Yes, try to weigh at the same time each day.
Thank you! Are you from New England as well? GOAT, Gronk and Tuukka are my favorite names as well. My teenage boys did all the naming - GOAT is for our Tom Brady (Greatest Of All Time). Sea-bass is for Sebastian Vallmor. I had to strongly discourage them from naming one "Deflategate". And if there had been more I think we would have had a "Bird" and "Varitek" as well.I am especially taken with the names "Goat" and "Gronk." "Sea Bass" tickles my fancy, as well, I am so looking forward to watching this litter grow up! I'm thinking that Tuukka is your little calico, no? You know how I am about those tri-colored kittehs!!! (Hekitty says that's just as well)
,Not from New England...I just love the names.Thank you! Are you from New England as well? GOAT, Gronk and Tuukka are my favorite names as well. My teenage boys did all the naming - GOAT is for our Tom Brady (Greatest Of All Time). Sea-bass is for Sebastian Vallmor. I had to strongly discourage them from naming one "Deflategate". And if there had been more I think we would have had a "Bird" and "Varitek" as well.
Tuukka is the calico girl, but again, they don't care - as my Cole says, "The best hockey player on my team is a girl so it's OK if a girl cat is named Tuukka." And I strongly suspect that Gronk is a girl as well.
I will post more pictures as they grow. It is going to be so hard to see them leave, there has been so much interest in them already.
I've been reading about it on other threads and articles. Most important to keep them belly down and head up and put syringe into corner of mouth, right?At this age, it's 1-2 ml every 2 hours. I do agree that you should start now. Let us know how it goes. Do you know how to feed a kitten? We can give instructions if at all needed.
I was wondering about B.B - there is even some orange in him/her - although when I tried to sex them s/he looks VERY different from Tuukka. I will try again when they are a little older, but my inexperienced eye thought that Tuukka, Gronk and Mookie were girls and the rest were boys. Of course, aside from Tuukka I could be 100% wrong.,Not from New England...I just love the names.
Going back and looking carefully, I'm not entirely sure you don't have a second, dilute calico, gray and creamy tan rather than black and orange...I'm looking at the top litter photo, where I swear the top kitten has an creamy tan tail and gray spots...Is that B.B.? Asking because the names/pics list, B.B. almost looks like there may be some of that creamy tan on the face...if so, you'll have to call her "Billie."
And now I've gone back and read the rest of the thread, and had to do a little editing...yes, suppliment. These kittens should not be losing weight, and seven is a lot for a mama to handle. talkingpeanut and sarther2 can talk you through this better than I. There are articles on the site about how much and how often to feed. They're good, and then we can just fill in the blanks, although, with mama on hand and VERY willing to take care of them, a lot of the pressure is off of you. At least you don't have to worry about cleaning and elimination assistance! Good luck, Darlin!
Correct. Kitten and milk must be warm in order to digest. One drop at a time into the cheek, and then let them swallow.I've been reading about it on other threads and articles. Most important to keep them belly down and head up and put syringe into corner of mouth, right?
Thanks talkingpenut - I'll do that. Supplementing seemed to go well - some of the kittens were way more cooperative than others and almost seemed willing to suckle on the syringe.You can put a bit of olive oil on mom's nipples if they look chapped.
The babies are adorable. How did the supplementing go?