I greatly appreciate all of the suggestions and prayers and words of encouragement. Before this, Shadow was the youngest kitten we have ever cared for, and he was already a month old when we got him. Angel was only 8 ounces in weight when we got her three and one-half years ago (a little SMALLER than Annie is NOW), but she was already 8 weeks old and already litter-box trained, and weaned. Shadow was ready for the litter-box when we got him almost 4 weeks ago (!), and is now completely litter-box trained, and completely weaned as well.

I just fed Annie again, and this time included some Science Diet canned kitten food mixed in with her formula. She is breathing through her mouth when she is sleeping. She ate pretty well, considering the circumstances. I just gave her little drinks at a time from her bottle, holding her upright, facing me. She used her cute little front feet to "make biscuits"on me as she ate! I massaged her "private areas" with a cotton ball after she ate, at the instruction of my Vet. and many of you on here, and she urinated on the cotton ball. She hasn't pooped since Saturday, but she hasn't really eaten much, either. When she pooped on Saturday, it was fairly solid, so at least she didn't have diarrhea at the time.

She seems more comfortable lying on the new little baby blankets with the electric heating pad underneath. At least it stays warm, and we don't have to keep re-heating it like we were doing with the water bottle and the microwave-able heating pad we've been using over the weekend. New little kittens like this must need a lot of extra warmth, huh? We noticed over the weekend that she really wasn't happy unless she was laying right up next to the hot water bottle or the heating pad---she just seemed to need that extra heat. She's stretching out more, now. The heating pad is under the entire blanket, so she has extra warmth where-ever she lays, now.

Thanks again for your encouragement, prayers, and comments. I'll keep you updated.......