... Second Post!

So I'm currently fostering a family of orphaned kittens. They're two weeks old or so and their mama was hit by a car :( poor things. They need to be bottle fed every few hours, burped and then 'stimulated'... the most unfortunate part of it. Fortunately, my dog, Nikita, has decided to take on that last one, by licking the little bums to make them pee and poop since they can't do it on their own until about 3 weeks. She has that motherly instinct, and I'm totally grateful.

On Sunday night, one of the kittens, Firefly, stopped eating. She didn't eat for over 24 hours and lost about 40 grams of weight in one day, which is about how much she's supposed to be GAINING per day. She's now being syringe-fed, half by force, and half on her own (thank goodness - she's a little hungry now). She has since gained back about 50 grams... YAY FIREFLY! It's amazing to me how fast they drop and add weight. Ohhh, the miracle of life!

Photos of kittens to come. They are as follows, as of this afternoon:

Jag - male brown/black tabby with white - 475 grams 

Tiger - female brown/black tabby with white - 390 grams

Cheetah - female brown tabby - 305 grams

Cricket - male solid grey - 295 grams

Firefly - female solid grey - 235 grams

Wish us luck... very often, orphaned kittens don't make it. I've only had them for 4 days...