murtle Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 aw they are just sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Gorjuss babies, but especially Jelly :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Jelly has the cutest pink feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtychicken Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 What a lot of hard work but thank goodness you're there fighting for them, missus Bejo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiccaweys Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Me and Spam are going to fall out if the greedy little sod keeps insisting on being fed every 90 minutes I'm employing tough love, I'm ignoring him until 1pm  Evil mother! Spam is sending a psychic message to Auntie Wiccs..... Save Me! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Me and Spam are going to fall out if the greedy little sod keeps insisting on being fed every 90 minutes I'm employing tough love, I'm ignoring him until 1pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kats inc Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Oh my  Ickle tabby kittens,cutest things in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greys mum Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I'm soooooooooo tired and that was only the first night I'll get used to it  They're taking forever to feed because Jelly and Egg are in their 'leave me alone I want to die' mood and being the cruel mummy I am I'm taking no notice and keep shoving milk into them regardless. They don't show any interest in sucking so I have to drop milk into their screaming gobs. They can swallow, they're not that weak, they just don't want to feed. This phase usually lasts a few days before they admit defeat and do as they're told. I make sure they have 3mls at every feed, and considering a medicine spoon holds only 5mls you can see just what a tiny amount of milk it is. It's enough for them to live on at least. Spud feeds well and Piglet/Spam carries on being the greediest of little piggies He takes a couple of minutes to feed as opposed to Jelly who takes about 10 - 12 minutes. I'm spending about half an hour feeding and toileting them before starting again two hours later    Would it be easier to use a dropper fingy instead of a spoon? (Like a small baster fingy!! ) Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nettie Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 How cute are they? I don't envy you the night time feeding, well done, I'm not surprised you're tired. When I see cute little kittens I get the temptation to have another cat but it really won't work. Once my two old boys are gone we won't be getting anymore, not that I'm wishing mine gone but then again I think that if we had a kitten then she/he could learn to travel to France with the hounds............no, not a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I feed them with syringes (minus the needle obviously). If they want to they can suck the milk otherwise I can drop it into their mouths. I've tried droppers and bottles previously and just given up. With kittens this tiny I need to be in control of their milk intake, I need to make sure they're getting at least the bare minimum to survive and by using 1ml syringes (or 2mls in the case of greedy guts) I can measure it exactly. If it was purely left up to Jelly & Egg how much milk they had they'd be dead now, I am in effect forcing them to live because I know best basically. They hate me for it but Jelly at least sucked 0.5mls of her last feed so she's getting the hang of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranirottie Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 they are so sweet. Lucky babies to be safe x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murtle Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I feed them with syringes (minus the needle obviously). If they want to they can suck the milk otherwise I can drop it into their mouths. I've tried droppers and bottles previously and just given up. With kittens this tiny I need to be in control of their milk intake, I need to make sure they're getting at least the bare minimum to survive and by using 1ml syringes (or 2mls in the case of greedy guts) I can measure it exactly. If it was purely left up to Jelly & Egg how much milk they had they'd be dead now, I am in effect forcing them to live because I know best basically. They hate me for it but Jelly at least sucked 0.5mls of her last feed so she's getting the hang of it.  aw  I know you know best, they will learn slowly  Has Mummy been seen yet?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murtle Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 aw sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted October 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Oh poop. Jelly has lost 10g in weight since last night Egg has lost 2g. They'd better buck their ideas up soon Lard arse has gained 12g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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