Another Birth!

Dishonored · July 25, 2015, 04:08:45 PM

I know, I'm lousy with updating with pictures, so I won't even promise this time.
On Wednesday, my main mama cat Domino had five big, healthy kittens. Four have grey tabby smudges on top of their heads, while the fifth (whom I'm calling Trapjaw) has a grey tabby lower jaw.

VAE · July 27, 2015, 08:46:22 AM

Aww, congratulations to mamma cat, send her some fish x3

Dishonored · July 27, 2015, 10:28:48 AM

Thanks! She's already getting extra canned food to build her up.
Sadly, one of the kittens died. No clear cause, but everything points to the excessive heat we've been having. Domino is too feral to be brought inside, so there's no really good way to cool them off more than they already are in the shade under the old wood platform where they are.
Considered a fan, but I don't happen to have a two-acre-long extension cord.

ZacAttac21 · July 28, 2015, 12:08:54 AM

Ice. Try to get a bunch of ice in their nest.

Dishonored · July 28, 2015, 10:45:30 AM

Ice was a good idea. The rain that came through last night helped a lot too. Thanks!

VAE · July 29, 2015, 10:36:43 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw_t9F3aoO0 relevant

Dishonored · July 30, 2015, 11:10:35 AM

I appreciate it, but I'm on dialup. YouTube pretty much kills my connection.

VAE · July 30, 2015, 02:17:51 PM

Quote from: Dishonored on July 30, 2015, 11:10:35 AM
I appreciate it, but I'm on dialup. YouTube pretty much kills my connection.

Ah
Basically popsicles for cats. Take tinned tuna ,or even cat food, mix with water, put in a blender, freeze, then toss a few into bowl to play with, lick and refresh self.

Dishonored · July 31, 2015, 01:12:41 PM

Neat! I'll have to try that!
And as of last night, the kitten count is down to three. No clue what happened to the missing one, but it's not in the old or new nest she moved them to. The remaining three are still healthy, and one has its' eyes open a bit. (I'm looking at them from a distance, so it's not easy to spot everything. LOL)

Dishonored · August 14, 2015, 07:23:37 PM

Rise fwom your gwaave!

See other posts as to why I'm slow updating this. Third kitten died, but the last two are doing well, strong and healthy, eyes open. Named one Nuke because she sort of explodes when she sees you: "PFWAA!"

My mama cat Baby had five kittens, but in true Baby style she neglected them until all five died. Luckily it was fairly quick.

On a more amazing note, my mama cat Eany (Yes, THAT Eany!) looked a bit fat for a few days. We came home around 5 PM, and found she had a kitten. I brought both inside, settled them in a nice cozy kitty cage, all was good.
Around 5 this morning I took Chiana out for doggy business, and heard crying. I put her inside, went looking...and found Eany's OTHER kitten out in the yard, placenta still attached, cold and hungry but strong. I took it inside to be with Eany and found blood in the box.
...Eany had another kitten in the ten minutes I wasn't looking.

So Eany currently has three sweet, happy kittens, two calicos and a white, born at least twelve hours apart. Sometimes, when you really need it, life throws you a smile.