Oh my, they are too precious and cute! What a dear you are for saving them! I have had some itsy bitsy sickly babies myself, but with lots of love and attention, they all got better. As will your two new ones. Since they are kitties and you should keep food out at all times.. Kittens, especially sickly ones, need to eat a lot and often. You can experiment with different brands. I would also feed as much canned as you can get in them. THe kitten formula though. That will get them eating, and canned is better for kittens that need to gain weight. Mine enjoy a bit of tuina every now and then, but I might wait until they are bigger and healthier because tuna holds no nutritional value for cats at all. I use tuna as a special treat. On the other hand, if you can't get enough weight on Carma soon enough, I'd go ahead and feed her whatever she will eat for now. Just don't make it more than 10% of her regular diet. And yes, I'd love more pictures!!! -- Piggy's Pad

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Date Posted: 7:24:18 am, Sat, 11/03/07
Author: Ramona
Subject: Oh my, they are too precious and cute! What a dear you are for saving them! I have had some itsy bitsy sickly babies myself, but with lots of love and attention, they all got better. As will your two new ones. Since they are kitties and you should keep food out at all times.. Kittens, especially sickly ones, need to eat a lot and often. You can experiment with different brands. I would also feed as much canned as you can get in them. THe kitten formula though. That will get them eating, and canned is better for kittens that need to gain weight. Mine enjoy a bit of tuina every now and then, but I might wait until they are bigger and healthier because tuna holds no nutritional value for cats at all. I use tuna as a special treat. On the other hand, if you can't get enough weight on Carma soon enough, I'd go ahead and feed her whatever she will eat for now. Just don't make it more than 10% of her regular diet. And yes, I'd love more pictures!!!
In reply to: Connie B. 's message, "Hi, All: Please forgive me for not being here in weeks and weeks, but I just wanted to let you all know that we have two new kittens! We got them from a lady who's been rescuing kittens for 12 years! Here's a link to the photos: http://www.conniebowen.homestead.com/ourcats.html - my question is, they both love tuna; do you think I could give them some canned sardines in sardine oil? I have some on hand for Jesse, our Aussie, and I think they'd probably like some, too. Also, Brock still has a cold. I'm giving him eye ointment and a couple of times he's had one drop on his nose of Little Noses, and today he had some steam. Karma had this cold, too, and so did *all* the kitties in her kitten room, but she is over it and racing around the house to beat the band. She's still *terribly* thin, though, and every time we go in the kitchen she runs in and cries for food, even though she has some fresh food in the family room where they're staying on their heating pad. Thank you! Love, Connie" on 5:40:32 pm, Thu, 11/01/07

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Hi, Ramona: Thank you for all the info. I know I'll stop worrying about them as soon as they're feeling better. I didn't know there was a vaccine against upper respiratory tract infections in cats, but I just learned about it. I guess with strays and shelter cats, it just spreads while they're really tiny. Jesse, our 65 lb. Aussie, didn't look so big to me until we brought home the tiny kitties - now he looks ENORMOUS! Brock was rubbing his face all over Jesse's face yesterday. I wish I'd had a camera to catch Jesse's expression. My other cat, Jumbalaya, years ago used to do that to my German Shepherd and they'd sleep together cuddled up. Thank you, again, everyone for your tips and advice! (NT) -- Love and hugs - Connie, 7:49:41 am, Sat, 11/03/07

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