Kitten Update - 4 Weeks old!

Warning: Baby at Play

June 12th, 2014

She weighs 1 pound 1.4 ounces!! She's getting so big!  

She is potty trained 100% and hasn't had any accidents for 2 weeks now! We're still working on weaning her which is going really well. She still isn't interested in gruel but she likes her warm wet kitten food. We're feeding her Blue Buffalo Wilderness canned kitten food, it has no chicken by products, artificial preservatives, corn, wheat or soy.

Hopefully this weekend we can get her interested in drinking milk from a bowl - a concept she hasn't grasped up to this point. Once she is drinking her goats milk from a dish then we can start introducing her to water.

* One thing to keep in mind is we are starting her pretty young so she may not be up for a dish yet. Most moms don't start weaning until they are closer to 8 weeks and we're guessing her to be about 4 weeks old at this point. We're starting early because we want to make sure she gets enough nutrition for her growing body.

Also the heat was getting unbearable in our bedroom where we were originally keeping her. My hubby and I decided that we needed to put our A/C back on in order to sleep better, since she is now eating every 4.5 hours at night we decided she'd be ok in our guest bedroom which is much warmer. She is still tiny enough that she can't regulate her temperature very well and needs to be kept warm around 90 degrees preferably. 

Peek-a-boo! Exploring her new room!

Our guestroom is the perfect nursery room for her! I was able to pick up all cords so that she won't chew on them, its carpeted and will keep her feet warm while she explores, it has great natural light, its warm, and not so big that she can get lost! 

Because she is getting more active I want to allow her to explore more, exercise, and experience some independence. The guestroom is great for this because I can let her roam free without fear of our 2 cats or dogs bothering her. 

Haha! but on that note...Dante my big boy is still scared of her, and Ziva is doing great with her! As for my two cats I think only Merlot would be a potential problem. Because she has a fragile immune system and is currently un-vaccinated we can't allow the cats to socialize but they've seen each other and Merlot made it very clear that she is an unwelcome guest.

She's getting brave!

Loves her new freedom.