time. Pheniox has never been a real water drinker so I always offered lots
of kitten milk to her the vet says she was dehydrated thats why she went
into labor. I dont think we will ever know, but for the kittens to have been
due in 3 weeks they were not very developed. Pheniox has been in a really
nasty mood all weekend but that is to be expected. She is on antibiotic for
10 days and will continue her vitamin untill her next checkup in 2 weeks.

Holly, sorry to hear that. :(

Some people in here will no doubt be happy to read that seeing as it means 4
less kittens being bought into the world.

On Mon 17 Jan 2005 08:26:15a, Holly via CatKB.com tittered and giggled,
and giggled and tittered, and finally blurted out...

Holly, I'm so sorry to hear that Pheniox lost her kittens.  I know you'd have
preferred she didn't get pregnant, but she was and the loss is sad, both for
her and for you.  I'm glad to hear that Pheniox made it through and will
recovered completely.  It may take a little time for her to get back to
normal, but I know you'll give her all the love and support she needs.

Wayne

time. Pheniox has never been a real water drinker so I always offered lots
of kitten milk to her the vet says she was dehydrated thats why she went
into labor. I dont think we will ever know, but for the kittens to have been
due in 3 weeks they were not very developed. Pheniox has been in a really
nasty mood all weekend but that is to be expected. She is on antibiotic for
10 days and will continue her vitamin untill her next checkup in 2 weeks.

Very sorry to hear that, but it's not unusual that first kittens are still
born, it's not your fault. Nature generally knows what's right.
But you should water down the kitten milk, first a little bit, then more and
more until about half and half because milk is more of a nourishment than a
drink.

Carola

her labor so she >deliver 4 still borns. Pheniox was also spayed at the same
time. Pheniox has never been a real >water drinker so I always offered lots
of kitten milk to her the vet says she was dehydrated thats >why she went
into labor. I dont think we will ever know, but for the kittens to have been
due in >3 weeks they were not very developed. Pheniox has been in a really
nasty mood all weekend >but that is to be expected.

OH NO!!! Such a shame...I am  so sorry for your loss Holly. I was really
upset to hear this, I can just imagine how upset you were... This is really
sad.

Cats only carry babies for 2 months, so 3 weeks is  a big chunk of their
development, which is why they were still so underdeveloped. Its like a
woman delivering in 5-6th month, too early really. Well whatever the reason,
its better that it happened this way, before you and Phoenix got emotionally
attached to them. Perhaps like someone else here said, there is a purpose in
all this, perhaps there will be a cat/kitten needing your help and home more
in the future.

Phoenix has lots of hormones to deal with at the moment, and maternal
instinct is probably still strong, so this all interlaced with pain and lots
of different things happening must be making her confused and edgy. Just
give her time, she will recover.

Pls once again, accept my condolences. And pls give Phoenix a scratch from
me.
Gee

PS: Do you feed her wet and/or dry food? If she is a poor drinker like my
Charlie, its probably best to give her more wet food , and dip dry food in
water when giving it to her.