Time is Getting Short
I am going to miss this little rascal once she's gone...
On a good note, she's going to some very dear friends of mine and I know they will care for her well! She'll be spoiled and loved and that's all I've wanted for her from the beginning.
As of June 18th, 2014 my little baby weighs 1 pound 3.7 ounces!!
She's getting bigger, more adventurous, and extremely curious about new things in her surroundings. She's figured out how to go up and down the stairs at my house, she's loyally using her litter box, scratching on a scratch post I have and she loves playing in paper bags, playing with balls that she can move around, chasing string, and harassing whoever's feet are moving in the area (this includes my dogs).
Her new routine is:
- Wake up
- Run around like a Thunder Kitten
- Eat
- Run around like a Thunder Kitten
- Get grumpy
- Settle down for a nap/snuggle time
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| Asleep in my hood |
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| Sleeping with daddy... |
Last night she got to meet her soon to be family for the second time, only at her soon-to-be new home! She loved it, she explored all over the house and we quickly determined what needed to be kitty proofed (which wasn't much - hooray!), discussed her feeding routine and types of food/litter as well as toys that she loves.
They will be going kitten shopping for her this weekend, and they are currently working on a name! My little kitty sure was a charmer, she was on her best behavior and snuggled up to her adopting parents.
They will be going kitten shopping for her this weekend, and they are currently working on a name! My little kitty sure was a charmer, she was on her best behavior and snuggled up to her adopting parents.
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| Asleep on her adopting mama's shoulder. |
As far as her development goes - she's about 5 weeks old right now. I'm going to be giving her to her new family in one more week, she's become a strong and healthy kitten - she'll still be a little young but they can finish weaning her and enjoy bonding with her while she's still a baby (she'll be just barely 7 weeks when they get her). My goals for this week is to slowly be introducing water.
Right now she is eating wet food just fine, and losing interest in suckling (I've been offering her the bottle every evening before bedtime). I think that the goat's milk is still a good supplement with its natural fat and vitamins so I will continue to mix it into her food, but I will also begin diluting down milk to try and teach her to lap it up a concept that she doesn't quite grasp yet.
At about 7 weeks her new family will being mixing in a couple dry kibbles into her wet food diet, they will do this slowly for about 2 weeks (depending on how well she takes to the kibbles) until she is on a dry diet all the while leaving out some kibbles to see if she takes interest in them.
From what I understand the water drinking will come naturally, you're just supposed to keep fresh water out at all times, and encourage them to drink it by sticking your fingers in it and offering it to the kitten and maybe putting their paw in it (never shove a kittens nose in the water! You want it to always be a good experience). If you believe that your kitten isn't getting enough water in their diet then you should dilute down their food.
At 8 weeks her new family will take her in for her first veterinarian appointment! They will then have her de-wormed (she's still too young right now) and set up dates for her spay surgery & vaccinations.
Right now she is eating wet food just fine, and losing interest in suckling (I've been offering her the bottle every evening before bedtime). I think that the goat's milk is still a good supplement with its natural fat and vitamins so I will continue to mix it into her food, but I will also begin diluting down milk to try and teach her to lap it up a concept that she doesn't quite grasp yet.
At about 7 weeks her new family will being mixing in a couple dry kibbles into her wet food diet, they will do this slowly for about 2 weeks (depending on how well she takes to the kibbles) until she is on a dry diet all the while leaving out some kibbles to see if she takes interest in them.
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| Kitten loves her new family! |
From what I understand the water drinking will come naturally, you're just supposed to keep fresh water out at all times, and encourage them to drink it by sticking your fingers in it and offering it to the kitten and maybe putting their paw in it (never shove a kittens nose in the water! You want it to always be a good experience). If you believe that your kitten isn't getting enough water in their diet then you should dilute down their food.
At 8 weeks her new family will take her in for her first veterinarian appointment! They will then have her de-wormed (she's still too young right now) and set up dates for her spay surgery & vaccinations.
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