Thursday, July 10, 2008

Getting the Hang of Bottle Feeding


The kittens still haven't figured out what the bottle is all about. Once I persuade them to eat, they nurse well, but getting them to that point is still a bit of a struggle. They are hungry but don't realize that what's being offered is their milk. They'll get there, and once they feed easily I can have Grace help in the process and speed things along. Right now the feeding process can easily take 45 minutes at a time. I got up last around 1:30 a.m. to feed them, and four of the five ate well. The littlest one ate a little bit, but not as eagerly as his litter mates. All five ate this morning. The grand total for milk consumption this morning was about 1 tablespoon!

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