The Miracle of Life

Six weeks ago, we had found our household at only 2 cats. We usually seem to always have 3 around. One goes and another one seems to find its way to our door somehow. And sure enough soon after we had lost one of our cats, she went off into the woods and never came back, a small calico showed up just thin as a bone and needing a home.

Marilyn of course fed her and took her in before I could raise an squeak of protest. It was the only female cat we had now, and since she was still very young, probably only 6-7 months, she got along great with our other recent addition a small male cat, Sparky, about the same age.

So we now have 3 cats, Max, a solid white much older cat. Sparky, who definitely lives up to his name, also solid white. And Suzy Q, who is a very playful and loving calico. She ate everything she could get a hold of for a couple weeks and soon started putting on weight.

About 2-3 weeks ago we started noticing, she was putting on more than weight, and in the last few days decided, that she was probably pregnant.

Last night she started acting funny, so quickly we hit the internet to find out what we needed to do. As it turned out, look for a few things, but mainly nothing. The mother has to do it herself. And sure enough about 11:15 last night little Suzy gave birth to a little kitten.

I'm sure she didn't like it at all, was scared and probably in pain. She kept looking to me as if asking for help, but all I could do was talk calmly to her and reassure her. Soon, the mother instincts took over and the little kitten was nursing and Suzy was curled around her new kitten to help keep him warm.

This morning we found that during the night she had birthed a 2nd one. Both kittens and Suzy are doing well. The trio will be making a trip to the Vet this morning.
A quick count of days shows that she was already a couple weeks pregnant when she came to us.

Unfortunately, we are past our MCA, or Maximum Cat Allowance, which is 3. The thought of having 5 cats in the house, is more than I can bear. So in 6-8 weeks, we will be looking to give away the new little fur-balls of joy.

If you know anyone who would give them a good home right around Christmas time, let me know. Otherwise they will probably end up in a pet store, which I would rather avoid if possible.

Until next time...