

How long should I keep a heating pad in the nest? Last night, mama moved her 2 week old kittens under the couch and onto the cold tile floor, and a few of the kittens climbed into a box I had under there (placed to discourage mama from going under the couch when we first got her from the...

How long do I continue to weigh the kittens? 5 weeks? All 6 of our babies are doing well at 10 days old. Every day, a different kitten seems to not gain or to only gain 1 or 2 grams, but then he catches up the next day and it’s another kitten’s turn to worry me for 24 hours. The biggest one is...

Look for my recent post about Mama Cat and 6 Babies. I have successfully defeated this round of fleas with Advantage II on mom (you have to keep her out of nest for 30 minutes afterwards) and 2 Dawn baths for the babies (3 days old!), 24 hours apart. I did this in a bathroom a with a space...

Thanks! That makes me feel better. I tried to keep the baths to 2 minutes in a tiny bathroom with a space heater and then I used a blow dryer to dry their bodies. I just saw a flea run up one, so we didn’t get them all. Yet.

So I washed the kittens with Dawn in a very warm bathroom today per the shelter, and treated mama with Advantage. Only saw two fleas tonight so it’s working and we will do another bath tomorrow. But one of the kittens only gained 4 grams today. He was 89 at birth and then 109, 125, and 129 each...

The flea comb has yet to catch one flea. The babies are just so small and the comb is so big! My fingers and eyes are old, so I’m struggling and may be at this all night. But 2 down. Many more to go...

I just combed mom and am only getting flea dirt from her. I bet they treated her 23 hours before she gave birth and the fleas jumped ship to the babies.