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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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SummerRain · 22/04/2011 19:38

5inthebed.... I wish my mother cat had stoped feeding when teeth appeared. She fed several of her kittens until 15 weeks, whilst heavily pregnant with the next lot [bushock]

And she generally felt the need to haul her pregnant and nursing arse ontop of my pregnant and nursing self in some sort of female comradeship.

Many of my memories of ds2's pregnancy are of being squashed under a fat pregnant cat, several kittens, ds1 and a bump struggling to breathe [bugrin]

5inthebed · 22/04/2011 19:22

If they are short haired cats, their eyes will open from day 7, long haired from day 14.

You can start weaning them onto kitten food from 4 weeks, but I waited until TCFKA Diego was getting sick of feeding them. Normally the mother stops feeding them as much when they get teeth in, maybe you can look out for this?

A saucer of food usually works, I started by putting some of the jelly in their mouths and then some small broken up bits of food. They soon got the hang of it.

SummerRain · 22/04/2011 19:09

we started leaving a plate of wet kitten food in the travel cot the kittens lived in around 3/4 weeks. Some of them ate it at that age, some not for a few weeks. All of them walked through it and made a disgusting mess [bugrin]

clayre · 22/04/2011 18:59

Did mummy cat never come back?

I can't remember when my mum weaned our kitten but I can remember she was advised by the vet to use jars of baby food but that was about 20 years ago!

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Pinot · 22/04/2011 18:08

Any tips 5inthebed? When did yours open eyes/move onto solids etc? It's been years since I had kittens in the house - it's all coming back to me though!! LOL at "ex-male cat" Grin

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5inthebed · 22/04/2011 18:00

Awwwwwwww Pinot, they are adorable!

My ex-male cat had kittens the beginning of last month and they have just left to go to their new homes Sad Looking at your pics brings back fond memories. You will have so much fun with them!

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Pinot · 22/04/2011 17:46

Summer and Purple - we have struck lucky I think. Thanks Forlorn :)

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FolornHope · 22/04/2011 17:33

THOSE PICS ARE TO DIE FOR

purpleknittingmum · 22/04/2011 17:25

Our cat loves belly rubs!

SummerRain · 22/04/2011 16:50

[swoon] at tiny kitten having belly rubs [bugrin]

My fat tub of a momcat must have known i've been eyeing up kittens as she was doing a good impersonation of one last night... I was bullied into belly rubbing her the entire length of the movie we watched, she even grabbed my hand in her paws a few times and licked it. You'd never guess she was a timid little stray 3 years ago!

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Pinot · 22/04/2011 13:58

SDTG - Oh yes they will! It's the tiny purring that makes me heart leap every time - Meow has also taken to rolling on her back as she likes a tummy stroke....she's only 6 days old!

And did you read Stewies post about the cat that thinks its a parrot?

I have just melted!

[bugrin]

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StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 22/04/2011 13:49

Ddog says thankyou for the compliments, Pinot - she does know she's gorgeous (and given some of her naughtiness, it is just as well she's cute!

I will see if I can soften dh up with cute kitten pictures and persuade him we need another addition to the family. Not sure dcat is going to agree - do you think cute kitten pics would work on him too?? Grin

TheOriginalFAB · 22/04/2011 13:28

LOL at kitten dealer Grin.

It is not an option to have another cat while we still have FabCat.

SummerRain · 22/04/2011 13:23

Blush Thanks Hazel.

even dp just gushed at those pics.... Grin

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Pinot · 22/04/2011 13:21

Ahhh! Yes gotcha!

I have 3 kids and 3 dogs so I think 3 is the magic number!!! I get though that it wouldn't be fair on FabCat ...but maybe 3 in the future. I must stop - I'm a bad influence!! I'm like a kitten-dealer [bugrin]

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TheOriginalFAB · 22/04/2011 13:19

Oops, cat not cart!!

TheOriginalFAB · 22/04/2011 13:19

No, we are not getting kittens until FabCat leaves us but it was you saying about 3 being the magic number. Grin

JustCallMeGrouchy · 22/04/2011 13:15

I want a cat but due to living right by a level crossing and having breakdown yard at back and a road near by Min-Friday is bust at peak timed as everyone using shortcut due to roadworks

Don't think be fair that's before get to the foxes we see regulary as garden surronded by fields also river runs close by

MapofTassie · 22/04/2011 13:13

Love the photos! [busmile]

KeepCalmAndCurryOn · 22/04/2011 13:08

Cart??

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Pinot · 22/04/2011 13:07

Fab do you mean 2 kittens would be lonely without an older cat around? I'm missing sleep and my brain isn't switched on full power today, sorry!

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TheOriginalFAB · 22/04/2011 13:01

When our cart leaves us Sad we had planned to get 2 kittens as we felt 3 lots of vets bills would be too much but now I am thinking they would be lonely Confused. I have 3 children. 5 fish, 2 snails, 2 guinea pigs. 1 husband. Oh what to do?!?!

StewieGriffinsMom · 22/04/2011 13:01

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JaneS · 22/04/2011 12:50

Darn, MNHQ moving this to classics made me lose it and now I'm having to mark my place instead of lurking! Grin

Lovely kitten pics, this thread has been my daily dose of cute for the last few days and I'm coming to rely on it - you should start a blog!

purpleknittingmum · 22/04/2011 12:42

Great new photos! :o

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