Axle was lethargic when I went into the room this morning to feed. I took his temp 99.9 (not good) should be ranging up around 102.2 I looked him over and didn’t see anything distressing. So I gave him about 1.5 cc’s of Karo Syrup and put him down on the heating pad. That is when I discovered that sometime in the night, the heater had kicked off. He had gotten cold and sluggish- probably because he doesn’t cuddle with the other kittens, he stays off by himself- a typical alpha male response. At last check he was eating and moving around so I hope the danger has been averted. I am going to have Mike install a switch on the heater that will prevent it from going off when have a power hit. We had one last night. I put the heating pad under one of the cat beds and Axle was lying on it when I left the room.
I hate subnormal temps in kittens- it can be an indication of something going really amiss.
I HATE that. Finding a kitten that can’t walk, is drooling and non-responsive is sooo scary when you know that when you checked them four hours before, they were fine. And yet, with some glucose and warmth, they are up and at it within hours. Might be an article in the making…
I still think about (& worry about) Tandem & Axel. It is nice that you blog so that I don’t have to pester you daily with inquiring emails.