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Siwsan

(27,871 posts)
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 09:45 AM Apr 12

Update on Gwen

She is weighing in at 1 lb. She is 'off the bottle' and eating the slurry out of a shallow dish. The rest of the kid cats seem to have fully accepted that she's now a part of the clowder. She no longer bumbles. She ZOOMS. We're still working on her using the litter box but progress has been made. Now that she's made herself at home, her sleep pattern has finally settled in to the normal range, although she still prefers sleeping on me to sleeping in her playpen. I get lots of licks and purrs.

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Update on Gwen (Original Post) Siwsan Apr 12 OP
Yay! SheltieLover Apr 12 #1
So glad she's taken to the slurry EverHopeful Apr 12 #2
Such excellent news! Licks and purrs are the best! And sleeping on Mom niyad Apr 12 #3
My friend you are awesome. Dunc Apr 12 #4
Pretty soon... 2naSalit Apr 12 #5
She will be the queen..large and in charge! BattleRow Apr 12 #9
One pound and off the bottle; now that is progress. Polly Hennessey Apr 12 #6
me too. AllaN01Bear Apr 12 #8
"" AllaN01Bear Apr 12 #7
Good news! orangecrush Apr 12 #10
You're doing a beautiful job with her. crosinski Apr 12 #11
We all need regular doses of Gwen and the rest of your clowder. 3catwoman3 Apr 12 #12

SheltieLover

(81,454 posts)
1. Yay!
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 09:55 AM
Apr 12

1 lb! She'll be ready for the heavy weight clowder brawls soon.

And zooming! Wow! How fast they grow up!

EverHopeful

(700 posts)
2. So glad she's taken to the slurry
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:01 AM
Apr 12

Our boy, Chance, took forever to figure out that whole eating thing. We bottle-fed him until, finally, he pulled so hard on the nipple that he pulled it off and got a face full of KMR. Only then did he decide to take a look at the other options we'd been offering.

niyad

(133,580 posts)
3. Such excellent news! Licks and purrs are the best! And sleeping on Mom
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:02 AM
Apr 12

is soooooo much nicer than in her playpen.

crosinski

(737 posts)
11. You're doing a beautiful job with her.
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:23 PM
Apr 12

And I admire your dedication and your commitment to her.

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