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Just found a cat and newborn kittens in my garden on a low bench. WWYD??

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Pinot · 17/04/2011 11:40

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happymole · 09/05/2011 10:51

Pinot They must not be ready to give up their Mum yet, you are doing such a good job Smile

Loving the new pics they are too cute.

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Pinot · 09/05/2011 09:23

Oh my days Jelly, that is the saddest thing. Oh my goodness :( Hold onto the thought that your life is better to have known him despite the grief he leaves (or as they say, it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all....)

The kitties have been great this weekend - it was a bit mad yesterday trying to do birthday shenanigans whilst racing back to the house for feeding etc but I managed it and DS2 had a great day. A really great day :) He's the best birthday present I ever got - our birthdays are only 11 days apart and he loves the fact we are the 'May's' together. Love him to bits.

So Ginger and Meow have now got so big they dont fit in my crappy Woolies scales but at last weigh-in Ginger was over 500g and Meow was over 400g

They've got very l-o-n-g, quite a gap now between their front and back legs - new pic is up. The others I took won't upload (think too many megapixels?? Gah!) so will try again later.

I've tried weaning three times and they have shown no interest at all. I kinda thought that bit would be easy....!

Thanks again all of you for your support!

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Foxinthewoods · 08/05/2011 22:32

Jelly Sad I know exactly what you mean...similar thing with my lovely boy...grrrr

Jellykat · 08/05/2011 17:29

Hope you got a decent nights' sleep last night Pinot!

I've been remembering my wise old gentleman cat, with all this feline talk on MN..He used to come with me to walk the dog, and i swear he could read my thoughts! other cats used to follow him about, which never really bothered him..He was ginger and white too.

The worst thing is, i saw him go around the side of the house that day, and even though i had a feeling i should go and get him, i was in the middle of making supper. 5 minutes later i heard a car, and i just knew... Still makes me cry, and it was 2 years ago, silly baggage that i am!

I showed your piccys to my 13yr old 'tough guy' DS2, even he momentarily melted Pinot Smile

bruffin · 08/05/2011 00:49

That's sad about your little Rosie Pinot. I do wonder if our Rosie misses her kittens. They were rehomed end of january a few weeks before we got her. She sometimes carries round a little cuddly lamb and she often licks us.
We saw the kittens when we went to chose her and they were sweet. Rosie was only a kitten herself when she had the kittens and is still very playful.

DH's family had siamese when he was a boy and one of them found an abandoned kitten behind a board outside. They kept him and he was a beautiful ginger and white tom. He never had a tail and had a double coat and talked, so probably had manx in him. I think he was about 15 when he died. We were looking for a ginger talker like Sandy but ended up with Rosie instead.

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Pinot · 07/05/2011 16:38

Blimey you did well to read it all Zombie! Thanks about Rosie - what a sweetheart she was.

[kitten] :)

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HRHPrincessZombiePlan · 07/05/2011 16:33

Just found this! They are soooo adorable. Very sorry you lost Rosie though.

Can't believe MNHQ haven't produced a [kitten] though (bad MNHQ, bad)

TheOriginalFAB · 07/05/2011 13:38

She really is Smile.

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Pinot · 07/05/2011 13:15

Paw over her eyes squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! so cute x

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TheOriginalFAB · 07/05/2011 13:12

She had renal food for tea so I didn't need to give her the powder. She did eventually eat all her tea but it took hours. She still has breakfast but is asleep next to me with her paw over her eyes.

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Pinot · 07/05/2011 12:57

Ooh don't be so sweet FAB I'm a bit overtired and teary today - bless you, don't set me off!!

How did FabCat get on eating the medicine powder last night? Not good?

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TheOriginalFAB · 07/05/2011 12:52

These kittens are doing so well and it is all down to you Pinot.

My cat has just jumped up on the sofa between DD and I and DD got off saying "you are so spoilt FabCat. I had to move because of you." FabCat was massively unconcerned. still not eating as I would like

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Pinot · 07/05/2011 12:47

Fanks :)

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happymole · 07/05/2011 12:38

Ahhh Happy Birthday for tomorrow Pinots DS2 Smile

[kitten]

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Pinot · 07/05/2011 10:35

I'm hoping this week Tapsel - I really am shattered. Just weighed them and Ginger is 500g (!!!!!!!!!!!) and Meow 410g. Yup - think I'll give them another coupld of nights on a 4hr feed then see if they can make it through - at least til early morning.

:)

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TapselteerieO · 07/05/2011 10:01

I hope your ds has a lovely birthday Pinot.

I am impressed you have done so well with such broken sleep - the way the kittens are growing does prove you are doing a fantastic job! When can you drop the night feeds?

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Pinot · 07/05/2011 09:15

Yay thanks Fox!

Jelly they are 3 weeks today and they slept for a MASSIVE four hours between feeds last night which is good great amazing as this week I have been really struggling with being shattered and therefore being crap at all my other responsibilities. Plus its DS2's 10th birthday on Sunday (ooh tomorrow) and I just don't feel like I've done enough for him. So yeah - guilt is heavy on me right now but they are doing so well it's all worth it. of course it's all worth it. Just struggling is all, t'will be fine!

Gingers hair is growing back really well - its about a cm long now and getting soft and silky. Not as silky as Meow's fur, she has lovely shiny fur whereas Ginger is more fluffy. I wonder if they had different Dad's? Grin

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Foxinthewoods · 07/05/2011 01:05

Lovely to see they are doing so well...have now bookmarked on my toolbar!

Jellykat · 06/05/2011 23:29

We'll leave her to her conscience..God i'd go and get them, but what with my road, and crazy dog...

'Happy talk' now -Wow, that's an amazing weight gain, Grin at the play fighting, typical siblings!

It's not even 3 weeks yet is it? How's gingers patch?

Poor Pinot, haunted forever now by me 'the mad old cat lady', well i have been warning everyone for years Smile

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Pinot · 06/05/2011 22:08

OMG Jelly that thread is just so heartbreaking. I didn't post on it - what on earth could I say? Just so wrong. Oh my days.

Right, Ginger and Meow both put on 25g today which is soooo good! They're doing a lot of walking now and I'm getting them on the carpet to practice without blankets tripping them up. Cue a tinkle or two on t'carpet but good old Vanish does the job :) They have also started to play fight which is a bit odd tbh as they're quite arsey with each other - Meow actually bit Gingers willy earlier and he squealed in a very high way! Poor love!

I've tried a bit of solid food but no interest yet other than walking through it

:)

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Jellykat · 06/05/2011 19:26

Just popping in for my kitty fix again,and to coo over lovely new photos.. especially after reading a thread in AIBU.

Pinot i could hug you Smile

Anything new to report?

5inthebed · 05/05/2011 22:03

Adorable new photos! They are getting so big!

TapselteerieO · 05/05/2011 21:54

Wow, they look so big in the most recent pictures, and obviously very adorable as ever.

Yuck at the cleavage poo, the joys of kittens? I am glad you are getting slightly more sleep Pinot!

CaveMum · 05/05/2011 21:44

They are looking so well!
I've been trying to dig out a photo of our Molly as a kitten. We have a photo of her aged 9 weeks sat on the palm of DH's hand. She has the most gigantic ears and a face full of whiskers- it's just about the cutest thing you've ever seen - Ginger and Meow excepted Grin

TheOriginalFAB · 05/05/2011 16:48

Clever - some times Grin

Naughty - a lot of the time HmmGrin.

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