Hand rearing kittens.

Sagz_2

Just dropped by to see how Molly was getting on......

Kimberley

I hope Mollies plight puts people off from letting their cat have kittens. Well done for helping the little thing

Mittens124

Norbertsmum wrote: »

Just dropped by to see how Molly was getting on......

Molly is fine, she's still eating like a horse and slowly growing. I think she is slowly starting to open her ears as she is in a cat basket for safety from my other cats and there have been a couple of times that she has been at the door of it squeaking for her next feed and sucking on the bars as we are making it up lol

Her eyes should be opening soon so when they do I will post pics.

mumhug

so glad she is doing well ,I can't wait to see new pics

dolally_2

That is really excellent news, I am so pleased she is doing well. It must be exhausting for you to "play mum" for her but it will all be worth it when she grows and you can be sure that she is going to be okay.

I can't wait to see the photos.

iluvjohnsarg

Mittens124 wrote: »

Molly is fine, she's still eating like a horse and slowly growing. I think she is slowly starting to open her ears as she is in a cat basket for safety from my other cats and there have been a couple of times that she has been at the door of it squeaking for her next feed and sucking on the bars as we are making it up lol

Her eyes should be opening soon so when they do I will post pics.

OMG - I can't wait! You've got surrogate mum's fighting over her all over Kent! lol

Keep up the excellent work - it must be a 24-7 job. I know I couldn't take my eyes off her for a second.

:T

Mittens124

Hiya

Just a quick update, Molly is still thriving, she is nearly 3 weeks old now and becoming stronger everyday. She's now showing affection which is lovely as she loves being stroked and rubbed around the face and rolls on her back for her belly to be rubbed lol.

I do have one question though for anyone who might know, Molly is losing her fur slowly, she is losing it on her back mainly, her skin is great, no soreness or dryness she's just going bald and I don't know why. She hasn't got fleas and her skin doesn't seem to be itchy in anyway. Has anyone else who's raised kittens had this problem before? If so what did you do?

She isn't in any pain or distress but I am making an appointment on monday for her at the vets just to have a check up and to see if they know what could be causing it.

YorkiePud_3

Great stuff about making an appointment with the vet! He or she will probably screen kitty for a number of things .. it could be mites, ringworm or an allergy to something... but she may just have a gene that predisposes her to being bald ... hope not, but some cats do and can suddenly lose their fur like you described, so it's another possibility.
(Hope you can knit ... you may have to be knitting some little coats for her! Tell her not only chihuahuas can be hip and fashionable!!) ... I think it's going to be down to tests though to figure this out cos there's just so many things it could be.

The main thing is that it isn't bothering her.

Mittens124

Some up to date pics (not the best but she's a wiggler)

Looking sorry for herself after a bath





And all dry and warm

Princess_kate

Oh my goodness, shes sooo sweet!
Well done for doing such a good job looking after her!