Baby Update

Just so everyone knows, the babies are doing OK. However, I went to feed the mama again Tuesday morning around 8:30 but she was nowhere to be found. The poor babies really needed her too since the leaf blower guy was right by our fence. They were all meowing and trying to move around to find their mama. Noon came and went, and still no mama. The babies just slept in the shade. Around 3:00 I decided to call a vet to see when I should start to worry; she said to give it until nightfall...I did, no mama, so we brought them in.

Right now the babies are all sleeping. I was extremely worried last night when I couldn't get them to suck on the nipple and drink the kitten formula I had bought. I did, however, get them to go potty. I had dreams all night about the babies. I woke up and started warming the formula so I could try to feed them again. At first there was no success, but finally I got one of them to suck on the bottle, then another, then another. I was so happy that they were eating. They each only had about 1-.5 fluid ounces, but that's a good start.

Before we brought the babies in, while the mama cat was away, I decided to get a little daring. I got as close as I could without disturbing the babies and took some pictures. Most of them didn't turn out, but here are the ones that did. Hopefully I'll have some better pictures later. For now this will have to do since I'm always feeding them, helping them potty, and putting them to sleep. I don't like to wake them unless it's time to eat.

Turns out that the kittens may be older than I thought, after seeing them up close. Their eyes are open, they kind of play around a little, I heard one purr, I've seen them try to clean themselves, they are roaming around, but still wobble a lot. After some research I'm guessing that they are somewhere around 3 weeks old. I feel a lot better knowing that they are older.

QUESTION: HOW OLD DO YOU THINK THEY ARE?