Adventures of a traveling Cat

Here is our newest addition!!! He's 5 days old and of course his eyes are still closed.

I am so glad that I am not a cat! I would hate not seeing anything wouldn't you? I don't care if I am only 5 days old! Gheez..

Scout is so funny. I think since she has only one, she thinks she can just travel anywhere with her baby. Every time you open the door she's standing there with kid in mouth, ready to flee.

Chelsea said she was woke up last night numerous times...she heard little mews by her ear. She's like OMG the kitten is right next to her head and miss Scout is sleeping by her feet!!! Taking a break.

I laughed so hard, it's like Scouts thinking-- hmmmmm I think I'll take a break and let my mom watch the kid! Lalala life is good.

So apparently this went on all through the night.


I told Chelsea, I would definitely put an end to this right away. Move her to the basement, in a room and shut the door. Nighty night kitties.



Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you...we have another newbie at home too.

A Bengal kitten almost 10 weeks old he's beautiful....Hannah's newest pet...I'll show you him later.

Kitten update

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever know....so the song goes, I was a little disappointed that she only had 1 single kitten, but I got ta thinkin. Heck shes not a human, she's a cat, a cat Carey--get over it!

I tend to liken animals to humans, can't help it, I just do that. Like:

"Ahhhhh it doesn't have a brother or sister to cuddle with, poor thing."

So what, she gets to have her mom all to herself, but of course, when the mom is gone she's all alone. So in jumps moi to intervene and pet it while the mom's eating so she won't be alone. This is going to drive me nuts, I will not do that.

Anyway, she's a cat and she'll be fine...

Stay tuned for pictures!

Cat in labor!????

Call out to all of you cat people!!! We have a cat, a calico much like this one pictured above. In fact, this picture looks just like her, she might be a tad bigger in the belly than our Scout. (she's my daughter's cat) anyway, we decided we wanted one litter of kittens, before we do the Bob barker thing and have her spade.

So we let her out at night and boy did the males come around...have you ever in your life heard male cats howl, when there's a female in heat? My gawd it's scary.

My almost 14 year old son was having a sleep over in the basement one night, and they heard the howling...of course they didn't know what it was....scared the begesus out of them. It's not just for an hour or so it's all night long. Poor cats they don't leave either, they stay for days and days. No food or water for those rascals! So anyway, we thought for sure she was pregnant...you should of seen us staring out the windows spying on the cats "doing it"

"Mom....they're doing it under the bushes!"

"Shhhh, be quiet we don't want to interrupt them!"

I have to say we got into it. This was in January.....60 some days come and go...no kittens. She even gained weight! Well, 3 weeks later the males came back around. What the heck, why are they back I thought for sure she was pregnant. We let her out again...same routine. So, by our calculations she should be due any day now. She's showing, she has pick nipples. My daughter felt the kittens.

Are there signs we should look for? You know like, like for humans? I have goggled it many times and it doesn't really give us specific answers. I don't really want to take her to the vets either. Sorry.

I know the other Carrie has cats maybe she could help me? Please.

goodnight for now.

Carey

Is Scout Pregnant?

How to Tell if a Cat Is Pregnant

Recognizing that a cat is pregnant is important to providing adequate care for the cat mom and her babies. For kind hearted souls who take in stray animals and try to find homes for them, early identification that a cat is pregnant can make the difference between a positive adoption experience and a cat being returned along with her kittens. Recognizing that a cat is pregnant can be tricky, even for seasoned veterinarians and animal welfare workers. Here are some ideas to help identify if a female cat is pregnant.

Steps

1. Check to see if her nipples are larger. Around day 21, a pregnant female's nipples will often turn bright pink. If they are, she is pregnant. If not, wait another week, and check again. Some may not turn bright pink or become enlarged, but most will.
   
2. Very gently run your hand over the surface of her tummy to see if you feel a sort of swelling and small lumps the size of walnuts. DO NOT feel or prod the lumps.
   
3. When a cat becomes pregnant, her demeanor may change. Pregnant cats become very affectionate, and not all teeth and claws.
   
4. Stand back and look at your cat's overall shape. From the side, pregnant cats frequently look a little swayback with a slightly distended tummy. From the top looking down at the cat, a pregnant cat's tummy is frequently distended slightly more than halfway from the neck to the tail. This look has been compared to the posture of a burro. If your cat's profile has changed from normal to burro, she might be pregnant.
   
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6. #To distinguish pregnant from fat: fat cats are fat all over, including the neck, the legs. etc. Pregnant cats are not. However, keep in mind that fat cats can be pregnant too!
   
7. When a pregnant cat gets close to delivering her kittens, she may start nesting -- arranging blankets, towels, straw, whatever, into a secure place to have her babies.
   

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