I think the lesions are healing. I hope they are.
Anyway, the kittens have a deworming appointment this Friday, so Samantha will go along too. We should know more by then.
Meanwhile, I have still been handfeeding them. Samantha is finding ways to tell me when to stop feeding her kittens. When she wants me to stop, she will get anxious and come out from the box to stop me. Then I know I should stop. So we have established a mode of communication now, which is good.
I’m still taking their weights each time I feed them, just to play it safe. I know it’s bordering on being paranoid, but it is better to be safe than sorry.
| 7-Mar | 4pm | 539 | 490 | 500 |
| 7-Mar | 7.30pm | 542 | 495 | 518 |
| 8-Mar | 7am | 540 | 491 | 506 |
| 8-Mar | 11.30am | 535 | 498 | 504 |
| 8-Mar | 2.30pm | 550 | 500 | 508 |
| 8-Mar | 6.30pm | 542 | 508 | x |
| 8-Mar | 8pm | 555 | 511 | 504 |
The “x” is because Indra was suckling. Everyone has crossed over the 500g mark now. I just need to keep a closer eye on Indra. I fed him 10ml just now. Sometimes a surge in the weight is because they have just suckled. But whenever I feed them, I always take their weights before I feed them.
The sudden surge in weight for Indra from 500g to 518g is because of the massive suckling after Samantha came back from the vet’s and the was given the green light to breastfeed her kittens. It must be the weight of the milk from the engorged mammary glands. Then, because of urination and/or defecation, the weight decreases again.