Pregnancy Misery

[Melissa M Sementelli]

yay

 

[Koen]

daisyd

Thank you. We absolutely adore them. She had 4 and has been done for a while. She's a wonderful and attentive mother. 2 look absolutely identical and were attached to the same placenta with separate umbilical cords.

 

[Sarthur2]

Wonderful! Natural is best!

 

[daisyd]

4 is a perfect number !

 

[pippapurring]

Congratulations!! They're so precious. Happy to hear the labor went smoothly. Hope the kittens are adjusting to life outside the womb well

 

[Koen]

Congratulations!! They're so precious. Happy to hear the labor went smoothly. Hope the kittens are adjusting to life outside the womb well

They're doing wonderful. Nursing like champs and sleeping off their milk comas.

 

[Sarthur2]

This is wonderful. Right now they appear to be full Siamese. Time will tell.

 

[Koen]

Sarthur2

I'd have to agree with you. They're all pure white from head to toe. The feral who got in was a solid black long haired cat. He didn't father them or they wouldn't all be solid white. She told me she was pretty sure he was chased off before he could even properly mount her.

These little ones are gaining weight already. I'm surprised by how strong they are

 

[Sarthur2]

They are beautiful! I feel relieved on several levels that the feral did not get to her.

This is the best possible outcome!

Constance did beautifully!

 

[Koen]

Sarthur2

Thank you! We are so excited to watch them grown and change and discover their personalities.

There were no complications whatsoever. She did everything perfectly all by herself.

However, I'm helping her out a bit with nursing the kittens. I'm giving them about a fourth of a tablespoon every 4 hours. She's producing milk and they're nursing, but not gaining like I hoped.

 

[Sarthur2]

Her milk will be in fully soon, and you will likely not need to supplement when it does.

A little help by supplementing now is a good thing to boost the kittens.

You should begin to see better gains soon!

 

[pippapurring]

Thanks for posting pictures!! What gorgeous kitties

 

[RetroCatMom]

Mine had 4 on Saturday also! =) lt was also my birthday! Congrats on the beautiful kitty babies.

 

[Koen]

RetroCatMom

I hope the babies are growing and thriving.

Happy Birthday (sorry it's belated)! I turn 23 tomorrow. :-)

Thank you! We have 3 girls and 1 boy. They're quite a lively bunch, we're enjoying them.

 

[Koen]

Only 3 days old and they've almost doubled in size since birth. Look at those chubby tummies!

 

[Sarthur2]

They are just beautiful!

Are you still supplementing?

 

[Koen]

Sarthur2

Thank you! They have us wrapped around their little paws.

I'm still helping her out just a little bit, but she's doing almost all of the work.

 

[Koen]

Look at how chunky these babies are! This is the one and only boy and the smallest.

 

[Sarthur2]

I can't wait to see how they develop over the coming weeks!

 

[Koen]

Sarthur2

Each is beginning to get color on their noses and ears. I'm bottle feeding once daily, just to supplement a little so I know they each have a full tummy when I go to bed. They're very comfortable with me already and 2 of the females actually snuggle up to me. Although I'm trying not to handle them much, maybe 5 minutes each a day.