Our feral little girl we have been feeding for several months, had kittens or a kitten. We aren't totally certain how many, but we've only seen a flash of just one kitten on four separate occasions. When we did see it, first it came flying across the lawn like a flash of lightening in the dark. Twice, mom and baby were curled up together on my doormat out on the porch. The other time mom was laying on the porch and baby came flying out of the little house we built for the mom (even though we have rarely seen here use it).
Bootsie (mom kitty) is a tiny little thing, and probably not much more than a year herself. She never got very big at all, and the only way that I even knew she was pregnant was because her nipples were pink and swollen. As a matter of fact, we thought that she was still pregnant until a week and a half ago. Then we thought she had just had babies, because she would leave abrubtly in the middle of eating, hollering as she was departing in a brisk and determined fashion.
Of course we were wrong, because two days later was the first kitten sighting. Obviously she hadn't just had them. The kitten has been such a fast flash, that if we blinked, surely we would never have even seen it. So, determining how old, we have no idea, and are totally inexperienced with this kind of thing.
We love Bootsie, and have really made some good strides with her getting to trust us. She will now eat with my hands in dish, lick off the spoon and lick off my finger, still afraid to be pet. We get a few good swipes in now and then while she is eating. She has rubbed up against me a few times, and she rubs the heck out of the front porch railing and the steps.
Our intentions were to have her spayed before she got pregnant. Well, we missed that boat didn't we. We were trying to build up the trust enough to get here to the vet. We have just recently found out about this TNR thing. After we found out that she was pregnant we thought we could try to get a hold of the kittens to tame them and find homes for them. Of course now that maybe there is only one we would just probably keep it as well.
The big question is when do we get her spayed before she is in danger of getting pregnant again. We would at some point have to get kitten fixed as well. Just don't know when its okay to do it. We don't know if she is still nursing or if baby is weening yet.
Please......advice or experience in this matter is welcome and appreciated.
Bootsie (mom kitty) is a tiny little thing, and probably not much more than a year herself. She never got very big at all, and the only way that I even knew she was pregnant was because her nipples were pink and swollen. As a matter of fact, we thought that she was still pregnant until a week and a half ago. Then we thought she had just had babies, because she would leave abrubtly in the middle of eating, hollering as she was departing in a brisk and determined fashion.
Of course we were wrong, because two days later was the first kitten sighting. Obviously she hadn't just had them. The kitten has been such a fast flash, that if we blinked, surely we would never have even seen it. So, determining how old, we have no idea, and are totally inexperienced with this kind of thing.
We love Bootsie, and have really made some good strides with her getting to trust us. She will now eat with my hands in dish, lick off the spoon and lick off my finger, still afraid to be pet. We get a few good swipes in now and then while she is eating. She has rubbed up against me a few times, and she rubs the heck out of the front porch railing and the steps.
Our intentions were to have her spayed before she got pregnant. Well, we missed that boat didn't we. We were trying to build up the trust enough to get here to the vet. We have just recently found out about this TNR thing. After we found out that she was pregnant we thought we could try to get a hold of the kittens to tame them and find homes for them. Of course now that maybe there is only one we would just probably keep it as well.
The big question is when do we get her spayed before she is in danger of getting pregnant again. We would at some point have to get kitten fixed as well. Just don't know when its okay to do it. We don't know if she is still nursing or if baby is weening yet.
Please......advice or experience in this matter is welcome and appreciated.