Almost back on track

By chankahyein, on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 8:13 pm

I have been handfeeding the kittens every 2-3 hours today.

Their weights are almost back on track now.

Date	Time	Kai	Akira	Indra
11-Feb	6.00pm	118	115	104
12-Feb	6.30am	125	123	114
12-Feb	5.30pm	133	131	123
13-Feb	5.30am	143	137	128
13-Feb	6.00pm	149	146	133
14-Feb	5.00am	160	149	145
14-Feb	5.30pm	166	160	158
15-Feb	6.30am	177	167	167
15-Feb	6.00pm	179	174	174
16-Feb	6.00am	191	187	184
16-Feb	6.00pm	203	193	196
17-Feb	7.00am	211	200	202
17-Feb	6.30pm	213	216	210
18-Feb	6.00am	215	216	213
18-Feb	5.00pm	234	225	222

So in the last 22.5 hours or so, Kai has gained 21g, Akira 9g and Indra 12g. The vet told me 10g per 24 hours is acceptable and not worrying. So Akira still needs more handfed milk. For the last two feeds (at 5pm and 7.30pm), I managed to give her 4g and 5g respectively.

If you look at the chart above, for the last 11 hours, everyone gained 9g!

In consolation, at least the kittens had mother’s milk for the first few days of their lives. Also, if Samantha does not have much milk, it also means she can probably be spayed earlier.

This is the milk I’m using for Kai, Akira and Indra: https://www.petag.com/products/kmr-kitten-milk-replacer-liquid#:~:text=Storage%3A%20Store%20unopened%20container%20in,not%20freeze%20in%20original%20container.