5 weeks old - flower kittens

They are getting more and more active for the most part. Mom caught Muscari trying out the canned food the other day, but no one else seems interested yet. So long as they are doing ok in the weight department and active, mom isn't too worried about it. One would think Amaryllis would be ALL OVER those kittens eating on their own, but she doesn't seem to care either.

Orchid

weight: 1 pound 3 5/8 ounces

Dandelion

weight: 1 pound 2 3/8 ounces

Trillium

(oh - and the vet confirms he IS a boy...oops)

weight: 14 3/8 ounces

Muscari

weight: 1pound 5 1/2 ounces

(and still champion)

lurv their momma and the milk bar

(Muscari on the left, Trillium on the right)

Mom noticed last week that Trillium weighed about the same and was coughing some. She checked in with the rescue and the whole crew made it to the v-e-t on Tuesday. Everyone was unimpressed - except for Dandelion who got all hissy and spitty and made mom and the v-e-t and their student laugh.

Anyhow, after some x-rays and consulting, the v-e-t called mom back and the kittens all seem to have pneumonia. YIKES! The rescue started them on meds on Saturday, so they will continue with those for another couple of weeks. Trillium is the worst followed by Dandelion. Muscari and Orchid have spots on their lungs but it isn't too bad yet. The biggest thing is keep them on the medication and make sure they keep eating. The rescue is giving us a nebulizer to use for them in addition to the oral medication. Hopefully no big deal and they will be 100% pretty quickly. 

Mom is also investing in a battery backup for the web camera. She talked to a guy last night who is techy, and he suggested that it may not be the router or the speed but it may be a fluctuation in the power to the camera and it shuts off. A one time investment in a backup is cheaper than increasing the wifi speed - and he didn't think that was the issue. Mom is going to check all the connections too and see if she can move the router and plug that into the backup as well. Wish her luck. If this works, the camera should be on more consistently (which will make mom happy...she hates when she gets to work and the thing is offline - especially now with sick kittens).

fiesta kittens - 5 weeks old

Hard to believe that 5 weeks ago mom picked up these guys:

And now five weeks later, they are looking more and more like tiny cats. They got their first shots on Sunday. Blanco and Queso sang their own tiny whiny version of the song of our people. Mom laughed cause she looked in at one point and Salsa had fallen asleep.

The problem now is getting pictures of them....they just don't hold still.  MOL

 

Salsa - now weighing in at 1 pound 8 1/2 ounces

(the current heavyweight)

 

Queso - 1 pound 5 3/4 ounces

 

Tostada - 1 pound 3 ounces

(our tiny girl)

 

Taquito - 1 pound 4 1/4 ounces

 

Blanco - 1 pound 4 3/4 ounces

Taquito runs over to the plate when the canned food comes out. Salsa is eating dry food. And mom has yet to catch anyone else eating. We certainly think they are, but there is no evidence.

Mom left the gate up Sunday morning but opened the bathroom door. She turned around about a minute later and Margarita wandered down the hall. There was some minor name calling, but that was about it. Not bad for her first time out. The kittens aren't allowed out yet....maybe next weekend. Margarita will get a little more free time while mom is home to supervise.