I dread having to post this but we lost our third girl today. I'm shocked because we thought she was doing so well. Late yesterday we noticed she had a bit of a 'cannon butt' and was irritated. She still seemed pretty good and was eating and showing some vitality. She seemed to fade as the night wore on though it wasn't apparent at first. As it seemed like she wasn't perking up, I started feeding her just a small amount every 45 minutes or so, trying not to stress her system. Around 11 AM I noticed some blood in her poo. She continued to eat just under a cc every 45 minutes but passed around 2 PM. It's beyond words how I feel about this. As for the others, I took them to the vet today. He did the tails and dew claws on 2 of them but felt it was too risky to do the small one. He explained that it has more to do with size than time since birth as to the safety of having it done. He said it would be no problem in her case to wait a few more days before having it done. The two that had it done are just fine and the small one is doing well and nursing although I'm nervous about her losing even the slightest amount of weight. I've supplemented her a couple of times today just to make sure she's getting enough. The two bigger ones are now in the 6 to 7 ounce range and the small girl is 3.7 so she is gaining. I don't know what to do with myself with no babies to feed and Bonnie is sad too. Thanks, all, for everything. You've been great but I couldn't pull these babies through. Jim |