The Fosters: The Roller Coaster Levels

derrycats

May 21

I am quiet for ages, and now y'all are having to see posts from me daily, but things are starting to quiet down a bit.

First of all, Ace is a doll. Easiest foster we have ever had or could hope to have. House trained, good walker, goes to sleep in his open crate when he wants a rest, easy with all the animals.

His only faults so far are that he was clearly allowed to beg food at the table....which will get him absolutely nothing at our house...and he doesn't much care for the camera. Oh well. He slept through the night in a crate in our bedroom, no problem, doesn't snore, doesn't bark a whole lot...not at all today. He's also a huge fan of his stuffed hedgehog, a constant companion.

It really doesn't get easier than this. He is a lovely dog. He needs a couple weeks to decompress from the kennel he was in, and we'll see if that changes things at all, but he seems like a wonderful pup who deserves a really good home.

As for Rebecca and the kittens...all good news. Rebecca isn't nursing the kittens a lot, and I don't think she actually has mastitis, just a lack of milk. So the kittens really chewed on her teats to get what wasn't there, and that's why they were underweight and losing more. So I've taken over being momma for now, and am feeding them every few hours, and even once around 4 am today so Rebecca doesn't get nursing calls overnight. The results of the kittens eating the slurry have been amazing.

Here are the weights before and after a day of eating the slurry for a day:

Miguel: 282/314 (grams)

Nicki: 424/466

Beth: 278/323

Toby: 359/403

Kate: 337/383

As I said to the adoption coordinator, Wow! and Phew! So I will keep feeding them every 3-4 hours and probably once overnight for a bit, and hopefully watch them grow into weights more appropriate for their age. They should all be in the 500 grams range by now.

Everyone seems a bit more settled for now...maybe we can have some quieter days for a bit. The pet sitting schedule is very busy for the next week, so it would be lovely if the fosters could stay nice and stable for awhile. Paws crossed.

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