ginnyinWI
ginnyinWI's Journalfosters almost four weeks old
Update: they still are on the bottle, but I'm introducing wet food mixed with a little formula a few times a day. A couple of them will lick the food off a spoon. Meanwhile, feeding has gotten downright dangerous! While I am feeding one on my lap, the other ones will climb up my pants leg and start fighting with the eating one--tooth and nail, literally, with my hand in the middle of the fight. Even though I've worn a cotton glove for these feedings, this will not do! I've started removing each kitten to another room to feed them alone. Hopefully soon they will be eating out of a dish exclusively.
Litter box training is complete! That saves a lot of time! With kittens it is so simple: put out a tray with litter in it and they will use it. Prime it with a used urine soaked cotton ball and that's all they need!
Getting very cute! But hard to take their pictures because they move so fast!
It's kitten season!
Kittens are being born now, starting at the beginning of April here in Wisconsin. My new fosters were born maybe around the 3rd or 6th of this month. Were taken from their feral mom by a lady who was concerned that her dogs would kill them like they had another litter. Anyway, I'm fostering them for my shelter. They are three weeks old and still on the bottle five times in every 24 hours. In a few days I'll start to introduce some wet food. I noticed that they've got their baby teeth in, now!
All are females: one is a tuxedo and the rest are black, some with little white belly patches and white throat stars. Some have white hairs on their back legs. This will be the only way to tell them apart!
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Gender: FemaleHometown: Southeastern Wisconsin
Home country: USA
Current location: Waukesha County/Greater Milwaukee area
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