Recent Content by Silentstar03

Absolutely! I had him out without his littermates so I could get a good video of him, so he was looking around for them lol. He is a sweetheart and very playful as well. It just warms my heart now when I look into the box and see him look up at me without his head swaying and without him falling...

Yes he is still a little unsteady, but he has improved so much. Just a week ago he couldn't take 2 steps without falling over. Whatever the prognosis, his outcome is looking great at this point and I couldn't be happier.

Here is a video of him today. You can still see a slight head sway when he is walking.

Just wanted to jump on here and give a quick update. The kittens are now 3 1/2 weeks old and doing very well. The little grey boy has made great improvements over the last week. He still has a little bit of a head sway but not nearly as much and he only seems to do it when he is walking. He has...

Yes this is true, just like a newborn baby. After babies are born they begin to urinate and defecate which can cause them to lose weight. Same goes with newborn kittens.

Agreed. The 14 grams per day is idealistic in the best case senario.

If you can't find goats milk than kitten formula will work just fine along with a high quality kitten food. Make sure that she has food available to her at all times. I usually place the food and water bowls right outside of the nesting box to encourage eating and drinking as they may not want...

You would want to use raw goats milk straight from the goat if possible. I have neighbors that raise goats and they were very gracious enough to donate some to me. Just make sure you are not giving cow's milk. Also, you would typically want very young kittens to gain about 14 grams per day. They...

It never hurts to supplement as long as it is able to latch properly. I agree with the weighing thing though. As long as it is gaining the proper amount every day, supplementing may not be necessary. Once the kittens get a little older, it also helps seperate mama and baby a few times a day for...

If you can get your hands on some goats milk, it is one of the best thing you can give her to increase her milk supply. She needs lots of extra calcium in her diet. Also, start feeding mama kitten food as well if you haven't already.

I'm so glad you were able to get her into a vet, especially with all that is going on right now. My cat gave birth 3 weeks ago. She had a difficult labor as well. The first kitten spent 3 hours in the birth canal after the water had broken which ultimately ended in being stillborn. It's always...

Yes it really just depends on the cat. Some cats don't even get their milk in until they are in labor, especially if it's not their first litter.

Yes please hold off on that spat. When I worked as a vet tech I can't tell you how many times we had people bring in ferral cats to be spayed that ended up being pregnant. The kittens were almost always too premature and we would lose them. If a kitten dies in utero, the mother is very much able...

Yes this is completely normal discharge. It can start appearing several days before labor starts. Given that her milk has come in, I would say you should expect her to give birth within the next day or 2.

Here are all of the kittens. A boy and a girl of each color Just wanted to give a little smile to some of you during these rough times.