[devonbarmygardener]

It's hard working feeding kittens - I had to teach ours to lap kitten formula as we had to take them from the allotment site just after 5 weeks
That was hard enough but newborns need feeding 24/7 - as you found out! Glad Bramble is doing better.

[snowdrops]

My sister hand reared 2 kittens whose mother got run over at about 3days old.

[evie2]

Been to the vet, Brambles temp is down a bit more, she's very impressed with her we go back on Wednesday morning for her next check however, if we are concerned about anything, they'll see her immediately  

When I was about 3 my mum found me teaching our neighbours kittens how to eat their kitekat some pi

We're getting some pics together and hope to post them tomorrow night, Eils has 2 exams tomorrow so she's a bit preoccupied  

[VegGirl7]

lovely to hear Bramble & 6 little ones are all okay, excellent work from you spotting something was wrong!

would love to see some pics when you have a spare minute 

[evie2]

Brambles temp continues to go down   She and the kits stayed in our bedroom last night so Eils could get a good sleep before her 2 exams today.  I gave the kits a bottle feed, Bramble had a bit of a rest and some food, she was ravenous poor girl, she cleaned and settled the kits and we all fell asleep.

Now, Pip and Mist are spoiled loved and although I never held with pets up stairs let alone sleeping in the bedrooms, Mist had a few problems re toileting at night, so to give her a chance to wake us if she needed out they moved in with us, since then everything has improved.  Mist's a very mothering dog and has been very protective of Bramble and the kits, she kept checking on them last night and round about 2.30am I was woken by kits crying, I investigated.  Two kits were in the nest on their own   Bramble had decided under the shelves in out bedroom, a place she'd been checking out last week, was the perfect place to make a new nest I had to close them in the nest box carry case she was so determined to move them. 

After tomorrows check up she can choose her new nest site but until them I'm the boss, well I like to think so anyway

[evie2]

Trying to post pictures but failing pitifully

[evie2]

Here is Melly and Minime

[Auntiemogs]

Ahhhh! Was worth the wait for the photies (melting). 

[evie2]

Here is Nala (sandy coloured one) the first one born and Ash 1&2 (grey coloured one) the second and third born

[evie2]

Heres Amber/Garfield depending on the sex (the one that caused all of the trouble )

[evie2]

Bramble, Nala and Minime

[evie2]

Bottle feeding was not as easy as it seemed

[evie2]

And then finally mummy came home and they settled for some milk off of her 

[surbie100]

aaaawwwwwwwww!

[snowdrops]

Oh how cute they are & so tiny, hope everyone goes from strength to strength.