Babies are here!! (update post #16)

[IRescue452]

When I went to Chicago last weekend with my sister, she picked up a pregnant foster from the cat rescue. Xrays showed she was ready to pop any time this week. She had 6 babies on Friday. Two black and white, two grey and white, and two grey. All seem healthy. She sent me a few pics. I had to resize them so they aren't very clear.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/bbflygirl/cats%20and%20dogs/kittens4.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/bbflygirl/cats%20and%20dogs/kittens3.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/bbflygirl/cats%20and%20dogs/kittens2.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f244/bbflygirl/cats%20and%20dogs/kittens1.jpg

Ignore the date on the camera.

[Catlady711]

Awwww. :)

[rg_girlca]

AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW is right. OOOOOHHHHHH widdle itty bitty kitties. They are so adorable. Could you please ask your sister to keep sending updates on these precious babies. :D

[IRescue452]

Could you please ask your sister to keep sending updates on these precious babies.

Will do, though she doesn't call as often as I wih she would. She wants to keep that mostly white on with the grey head.

[krazyaboutkatz]

They sure are adorable and I hope that they all continue to thrive.:)

[Laura's Babies]

Looks like a pile of grey and white spots.. They are so cute!!! Nothing any sweeter than kittens!!

[Freedom]

What an 'aw' moment! Prayers that they all thrive and she finds terrific homes for them.

[catmandu]

THEY LOOK LIKE A LOT I THINK OF JOSEPH, AND HH LADY EDWINA ROSE MUST HAVE LOOKED A FEW YERAS AGO WHEN THEY FIRST CAME IN THE WORD.
WE PRAY THAT THE MOM IS SPAYED AND THAT THE KITTENS CAN ALL FIND FURREVER HOMES.
:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[momcat]

Way too cute!!! What adorable little babies! Wishing each of these little ones a life filled with love, caring and all the things a happy kitty could possibly want!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Awwwww so CUTE !!!!

[Randi]

Aww, they're adorable! :) Seems your sister got the mom just in time - I'm so happy that all babies are well, hopefully they'll find loving homes in 2-3 months time.

[nancys]

Oh they are so cute! There is just something about baby kittens - they are so fun to have around and so easy to get attached to! :)

[IRescue452]

The kittens were doing so well and had open their eyes this past weekend. The mostly white kiten passed last night. Today the kittens were diagnosed with distemper. They got some sort of medicine, but two seem real bad. I guess the mother hadn't gotten vaccinated since she had only recently been rescued and she was pregnant. RIP little kitty.

[critter crazy]

Awwwww.....RIP wittle kitty! Distemper is such a horrible thing. When I fostered my kittens, the Whole Shelter had a Distemper outbreak, it wass uch a sad thing for all the kitties that didnt make it. :(

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm so sorry to hear this.:( RIP sweet baby kitten.:( I hope that the other kittens will be able to survive this horrible disease. I'll keep them in my thoughts and prayers.

[IRescue452]

Update: All of the kittens have survived the distemper, except the one who died early. One kitten has now been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He shakes a lot and is probably blind. I'll ask my sister for more pics next time I catch her online.

[Catty1]

Thanks for the update!

Poor little kitten...I have read here that cats get CH if their mom gets distemper while they are still in the womb. I wonder if the little one has that, or real Parkinson's?

HUGS and I am glad the other two are ok. I hope the momcat is doing well also.

Bless your sister for helping her.

[IRescue452]

CH? Sorry, my brain isn't working much right now. I don't know much of anything about cat issues outside of feline leukemia.

[Catty1]

Have a peek here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebellar_hypoplasia_(non-human)

http://vetmedicine.about.com/library/viewers/uc-cerebellar-cat.htm

And this is a fabulous educational video on YouTube about Charley, a cat with CH - a must-see! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJQG6V1MOVY

[IRescue452]

Thanks you so much for the info. I shall send it to my sister.

[smokey the elder]

I suspect the little kitten has cerebellar hypoplasia; it's associated with distemper. Poor little guy.

[catmandu]

Orange Blossom and Mia Angels have taken the mostly White Angel Snowflake under thier wing, and they will raise that baby to be thier Eternal Kitten and the little one will travel with the Pet Angel Army forever.
And see you and your family as a Kitten Agel.
One Fine Day.

[critters]

Thanks for the update!

Poor little kitten...I have read here that cats get CH if their mom gets distemper while they are still in the womb. I wonder if the little one has that, or real Parkinson's?

HUGS and I am glad the other two are ok. I hope the momcat is doing well also.

Bless your sister for helping her.
Excellent catch!! Yes, it's bound to be CH. I wonder how severe? Probably pretty bad if the signs are showing already. Even so, my Ari, who has the worst case most people have ever seen, and the worst I've ever heard of except 1, has a nice, very spoiled life!! http://handicappedpets.com/wiki/index.php?title=Homemade_quad_cart_for_a_severely_ disabled_cat

The CH Kitty Club may be useful for info and adoptions; they can join at http://www.chkittyclub.com/ .

[nancys]

Just read about the kitten - so sorry about that. I hope the rest are all doing better. Please tell your sister to give them all a little hug.

[IRescue452]

My sister sends this update (she joined the CH forum and I believe she's joining this one):

They are on Clavamox for the distemper. They get a 5 day treatment every 10 days or so. We cannot treat the Mom because she is nursing, so they keep getting it back from her. I am pretty sure 4 out of the 5 are blind and have CH, although only 1 with CH is real bad.. (Wiggles) can't even take 2 steps. They go to the doctor this Friday to be dewormed and get updates. I sometimes catch the grey one that I think doesn't have CH eating the kitten food I feed the Mom. I put a plate of wet kitten food in there and the Mom and kittens ate together. Wiggles had to lay on her side to eat.

[rg_girlca]

Oh gosh, I am so sorry to hear on the loss of one of the babies. Rest in Peace little one.

It's heartbreaking to know they have all come down with distemper and poor little Wiggles having the worse time of it.

Sending prayers out to these precious little ones.

[kimlovescats]

This is so heartbreaking .... I'm very sorry! :(

I'm a bit confused about the antibiotic treatment though. If the antibiotic gets into the mom's milk and thus into her kittens then why can't mom take it? Unless it would be an overdose issue between what they got separately and then from mom's milk? Seems like they could alter the dosage though. :confused: