Day 21

The kitties have been gaining weight consistantly now. The boy has been gaining an easy 20 grams a day! The girls less, but almost 10 grams a day. They are now eating more dry food, and I have stopped wet food for lunch. The dry food really has made a difference in their weight gain.

I would say to anyone who takes on fostering kittens, especially the 5 to 8 week kittens, they are fun, not a tremendous amount of work, but a regular effort to keep them fed on time and their environment clean. Playtime and having fun is really important and they are so curious. They need a safe space to have adventures.

My kittens do not necessarily seem to need to be held and petted, they prefer each other for interactions, but Gandolf in particular loved to sleep on someone. I can tell they are all getting used to being petted, and we have invited all the guests to our house to touch them so they get used to different styles of handling. I hope this helps them adjust as they go out into the world!!