Who wants to wait whilst my kittens are born!

[Kittenwatch]

My girl is having her kittens! First one is here squeaking and healthy!

Second is imminent.

I think she’ll have 4 🤞🏽🤞🏽

Hi OP
Your kittens are GORGEOUS. And well-done to your mama cat.
I am most definitely not digging at you here, as you seem like a lovely owner. However I have just taken on a rescue cat (3 weeks ago!). She is one year old and has already had her first litter. Her growth is stunted because her stupid previous owner didn’t get her spayed. She is honestly tiny, like a kitten herself. Not only that, but she and her kittens were parasite ridden and full of diarrhoea. That’s why the owner gave them to the shelter, as she couldn’t cope.
I’m now in the difficult situation of owning a cat who still has the runs - the Giardia presumably having come back (stool sample sent away so awaiting results) - and because it’s pre existing, I am not covered with insurance and am being hit with veterinary bills from the off.
I could honestly cry, as I’m picking up the pieces of shit pet ownership.
If I could go back, I’d never have taken her. But she’s here now and I’m powerless 🥰😄 Again, OP, this has nothing to do with you 💕 I guess I’m just thinking about the importance of spaying.
Best of luck with being a cat gran! 😁

Thank you for your message. I know I’m being very careful and watchful with them and planning to take them with mum to the vet to be checked over next week.

I completely understand why you’d be so upset for both yourself and your lovely cat.

I hope she’s better soon.

@Kittenwatch

Thank you x

Perhaps if the microchipping system didn't charge such an exorbitant fee to just change a tiny bit of information then it would get updated. I'm not coughing up £11.00 to tell you that my beloved cat has passed away. 3 years after she had gone I still could not do it and just sat there staring at the screen sobbing. I'm crying now as I miss her so much.

I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ve lost two cats in my life and it was utterly awful. I still find it hard to remember my childhood cat and he died nearly 30 years ago 😢

Thank you. The kittens are adorable

We've had a lot of cat but this one has hit the hardest. Its been 5 years and I still don't like going in the kitchen late at night when we've put the other cats to bed as that is where she used to sleep.

We have two cats now which we ended up with by accident but I won't have any more after this I really can't cope with the grief anymore

Charming.

I believe it's called getting as good as you give.

And it was rightly deleted.

Just checking in + saw last night's photos. Been following since birth.
Gorgeous mum + babies!
Thanks for updates, OP.

They really are gorgeous kitties, OP, and lovely pics. I’m looking forward to seeing photos of them once their eyes have opened, which will happen very soon now!

Looks like MNHQ swung the hammer on the wrong comment. Sigh.

I won't criticise their decisions.

You really need to stop winding people up.

Me?
I haven't wound anyone up!

I don't know what you mean.

I love Scrump, I hope your DH gets to keep him/her

Just caught up with the photos since birth night. They are so gorgeous (including mum). I have one fully black cat, two tuxedoes and one very naughty tabby... Will always have a black one somewhere!

I don't think I'd be able to let any go!

This is a main reason why I'd be a terrible cat fosterer. As adorable as they are, I'd never let them go, I'd be like the crazy cat lady from The Simpsons.

Me too!

You have to have a pretty specific mindset for fostering. Love them but stay detached & always remember that they’re temporary & there will be another one coming, because there’s an endless number of homeless / abandoned cats & kittens.

Having said that, it only works until you meet Your Cat who is clearly not going anywhere.

We have open eyes on Scrump!! They are getting so big and loud!

Each and every one adorable. This is great. All the fun, none of the work 🤣
DS will have cats, it seems. He’s allergic to dogs, but hasn’t been to his GFs Ragdoll.

Gorgeous kitties, it’s a lovely moment when kittens open their eyes.

They are perfect. I’m so pleased they’re all doing well and mum is recovering nicely too.

I am 🙀

Ooh, hello sweetheart! I hope everything you see will always be a Good Thing 😽🐾🙏🏻

What a darling! And I just noticed what very aristocratic, slim tootsies Mum has. Clearly a moggie with a fancy element in her past. She’s lovely x

@Millytante you know what? She IS fancy - I was trying to articulate it a while back and that’s exactly what she is - fancy!