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Old April 8th, 2011, 12:40 PM
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Try raw also. If she has been living on prey, then she may not want the kibble.
What would you suggest for raw? Ground up chicken breast or something else? We have some beef heart and liver that I could add as well?


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Is the runt crying for a nipple or is it latching on?
None of the kittens are having any issues with latching on, they sometimes take a while to find "their" nipple and they tend to fight each other off to get at it, but once everyone settles in they all happily drink. I work during the day, but when I'm at home I have been in there every hour and she feeds them (that we've noticed) about every hour to hour and a half.


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A kitten should gain on average 10 grams a day (don't know what that is in oz),
I did the conversion, 10 grams is equivalent to 0.35 ounces so that's about right with what Sprout gained from Wednesday to Thursday. *fingers crossed* that he will do just fine.

Thank you for your reply!!

Jill
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