I know I keep apologizing for not posting more but since I went to work at the shelter and kitten explosion has happened I have barely had time to breath!
Something really good did happen yesterday. Rosco and Abigails sister (Sissy) had kittens. I want to bring her in with her siblings but didn't want to take her away from her babies. I have watched and stalked her but could never figure out where the babies were. Yesterday a man comes to the shelter with 5 babies. We determined they were about 2 weeks old. As we were talking I discovered he lived about 4 houses down from me. He described the cat that he thought was the mother and it sounded just like Sissy! She had the kittens under his house.
So, hoping I was right I brought the kittens home with me and waited for Sissy to make an appearance. Finally late that night she showed up on the porch wanting to eat, I got her in, and WALLAH they are her babies!!!! Now I can keep mom and babies together until they are weaned, get Sissy fixed and moved in, and adopt the babies out through the shelter or hopefully through PT!
That is the brief version because it was quit a traumatic night with Sissy coming in and going balistic in a large dog crate, getting the brats settled over tiny babies and I think I got two hours sleep the whole night. Now Sissy and the babies have a corner of the living room out in the open and everyone seems very very happy. She doesn't mind the brats and the brats don't mind her or the little ones. She is showing no sign of wanting to move them and seems totally content here with us.
I will now shut up and share pictures!
The proud momma and her five little ones. Two black, one light gray (OH LORI), one tortie, and one I call a smoke. It's black on the tips but gray underneath. I have no idea what sex they are yet (except for the tortie.)
This little one tried to stand up and shake but fell over
This is the strongest and most advanced of the group. His eyes are the most open and alert and even though he's wobbly he seems to have better control.
This was so sweet! They were sucking each others tounges!
This folks is tortie tude from the get go!
She worked a long time to get this upright and then fell over. She is going to be trouble I can tell.
This did me in completely. This little smoke baby sucks his thumb!!! I melted all over the place when I saw this.
Here is the whole "kit and kaboodle"
Right now I have 19 cats in my house and I'm putting my foot down to any more! This is CRAZY but aren't they the cutest little things?
They are up for adoption folks! Stake your claim now.
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