Josephine's BABIES ... warning ... not for the weak tummied! (Richard?) lol

[kimlovescats]

Josephine's first kitten was born right at 11:00 pm last night (August 11th). It was a precious black and white, much like my Tucker! *gleams with pride*:D

Second baby came just fifteen minutes later at 11:15 p.m.,
3rd baby came 25 minutes later at 11:40 p.m., then just 8 minutes later came baby #4 at 11:48 p.m. (Four babies born on August 11th) ;)

Just after midnight at 12:20 a.m. (August 12th) came number five,
at this point Amy Beth and I thought maybe that was 'it' but we could still see a feel a baby in her tummy!:eek:
So 25 minutes later, here comes baby #6 .....
Josephine is (and has been) extremely exhausted by now and can't hold her head up ... until right at delivery. :(
We were starting to worry a bit about her safety at this point. We waited and waited, but yet I still felt another baby in her belly!:rolleyes:
So after another HOUR, baby number SEVEN came at 1:48 a.m. (Aug. 12th). :eek:
Soon after this one was born, Josephine practically jumped up with relief, knowing she was finally finished! What a girl!!! I began the task of gently moving mom and babies back and forth in the crib while cleaning all of the mess. It was an extremely messy delivery, and lots of afterbirth that mom didn't have the energy to clean ... so I took care of it for her! ;)

What an exhausting but JOYOUS event!:D

OK, I will have to start the pics in the next reply .... hang tight , there are a bunch!

Kim

[kimlovescats]

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[kimlovescats]

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The proud and happy mommy!:D

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[QueenScoopalot]

What a gorgeous litter Josephine had! And a huge one at that! :eek: :eek: :eek: Hope you stocked up on KMR to assist her milk supply. Poor sweetheart looks very relieved the labor is over. Good job, and great pictures! Quite a cleaning job after for you Kim huh? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D

[aguu]

Oh my gooodnes. I am all "amush" here....And speechless.
What a good mommy Joephine is. Congratulations!!

[pitc9]

Congrats Josephine!
What a paw-ful you have!!!

[catnapper]

Yay! Good work Josephine! Look at all those wee litle babies! I bet there are a few more earlobe nibblers in there! They'll have a good older sister to teach them!

I've never seen the actual birth before!

[Kona & Oreo's mom]

Look at all the kittens! Josephine is such a good mom--she looks proud. (And probably happy that all those babies are OUT!) :)

Congratulations on the healthy births. They are all adorable.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by kimlovescats
Josephine's first kitten was born right at 11:00 pm last night (August 11th). It was a precious black and white, much like my Tucker! *gleams with pride*:D


Before commenting on the new kittens, Kim, I just have to say, if you are this excited/happy/proud about a litter of kittens, I can't imagine what you will be like when your very own skin granddaughter is born! ;) :D :D

Now back to the kittens - I've seen puppies being born, but never kittens - much the same but tinier since they were Old Engish Sheepdog puppies. :D

They are so adorable, and what a good mix of colors. Some b/w like momma, looks like a dilute tortie or two, maybe a tuxie and a "regular" tortie?

What a precious little pile of furbabies. :D

[kimlovescats]

;)

1- black and white - male
2- calicos - female
1- gray and white - male
1- tabby and white - female
2- dilute calicos - female

so, if I am right :rolleyes: then 5 girls and 2 boys!:D

[prechrswife]

What a colorful bunch of cuteness!:D

[Kirsten]

Ahhhh, congrats, Josephine!! You're such a brave girl, must be hard work to deliver 7 kittens!!! Wow, what a huge litter!

Kim, these photos are amazing, must have been such an exciting thing to watch!

Kirsten

[Lacey]

Wow! What a big litter! And what precious babies! And what great pictures! I've never seen them on the way out before! Josephine's got quite a pawful to deal with, but I know she'll do well with your help, Kim! Congrats to the new mama! :D

[Tonya]

Oh, Josephine, it looks like you did such a wonderful job! Wow! Seven babies, I don't envy you!

The orange and black kitty on the far right looks really cool!

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[RICHARD]

Why does my name keep coming up???
;)


I seem to remember showing up on the planet the same way!!!:D

Congratulations to everyone!!!

[catlover4ever]

What a beautiful momma and a wonderful mixture of colors on the babies. Good job Kim!!!

[Steffi N]

Welcome Welcome sweet babies.

SEVEN, much congratulations Josephine and to you, Grandma Kim.

[CatMama78]

Josephine must be exhausted - poor gal! Congratulations and welcome to all the new life.

[wolflady]

Oh my gosh! How sweet! What a great thread for me to come to this morning! ;) Congratulations to mamma for 7 beautiful babies and also for a successful delivery. How precious are those babies anyway! :D OMG! Little calico babies and black and whites! Isn't it neat how kitty litters come out? You never know what you're gonna get! ;)

Give Josephine some extra loving and special care and congratulations on the babies! Of course you're keeping them all, right? :o LOL ;)

**hugs**

[jazzcat]

Aww, they are so cute! I've never seen a birth either. How uhmm, painful.:rolleyes:

So you have a gray and white male and a couple of diluted girls, HMMMMM!!! Since my husband fell for our 'found' cat Mattie so hard maybe we coud 'find' another! I'm not holding my breathe though.

Congrats to Josephine and her beautiful kittens.

Kim - congrats to you and Amy Beth for working so hard with her.

[rosethecopycat]

Welcome to the world babies, your Mama did the best job finding you the most safest, loving spot to start life. You are the lucky ones.

Relax Mama Josephine and Kim,

and grow, eat and be happy babies!:)

[christa]

THANK GOD! She finally had the babies, and I'm so glad that they all turned out so healthy! There's no wonder she looked so miserable!!! I think that's one of the biggest litters I've ever seen! And especially hard on such a young momma!

Dare I ask . . . I guess I know the answer before I ask . . . are you going to raise them for a time and then find them homes??? Seven kittens . . . that'll be fun! Boy, if only I lived a little closer to you . . . !!!

Anyway, Congrats to you and Josephine!!!

[K & L]

Well I see 3 females for sure!!! Maybe my guess will be correct?? I said 4 males and 3 females!!:D They're all so precious!!

[NoahsMommy]

Babies!!!!!!! :D :D :D

Awwww....what lovely pictures! I love seeing the birth, as I've never seen it in real life. That was so cool, thanks for sharing!

I love Josephine. What a beautiful kitty and a beautiful name.

[MULTICATMOM]

HEY KIM, GREAT SHOOTING!! AT LEAST 1 HAS A FUREVER HOME WAITING. MOM WANTS HER OWN KITTEN! I MIGHT GET CLAIRE AFTERALL:D :D :D

[DogLover9501]

:eek: Seven!!

That must have been very exciting, Kim!! I bet Josephine feels alot better, and very tired!!

I'll be looking forward to MANY more pics ;)

[RedHedd]

Aww! New kitties! Thank you for showing the births too - it's been a long time since I've seen kittens being born. Poor Josephine must be exhausted, but happy to have it all over with. Welcome to the world kittens!

[K & L]

Originally posted by kimlovescats
;)

1- black and white - male
2- calicos - female
1- gray and white - male
1- tabby and white - female
2- dilute calicos - female

so, if I am right :rolleyes: then 5 girls and 2 boys!:D

OK, just saw this one!:o I was close but no cigar!:D

[trayi52]

Awww, I loved getting to see the births! New life! I hope you spoil them rotten. ;)

Thanks for including us in the birth of these sweet little darlings!

Willie:)

[Barbara]

SEVEN Babies:) :) :)

Josephine, that's a great job you did. You must be exhausted and happy that Kim helped a little. It will be enough work for you to bring them up- again good that you have Kim:) :) :)

Congratulations, Josephine and Kim:D

[Toller 42]

The babies are adorable!

[Cataholic]

How beautiful!!! Good luck Josephine, Kim and Beth.

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

AWWW they are so gorgeous!! What a colourful bunch too! Congrats to Meowmie, and scritchies for Josephine - well done sweetie!!

[sirrahbed]

Wow! I loved every last picture and detail. Totally thrilling:D I have also never seen a real kitten birth and it was a wonderful and exciting experience to see it in digital pictures! Thank you so much Kim, for staying up to record it and post! What an exhausting but exhilarating night!!:D :D

[catlady1945]

Wow, that's a big litter. She looks like a fairly small cat, also. Hope they are all well.

[catcrazylady]

AMAZING!!! I can't believe that little thing had SEVEN babies! Poor Josephine! I bet she's glad that's over.
What adorable babies too! They are all so cuuuuute!!! I loved all the pictures and I can't wait for more of the tiny little family. I can't wait to see all those widdle biddy faces with scrunched over ears!!!
Hugs and snuggles to Josephine and you Kim! Great job!!!

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[smokey the elder]

That is a big litter! What a bunch of colorful cuties, and it looks like Josephine is a great mom!

[Kater]

Seven beautiful babies! Amazing! :D
Thank you for taking Miss Josephine into your home - she is very lucky to have you!

[popcornbird]

Wow!!! That is so amazing! Congrats on the baby kittens! I wish I could have one!

[Vermontcat]

Wow! So many beautiful and colorful little babies!:D
I bet Josephine (and you and your daughter) are all so tired now.
Thank you so much for keeping us updated with pictures too!:)

[nibblets]

Josephine's Lucky Seven!
Good for you girl...you did a great job birthing your kittens. You look like you will be a good momma for them.

Thanks for sharing that Kim...I was happy to hear they were all healthy and she had no complications. Poor girl, I bet she was exhausted by the time she was through.

Congratulations...Wishing them all great health and someday, wonderful furrever homes.

[felinefanatic]

Kim, thanks for sharing those great pictures with us:D :D Poor Josephine must have been exausted!! But I am sure she will make a great mother. those kittens are adorable, but then why shoudn't they be- there mother is very pretty and sweet !! I am glad everything went o.k. Sounds like birthing seven kittens was a lot of work for Josephine and you;) ;)

[dukedogsmom]

What a good mama! Look how skinny she looks now. Those pics were really neat.

[jenluckenbach]

I TOLD you that Josephine would have beautiful babies!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[koxka]

Poor Josephine! It's hard to belive she got all that kitties in her tummy! No wonder she looked pitiful. What a great job she did.

Congratulations they all look so precious! :D

[rg_girlca]

Oh Kim, thank you so much for sharing those precious pictures of Josephine giving birth. Seven babies. Wow poor exhausted girl.
I am so glad you were with her to help out.

[sirrahved]

Wow... seven! I guessed six at least. Glad they made it here safely!

How I love those dilutes... just like my RB girl, Pookie!

[anna_66]

What gorgeous little kitties!

[QueenScoopalot]

Originally posted by RICHARD
Why does my name keep coming up???
;)


I seem to remember showing up on the planet the same way!!!:D

Congratulations to everyone!!!
Ummm Richard...be thankful for the knowledge that your mom didn't have to..... ummmm....clean you up like the other species do! :rolleyes: :eek: Yuck....but it does help milk production! :D

[sandragonfly]

C A T G R A T U L A T I O N S

good feeling, huh?
I have never seen the birth moment before but I have FEEL it before! yees, two little kittens were born ON me while I was sleeping! (no, I couldn't feel them birthing but the queen sure moved a lottt). :)

kim! kim! any names on them yet!? I see a few people who don't like naming them when they are so little but maybe you do!

[leslie]

Good job Kim! The whole family looks super! And Josaphine is likely a great mom because she has had a few litters before- she is well experienced in motherhood! (The staff at Aniimal Rescue League mentioned to me once that they took in a mother cat with 11 kittens- the highest litter count they'd ever heard of- then said the more litters a cat has, the higher the survival rate, so the more kittens in each litter!). Kim, are any of your cats or Tabitha at all aware of what is going on in THAT part of the house? Do they hear kitten mews yet? Or smell special smells?

[kimlovescats]

Originally posted by leslie
Good job Kim! The whole family looks super! And Josaphine is likely a great mom because she has had a few litters before- she is well experienced in motherhood! (The staff at Aniimal Rescue League mentioned to me once that they took in a mother cat with 11 kittens- the highest litter count they'd ever heard of- then said the more litters a cat has, the higher the survival rate, so the more kittens in each litter!). Kim, are any of your cats or Tabitha at all aware of what is going on in THAT part of the house? Do they hear kitten mews yet? Or smell special smells?

Yes, Tabitha is well aware ... because she has been booted out of 'her' nursery!:( She is doing great out in the rest of the house with the others, but she still squeals at the door to come in for nursing time!:eek: Can't have her getting out of the earlobe habit!!! ;) :D

[IttyBittyKitty]

Originally posted by catnapper
Yay! Good work Josephine! Look at all those wee litle babies! I bet there are a few more earlobe nibblers in there! They'll have a good older sister to teach them!

I've never seen the actual birth before!

I have seen a birth of a litter of babies first hand and it's incredible to watch :D

These babies are just adorable!!

[catmandu]

The Miracle of Birth,may be a Little messy,but it is still a Miracle!

[sandragonfly]

been wondering about those babies and josephine, how are they doing?? are you gotta keep all of them or give them away?

any names yet? looking furward to hear from you and hope all is well!

[Don Juan's mom]

Congratulations on finally getting to set those seven babies down. Hope the last one is ESPECIALLY lucky! :D

Liz

[carla and mike]

What a beautiuful bunch they are.Boy she has her work cut out for her feeding 7.
That was my first birth watch.Thanks for sharing with us.:D

[kimlovescats]

Originally posted by Gina's Ark Inc.
been wondering about those babies and josephine, how are they doing?? are you gotta keep all of them or give them away?

any names yet? looking furward to hear from you and hope all is well!

There are several new posts .... also some videos of two that are going home with sirrahbed!!!:D

[sandragonfly]

I was waiting the whole time! I did looked for them but guess I missed them!

here's new posts (http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55956)

and video(s) (http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56077) in case people didn't know or couldn't find!

now I'm gonna go and catch up! -- :o

[kimlovescats]

Bump for Laura!;)

[NKBurlington]

Absolutely beautiful!

[Laura's Babies]

THANK YOU Kim for bumping this up for me!! My poor eyes get SO tired trying to look at everything that I overlook a lot just because my tired ole eyes are wore out! Not having any sleep for 24 hours alone takes them several days to recover from that! Trying to catch up and keep up...PHEW! 28 days worth is a LOT!!

But man! Do I envy you now with SEVEN babies in the house and you get to keep them from birth to toddlerhood and then send them on their way to a great life.. WONDERFUL! I just love that Mama, she is so pretty!! I would be ever so tempted...... and all that in one pile is to beautiful for words!!

How about Tawney? (Is that her name?) What is the latest on that situation? Anything new?

THANKS KIM!!!

[kimlovescats]

Originally posted by Laura's Babies
THANK YOU Kim for bumping this up for me!! My poor eyes get SO tired trying to look at everything that I overlook a lot just because my tired ole eyes are wore out! Not having any sleep for 24 hours alone takes them several days to recover from that! Trying to catch up and keep up...PHEW! 28 days worth is a LOT!!

But man! Do I envy you now with SEVEN babies in the house and you get to keep them from birth to toddlerhood and then send them on their way to a great life.. WONDERFUL! I just love that Mama, she is so pretty!! I would be ever so tempted...... and all that in one pile is to beautiful for words!!

How about Tawney? (Is that her name?) What is the latest on that situation? Anything new?

THANKS KIM!!!

Tawny is still here and doing just fine. She is getting playful now .. loves the crocheted catnip mice from Catmandu and Co! :D