Can a mother cat handle more than her own kittens?

[Sarthur2]

What you are doing seems to be working for now!

 

[DebRB]

Thank you very much!

 

[DebRB]

Great news today! two of the tiny kittens are now regularly nursing on Mom. I'm not sure if little grey female is but today she weighted in at 3.5 ounces! (after being stuck on 3.25) We check them every three hours and offer milk the grey female takes some the other two none. We give the rest of the milk to Mom who slurps it down! We also remover older kittens to another crate with heating pad so little guys can nurse without competition.

 

[DebRB]

Photos from two days ago.

 

[DebRB]

2 kittens are 5.5 ounces today. The little grey female is about 3.75. Very incremental progress. I've been adding high cal supplement to milk also. Trying to do every three hours.