So we have new additions in our house tonight. The first of two sets. The other set is due to come any time now. We ended up having a male (intact) cat dropped off on our doorstep (shoved into my care really) but we ended up falling in love with him. So of course the inevitable happened. Anyway .... our lovely cat Autumn (Calico) had this lovely batch of babes last night/this morning. Funny story (well funny that it turned out so well) ... we knew she was pre-labor because we know her M.O. really well - she avoids everyone when shes pregnant but when shes about to pop she gets really affectionate and she follows me around EVERYWHERE. So shes been like this for the last couple days. Made sure to set up a few spots for her. This morning I noticed she wasnt as wide as she had been... ha ha ... so i went on the great kitten search. Couldnt find them. So I sat down for a bit and started to work. Then got up and went in the room I knew she had them in, based on her behavior, and started making meowin noises. It took a bit, but she pops her head out ..... of......... my ....... sons .... dresser drawer (the one place I didnt look.) So I go in there, and peek, and I see four kittens. Make the announcement... we have four kittens ... I go back, and I start to move them ... only to discover the four kittens were on top of #5 - the calico, the runt. So we have FIVE kittens now. We had an event today to go to, went - come back ... one of my boys wants to take a bath, when hes done he goes in his room (it was his dresser drawer that they were birthed in) ... and he comes running in my room and yells...... THERE IS ANOTHER KITTEN!!! So I jump up and go in there, and I can hear the crying. I checked that drawer when I removed the kittens earlier. So ... what the heck? Either I missed it, or she went in there and had another one? Confusion. Regardless.... Sugar was found and she was soooooooo cold but feisty. Took a little bit but Mom and siblings got her nice and toasty, shes been eating. I pulled them out for a minute to get a weight on all of them again - including a first one on Sugar, to make sure they are all gaining properly. They have all gained a fraction of an ounce other than Marshmellow (Sugars twin, apparently) ... so Ill be keeping an eye on those two. And Molly (the runt) really well. But I wanted to share our new babes. Pictures of Mom (Calico) and Dad (Orange) too...
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 05:30:09 +0000