Showing posts with label kittening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kittening. Show all posts

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Kitten update - 12 days old

All 4 of my gorgeous kittens now have their eyes open for short periods, dont they look even more scrumptious?




They all seem to be doing well, nursing okay and getting plenty of rest which means Meg gets more time between feeds to have a break from them and pester us for food and milk.
It is going to be hard to part with them when the time comes thats for sure.
Which is your favourite?

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Meg becomes a mummy

I haven't had time to research any more postcards because...
On Saturday 19th May at 6.05 am, my darling cat Meg began giving birth to her first litter of kittens. By 7.45am she had brought 4 gorgeous kittens into the world. 
Its the first time i've had a pet like this have young so i didnt know what to expect. I've been pacing up and down as much as Meg the last few days wondering how it would go but, she did brilliantly and i cant believe it was all over in 1 hour, 40 mins.
She is being a very attentive mum and looks after them brilliantly. 






Thursday, 26 April 2012

I'm going to be a cat grandma

Just found out today that our youngest cat Meg



is having kittens, 3 the vet said, or maybe more.  Her due date is about 3 weeks away so we have been cleaning and tidying certain areas of the house ready for her and now we need some boxes to line with the softest fleece in case she takes a fancy to using any of them to give birth in. This will be the first time for us. I am more used to hatching eggs and rearing chicks than with a live birth but i cant wait.
I have some eggs due to hatch on 3rd May (Speckled Sussex, Owlbeard and Brahma in case you were wondering) and then Meg is due to give birth or kitten on 16th May. We will be overrun with new life. Picture the scene...
Chicks will be cheeping, growing their first feathers, learning to open and flap their wings and the kittens will be running around annoying our other cats, climbing up the furniture and our legs (oh the pain of those tiny claws) and I will be standing in the middle of it all wondering what possessed me. Am i mad to still want to go ahead anyway?  Answers on a postcard to...