Guess who's fostering 3 week olds?? ....PIX! UPDATE!

[kimlovescats]

They are precious .... little Josh has me worried though! If he isn't sucking on the bottle, get a syringe from your vet's office. Get one of the ones with the long narrow tips. They are usually much easier to use than bottles ... at least for me!!!

Good luck!
Kim

[RedHedd]

Oh, they're so sweet. Poor widdle Josh - I hope he makes it. I like the syringe idea. Good luck with them and keep us posted, although you've probably got your hands very full (literally) with this brood.

[rg_girlca]

Bless you for taking on these precious babies. They are so adorable.

I pray that Josh thrives on your care.

[orangemm]

Lil Josh kinda looks like a wee wild Willie!

[kb2yjx]

What precious little ones!!! The torties already look like they have the tortitude!!! Many prayers for wee Josh!!! And for you, too!! What a very kind person you are to take up such a task!!! I hand raised a few and it is hard work!!! But worth very second!!!!

[catmandu]

That So Sad That These Babies Were Put In Such Peril.
We Are Praying That You Can Get All Three Of These Babies Through The Critical Next Few Months Of Thier Lives.

[Catlady711]

ok, to catch up with your posts all together here lol....

The mamma cat is feral and this coworker is going to get a trap to catch her and get her spayed. Apparently she's been fairly elusive.

I do also have a syringe for Josh, as I always keep a few on hand for various meds I've had need of one for. I just prefer the bottle as it's easier, not neccesarily neater, but easier lol.

The 'middle one' now has a name, fitting of a Torti....Sassy! lol She's quite the mouthy thing and very demanding when she wants something, but not as bold as Sabrina. lol

Yes doing feedings every 4 hrs is quite a job (especially at 5am lol), and I only have enough hands to feed one at a time, while the other two cry pittifully. Wish I was an octopus! lol Also since it's been 4 years since I raised Pooky & Bear, I'd forgotten how messy formula and kittens are! lol I'm making almost as much of a mess as the kittens are.

I also forgot how sharp kitten nails are! My hands and arms are getting all scratched up where they keep climbing me! lol I still have Bear & Pooky's baby fingernail clippers. I'll probably clip the fosters nails tomorrow, if hubby helps me, they are wiggly little things. lol

JOSH - Josh seems to be doing better!! Early this morning he raised his head up some, and I tried the bottle and he did manage to suck for a few seconds! Later this morning he was able to suck several times, as well as later this afternoon. And each time his head raises just a little more and he's looking around some now. Tonight I put them out on the carpet so they could get some excersize and lo and behold, Josh actually walked around some, slowly and wobbly, but he did walk. Even managed to climb up hubby's shirt! lol Course hubby just melted when Josh did that!

SABRINA & SASSY are quite the adventuresome ones. The wanna crawl all over the place and try to get into trouble. I sometimes have my hands full with them. lol

Already the fosters seem to recognize me. When I got done feeding them tonight I put them back in the carrier with their newly warmed disk, but left the door open. I was laying on my stomach on the floor facing the carrier, talking to them. One by one they all climbed out and came up to kiss my nose....Then promptly tried to crawl into my shirt! lol I love kittens!! They've also started purring now. Sounds more like a vibration, but they'll learn to purr loudly eventually.

Thank you for all your prayers and kind words!! I'll keep you updated, and try again for some better pix. I'm planning on getting flyers made up to put up at work and such, but I really need some good pix. Guess I have some time as it will be several weeks yet before they can be adopted out. First they have to be able to eat regular food and use a litter box on their own. In the meantime I'm just gonna keep giving them TLC.