We have kittens!!!

[moosmom]

It's 11:30 pm Thursday night. Mattie Grace went into labor about 9:30. So far she's had 2 babies. One is grey, the other is black. The grey one is a polydactyl. She's doing great. I think, from feeling her belly, she's got another 2 to go.

I just thought I'd take a short break and let you guys know.

I don't know nothing bout birthing no babies!!!!!! ;)

Stay tuned!

[Laura's Babies]

Ohhhhhh! I need company in the waiting room! Where is everybody? I hate pacing the floor alone! This is so exciting!!

[rg_girlca]

Right beside you Laura.:D

Kitties, we have widdle itty bitty kitties on the way!!!!!!

Pictures Donna, don't forget PICTURES!!!!:)

[shais_mom]

oohhhh Donna can't wait for an update!

[krazyaboutkatz]

How exciting!! Thanks for posting this wonderful news Donna.:D I can't wait to see what her kittens look like. I'm sure they'll all be beautiful.:D

[manda_moo87]

Looking forward to seeing the new little ones! :D

[moosmom]

It's now 2:10 a.m. and she's sleeping. I KNOW there's at least one more kitten in there, because guts don't move. :rolleyes: My friend Kathy called and read the procedure. It can take anywhere up to 10 hours to complete the delivery. *Yawn* Poor Mattie is exhausted right now. So am I!! I put the bowl of water near her and she drank forever!! I am so proud of her!

I'll be back! :p

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Awwww kitties!!!!!! It is 10 am here, so still in middle of the night at your place!! Go go go, Mattie Grace!!!!

[jenluckenbach]

BABIES!!!!!

:D :D :D

[GraciesMommy]

Whooohoooooo...bet this was an exciting night!

[Vio&Juni]

I can't wait for pictures of those babies :)

[Cinder & Smoke]

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CONGRATS, GRANmom!!! :D

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[catmandu]

The Found Cats,are all excited too,as am I,and we pray,taht the Kitten,that is still inside,will come out safely,and that these Kittens,will have Furr Ever Homes,so they never have,to have Kittens.

[moosmom]

It's now 7 a.m. My shoulders and neck are KILLING me from hunching over her.

At around 4:30 I got concerned about the last baby and called the vet (actually it was an emergency vet). The lady on the phone told me the only way they could tell if there was another kitten inside was to do an ex-ray at the cost of $150!!! I asked them if there was any way they could help me with the cost. She proceeded to give me a lecture about once I took the cat in, etc., etc., etc. I was so tired and pissed off, I hung up on her in mid sentence.

Anyway, I figured nature would take it's course whether I was there or not so I put Mattie and her babies in the birthing box I made up. (she ended up having them on a pile of towels I put on the floor, which gave her more room).

Took a head count just a few minutes ago. We got a total of THREE!!!!!! The third one came sometime between 4:30 and 7 a.m. And boy does that one have A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E!!!! I picked him/her up to see how he/she was doing and he/she wailed cuz I took him/her off the boob!!!! :eek:

Now that everything has quieted down, I'm going back to bed for a couple more hours. I did manage to take a few pictures before the last one arrived and will post them when I can see straight!

Night guys and thanks for the support!! ;)

ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz.........

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Wakie wakie!!!
Cannot wait to see pics!! ;)

[moosmom]

Surprize, surprize!!!!

I went into check on Mattie and put a nice soft down pillow in her box, now that she was all done having babies. :rolleyes:

WRONG!!

She hopped out of the box, wolfed down some canned kitten foot, gulped a HUGE amount of water, then got back in the box and had one more kitten!! It was the runt (I'm calling it Tiny).

So, she has a total of 4!!! :eek: 3 black and one grey. One of the black ones is also polydactyl, along with the grey one.

Okay, so I needed an excuse to buy new bath towels (I used every single towel I had in my closet!). Nothing's too good for my mama girl!!

I promise I'll post pictures soon!!

[christa]

I'm so excited! I can't wait to see some pics!

[Karen]

Congratulations, Mattie Grace! And grammieDonna, too. We'll be patient about the pictures ...

[ramanth]

WWOOOOHOOOOO!!!! BABIES!!!

Congrats to Mama Mattie and Granmom Donna. :D

Can't wait to see pictures. :)

[davidpizzica]

Way to go, Donna! You have 4 more precious kitties there with you. No wonder you and Mattie Grace are worn out! If you get rested up, but take your time, give me a call tonight I'm not going anywhere tonight. Love you, sweetheart and beautiful Mattie Grace!

[moosmom]

Here they are...

All four of them bellying up to the bar!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p7aff39e28404c968e204ea1735f6078d/f5037d59.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/pe189a0b067325c6a5063befc0dcddab7/f5037d15.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/pa9711c1feb3b71e843f95e2f2898f8c9/f5037dac.jpg

This is the "mouth" of the bunch.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/pfd1161568e45a7684b9a6d6e6d05bf9b/f5037dcb.jpg

Here's the three of them while Mama was eating.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid159/p2c77d2b139d281f4712ce12305399041/f5037e20.jpg

[Rie Rie]

OHHHH, BABIES!!!How sweet is that?!!!

[MULTICATMOM]

THANK YOU SO MUCH DONNA!!!!!!!!!!:D :D I'VE BEEN WATCHING TO SEE WHO POPPED FIRST MATTIE OR QSA KITTY... I WISH YOU WERE CLOSE, I'D LOVE TO HAVE THE BLACK POLY:rolleyes: :rolleyes: ME?? TAKE A KITTEN, YOU BET

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

LOOKEY LOOKEY LOOKEY
BABIES BABIES BABIES!!!

:D :D :D

[ratchet22]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww, Kiss kiss kiss, congradulations, and great job Mom!

[rosethecopycat]

Congratulations on a safe and happy delivery!

Is mama a poly too?

[catnapper]

Ooodle of kittens! Way to go cat grandma!

[Barbara]

How exciting! Cute little mousie tails:D

Congrats to both of you:)

[ramanth]

OHHHHHH Look how sweet they are!! :D

I can't get over how sleek and shiney that little black kitten is. :D

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Awww.....look at all those widdle black babies. I want the black poly.....don't I wish. ;) :( :D

Congratulations Donna! And well done Mattie! :D

[Vio&Juni]

Awwwwww. They are so cuuuuuuuuute!

[moosmom]

Rose,

Yes, Mattie Grace is also a poly, on all fours!!

Won't be able to tell the sex of them for at least a week. I want to name the girl (there's gotta be ONE in the bunch) Sophie.

Sleep??? Me??? :eek: Oh hell, I'll sleep when I'm dead. Can't get enough of those babies!!

[smokey the elder]

Aww, lookit the itty bitty kittens!!

[sirrahbed]

oh DONNA!! Beautiful kitties!!! What a night you had!! I would LOVE to watch this at least once in my life - but getting to see those newborn pictures and hear the excitement here on PetTal in close:D
Cogratulations and enjoy those lil babies!!:D

[NoahsMommy]

BABIES!!!! How wonderful! How exciting, Donna!!!! :) :) :)

Congrats to you both. They are sooooo cute!!!

[luvofallhorses]

OMG YAY!! CONGRATULATIONS!! They are ADORABLE! :D:D:D

[LuvGold00]

Yay!!!!!! They are soooooo cute, congrats!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Awwwwww! They're adorable.:D

[QueenScoopalot]

YAY!!! I had a funny feeling I'd see a birth announcement here! Congrats to the new family Donna! Try to nap in between kitten checks. ;) Still waiting on Sophia to have hers, and she's enormous! :eek:

[shais_mom]

Ohhhhh Donna I tell you what I am in LLLOOOOVVVEEE!!!
If I wasn't full up I would be jumping on one of those babies in a heartbeat!!!!!

[Laura's Babies]

That Mama is such a beauty!! For some reason, I find her most striking!! Looks like her babies are going to carry her beauty on too... They look like they are litte fuzzies like their Mom.. I would just be SO darn excited that I would just BUST!!! Bask in your excitement and enjoy every minute of having those babies in your house... I would have them all in my bed with ME!!!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Awwwwwwwww, they are sooooo cute!!! Mommy Mattie Grace did a great job!! She deserves a good rest now (after closing the milk-bar, of course;) ) http://users.pandora.be/bernardgabriels/images/smilies%20911-cat_n_mand.gif

[GraciesMommy]

Awwwwwww Congrats x 4!!!!:) :) :) :)

[ChrisH]

Awwwww, they are soooo sweet! :) Congratulations Donna and Momma Mattie! :)

[moosmom]

I am absolutely SMITTEN!!! I've delivered babies before as an EMT, but NEVER kittens!! I am in awe of Mattie Grace and her ability of knowing just what to do. I was simply a spectator that helped get the babies out the their sacks. She didn't really need me. She did great all by herself!!

My friend Kathy came over and commented how small they were. They had to be to be packed in like that! Kathy said she can tell that Mattie Grace loves me just by the way she looks at me, purrs and lets me pick her babies up.

When I went into feed her, she stands up, babies still attached :eek: and hops out of the box! :eek: The lungs on those little crumb snatchers when they're deprived of a nipple is amazing!

I guess this is something I can tell my grandkids about! :p What an experience!

[RedHedd]

AWW! Itty bitty widdle babies! SO CUTE!

[Prairie Purrs]

Kisses for all those little baby kitten toes--especially the extra toes on the polys! :D

[kimlovescats]

Congratulations to the new mom, four tinies and you coach Donna! Isn't just a miraculous blessing???

(((HUGS)))
Kim;)