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Siwsan

(27,851 posts)
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 09:45 AM Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP
Yay! SheltieLover Yesterday #1
So glad she's taken to the slurry EverHopeful Yesterday #2
Such excellent news! Licks and purrs are the best! And sleeping on Mom niyad Yesterday #3
My friend you are awesome. Dunc Yesterday #4
Pretty soon... 2naSalit Yesterday #5
She will be the queen..large and in charge! BattleRow Yesterday #9
One pound and off the bottle; now that is progress. Polly Hennessey Yesterday #6
me too. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #8
"" AllaN01Bear Yesterday #7
Good news! orangecrush Yesterday #10
You're doing a beautiful job with her. crosinski 21 hrs ago #11
We all need regular doses of Gwen and the rest of your clowder. 3catwoman3 17 hrs ago #12

SheltieLover

(80,997 posts)
1. Yay!
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 09:55 AM
Yesterday

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

And zooming! Wow! How fast they grow up!

EverHopeful

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

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

(132,874 posts)
3. Such excellent news! Licks and purrs are the best! And sleeping on Mom
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:02 AM
Yesterday

is soooooo much nicer than in her playpen.

2naSalit

(103,133 posts)
5. Pretty soon...
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:06 AM
Yesterday

She'll be gallumphing around with the big kitcats!

Thanks for the update!

crosinski

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

And I admire your dedication and your commitment to her.

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