Towards the end of winter a stray cat started coming around our apartment. I can't deny a poor homeless cat food so we started feeding her. Of course she took our hospitality to the next level and basically moved in. Lucky for us she is the only animal that will put up with Cooper when he forgets to "be soft".
About a month ago I noticed Kitty was looking slightly more plump around the belly. (She is a VERY little cat so it was pretty obvious she was gaining weight.) We decided not to let her outside anymore and kept her locked indoors to wait out her pregnancy.
When I first noticed.About a month ago I noticed Kitty was looking slightly more plump around the belly. (She is a VERY little cat so it was pretty obvious she was gaining weight.) We decided not to let her outside anymore and kept her locked indoors to wait out her pregnancy.
Counting back she was already 5 weeks here.
A week and a half before she delivered.
Sunday night Fritz and I laid in bed talking about what kind of mommy we thought Kitty would be. Whether we would have to help her with the delivery or if she would be able to do it all by herself. Ironically when we woke up Monday morning she had delivered her kittens overnight by herself.
She had five kittens. Three orange males, a calico female and a black with calico face female. Two of the orange males we very small upon birth and weren't latching onto mom. We purchased cat milk replacer and a small bottle. I tried feeding them by bottle every two hours but one fought and wouldn't drink from the bottle. Sadly he died on Wednesday afternoon.
I was determined to nurse the second small one back to health and help him gain weight. I continued to feed him every two hours and while he was doing very well at first he lost his will to live and tragically died Friday morning.
The remaining three are doing well.
The black one with a calico face that I have temporarily named Panda is the smallest. And while I am slightly worried she isn't gaining much weight I have hope that she'll pull through.
The orange one is the biggest and possibly whiniest of the three and now he is the only boy.
And the calico one is the middle and Kitty's favorite. If you try to take the kittens anywhere this is the first one she grabs to take back. The calico also is always up by Kitty's face or she has her paws wrapped around her.
The kittens are now a week and 3 days old and all of their eyes are open. It's a big new world for them! "Patches" was first. She's stinkin cute!
This little guy was next!
And then of course my tiny little "Panda" whose actually opened today.
For TONS and TONS more pictures go here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=75729&id=630762193
She had five kittens. Three orange males, a calico female and a black with calico face female. Two of the orange males we very small upon birth and weren't latching onto mom. We purchased cat milk replacer and a small bottle. I tried feeding them by bottle every two hours but one fought and wouldn't drink from the bottle. Sadly he died on Wednesday afternoon.
I was determined to nurse the second small one back to health and help him gain weight. I continued to feed him every two hours and while he was doing very well at first he lost his will to live and tragically died Friday morning.
The remaining three are doing well.
The black one with a calico face that I have temporarily named Panda is the smallest. And while I am slightly worried she isn't gaining much weight I have hope that she'll pull through.
The orange one is the biggest and possibly whiniest of the three and now he is the only boy.
And the calico one is the middle and Kitty's favorite. If you try to take the kittens anywhere this is the first one she grabs to take back. The calico also is always up by Kitty's face or she has her paws wrapped around her.
The kittens are now a week and 3 days old and all of their eyes are open. It's a big new world for them! "Patches" was first. She's stinkin cute!
This little guy was next!
And then of course my tiny little "Panda" whose actually opened today.
For TONS and TONS more pictures go here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=75729&id=630762193
