Wow, my last litter is arriving right now

It may be 2.41am in the UK, but Momma cat has decided that it is time
to have her kittens.

She came and called me to tell me that it was time, & got me out of
bed to come and hold one of her paw's for her.

So far we have 2little blind white mice, but I am sure that there are
a few more to come yet. She is tending to the first two kittens. But,
I could feel her still contracting, so I guess little baby 3 will
arrive fairly soon.
It is all quite exciting really, because it is my last litter, I have
to admit that it is a little bit emotional as well.

Problem is that she has her back turned towards me right now, so I can
see much, but I can hear plenty in there.One of them has a very lusty
pair of lung on it, I assure you!!
I can't predict how many she will have, but If I had to guess, it
would be 4-5 of them in total.

Right, I am off back to see how momma is doing & will update you as
she delivers them all.
I am so proud of her for being such a good mummy, yet pleased @ the
same time that she will never have to through it again as well.
someone once told me that when a cat purrs, it is not because it is
ecstatically happy- it is just a message to say that what you are
doing is OK by me...Is that true?
I just wondered?
More later on
S;o)

ha haaaa

kongrats!

count'em up!

"sheelagh" wrote in message
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It may be 2.41am in the UK, but Momma cat has decided that it is time
to have her kittens.

She came and called me to tell me that it was time, & got me out of
bed to come and hold one of her paw's for her.

So far we have 2little blind white mice, but I am sure that there are
a few more to come yet. She is tending to the first two kittens. But,
I could feel her still contracting, so I guess little baby 3 will
arrive fairly soon.
It is all quite exciting really, because it is my last litter, I have
to admit that it is a little bit emotional as well.

Problem is that she has her back turned towards me right now, so I can
see much, but I can hear plenty in there.One of them has a very lusty
pair of lung on it, I assure you!!
I can't predict how many she will have, but If I had to guess, it
would be 4-5 of them in total.

Right, I am off back to see how momma is doing & will update you as
she delivers them all.
I am so proud of her for being such a good mummy, yet pleased @ the
same time that she will never have to through it again as well.
someone once told me that when a cat purrs, it is not because it is
ecstatically happy- it is just a message to say that what you are
doing is OK by me...Is that true?
I just wondered?
More later on
S;o)

On 4 Feb, 03:19, "Pijewlchio" wrote:
ha haaaa

kongrats!

count'em up!

"sheelagh" wrote in message

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It may be 2.41am in the UK, but Momma cat has decided that it is time
to have her kittens.

She came and called me to tell me that it was time, & got me out of
bed to come and hold one of her paw's for her.

So far we have 2little blind white mice, but I am sure that there are
a few more to come yet. She is tending to the first two kittens. But,
I could feel her still contracting, so I guess little baby 3 will
arrive fairly soon.
It is all quite exciting really, because it is my last litter, I have
to admit that it is a little bit emotional as well.

Problem is that she has her back turned towards me right now, so I can
see much, but I can hear plenty in there.One of them has a very lusty
pair of lung on it, I assure you!!
I can't predict how many she will have, but If I had to guess, it
would be 4-5 of them in total.

Right, I am off back to see how momma is doing & will update you as
she delivers them all.
I am so proud of her for being such a good mummy, yet pleased @ the
same time that she will never have to through it again as well.
someone once told me that when a cat purrs, it is not because it is
ecstatically happy- it is just a message to say that what you are
doing is OK by me...Is that true?
I just wondered?
More later on
S;o)- Hide quoted text -

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thanx a bunch lol)
I can't help feeling delighted....
It is my last litter so I intend to enjoy them whilst theyy are in my
care. I will post a photo of mummy and her babes later after a few
hours kip (sleep!!)
Thans again P,
S;o)

She had a grand total of four kittens in the end.
Belle is sitting with them quite happily now & feeding them all.
I haven't checked the sex's yet
(I prefer to leave mummy and kittens alone as there is no vital need
to know exactly what we have yet)...
I know that this is not every ones favourite subject, but I am just
relieved to know that she got through it OK.
S;o)
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/sheela...eAfter4thLiter

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She had a grand total of four kittens in the end.
Belle is sitting with them quite happily now & feeding them all.
I haven't checked the sex's yet
(I prefer to leave mummy and kittens alone as there is no vital need
to know exactly what we have yet)...
I know that this is not every ones favourite subject, but I am just
relieved to know that she got through it OK.
S;o)
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/sheela...eAfter4thLiter


What sweet pictures. You are going out of the breeding business in grand
style.

MaryL

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She had a grand total of four kittens in the end.
Belle is sitting with them quite happily now & feeding them all.
I haven't checked the sex's yet
(I prefer to leave mummy and kittens alone as there is no vital need
to know exactly what we have yet)...
I know that this is not every ones favourite subject, but I am just
relieved to know that she got through it OK.
S;o)
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/sheela...eAfter4thLiter

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They are so gorgeous! I remember how exciting it was when our foster cat
gave birth. It was 10:00 p.m. on a Friday night. We were all going to sleep
and my then-four-year-old son went to check on Amanda one last time. He
excitedly called us to tell us she was giving birth. Jumping on the
opportunity to introduce the subject of "the birds and the bees" (on a level
a four-year-old could understand), I told him this was exactly how his birth
mother had given birth to him (my children are adopted), at which point, he
opened his eyes wide and in one of those show-stopping moments asked in all
seriousness, "My mother was a cat?"

(Before anybody gets worked up, our foster cat's previous family had dropped
her off at a shelter when they realized she was pregnant, she was turned
over to our rescue group, we fostered her through the remaining two weeks of
her pregnancy - they mistakenly thought she was due any day -- and after her
kittens were weaned, she was spayed and we kept her. Her kittens were placed
in adoptive homes and spayed and neutered at the appropriate times).

Congratulations on the babies. Enjoy every second. (And good for you for
making it the last litter!)
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

On 4 Feb, 13:12, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
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"Sheelagh" wrote in message

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She had a grand total of four kittens in the end.
Belle is sitting with them quite happily now & feeding them all.
I haven't checked the sex's yet
(I prefer to leave mummy and kittens alone as there is no vital need
to know exactly what we have yet)...
I know that this is not every ones favourite subject, but I am just
relieved to know that she got through it OK.
S;o)
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/sheela...eAfter4thLiter

What sweet pictures. You are going out of the breeding business in grand
style.

MaryL

I am aren't I?
I have been watching them all pretty closely because there is a runt
in the litter (The one under mummy's front leg & paw.).
I remain optimistic because mummy is trying to keep her warm, but
having said that I notice that it isn't feeding as rest as the
dinosaurs.
I might try and wait until I am sure that it has had a sleep then try
and latch it on to mummy.
(I can say he or she because I haven't looked yet-anyway it's not
important)

Cindys, I thought that story was wonderful, it certainly made me
laugh.
Thanks to both of you!
S;o)

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Cindys, I thought that story was wonderful, it certainly made me
laugh.
Thanks to both of you!
S;o)
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If you liked that story, you might like this one even better:

My husband had been against the idea of fostering a pregnant cat because
there were already four permanent cats in the family, but I assured him the
foster and her kittens would be kept separate from the others and as soon as
the kittens could be weaned, they would all be returned to the rescue group.
So, he reluctantly went along with the plan but not before he made me
promise, repeatedly, that I would not start asking him if we could keep any
of the kittens or the mother. I agreed.

Everyday I would remark on how wonderful Amanda was and how cute and sweet
the kittens were, etc, and every day he would remind me that, as I had
promised, as soon as the kittens could be weaned, everybody was going back
to the rescue group to be placed in adoptive families. Every day, I
reassured him that I had no plans to keep any of them. I would remind him
that saying the kittens were *cute* did not equate to saying "I want to keep
one."

Finally, the big day arrived, and I was loading mom and the kittens into the
carriers to be returned to the group. Out of the blue my husband said "Okay,
we can keep these cats, but you have to promise that we won't foster any
more cats." I looked at him and said "What do you mean *these cats*? You
want to keep the mom and all four kittens?" He said "That's right." I said
"You want to have nine cats?????" He said "Yes." I said "You've lost your
mind. We're not having nine cats..." In the end, the kittens were placed in
other adoptive homes, but of course mom stayed :-)
Best regards,
---Cindy S

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She had a grand total of four kittens in the end.
Belle is sitting with them quite happily now & feeding them all.
I haven't checked the sex's yet
(I prefer to leave mummy and kittens alone as there is no vital need
to know exactly what we have yet)...
I know that this is not every ones favourite subject, but I am just
relieved to know that she got through it OK.
S;o)
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/sheela...eAfter4thLiter

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They are so gorgeous! I remember how exciting it was when our foster cat
gave birth. It was 10:00 p.m. on a Friday night. We were all going to
sleep and my then-four-year-old son went to check on Amanda one last time.
He excitedly called us to tell us she was giving birth. Jumping on the
opportunity to introduce the subject of "the birds and the bees" (on a
level a four-year-old could understand), I told him this was exactly how
his birth mother had given birth to him (my children are adopted), at
which point, he opened his eyes wide and in one of those show-stopping
moments asked in all seriousness, "My mother was a cat?"


What a funny (and adorable) story. I forwarded it to a friend who has an
adopted son. I thought he would enjoy this one. (He is a freshman in high
school, so I don't think I need to worry that he will be similarly confused!
;o) )

(Before anybody gets worked up, our foster cat's previous family had
dropped her off at a shelter when they realized she was pregnant, she was
turned over to our rescue group, we fostered her through the remaining two
weeks of her pregnancy - they mistakenly thought she was due any day --
and after her kittens were weaned, she was spayed and we kept her. Her
kittens were placed in adoptive homes and spayed and neutered at the
appropriate times).

Congratulations on the babies. Enjoy every second. (And good for you for
making it the last litter!)
Best regards,
---Cindy S.

On 4 Feb, 15:02, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
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She had a grand total of four kittens in the end.
Belle is sitting with them quite happily now & feeding them all.
I haven't checked the sex's yet
(I prefer to leave mummy and kittens alone as there is no vital need
to know exactly what we have yet)...
I know that this is not every ones favourite subject, but I am just
relieved to know that she got through it OK.
S;o)
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/sheela...eAfter4thLiter

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They are so gorgeous! I remember how exciting it was when our foster cat
gave birth. It was 10:00 p.m. on a Friday night. We were all going to
sleep and my then-four-year-old son went to check on Amanda one last time.
He excitedly called us to tell us she was giving birth. Jumping on the
opportunity to introduce the subject of "the birds and the bees" (on a
level a four-year-old could understand), I told him this was exactly how
his birth mother had given birth to him (my children are adopted), at
which point, he opened his eyes wide and in one of those show-stopping
moments asked in all seriousness, "My mother was a cat?"

What a funny (and adorable) story. I forwarded it to a friend who has an
adopted son. I thought he would enjoy this one. (He is a freshman in high
school, so I don't think I need to worry that he will be similarly confused!
;o) )



(Before anybody gets worked up, our foster cat's previous family had
dropped her off at a shelter when they realized she was pregnant, she was
turned over to our rescue group, we fostered her through the remaining two
weeks of her pregnancy - they mistakenly thought she was due any day --
and after her kittens were weaned, she was spayed and we kept her. Her
kittens were placed in adoptive homes and spayed and neutered at the
appropriate times).

Congratulations on the babies. Enjoy every second. (And good for you for
making it the last litter!)
Best regards,
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It was ever so good wasn't it?

I think that children who are so innocent come out with the best of
quotes don't they?
I am sure it will have made your friends son laugh too.
My troop all just read it as well and thought it was hilarious!!
Nice one Cindys
S;o)