Sorry, no new pix tonight.
I guess Pooky and Bear being a week older were easier to raise, or else just good kitties
I weighed them today, and Sabrina has doubled her weight just since Sat.! She did weigh .5 lbs now she's a whole pound!!She was the only one I weighed Sat. so I don't know how bad off Josh really was. But if Josh doubled in weight also it's a scary thought as he weighed in today at .5 lbs!
I've kinda worried about these babies today. They don't seem to be eating as much as yesterday per feeding (finally caught up on food they missed for those 3 days maybe?). They're crying more often, even after feedings. And after I feed them today, they continue to suckle on blankets even though they don't want more formula.
However they seem active (particularly the torties) and want to climb and crawl. Josh even seems to have more energy and climbing things, although after every feeding he gets really sleepy, while the other two want to explore. I don't know if that's a problem for sure or not.
Howver I did encournter a new problem I've never dealt with before and of course it was after hours when it happened. I told you about them suckling blankets right? Well after this last feeding Sassy started suckling on Josh's 'private' parts!She really latched on to him, and he started crying and trying to crawl away with Sassy dragging behind him the whole time. Even when I reached in to get her loose from him it was difficult to get her off without hurting Josh more. The minute I'd put Sassy back down, she'd find Josh and go right back to suckling on him! Once in a while an ear, but has a def. preference for his more tender parts!!
Well after about 15 minutes of this (all while Sabrina is suckling on the sheepskin) I finally broke down and called the ER hosp. The assured me that sometimes kittens go through this stage and it was not because I wasn't feeding them enough (I was glad to hear that). They said to separate Josh for a couple days so he can recouperate, and until they get past this stage, otherwise it would get to be a habit and poor Josh would have a much harder time of it than he already is. Poor baby.
As soon as I removed Josh, the girls settled right down and went to sleep! Josh cried pitifully and hubby held him while I got the second carrier. Well Josh snuggled right down and went to sleep. Neither I nor hubby had the heart to put him back right away, so Josh got to sleep that way for over an hour until Hubby's arm went numb! LOL So now Josh is all by his lonesome in a separate carrier next to his sisters, and I don't even have a suitable 'stuffy' to put in with him! I'll have to go find one tomorrow so he'll be able to snuggle on that until I can reunite them.
Why does all the weird stuff happen to me and why does it happen when everything is closed at night?? lol
Anyways, it's almost time for the next feeding, so I need to go get eveything gathered up soon. I'll read a little more on the board then off to feed babies!
I'll keep updating you, although I was thinking, this thread might end up really long. lol
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