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Timmi and his sisters were born two weeks ago tomorrow, so I thought I'd post an update. Timmi is doing very well - he has tripled his birth weight, and is opening his eyes, though not all the time, and they're not too focused. He's supposed to get milk replacer for at least another two weeks, and then a mixture of KMR and "kitten flakes", i.e., a sort of gruel. Joachim is going to adopt Timmi and his momma, who has been christened "Struppi", when the time comes. Timmi's sisters are going to go and live with one of my students and her boyfriend, and have been named "Romy" and "Sissi" (Romy Schneider was a German actress who played the Austrian Empress Elisabeth, nicknamed "Sissi", in a number of films). F., who'll graduate in July, and her boyfriend are moving in together this Saturday, and both grew up with cats and want their own "fur babies". They met Romy and Sissi yesterday afternoon, and F. told me today that they definitely are taking them, and have already paid the adoption fee. She's now looking into ways to secure their balcony (they've bought a third-floor condo).
Timmi is still being bottle fed, but the schedule has been changed - every three hours at night, and every two and a half hours during the day, when somebody is always present at the shelter. He's still suckling, or at least trying to.
Please keep your fingers crossed that the kittens continue to thrive!
Timmi is still being bottle fed, but the schedule has been changed - every three hours at night, and every two and a half hours during the day, when somebody is always present at the shelter. He's still suckling, or at least trying to.
Please keep your fingers crossed that the kittens continue to thrive!