You are a true hero. Not just for these kittens, but for my faith in humanity's kindness as well as everyone who has seen your videos. You've genuinely made my days since I saw the video of you first finding them. Truly gives me so much hope for a better world. I wish I could be a part of the donations, but money is very tight for me as well 😥. Please never stop trying with these little guys; you've made so much progress bonding with them. You're a good man. Thank you, and stay at it. You're doing everything perfectly.
That warms my heart, thank you so much for your comment!! Even just liking the video and sharing it helps, but beyond that, the words of encouragement are absolutely invaluable to me right now - I feel a lot less alone in this mission, I can't describe how much it helps to not feel so alone right now ... and I'm not typically a lonely or self-pity type, but damned if I've not been emotional when I have to write their story for posts, and when I edited this video between bottle times, too. I have been running around like crazy cleaning and "nesting" in between caring for them. I finally realized that in the morning after I've slept, I need to sneak out to quickly get bottle ready and also make my coffee and breakfast - yesterday, I had carnation instant breakfast just to get something down during bottle time, but then I snapped up at 6pm realizing I never made my coffee and was drinking cold leftovers from the thermos since the day before. Also, this morning, I got a bathtub ready ahead of time with (cat) body temp water, and paper + cloth towels just in case, so it's less stressful if I need to clean a poopy bottom and legs after a messy first-bathroom before bottles. Go figure, after getting it ready, for once I didn't need to do morning baths and both had good poopies without issue. Still sometimes picking them up and placing them in the litter box because the stand just next to it, or see "that look" and tap the litter box and watch them walk in by themselves and start bathroom proper. Sometimes they do it on their own now, sometimes I have to help with a q-tip like "momma cat tongue", and sometimes I find accidents on the piddle pads. When they have an accident on the carpet, I clean it up and then put down a piddle pad - it's worked well so far. SO many piddle pads around now, lol. Thanks again! 😻❤
Congratulations! You're the Father! 😊 They both look healthy, it's important. That also what i used to do when i have random stray cats outside my house. Usually just neighbour cats came to the house and just asking for pats and play around. Proud of you, man. Hopefully parenting goes well in the future 😅
Thank you! I really did not want to just steal babies from their mommy, so just kept watching from afar ready to swoop in - I only wish I could have known sooner. They are so tiny - about 4/5 weeks old, the pink nose girl is just 14 ounces, and the boy is only one pound, though I was not able to weight on day 1 because none of my scales could work for them (I have one now, on loan from my uncle). I'm adjusting the KMR as directed and going to begin weaning them onto kitten food in another week or thereabouts.
Thanks, Scott! It's been so exhausting, most days when I'm up late, I wind it down by 1-2am at the latest - last night after 2am feeding, couldn't get back to sleep until 4:30am, woke up at about 7am, an hour late for morning bottle. Definitely gonna take a nap between bottles today, been a whirlwind of baby proofing and getting their playroom setup -- all between potty accident cleanup and training, plain water bath time, and piddle-pad replacement. Luckily have an 80-pack of carbon activated puppy pads from a (non-pet related) home project years ago, now they are so valuable!! Take care brother!!
You're being a good kitty daddy. I have a question... are you using a cotton ball or a wet wipe/rag 😅to make them potty & poop before each meal? I saw you wipe their faces. Yes, I believe you were meant to find those kittens ❤
Yes, I didn't want to bring it up - I am doing "all" the momma things, some not so pretty. I have been helping them with that, and also they have been going to the litter box by themselves, and so I sit by and assist as needed. It all comes naturally to them so I just need to sometimes demonstrate, or notice "the pose" and gently lift them into the box, where they sit happy, and do the thing - and I step in if nothing produces so it does, which works very well. Had to have a few tepid clean water baths, the little pink nose girl three times, and the boy just once. I have an itty bitty tub I fill ahead of time with (cat) body temperature water, but then I'm also getting them used to the sound of gently running water, too, for the final rinse off. They LOVE towel time and as soon as they realize, "OH hey - that was actually kinda nice!", it's snuggles until dry and then playing. Thanks so much for your comment!
@@SemlerPDX I used to rescue cats where I lived. I'm much to old for that now but I still have 1, I call her Baby Girl even tho she's 8 years old now. The pic I use is her son, Orion. My son had him.
You are a true hero. Not just for these kittens, but for my faith in humanity's kindness as well as everyone who has seen your videos. You've genuinely made my days since I saw the video of you first finding them. Truly gives me so much hope for a better world. I wish I could be a part of the donations, but money is very tight for me as well 😥. Please never stop trying with these little guys; you've made so much progress bonding with them. You're a good man. Thank you, and stay at it.
You're doing everything perfectly.
That warms my heart, thank you so much for your comment!! Even just liking the video and sharing it helps, but beyond that, the words of encouragement are absolutely invaluable to me right now - I feel a lot less alone in this mission, I can't describe how much it helps to not feel so alone right now ... and I'm not typically a lonely or self-pity type, but damned if I've not been emotional when I have to write their story for posts, and when I edited this video between bottle times, too.
I have been running around like crazy cleaning and "nesting" in between caring for them. I finally realized that in the morning after I've slept, I need to sneak out to quickly get bottle ready and also make my coffee and breakfast - yesterday, I had carnation instant breakfast just to get something down during bottle time, but then I snapped up at 6pm realizing I never made my coffee and was drinking cold leftovers from the thermos since the day before.
Also, this morning, I got a bathtub ready ahead of time with (cat) body temp water, and paper + cloth towels just in case, so it's less stressful if I need to clean a poopy bottom and legs after a messy first-bathroom before bottles. Go figure, after getting it ready, for once I didn't need to do morning baths and both had good poopies without issue. Still sometimes picking them up and placing them in the litter box because the stand just next to it, or see "that look" and tap the litter box and watch them walk in by themselves and start bathroom proper. Sometimes they do it on their own now, sometimes I have to help with a q-tip like "momma cat tongue", and sometimes I find accidents on the piddle pads. When they have an accident on the carpet, I clean it up and then put down a piddle pad - it's worked well so far.
SO many piddle pads around now, lol. Thanks again! 😻❤
Congratulations! You're the Father! 😊
They both look healthy, it's important. That also what i used to do when i have random stray cats outside my house. Usually just neighbour cats came to the house and just asking for pats and play around.
Proud of you, man. Hopefully parenting goes well in the future 😅
Thank you! I really did not want to just steal babies from their mommy, so just kept watching from afar ready to swoop in - I only wish I could have known sooner. They are so tiny - about 4/5 weeks old, the pink nose girl is just 14 ounces, and the boy is only one pound, though I was not able to weight on day 1 because none of my scales could work for them (I have one now, on loan from my uncle). I'm adjusting the KMR as directed and going to begin weaning them onto kitten food in another week or thereabouts.
Love this bro, good job!
Thanks, Scott! It's been so exhausting, most days when I'm up late, I wind it down by 1-2am at the latest - last night after 2am feeding, couldn't get back to sleep until 4:30am, woke up at about 7am, an hour late for morning bottle. Definitely gonna take a nap between bottles today, been a whirlwind of baby proofing and getting their playroom setup -- all between potty accident cleanup and training, plain water bath time, and piddle-pad replacement. Luckily have an 80-pack of carbon activated puppy pads from a (non-pet related) home project years ago, now they are so valuable!! Take care brother!!
You're being a good kitty daddy. I have a question... are you using a cotton ball or a wet wipe/rag 😅to make them potty & poop before each meal? I saw you wipe their faces. Yes, I believe you were meant to find those kittens ❤
Yes, I didn't want to bring it up - I am doing "all" the momma things, some not so pretty. I have been helping them with that, and also they have been going to the litter box by themselves, and so I sit by and assist as needed. It all comes naturally to them so I just need to sometimes demonstrate, or notice "the pose" and gently lift them into the box, where they sit happy, and do the thing - and I step in if nothing produces so it does, which works very well. Had to have a few tepid clean water baths, the little pink nose girl three times, and the boy just once. I have an itty bitty tub I fill ahead of time with (cat) body temperature water, but then I'm also getting them used to the sound of gently running water, too, for the final rinse off. They LOVE towel time and as soon as they realize, "OH hey - that was actually kinda nice!", it's snuggles until dry and then playing.
Thanks so much for your comment!
@@SemlerPDX I used to rescue cats where I lived. I'm much to old for that now but I still have 1, I call her Baby Girl even tho she's 8 years old now. The pic I use is her son, Orion. My son had him.