Weighing Kittens: How, Why, and When to Weigh!

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@mackenzie-deltadurocher Жыл бұрын

Weighing was a life saver for litter I emergency fostered this summer. I weighed every baby before and after feeding for the first night (something I never would have thought to do before watching Kitten Lady!) and was so surprised to see that our smallest baby was consistently losing weight all night and not transferring milk. The next morning I was able to make an informed choice to hand the litter off to a more qualified and better equipped caregiver/foster who had an incubator and tube feeding experience and knowledge. The whole litter got the help they needed the next day and everyone survived!! They're going to be available for adoption soon ❤ THANK YOU for this knowledge!!

@susanwilliams2392 Жыл бұрын

Well done! You're a literal life-saver!!! Knowing when you don't have the skills and equipment for something is massively important and under-rated. Thank you for what you do!

@roelin360 Жыл бұрын

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@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@bunnyb1599 Жыл бұрын

I have a very smol boy. He's going to be a year old at the end of the month. Which is a miracle because when I found him, I thought he was gone. His mom was feral. Gave birth to three kittens at my Granny's. The other two were lil chonkers, and when Gran said there were three babies, but only two were out, we went looking for the third. He was in an egress window space. Cold, lifeless, full of fleas, just skin and bones. From the other two, I'd judged the litter being around 4 weeks old. He was about 1/2 that size, maybe less. But when I picked him up he mewed the loudest lil mew and I knew he would be a fighter! The vet we took him to said to put him down because it was cruel to keep him alive when he was just going to die (BTW he told us NOTHING about how to actually care for the kitten, just said he was gonna die and to put him to sleep and left!) Needless to say, we still tried. So thank YOU for posting all your helpful videos! It's how we were able to know how to care for him and keep him alive! He only weighs a little more than 5lbs now. He might be smol, but he's otherwise a completely healthy and happy almost 1 year old. He is the definition of "Tiny but Mighty!" ❤❤(BTW, we also got a new vet!)

@MsRizz100 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for saving that baby’s and thr other little fur babies❤ and taking hold and finding a good vet. Tiny but mighty adorbs cat

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@kelseymacleod8529 Жыл бұрын

What a shitty vet.Thank you for not giving up on your smol boy

@hersheyam Жыл бұрын

Knowing you should weigh kittens was how my brother and I saved a little alley cat a few years ago. He wasn't gaining anything, so we finally took him to a shelter, and he had parvo! Now he's all grown and happy with a new family. :)

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@highflowerfairy2554 Жыл бұрын

I'm not fostering, I was handed a three week old kitten three weeks ago. Big thanks for teaching me how to care for her.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@julekakillashandra589 Жыл бұрын

THEY’RE ALL SO SMOL I LOVE THEM

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@SEANALPURVIS Жыл бұрын

LOL @ "worth the weight". Good thing you saw yourself out. :) Nice job, Hannah. I miss seeing your IG (i don't use the platform) but I always watch when I see you on here. Even though I'm not a cat mom (i have a hubby wif sneezis) it's always nice to watch you live out your passion for the smols. Good on you.

@KittenLady Жыл бұрын

Ha ha, at least I got ONE laugh...

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@mandimartin5521 Жыл бұрын

This is my 3rd year fostering and I have learned SO much from your videos. Thank you so much! Also, I catch myself telling my kittens "good job" when I potty them lol, I blame you. ☺️

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@CaraTheStrange Жыл бұрын

Volunteered at a shelter for the first time today and i had to clean a kittens butt and remove crusted boogers from their nose and i realised i was talking almost exactly like kitten lady, just in my home language.

@jeanoliver3784 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching your older videos and playing catch up. It was great catching a newly released video. I’ve learned so much about kittens with all your information you’ve brought to these videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@gildedgitta Жыл бұрын

Its so interesting to me you get kitten spayed/neutered so early! For me my kitten had to reach 2kg (~4,4 pounds) before they would operate, which his very delicate self barely weighted at 5 months. My new cat, a 2 year old former street cat, also barely was allowed in surgery because she weighs exactly 2kg. I would really love to know why countries have chosen such different weigth limits!

@AveryRaineCrespo Жыл бұрын

In NewZealand, foster kittens are raised till 900-1000grams ( 9-10 weeks old. ) and then they're off for desexing and then adoption the day after surgery recovery. It's a bit young even I admit, but I'm glad their forever homes get to experience them as younglings :)

@katwitanruna Жыл бұрын

It depends on the vet in the US. Some won’t do it until the animal is six months regardless of weight. ::rolls eyes::

@Ecovaluations Жыл бұрын

It's odd since all kittens reach sexual maturity at roughly the same age, as early as 4 months. 😳

@ericapuskar2595 Жыл бұрын

Cats can start reproducing at 4 months, and when you're dealing with the massive kitty population in the US, the sooner the better. Rescues in the US don't adopt out kittens and cats before spay/neuter (so they don't go on to contribute to the overpopulation issue). If we waited until 5 months to do so, our shelters and foster homes would constantly be full with cats simply waiting for s/n. During that time, new cats and kittens needing help wouldn't be able to come in.

@jennifermartin7468 Жыл бұрын

Weight/age requirements are arbitrary. Most shelters/rescues spay/neuter once kittens have reached 2lbs but a kitten could just as safely be neutered at 1lb.

@michellep9738 Жыл бұрын

I weighed my little singleton bottle baby every day on your recommendation, and I'm so glad I did! Thank you Hannah! ❤

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@purpleviolet1 Жыл бұрын

I love fostering and weighing is definitely part of the program 😀 I always learn more things watching your channel so thank you!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@sarahschouveller1993 Жыл бұрын

2:40 - 2:53 OMG those mamas and babies are so damn precious 🥺❤🐈

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@carolineindacityphx Жыл бұрын

Thank you another informative video on kitten care ❤️ The cuteness and tiny meows are a bonus. I had to squeal when I saw Lucy!!! I may go back and watch Lucy videos. 😍😍😍

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@bethlovesthings Жыл бұрын

All the kitties were so gorgeous and so were you Hannah! Very easy to understand video, as usual 💖

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@ironpony9892 Жыл бұрын

Thanks KL for keeping us educated and able to save these littles ones.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Жыл бұрын

I love your naming conventions, lol. Marshmallow, Chocolate, Graham...PLEASE tell me one was named S'mores! Also, Yeti for the white kitten is brilliant! If I adopted him, I wouldn't change it!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@ameliahayward8935 Жыл бұрын

Fostering kittens is my dream

@watermelon9191 Жыл бұрын

Oh I love these tiny little fur babies

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@andreah6379 Жыл бұрын

I love to know more about everything felines! I adore them in every stage of their lives. Important stuff here!!🐈🐾🥰

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@zaltuguitar Жыл бұрын

I don't even foster and I always get good information from these videos. Thanks as always kitten lady!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@nhvnaturalpet Жыл бұрын

They are all tiny babies 🥰 SO precious and adorable

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@wildcat3228 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this and all of your educational videos. This is my second year fostering and my shelter provides absolutely no education for foster parents so pretty much everything I know I’ve learned from your website and KZfaq channel!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@Pumababyandfriends Жыл бұрын

So sweet. You do great work!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@Charlie-yt2iy Жыл бұрын

YAYYYYY NEW KITTEN LADY VIDEO! These make my day :)

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@birthday73 Жыл бұрын

So helpful! Thank you as always for all of the great instruction and information!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@ctrl_alt_delete4729 Жыл бұрын

Omg cuteness overload kitties ❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@laura6796 Жыл бұрын

Very informative! Thank you for all you do! 😻

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@MsSambaNow Жыл бұрын

Great video- very useful and knowledgeable.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the information 👍🏻 I love your videos 😻😻😻

@jaimeeanderson6068 Жыл бұрын

You are amazing 👏 ❤ Hannah, you truly an exceptional educator and inspiring for anyone wanting to foster or care for kittens. Thank you!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@WalterEVera-px5ko Жыл бұрын

I took in a pregnant stray and your videos have guided me since the five little miracles were born. They are 4 weeks this Friday, the 24th. Hera, their Momma, are doing great. Your videos have been a huge resource for me and I just wanted to say thank you for your love, dedication and devotion to these beautiful babies. You are a god send, thank you. WEV

@jjbee11 Жыл бұрын

Please make sure you get them all spayed and neutered ❤

@nicolet7735 Жыл бұрын

So informative!

@deirdrelogan8303 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the work you do.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@hannahcollins_thehomelibrarian Жыл бұрын

As a postpartum nurse, I felt totally prepared to take on bottle babies as a new type of foster for the time being since my husband agreed to let me have baby animals in our current house since we already have my grown rescue dog living with us. Since we weigh babies daily with just a clean diaper on to check their weight, I checked my first foster kitten (who my husband named Squash) with my kitchen scale before every meal. I was impressed to note that just over the one night I had him before a permanent foster was found that he gained 4 grams in just over 10 hours! 🥰 Now after watching this video, I will change my weights to post meal for any future kittens, as I am used to fostering grown dogs, so kittens are new to me. 😅 Thanks for such an informative video, Hannah the Kitten Lady! I did turn in a spreadsheet to the foster coordinator with the times and amounts Squash ate overnight, as well as how many times I stimulated him to void, and all of his weights! She was impressed because no other fosters do this, and I told her that was just the nurse in me! 😂

@Cavolfipriecapperi Жыл бұрын

Thank you for what you do

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@michelletackett9489 Жыл бұрын

Those little kittens look so flipping cute.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@terryhickman7929 Жыл бұрын

I love your instructional videos. You always seem to know what questions to answer that most people who are very familiar with a subject, would never realize a n00bie would need to be told. That is a BIG thing, if you want to be an excellent educator - and you are one of them. Thanks for all your work and love for your fosters and animals everywhere.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@loritaylor9611 Жыл бұрын

Such a wonderful video! Great info’

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@Melissa.Camilleri Жыл бұрын

An informative and cute video!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@doggiedukeandfriends Жыл бұрын

Great video explaining importance of weights! I have a scale and tri ed several kinds of boxes and bowls! I like this see through heavy container. . Love your channel

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@EdBogie Жыл бұрын

I'm amazed that so many of your charts have consistent growth and so few decreases. So many of our fosters have good end of day numbers, but often go up and down quite a bit from feeding to feeding (two steps forward, one step back kind of thing). Would this ever be considered "normal" or is it concerning? Thank you for everything you do, Hannah! Can't imagine trying to foster without the wealth of information you provide!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@KittenCasserole Жыл бұрын

Great video 👍

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@carolbamforth7475 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your KZfaq channel Hannah. Your very informative

@PinkFlowers365 Жыл бұрын

thanks kitten lady!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@s8u5z91y Жыл бұрын

Thank you mama Hannah! 🐾🐾🐾

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@maria-pia Жыл бұрын

Thank you your videos is a really big help for me 😊😊 I didn't think about weighting her at all 😅

@doloresaquines1529 Жыл бұрын

Great Channel Hannah. Educational, helpful and lovely to watch. Unlike the frightful Cat exploitation channels like Tiny Kitten" etc.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@stephenburns3678 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@sabriguzman Жыл бұрын

i'll never forget when i had a close call with a kitten named Graham. had the feeding been even minutes later, we wouldn't have been able to intervene in time. thankfully traffic was non existent on the way there (not so much on the way back...) and both he and his brother are in their forever home

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@anotherdactyl Жыл бұрын

google sheets is handy and you can plot their progress, it's free once you have the computer/smart phone, and it can be shared with the vet/shelter/coordinator. Some adopters may like the baby records too. In a scrum of kittens, you can't always tell who pooped (probably not the one with poop on his head), so it is not easy to say whose loss is reasonable. This is esp. true when they're using the litter box. I did once weigh a 5 or 6 week old before and after he peed because it looked like a lot: 30 grams.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@jennyhaniver8434 Жыл бұрын

Such a clear and helpful video for anyone fostering kittens or who finds themself taking care of one! 🫶

@faeriesandrainbows Жыл бұрын

OMG, that calico at 9:15! 😻

@Realestategirll 4 ай бұрын

the cuteness hurts

@heatherrobertson4110 Жыл бұрын

I love kittens

@Darkshade_01 Жыл бұрын

Lovely

@SaheeliRai Жыл бұрын

It is important to place the scale correct. Like on a desk, the surface where the scale is placed should be firm, even, clean and dry. Not on a towel, something soft or uneven (all feet must touch the graund) or something that moves.That messes up the results.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@DagosArts Жыл бұрын

Love your current halloween scary movie names 💖

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@heatherpianist Жыл бұрын

Just have to say a "Kitten Lady Kitten Weight App" would be amazing! :)

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@leahdurbak Жыл бұрын

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@jennglow4647 Жыл бұрын

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@dantarctica9430 Жыл бұрын

Hi. My adult cat, Brinley, has been peeing in inappropriate places. I’m 14 and live with my mom and our two cats. We got her urine tested and she tested positive for a UTI (and it was her urine, not her brother’s). She was supposed to take pills every day for 14 days. Last night was the last night of it. One of the cats peed on our couch today. We didn’t see who it was, but my mom thinks it was Brinley, and now she wants to send her back to the humane society. And she wants to do it tonight. We’ve tried pheromones for them, and one or both of them keeps peeing in the wrong places. I'm trying to convince her to let me keep one of the cats in a separate room from the other, which is what we did before we found out why they were peeing in the wrong places. But she keeps saying “It would be traumatizing” even though I think it would be less traumatizing than sending her off without even knowing for sure if she did it. Do you know of anything we can try to do to keep her? Update: both of our cats have been having this problem, but we now have them on medication for this, and they’ve been doing better. We changed the litter boxes

@Stirchley1951 Жыл бұрын

Give Brinley a new litter box or a litter box she hasn’t used before. She associates her current litter box with painful urination, which is what a UTI causes, and that’s why she pees somewhere else. My current cat recently had a UTI & would not use her litter box in the basement. So I took another litter box & put it upstairs for her. END OF PROBLEM! Also, next time you have a cat with a UTI ask your vet to give her a treatment of CONVENIA, which is injectable medicine & lasts 2 weeks. Much easier than giving pills & it really does the trick. Does your cat drink water? This is necessary to flush out germs in the urinary tract & keep it free of infection. GOOD LUCK!

@claudiarusso6702 Жыл бұрын

The poor kitty is stressed. I would definitely place one cat in a room and this will be their room for awhile. I had a situation similar and I couldn't part with the new cat and I love my resident cat so I literally bought a fence like those iron fences one sees in a backyard and I separated my apartment! I live in a loft style place so no separate room except the bathroom and kitchen so one area was for one cat with litter box, cat tree and food eating area and the second area was for the second cat also with her own box, eating area, cat tree and they could still see each other but they couldn't pass the opening because they were small. Both had adequate sunlight and space and guess what!!! It worked. Both cats were relaxed, had their own territories and yes, I did have to rotate where I slept because they both loved to sleep with me but that was 5 years ago? Today the "Berlin wall" has been knocked down and both cats get along, not bonded but they get along, they have two litter boxes which they share, they share their food even though they each have their eating spaces and bowls and they do have their fav cat trees but I have a few around my place so they feel safe. Bottom line, it took a lot of work, a lot of patience and a lot of love. I just couldn't send back my cat to an overcrowded shelter, I just couldn't. I pray your mom will have a heart and I do wish you good luck.

@amycontreras410 Жыл бұрын

I'm not a cat expert but how many liter boxes are there? If there's too few then that can make cats insecure and make them feel like they need to pee everywhere. You could also try putting them on scheduled feeding and watering, so someone is able to time when they need to use the bathroom. Cats can also respond that way to any new changes, which again can make them feel insecure. How long have you guys had Brinley?

@dantarctica9430 Жыл бұрын

@ Amy Contreras We’ve had both of the cats for almost 2 years, and we have 3 litter boxes

@dantarctica9430 Жыл бұрын

@ Stirchley1951 I’m going to call my mom right now to try this. Thank you!

@magietagie Жыл бұрын

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@metalcatmom5891 Жыл бұрын

I don't foster kittens, I just came here to see kittens...lol. I can see this would be VERY helpful if I did find some kittens that needed care.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@hendyizharrella3900 Жыл бұрын

KL: *making a bad pun* Eveeybody: ... *crickets* Kitteh: meow!

@shinoafrr Жыл бұрын

This is a perfect video I’m getting a kitten on Monday? Do u have any recommendations?

@smarterthanawaffle Жыл бұрын

Watch every Cat Daddy (Jackson Galaxy) video. He k is cats

@belmum1689 Жыл бұрын

Adopt don't shop

@sonja5215 Жыл бұрын

get two kittens instead of one! :)

@MelanaC Жыл бұрын

Definitely watch Jackson Galaxy for cat videos, and watch Kitten Lady videos here too 🐾🐈

@Felineintuition Жыл бұрын

What age will it be? Also, yes, get 2. I regret not getting 2 from the start. My boy was 4 when he got a sister (roughly same age) and I could see a huge change with him (in a good way). Best of luck! And yes, Jackson G is the daddy 😼

@davidvillarreal7569 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Hannah, say hi to Tommy for me.👍

@IstanbulCats Жыл бұрын

🙋‍♂🙋‍♂🙋‍♂🙋‍♂😻😻😻😻😻😻 so cute

@phanstermonster2771 Ай бұрын

I know this great video is a year old but I was wondering what make and model is the black of the larger black scale at 1:25 in the video? My kitkat just had her first litter of adorable furballs and would like to get this particular scale you showed in this video.

@elizabethbyars1106 Жыл бұрын

I love watching kittens being weighed. Almost as much as being pooped. 🐈 😻

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@elsacelsing6968 Жыл бұрын

Your scale works on fluffy surfaces?

@zaidahds Жыл бұрын

He will be weighed Alhamdulillah

@maeikaa4427 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to put that out there : i am not sure if you usually weigh on the setup you've shown but i know that a lot of scales are less accurate when they are used on top of rugs/soft surfaces! For anyone out there that might need this, it probably isn't you weight it everyday ⚡

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@dollyswonderland7828 Жыл бұрын

babies

@CryBlueofZ Жыл бұрын

Teeny tiny baby kitties

@NetBielecki Жыл бұрын

I don't know this exact weight scale, but some of them should not be placed on soft materials like towels or carpets, because they might get wrong values. If you're unsure how your weight scale works, place it on firm surfaces for best measurement.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@Tonnesoflostthoughts Жыл бұрын

Hannah subtly teaching Americans the metric system!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@t.ellevision Жыл бұрын

How has little picolino been doing? He is such a tiny little angel

@yawishable Жыл бұрын

Piccolino and Bambino were adopted a while ago!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@bee__soup Жыл бұрын

Thanks to your channel, when a pregnant kitty jumped in my lap outside, I immediately knew what to do and how to help her! She just gave birth two days ago and I was not prepared for how little newborn kittens actually are! Now I have a whole family living in my bathroom🐾 ❗If anyone has experience with mama and kittens, please help She doesn't want to use the litter box and snuck to the kitchen and pooped and peed in the sink(maybe even twice!) Is it because the litter box is too close to her nesting box and food?(it's right in front of it about 2 feet away) I also have a second litter box in the hall where she gets some alone time Edit: both litter boxes are uncovered, she has used them before the birth UPDATE: with trials, tribulations and lots of digging in litter boxes, she finally used it again, her poop was full of fur. I'm thinking it was constipation, because she wanted to go but couldn't. We'll see what tonight brings and consult a vet

@WhoAmI2YouNow Жыл бұрын

Maybe momma cat wants to go outside? Because that is what she is used to

@bee__soup Жыл бұрын

@@WhoAmI2YouNow unfortunately, it's not possible, I live in an apartment and it's already cold out. But she has used the litter box before the birth, it wasn't a problem.

@cherrywinterberry Жыл бұрын

Have you tried to have an uncoverd litterbox? Sometimes those with a lid can be intimidating for cats that arent used to them

@WhoAmI2YouNow Жыл бұрын

Oh and also, have you seen her peeing? Because it could also be because she is uncomfortable because of a bladder infection. From your story I don't think this is the case, but just to be sure..

@ez8553 Жыл бұрын

Maybe she is one of those clever cats who use toilets and water basins I have always wanted to have one

@MickeyMinaj12 8 ай бұрын

Can you give video what dosage needs per weight?

@brittanymutters5389 Жыл бұрын

Hi! I could use some advice. I took in a cat from outside after she had kept trying really hard to get inside my house whenever I’d go outside. Turns out she is pregnant. Every rescue and foster in my town is full so no one is willing to take her in. She has gotten super affectionate towards only me lately, and her mammary glands are big now so I know she’s due any day now. I have other cats I already have had for a while, all neutered and spayed. What would be the best thing to do for her? I live in a small place with no extra rooms, so I thought of making a nesting box in either my closet or bathroom. Is there anything else I should be doing for her? She’s very clingy with me and I’m not experienced with birthing cats.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@maketheworldabetterplace6657 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I have 3, 3 week 3 day old kittens. They are with their mom and have been fine since birth. Recently 2 of them have not been gaining enough weight. One lost 4g one day but the next day gained 10g and the other hasn’t lost but today only gained 4g. The other is fine and is the biggest at 500g. They are all on the heavier side (smallest weighs 473g) but because the last 2 days 2 of them aren’t gaining much I’m slightly concerned for them. Could it be that the mom isn’t feeding enough? Should I intervene and try to bottle feed once or twice a day to help momma? They have been vet checked twice and last time was 1 week ago & had their first wormer. Thank you in advance 🙏🏼

@kimberlycarpenter9468 Жыл бұрын

I put all my kitten weights in a spreadsheet so I can graph the information and see overall trends.

@bigarmando95 Жыл бұрын

Also the kittens I found the three sizes one is the small one with her eyes close a medium one and a Medium big and I think one of them has one eye that’s blind

@traceytillson3289 14 сағат бұрын

How do you know which cat has pooped? Last summer I had four fosters. I never knew which one had gone.

@davea6314 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone have first hand experience with using a diesel portable heater to heat an insolated outdoor cat house for multiple cats in very cold weather? All of the information I have seen claims that these heaters are safe.

@judychelf1394 Жыл бұрын

You look so pretty here. Love the hair color and subdued makeup especially the lipstick. Sorry to be off topic.

@malinhafskjr196 Жыл бұрын

Hope someone has any tips for me. I have a foster cat give birth to 4 kittens 2 weeks ago, and a few days ago she adopted another 4 kittens which had been abandoned. Because she suddenly had an extra four kittens to look after, I have been supplementing their diet until mum's milk supply increased. But, I am finding it very difficult to keep track of which kitten has been fed and which has not. As soon as I place one down after feeding they go back to the "kitten pile", and as many of them look very similar it is difficult to see the difference between them. Are there any way I can keep track of which kitten is which? Also mum gets stressed out if I keep taking her kittens for a long time, So I get to feed 3 maybe 4 before she lets me know it is time to leave. So I never get to weigh or feed everyone at the same time.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@gritskennedy5007 Жыл бұрын

Are orange and white kitties mostly male kitties? I know calicos are mostly always female. Right? So are 50/50 kitties mostly male?

@doriWyo Жыл бұрын

Shouldn't the scale be on a surface that isn't soft?

@NinjaKittyBonks Жыл бұрын

KITTIES!.... we need KITTIES ❤ EDIT: Ms. Hannah is not only adorable, but doing God's work here 🐈

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@brookenemo8857 9 ай бұрын

My 3-4 week old kitten has been gaining about 20-25g a day. Is this too much? He eats about 18-20ml every 4 hours. He has also been having diarrhea but the vet doesn’t seem concerned…is it possible I’m over feeding him?

@temp_unknown Жыл бұрын

I would suggest weighing on a flat smooth surface, not a cloth, that might not evenly distribute the weight leading to inaccurate weights!

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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@valeriespatorico4346 Жыл бұрын

Weighing my 7 week old fosters once a day now. It's so all over the place with them. There is always 1 kitten that drops a few grams but then gains 20 the next day. It can be nerve wracking.

@Family_cats Жыл бұрын

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