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Okay, now for some nuts and bolts questions.
I have been reading that kittens cannot use scented clumping litter because they will eat it. Our local market only had one option and that seems to be the bottom of the barrel clay type litter, should we go ahead and go to the pet store for kitten litter? I know this is a few weeks away, but I would like to be prepared.
She gave birth on an old robe and we are changing and washing it, I am assuming the unscented laundry soap we already use is okay?
I know we are looking for about a 10 g gain daily, but we have one that went up 18.. can they eat too much? He is the smallest so I am happy with the gain..but want to make sure.
Kitten weight update: we threw out the first measurements because it was pointed out to me that I was not consistent with using a paper towel and those also have weight. This is teaching me a great lesson in humility. We took the weights as the girlfriend helped me weigh them at 2:30 that morning as starting weights. feel free to check our math.. we are both suffering from a lack of eight hours a night.
8/29 @ 2:30 am
William: 121g
Hunter: 128g
Draco: 79g
Catnip: 110g
8/30 @ 10:30am
William: 133g 12g gain
Hunter: 136 8g gain
Draco: 97 18g gain!
Catnip 125 15g gain
William is clearly her favorite as he is the one that she moves onto my lap regularly. We are currently devising a way to move her and the babies into the living room for the day. She is okay if I am in the office with them, but when I leave she grabs William, brings him wherever I go and deposits him on me as soon as I sit down. Draco is the girlfriends favored kitten. He was #3 and was too cold when she was having kitten #4 so he spent some time in her bra and stole her heart in the process. I.. love them all. If I had to pick a favorite it would be PK or Dany as she has been officially dubbed. She is being a good mama and taking great care of the babies. She is a little suspicious if the girlfriend gets in with the babies, but seems to want to give them to me regularly. The only real problem we have had is the fact that she wants to climb IN the couch, but we had a large bag of donation clothes that have been repurposed to stuff in the space between the couch and the floor, sorry Goodwill, we'll get you next time we spring clean.
Also: the cutest thing I have seen in my life is two kittens fighting over the same nipple. Hunter and William both have an affinity for the same one and will bat at each other to get to it. It's adorable. Heart melting. Oh no.. these kittens have ruined me.
I have been reading that kittens cannot use scented clumping litter because they will eat it. Our local market only had one option and that seems to be the bottom of the barrel clay type litter, should we go ahead and go to the pet store for kitten litter? I know this is a few weeks away, but I would like to be prepared.
She gave birth on an old robe and we are changing and washing it, I am assuming the unscented laundry soap we already use is okay?
I know we are looking for about a 10 g gain daily, but we have one that went up 18.. can they eat too much? He is the smallest so I am happy with the gain..but want to make sure.
Kitten weight update: we threw out the first measurements because it was pointed out to me that I was not consistent with using a paper towel and those also have weight. This is teaching me a great lesson in humility. We took the weights as the girlfriend helped me weigh them at 2:30 that morning as starting weights. feel free to check our math.. we are both suffering from a lack of eight hours a night.
8/29 @ 2:30 am
William: 121g
Hunter: 128g
Draco: 79g
Catnip: 110g
8/30 @ 10:30am
William: 133g 12g gain
Hunter: 136 8g gain
Draco: 97 18g gain!
Catnip 125 15g gain
William is clearly her favorite as he is the one that she moves onto my lap regularly. We are currently devising a way to move her and the babies into the living room for the day. She is okay if I am in the office with them, but when I leave she grabs William, brings him wherever I go and deposits him on me as soon as I sit down. Draco is the girlfriends favored kitten. He was #3 and was too cold when she was having kitten #4 so he spent some time in her bra and stole her heart in the process. I.. love them all. If I had to pick a favorite it would be PK or Dany as she has been officially dubbed. She is being a good mama and taking great care of the babies. She is a little suspicious if the girlfriend gets in with the babies, but seems to want to give them to me regularly. The only real problem we have had is the fact that she wants to climb IN the couch, but we had a large bag of donation clothes that have been repurposed to stuff in the space between the couch and the floor, sorry Goodwill, we'll get you next time we spring clean.
Also: the cutest thing I have seen in my life is two kittens fighting over the same nipple. Hunter and William both have an affinity for the same one and will bat at each other to get to it. It's adorable. Heart melting. Oh no.. these kittens have ruined me.