Last Fall a young kitten, perhaps 3 or 4 months old, made her way to our front door. Our big cat, Daisy, wanted nothing to do with her. (Nothing has changed there!) We found out later the mama, brother and sister had made their way to the neighbor's place across the field. We called the kitten "Baby," and being such a friendly girl, quickly won our hearts! Well, little did we know that kittens can get pregnant. One morning in February I heard an awful howling at our front door. I ran to the door, flipped on the lights, and there right in front of Baby's house was the long-haired tomcat from across the road. OOPS! Looks like kittens will be arriving around April 27!
The night of April 25, our oldest boy dreamed that Baby was laying on his bed and had five furry kittens with her. He was sure excited! We thought she'd have maybe two or three kittens.
We are letting our oldest pick out one of the kittens for himself. Not sure yet if his brother will be allowed to keep one. The jury's still out on that one. So, around Father's Day (June 19) we will have 3 or 4 male kittens ready for new homes. :)
On April 27, around 2 a.m., Baby started having babies in a birthing box in our closet. She gave birth to two in that hour. The boys were so excited. I got them on the school bus, went inside and grabbed the camera. Wanted to get some more pictures of the Baby's baby. So, I took the picture, and saw on the digital screen not two, but three kittens in the birthing box! And Baby was working really hard at giving birth to a fourth! Wow!
After school, I let the boys go look at the new kittens. They were surprised to see four. We wondered if our oldest had seen 4 kittens + Baby in the dream. No, he saw 5 kittens + Baby. After dinner, our dreamer boy went to go check on the new family. He came running to the kitchen to tell us there were now 5 kittens!!!!! Oh boy!
So, we now have five male kittens. As soon as they are weaned, we will be taking the Little Mama to be spayed. We don't need any more cats around here! It's a good thing we have farm fields all around on three sides, and lots of mice! Baby has turned out to be quite a good Little Mama, even though she is still not fully grown herself. She's very protective of her little ones. :)
We are letting our oldest pick out one of the kittens for himself. Not sure yet if his brother will be allowed to keep one. The jury's still out on that one. So, around Father's Day (June 19) we will have 3 or 4 male kittens ready for new homes. :)
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