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Thank you again! Okay, I'm keeping at the extra feeding times for Robinhood and no extra syringe feeding. :) We do also keep a fan running all the time, and their playpen is away from windows or any direct sunshine, but... poor kitties, I know it's hot. It's hot for all of us, but I wish they'd...

They're not eating dry food (they did for a very short time, when they would otherwise raid their litterbox for dry things to chomp on), but they're not totally weaned either. They still want the bottle. Dot is very nearly weaned, and she takes minimal interest in the bottle, but she also has...

Thank you for saying this. That was my instinct, and I needed someone to tell me I wasn't wrong. The vet who suggested switching to water isn't my favorite (there are 2 at the animal hospital that I've met). She's very sweet and I can tell she loves animals, but little things she's said has made...

THANK YOU everyone! She's still alive, and I don't take for granted to advice you guys gave to get me through those last few hours before we took her to the vet. I ended up not waiting for her appointment, because I could tell she was getting dehydrated (skin test), and she was getting sleepier...

Thank you, guys, so much for the support you all have provided! First, and update on the litter box: I searched everywhere for non-clumping clay litter or any other non-clumping litter, and I utterly failed, until finally I was able to order online a wood-pellet litter. However, I think that...

First an update: The littlest kitten that I was worried about did die. We did everything, but she never really started gaining weight. The other three are strong and healthy and doing well. They are approximately 3.5 weeks old, eating a ton, beginning to play, and occasionally using the litter...

I honestly don't know what comes after the cardboard box. We don't have any other pets, so I will need to purchase something. I do have a designated room that we can use with them, but there are children that go in and out to some degree, so I need something within that to contain them in case...

Those videos were super helpful! Thank you so much!

Sooo... I investigated the egg thing (also having known someone who got typhoidal salmonella here, but not whether it came from eggs, meat, or just unwashed hands). It turns out 5% of eggs in Thailand are contaminated if the hens haven't been vaccinated. Since I don't whether I'm getting eggs...

Sadly, not right now. The kittens would be all grown up by the time it arrived. Right now things are taking a few months to get here, due to covid.

Hi all, I finally got all four to the vet. The smallest weighs just 100 grams and was slightly dehydrated. The rest looked healthy and strong (they are double to triple the littlest's size), she said, so that was good news. She gave me the clinic's final (tiny) packet of KMR powder, but...

Thanks for that tip! I'm trying... I can't always get to her every hour, but I am offering her more frequent opportunities (so sometimes on the hour and sometimes hour and a half) during the day (I don't think I can do better than every two hours at night). I *think* it's working... She's also...

Hi All, We lost one (not the one I was most worried about!). He was the second smallest but always had a good appetite. Then in the middle of the night stopped waking up, and nothing I could do would wake him, not sugar water, stroking, or any other effort. I kept him warm, but he still didn't...

Thank you so much for all this information! This forum is saving these kittens' lives. After adding the egg and coconut oil, all the kittens really picked up in their appetite and energy levels. The smallest eater has now consumed 3-6 ml in each of the last couple feedings. The biggest kitten is...

Oh, good news, I think they are older than I originally thought, because all but one umbilical cord has fallen off. So should I estimate 4-5 days old?

This is wonderfully helpful! Thank you so much. For now, I've added an egg yolk to a cup of formula mixture and am keeping it in the fridge (I'll warm before each feeding). At the moment, I'm home alone with small children during a Covid surge, so I'm not getting to the store, but when my...

Oh, also, yes the kittens are inside, where it might be a tad cooler than the 95-100 degrees outside, but only by a degree or two. Our house isn't air conditioned. So, I am still concerned by them overheating in the afternoon, but I'm also worried about doing anything that would cool them.

So far all five are alive and appear to be gaining weight (one less than the rest, one more than the rest...). They're also more eager about feeding in general and just act generally stronger. Since I can't weigh them, any tips for estimating if they're getting enough? The biggest eater easily...

A feral neighborhood cat either gave birth in our shed day before yesterday or moved her litter of 7 kittens there shortly thereafter (eyes closed, umbilical cord attached). She then abandoned them. After she didn't come back for 12+ hours, we bought some kitten formula (actually it says puppy...