I just fed Kai and Akira 3.5ml each and Indra, 4ml. The vet says it is safe to go up to 4ml. I took their weights too and there is an increase for everyone. Phew! And they were all hungry too. So I think Samantha is not producing sufficient milk. Even when she came back…

The vet says as long as the kittens are still alert, which they definitely are, they are still alright. The vet also said it is also better to use a bottle compared with a syringe, to handfeed, so I’ve bought a bottle, poked a hole in the teat with a hot needle (about 0.02cm in…

The weight gain in the last 12 hours has not been good. I’m worried about worms. They are only 8 days old and a quick search on the internet says the earliest kittens can be dewormed is at 2 weeks. I remember Peanut, Butter and Jelly (orphaned kittens) had diarrhoea and were dewormed. Only Peanut…

I had a shock of my life when Kai only put on 2g in the last 12 hours when I weighed them at 6.00pm this evening. Immediate intervention was definitely needed. So I syringe-fed him 2ml of milk. And now at 9.30pm, I weighed him and his weight has increased by 8g. That’s really such…

While Kai is definitely the eldest as I watched them being born one by one, Akira is the first to open…one eye! Even last time, 17 years ago, it was Pole (female) who first opened her eyes, but that was 10 days after being rescued. Today the kittens just hit 7 days old and Akira…

Why is my hand swollen? Subcut for Cleo yesterday, that’s why. I’ve been able to do her subcut single-handedly for a few months now, but yesterday, Cleo decided it should end at 150ml and not 200ml, so when I did not obey her, she bit me…real hard. Cleo, although already 16 years old (she was…

The kitties are back on track, weight-wise!! So it looks like they need a “catalyst” to make them go for the nipple. Each time I syringe-feed them, they will go for the nipple right after. So what they need is this “catalyst” to stimulate appetite? Anyway, it works…so far. Date Time Kai Akira Indra 11-Feb…

The kittens are using the towels and cardboard. Smart kitties!

Because Samantha had shifted her kittens under the ottoman, it’s hard to check on them, so I just let them be all day, with the occasional peek. But when I took the kittens’ weight at 6pm, I had a shock of my life. Kai only gained 2g over the last 12 hours. Oh no…this is…

Samantha chose a good spot to shift to. Under the ottoman is a much larger space, so now, all three kittens can nurse at the same time. This is the first time, in five days, I’ve seen Samantha allowing all three to nurse at the same time. Maybe it is because she finally has enough…