Look at my babies :)

I just loved the new pics Aly. I can't wait to see more. :D Like everyone else, I'm also a big fan of kittens.http://hstrial-rknouse.hssites.com/files/1_gif01.gif

Sorry to be late back Aly - the new pics are wonderful - you do know don't you that YOU are responsible for all us Mums out here going through the 'Kitten Kitten Kitten - I need a kitten Syndrome'??!!
So pleased the baby furboy (Hope?!) has pooped - fingers crossed that the little baby furgirl has obliged by now!!
Your doing a wonderful (exhausting??!) job and hope your getting rest whenever you can.

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Lynne

Aly they're precious. One of the bigger ones looks like my Maya.....memories! And I love the picture with Reece :D You have a great little helper there!

Here is the first picture of Clover, the new kitty that was added yesterday. Turns out he is a boy when I thought he was a girl. The people at work told me to keep his name Clover though because that could work for a boy too. What do you guys think?

Let me tell you, if there was any kitten in the bunch that I would keep, it would be Clover. I love them ALL soooooooo much and am waaaaaay too attached to them but Clover is such a little cuddler. When I take the kitties out to play, they all run around me playing but all Clover wants to do is curl up in my lap or on my chest http://www.plauder-smilies.de/love/biggrinlove.gif

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krazyaboutkatz - If I kept Clover then I'd have one that looks like Storm and one that looks like Pepper :D

Aly, you are doing a great job. In all of my kitten experience, this is one area that I have not been able to do, mostly because I have never received any abandoned new-born kittens to care for. And besides, I wouldn't have the time to do that kind of work. and especially being on a 2-hour feeding schedule! It takes a dedicated person such as yourself to accomplish all of this.

Although all of my kittens are 3 weeks older than yours, now, I have to be careful whenever I go into their area. If they are hungry, they will all begin to follow me around (a complete pride of kittens) and cry consistantly until I feed them. Also, that one has to be careful where walking or stepping, because little kittens are notorious for getting around your feet, and consequently their little paws and tails usually get stepped on. Of course, there is a soft rug in their area, and I am not a large person, so that there has been no injuries. During feeding (they get canned Friskies food) They remind me of a school of piranhas on a feeding frenzy, because when they are done, the bowl is licked clean -I mean there is nothing left.:eek: And their food intake is unbelievable for 4 week old kittens! Then I can eat in peace after all of my furkids are fed. The kittens then go fast asleep in the corner or under their hung-up blanket in the middle of the floor with one of the (2) moms(Blue and Cookie) watching over them.:)


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Aly, I think you should keep Clover. I also think you should keep the name Clover. I wish I had Storm as a kitten. He was about 1-2 years old when I adopted him. The vet thinks he was younger than 2 though. Clover sure is a cutie pie.http://bestsmileys.com/cats/catbouncy.gif

Oh my gosh. It just took me 3.5 hours but I completely cleaned out everything because my older kitties have fleas. I gave them all baths in baby shampoo and picked fleas off of them. Then I'd wrap them in towels and hold them until they were bone dry. I kept putting the towels in the dryer so they'd be warm to dry the kitty faster. Then I gave them all a bottle and tucked them in Reece's bed with Reece. I scoured their litter box and completely changed out their beds. I also vacuumed. Now I am hoping to not see anymore fleas!!!!!! I don't want my two little babies to get any.

I am seriously considering naming the orange and white male Julius (the second, hehe). I'm still trying to think of names for the two calico females and the two itty bitty babies.

I wish you guys could have seen/felt/smelled my kitties before and after their baths. HUUUUUUUUUGE difference!!!

Wow!! :eek: You really are a dedicated mom! But I guess you have to be when you have such little ones - and so many of them. Hopefully you got some time for sleep in there too. ;) And I wish I could have seen/felt/smelled them before and after too. It's been a long time since I've held a kitten. <pouting, again> :)

Clover is so adorable!!! He reminds me of Smokey, my aunts cat that I adored when I was younger :) Looks like a keeper to me!!

Reece being Mr. Mom to the kitties:

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The four older kitties playing:

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Little Clover:

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Reece cleaning Jade:

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Oh Goodness Aly - those pics., are just sooooo lovely. Isn't Reece the most wonderful foster-mummy!LOL. That three and half hour marathon of washing sounds a bit like fun to me!! Those babies all warm and smelling real kitten smell - oooohhhhh I'm so jealous :p !! Your such a mega-mummy - remember grab a bit of rest now and then!:D

Wayne - your babies sound wonderful too - I've got a mental picture of you with your pride of kitties following at your heels!!:D
When they feed do some of them actually get IN the bowl with the food? We had a baby who did that once - ROTFL - but when he finally came out all the others used to clean all the food off him - then Mum stepped in and made doubly sure her baby was a clean boy!! Oh the memories - thanks for re-kindling them.

Lynne

Oh, Aly, those pictures are sooooo cute!!! Reece is just the perfect foster mommy, I can't believe it. And the kittens seem to adore her too. Even though it's a lot of work, I envy you the fun you must be having with all these little ones. How are the tiny, tiny babies doing? Hopefully the girl has pooped by now? Keep the pictures and stories coming.....when you get a chance that is. :)

THE GIRL POOPED AT 4AM THIS MORNING AND THE BOY POOPED AGAIN RIGHT AFTER!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!

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I've been so worried about them! I am glad the girl finally went. I was talking to a girl at work yesterday and she said it took her bottle baby she has now a week and a half to regulate and that she expected mine would start to regulate soon. I am going to call them up at work and tell them the good news :D

I changed Clover's name. I want to name the four older kitties all J names so I named the orange and white male Julius, the dilute calico Jade, the calico Jasmine, and the blue one Jasper.

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THE GIRL POOPED AT 4AM THIS MORNING AND THE BOY POOPED AGAIN RIGHT AFTER!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!

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I've been so worried about them! I am glad the girl finally went.

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So that means everyone is doing good. You're a great mom, Aly. And with the help of Reece, looks like those kittens will be spoiled before they even know what it is. http://216.40.249.192/mysmilies/kao/otn/pblob4.gif

YIPPEEE ALY'S BABY GIRL POOPED!!!!

Lynne

To think just a short day ago I was praying for poop, and now all I ever see is poop poop poop! My day consists of cleaning poop, washing bedding, washing my hands, then turning around and seeing more poop!!

Lynne, Yes, a couple of them consistantly get inside their feed bowls, as I use 2 of them. Namely, my little dark-orange tabby and one of the blue kitties. It has only been a few days now that all of them are beginning to feed out of the dish. Actually, I made an error in their feeding in that I started them off with canned food, and now they won't eat anything but that. So, what I have been doing is placing a little canned food in their dish and then covering that with dry kitten food, and then all of it gets eaten. I hope that I can gradually get them to eat dry kitten chow, as they probably don't have an acquired taste for it. The expense of feeding a pride of kittens is greater than originally believed! So, now I'll have to, out of economic necessity, begin to teach them to eat dry food.:p

Aly I really like your calicos. I think after I re-home some of my current kittens, I will actively seek a calico. probably from the shelter. I have never owned a calico, and now I want one after seeing yours.:D

...........wayne

Wayne, its too bad you don't live closer. You could come visit them and see their adorable personalities. I took a nap on the couch today and all of them slept with me on my neck.

I can relate with you on the economic factor. I'm spending a ton on formula. My little ones just get bottles and my older ones get a bottle and also a bowl of "mush" (wet food mixed with formula).

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To think just a short day ago I was praying for poop, and now all I ever see is poop poop poop! My day consists of cleaning poop, washing bedding, washing my hands, then turning around and seeing more poop!!

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Lynne

I'm pleased all the kitties are doing so well! I know they're hard work! I love the pics (I know I said it before but especially those with Reece - they are priceless).:D

Boy Lynn if that isn't a fitting picture!!!!:D

Aly, I just saw this post - I guess I have been looking for pictures and a update on the general board! Why I don't know. But those kitties are sooo cute! I can just picture you feeding them with a bottle and snuggling them up with Reece!;)

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Trust me, I'm not offended. I'm a poop expert by now! :D :D

Great pics Aly. Your kittens are adorable. It's great that Reece is acting like a second mother too. When our family cat had kittens our female dog also acted like a second mother. Since the cat and dog were best friends, the cat didn't mind. She let her wash and play with her kittens. It was so cute.:D

Gee, I haven't been on Pet Talk much lately at all. All I ever do is take care of kittens and go to work, I don't even have time for sleep. Just when I got to the point where I could sleep for 4-5 hours at a time, new kittens were dumped and I had to take them or they would die. So I'm back to up every two hours and I now have 8 kittens ranging from 1 week to 5 weeks old. Here are pics of the two newest ones (sorry they are blurry - better pics to come):

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They are precious. Thanks for sharing the pics. :) Now try to get some sleep.

I lost a kitten this morning. I'm no t handling it well at all. The vet said it was a birth defect and nothing I could have done about it but I cana't help but think would she still be alive fi someone else was taking care of her ?

I'm so sorry to here about your loss Aly.http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/mecry.gifLike the vet said it was nothing that you did because it was a birth defect. I know it hurts now but at least the little one didn't suffer. {{Hugs}}

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You've put so much time and energy into so many little babies lately. I know it hurts to lose one, but you need to believe the vet on this that it was entirely outside your control. The little darling is at the Rainbow Bridge now having known so much love from you. I believe it's your tiredness that making you question yourself right now and that's no good for you or for the other babies. Is the pressure of the baby care still as intense right now? Can you get some time for you to heal?

Worried about you,
A.L.

:eek: Re-reading this it sounds harsh, and I don't mean it that way at all. The baby couldn't have been saved, but it is adding to your pressures and I'm worried for you is what I'm trying to say. Sorry to be phrasing it badly. {{{hugs}}}

I only discovered this thread right now ... ! Wow , you are a SUPER MOM !!! I admire you !!
Those tiny kitties all look so cute and adorable ... ! What happens to them once they are saved and can eat on their own ? Does the shelter look for new homes then ???
I wish there was a place like that nearby here !!! I would be spending lots of hours there , that's a certainty !!!

please send us more pictures ; we all love those !!! THANKS !!!!!

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Oh Aly please don't be so upset - the vet was right! Your doing such a splendid job don't let this little hiccup spoil things for you - get some rest though!! {{{{}}}}

Lynne

I've been feeling so bad and not getting over it at all but I did manage to make it through work today and I saved 2 kitties from bad situations so it is making me feel a little better. I will give more details later. As for now, I've got kittens and dogs galore to feed (Yes I have an extra dog tonight too - can you say EXHAUSTED?)

More to come.....

Aly, I'm not sure your body would know what to do with a full night's sleep. I do hope you're taking good care of yourself, eating decent food and resting when you can. You're no good to anyone if you're sick.

Hug those babies. I'm so sorry about the one you lost. :( But I can't help but to smile when I realize how many will have life because of your efforts. :)

Logan

**HUGS TO YOU ALY!!!**
I really admire you!! It takes a very special person to do what you do. I can imagine that you are hurting for your lost kitty but imagine if he would have never found you... he had warm happy days for his little short life because of your kindness. Those little babies are just sooo precious, I wish I could take them for a couple of hours so you could rest (but then you might never get them back) Hang in there girl. We are behind you 100% Keep us posted. **HUGS to the Reece Man too for bein such a good helper!!**

Here is a picture of one of my new ones. He doesn't have a name yet. He's SOOOOOOO sweet. He was hissing at first but within 5 minutes of stroking and cuddling and kissing, he was a purr machine! Now he won't leave my side. He screams if he's alone and just falls right to sleep in my arms whenever I go get him. He has to stay seperated in the laundry room tonight though until I get him tested for FIV. If he and my other new kitty both test negative, then they will be able to play together.

Anyway, some landscaping man found this kitty in a tree. He put him down on the ground because he thought he'd go find his mother, but he just ran under a big rig and screamed. The man said that if we didn't take it, he didn't have time to take it to the city shelter so he'd throw it back in the field he found it in. Our Receiving person still said no so I said I'd take him home until we have room at our shelter.

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What an adorable kitten. I'm so glad that he has a safe place to live now and that you're able to care for him. I hope his tests go well. Thanks for sharing the picture.http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/colours.gif

What a cutie pie.... he looks so shy in that picture.. and big ears..

Here's my other new baby. He's so sweet. He likes to lay on my chest and nurse on my chin. He's soft as a bunny rabbit too. I haven't named him yet either.

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He's cute too. Aly you sure have some cute babies. I bet it's hard to let them go.

Yay! Both of my new fosters are negative for FIV :D I tried to introduce them today and quickly found out that the little boy is a satan child :D Actually his wild side came out when I took him into work for his medical work up. He went ape wild and it took three people to hold him down while I cringed in the corner. Then I tried to introduce him to his new "sister" and he wouldn't have any of it. I really wanted them to hit it off so they won't scream all night again. They woke me up SO many times last night crying of loneliness (one was in the bathroom and one in the laundry room, I couldn't mix them yet because I didn't know if they were FIV positive or not). He's SO sweet with people but seems to hate dogs and cats. This morning when I had some alone time with him, he ran all around the house then came up and snuggled on to my chest purring away. This evening when I let him play with my dogs, he spent the whole time attacking them hissing, growling, spitting, and spatting. Then he stalked the little girl kitty and kept attacking her and rolling her around. She doesn't fight back at all and was scared to death. I tried to intervene as little as possible in hopes they could work it out and get along, but I did have to pick up the girl finally and give her some loving because she was scared to death.

I was afraid the girl would be sick. She's been pretty lethargic and has bad diarrhea and gas :eek: They did a fecal sample on her at work and couldn't find anything wrong. We are thinking it might be stress and diet change but I'm not so sure. It seemed like coccidia diarrhea to me but we'll see. She did test negative for coccidia though. She's the SWEETEST cat in the world. She just wants to be held and loved on 24/7. The clinic nurse had a hard time handing her back over to me. She loves my dogs and keeps rubbing up on them. I already have a home for her. I called someone from the waiting list at the shelter. I've been trying to help them find a kitten for about a month. They have an 11 year old daughter who has always wanted an orange kitty. They had a Siamese who accidently got outside and they haven't seen her since (2 years ago). She was indoor only though and spoiled to death.

Ok, enough yacking for now.