I was sad to read about Jersey and Itty Bitty. Have any of the kittens been to the vet??? This sounds very similar to when back in September 2003, we adopted a 6 week old kitten. Two days later, she died of distemper. And yes, maybe Dottie knows they are ill. Our vet told me, that when a kitten or cat is ill, and the other cats really are horrible to it(for the lack of a better choice of words), it is natural for them to "help" the ill cat to die quickly. Maybe that is what Dottie has done. I have seen the above behaviour in our house when one cat was sick. I recall how awful I thought my usual kind and loving cats were acting towards this one cat. Will keep little Sunshine in prayers....You take care...