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[Chuck Most]

Patty had her kittens about 8am this morning. I'd post a pic but she had them in a 4" gap behind a cabinet so I can't really see them right now, but I can definitely hear them. Mom and the babies seem to be doing A-OK.

[Chuck Most]

Can't see the third one but it looks like the gray one. They're so loud for something so small. 🤣

[Chuck Most]

There are actually five!

Four black and gray ones plus the oddball orange and white one. 🤣

I now have a cat bed set up in there, along with food and water for mom.

[bobss396]

19 hours ago, Chuck Most said:

Patty had her kittens about 8am this morning. I'd post a pic but she had them in a 4" gap behind a cabinet so I can't really see them right now, but I can definitelymiveed spots hear them. Mom and the babies seem to be doing A-OK.

Some momma cats will scour the house looking for a safe spot to give birth. They prowl all over to find a quiet place a few days before the event.

I've had them move kittens to more secluded spots if they get too much attention. You wake up and momma found better digs for them.

Most will let trusted people handle them, which is essential to socializing them.

[deuces wild]

😁👍

[Chuck Most]

6 hours ago, bobss396 said:

Some momma cats will scour the house looking for a safe spot to give birth. They prowl all over to find a quiet place a few days before the event.

I've had them move kittens to more secluded spots if they get too much attention. You wake up and momma found better digs for them.

Most will let trusted people handle them, which is essential to socializing them.

She's cool with me putting a straggling kitten back on the pile. 🤣 She's honestly more relaxed than normal the last couple days. She was with the kittens a solid 24 hours in one sitting, before she headed outside to "take care of some business". 

[bobss396]

1 hour ago, Chuck Most said:

She's cool with me putting a straggling kitten back on the pile. 🤣 She's honestly more relaxed than normal the last couple days. She was with the kittens a solid 24 hours in one sitting, before she headed outside to "take care of some business". 

So she trusts you. Try to handle them every day a little bit. They need to get used to people. Are you keeping them? I fostered a momma cat years ago, she had 5 kittens and I found homes for them.

[Chuck Most]

Not sure what the plan is. Patty is probably getting fixed once she and the kittens are ready. After that not decided on keeping them or rehoming.

[Chuck Most]

She has the nice cushy cat bed but for now she's staying under the old TV cabinet. 🤣 I mean, I guess it works for her.

 

Also, check out those incredible whiskers.

[Earl Marischal]

8 hours ago, Chuck Most said:

Not sure what the plan is. Patty is probably getting fixed once she and the kittens are ready. After that not decided on keeping them or rehoming.

Good idea to get her ‘fixed’. She doesn’t need the stress of more kittens.

steve

[Chuck Most]

The one facing the camera was hissing at me. What a frightening, ferocious beast. 🤣🤣

[bobss396]

Some hiss very early, out of instinct. Amazing even before the eyes open up. Which is is about at 2 weeks old... and they start walking. Or try to.

See if you can sneak an old towel or bath mat under the dresser. They will be much warmer. Wipe up 1/2 the area at a time, fold and lay down the towel.

Momma will not be happy if you move them out, but might tolerate it for a minute. Place them in a box works, but give momma access to them.

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[1972coronet]

1 hour ago, bobss396 said:

Some hiss very early, out of instinct. Amazing even before the eyes open up. Which is is about at 2 weeks old... and they start walking. Or try to.

See if you can sneak an old towel or bath mat under the dresser. They will be much warmer. Wipe up 1/2 the area at a time, fold and lay down the towel.

Momma will not be happy if you move them out, but might tolerate it for a minute. Place them in a box works, but give momma access to them.

[1972coronet]

1 hour ago, bobss396 said:

Some hiss very early, out of instinct.

One of the funniest to hear and observe hissing , is when a Cougar kitten does it. Not only a tame-sounding hiss, but also spitting and pouncing ! 

[bobss396]

When my son picked up our Ivan at 6 weeks old, he was spitting and hissing something fierce. He put him inside his coat and he quieted down. 

Once home he was introduced to real cat food and kitten formula. But he would still hide when we came to feed him. He would eat, crawl up in my lap, purr and fall asleep after. He was an interesting kitten.

[Chuck Most]

I swear they've already doubled in size.

[bobss396]

20 hours ago, Chuck Most said:

I swear they've already doubled in size.

They do grow fast. These are great looking kittens. I never had a cat birth more than 5 kittens. Usually 3 to 4 was the norm.

[Chuck Most]

They're actually beginning to resemble cats. 🤣 They didn't even hiss this time, although Patty got between me and them. So I started petting her then the kittens and she was like "okay. I'll allow it" 🤣

This is the first time the orange one wasn't on the bottom of the pile as far as I remember.

[bobss396]

Keep an eye on the Orange Sherbert one. I had only one...but it was by far the most adventurous kitten I ever had. It was all over the place by 2 weeks old.

[Earl Marischal]

steve 

[Chuck Most]

She moved them from the upstairs closet to the bedroom. Which is fine, but did she need to do it at 3:15 in the morning? 🤣

[bobss396]

15 hours ago, Chuck Most said:

She moved them from the upstairs closet to the bedroom. Which is fine, but did she need to do it at 3:15 in the morning? 🤣

Instinct, they do it quickly and quietly. They take the kittens to the safest place possible.

Sometimes you can catch the momma cat doing recon. Usually she goes out right after they are fed, quiet and sleeping.

If there is a lot of people looking and touching them, they sense a threat and will move them to more secluded digs. Once they become mobile, all bets are off.

[Chuck Most]

Well she wasn't that stealthy, I knew what was going on because for whatever reason she hopped up on my bed in the process and landed on my ankle.

[Junkman]

[1972coronet]

"It is April, right daddy ? Then why's it so cold ?! Fifty-four , overcast, and breezy isn't springtime !"