One of the things I have long wanted to do was create a sort of breeding chronicle here - beginning from estrus, going through the breeding process, watching for signs of pregnancy, confirmed pregnancy and issues, the delivery of the kittens and the kittens growth and development up until they left for their new homes.
Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - Lexus has been gearing up to go into estrus. When I woke up this morning, she was vocalizing, posturing and placing herself in a particularly tart-like fashion *grin* next to Tonka's stud enclosure. She appears to be in the very early stages of estrus; rushing the door if we even walk anywhere nearby it, anxiously patroling the windows, a fair amount of vocalizations, more grooming in ~that~ area, a lot more affectionate and lots of posturing - I am now certain that she is in full estrus. I will allow Tonka and Lexus to breed this cycle as this will be her 5th since her last litter was born on August 31st of '05. If all goes well, I am hopeful for kittens sometime in or around the first week of June.
Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - Lexus has been gearing up to go into estrus. When I woke up this morning, she was vocalizing, posturing and placing herself in a particularly tart-like fashion *grin* next to Tonka's stud enclosure. She appears to be in the very early stages of estrus; rushing the door if we even walk anywhere nearby it, anxiously patroling the windows, a fair amount of vocalizations, more grooming in ~that~ area, a lot more affectionate and lots of posturing - I am now certain that she is in full estrus. I will allow Tonka and Lexus to breed this cycle as this will be her 5th since her last litter was born on August 31st of '05. If all goes well, I am hopeful for kittens sometime in or around the first week of June.