[dragonflysw]

First of all, I want to thank everyone that sent there prayers and concerns to me when my Lily passed away. It has only been 4 days now and I still hurt sooooo much. My house doesn't seem the same without her......nothing seems right without her. I wake up in the middle of the night carefully rolling over as not to disturb her as I had done so many times.....I hear the tapping of her nails walking down my hallway and turn to pick her up.....I truely hurt in a way I have never before. I talked to family and friends with everyone saying that they understand my pain and feel so bad for us.......the strange thing is, that I feel more understanding from you.....the wonderful, caring people on this site!! There is something about having someone that has a the same feelings for there four-legged child saying that they understand my pain and will be thinking about me that truely comforts me! I could never explain the feeling of reading all of your post about praying for me and Lily and how it made me feel. If I could send each one of you a thank you card, I would in a heart beat!!! The more I read them, the more I cried, but I needed to hear that someone cared and half-way understood the love that I have for my Lily. Lily would have been 4 years old on Nov. 17th and I truely feel that her life was cut way too short.....but she did leave me 5 beautiful babies and she would want me to take good care of them! I am doing the best I can with feeding and stimulating, but what else should I be doing?? How often should they eat....the vet says every 2 hours, but they don't eat good if I wake them every 2 hours. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it o.k. to hold them or should they stay with the heating pad? How long do I keep the heating pad in their box? About how much should they be eating.....they are taking anywhere from 3/4 teaspoon to over 1 teaspoon every feeding.....they are 9 days old today. They weighed 3 oz each at birth. I just have so many questions and I am having a hard time calling the vet's office.....to much of a reminder of calling and checking on Lily. Any help would be appreciated!!

Again, thanks to everyone for your support and prayers.....they meant so very much to me......you will never know