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The kittens are two weeks old! Things went pretty well this week. They were cruising right along until yesterday, when a couple didn't gain well. Kitten #1 (little orange girl) only gained 2grams, and #8 actually lost 3g. Everyone is active, no one is dehydrated, no diarrhea, no sneeziness or sign of any other issue. I think it's a result of human error I worked all 5 days last week (although I cut a couple days short), and I know that's hard on them. Also, I maybe did something dumb, which was to switch orange swirl (kitten 4), from the bigs to the littles for Thursday evening and night. She hadn't gained as much, and #8 had gained a ton, so I thought I'd try one day of them switched to help out orange swirl. Seems like it backfired for #8 (spotty tabico). Sometimes it seems like there are really 6 littles, and 4 bigs. Weights were up a little this morning, and I am supplementing 8 and 4 along with 3 and 5.
Hoping the weekend will give us a good chance to regroup. I did think there would come a time as they got bigger that they would need more supplementing, and it seems like that time has started.
I don't feel like they're out of the woods, although I think there's a bit more chance now to correct mistakes before they turn into a giant problem. I always feel a big relief when they start eating on their own, and with these guys it will be a HUGE sigh of relief! Then, I also feel much much better after they start getting vaccinated.... We still have a long way to go.
Hoping the weekend will give us a good chance to regroup. I did think there would come a time as they got bigger that they would need more supplementing, and it seems like that time has started.
I don't feel like they're out of the woods, although I think there's a bit more chance now to correct mistakes before they turn into a giant problem. I always feel a big relief when they start eating on their own, and with these guys it will be a HUGE sigh of relief! Then, I also feel much much better after they start getting vaccinated.... We still have a long way to go.