Lisa, how are the kittens?

they died the next day, they were only a couple days old and were very sick
when i found them

I just had to ask. How are your baby kittens doing.
Just curious.

I'm so sorry! I once had a momma cat who died when her kittens were only 3
weeks old and they all died to.
It's so hard to bottle feed kittens unless they are quite a bit older.

Again, I'm so sorry for your loss.

yea , someone had sent me a webpage with the info on that

my neice thinks its gross, that the momma cat does that ...lol

Lisa
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yea , someone had sent me a webpage with the info on that

my neice thinks its gross, that the momma cat does that ...lol

Lisa
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just for future reference.........when feeding v tiny kittens, the problem
isn't so much with feeding them (tho' obviously that's v.imp), but
apparently in making sure that they go to the toilet....... A mother cat
will lick the kittens at the base of their tummies as part of grooming them
when they're very young - which stimulates them to urinate properly. If
you're kitten nursing - then damp cotten wool wipes gently in a downward
motion from the tummy to the relevant end. We didn't learn this until we
lost a litter born to a non-maternal persian despite all our best feeding
efforts

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krys

UK 157/125.8/126
Started March 1st 2001
GOAL August 16th 2001 and July 22nd 2004
....working on her cushion...

"brand" wrote in message
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I'm so sorry! I once had a momma cat who died when her kittens were only 3
weeks old and they all died to.
It's so hard to bottle feed kittens unless they are quite a bit older.

Again, I'm so sorry for your loss.

"Lisa" wrote in message
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yea , someone had sent me a webpage with the info on that

my neice thinks its gross, that the momma cat does that ...lol

Lisa
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I also did the butt wiping thing, but I think it was the lack of maternal
milk that did mine in.
Looking back at my journal, they had just gotten their eyes opened when
momma got ran over. The one day she decided to go outside, she gets hit.
So mine were not even 2 weeks old.

It is a twofold benefit to the kitten, in nature the kitten can't survive
unless there is a mothercat to train it to hunt, some scientists feel that
if the mothercat does not survive that the kittens will suffer much less if
this function is not preformed, and by cleaning them in this manner and
moving every few days, the mother cat keeps the tractable scent to a minimum
there fore protecting her young, Lee, who probably has more information than
you need or want,
Lisa wrote in message
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yea , someone had sent me a webpage with the info on that

my neice thinks its gross, that the momma cat does that ...lol

Lisa
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