Mama and Baby

This is Itchy Too and one of the Ginger kittens.

Isn't this so freaking cute?

Its Too Quiet

Yesterday we dropped Coco and Kit Kat at the vet so they could be spayed. They will only be gone 24 hours. In fact, after work today I'll be picking them up, but that doesn't make today any easier.

I wish there was an easier way to control the pet population. I wish putting an animal through a surgery didn't save them from unnecessary illness later in life.

A female cat that isn't going to have kittens is likely to get an infection of the uterus in her later years, and infection that will cost you a lot of money and result in her being spayed if you can afford the vet bills, so why not do it when the kitty is healthy and its cheap?

I'm only saying this because we didn't have our Itchy spayed until this happened. She was an indoor cat and all our males were fixed, so we didn't think it was necessary until it was almost too late.

~sigh~

That's what I have to keep reminding myself today while I'm worried about my two little babies.

I'll just be happy when my work day is done and I go bring my little ones home.

The Return Of Cocoawheets

No not the chocolate farina, the kitten. The only kitten from Miss Callie's liter to leave our house. Our neighbors took her, but the husband got sick and they can't take care of her anymore.

We took her back, because we didn't want to see her out on the street, and well its nice to have all our little babies back home.

Of course, she's much bigger than she is in this picture. (She's the black calico) But she's still as cute and as sweet as can be.

Just call me the crazy cat lady.

I Failed to Mention

One of the kittens left to go to her new home on Saturday. It was hard letting her go, as I love all 4 babies, but one can't have a house full of cats no matter how much you'd like to.

Yes, I'm a crazy cat lady. Which is why all the kittens and mama cat will be fixed by spring. I couldn't take having another litter of kittens. I get too attached. These little ones were like my children.

Coco is the black and brownish kitteh. The other one is her brother Skimble Shanks, named after the Railway Cat in T. S. Eliot's Book Of Practical Cats and of course the musical that came from it.

I miss her already.

The Kittens Are On Schedule

Or perhaps I should say they are on "a" schedule. If I'm not awake at my usual 6 a.m. they are on the bed bugging me. Well Skimble isn't, he just curled up on the blankets and went to bed. Little Coco decided to take matters into her own hands and she was biting my toes by 6:30.

To make matters worse, Miss Callie a.k.a. Mom decided that she could use the kittens litter box. Only its shallow and that means she can't cover her poop as well there. So I'm hearing her trying to toss everything she can find over the litter tray, because she's the only cat we've had that doesn't dump and run (so to speak).

What a morning!

Its just a good thing that those kittens are absolutely adorable!

Oh and I won't even mention if they don't have their can of Friskies kitten food by 7:30! Oye the mayhem than ensues then!

Oddly though, both mama and her babies have been very good. They get into a certain amount of mischief but all in all they are well behaved and very smart. (And did I mention, downright cute?)

Kitten Photoshoot

Most of you shouldn't even have to ask what I do with my time after I get home from work. Its computer time, reading, tv or play with kittens. Mostly its play with kittens, because they are just too darn cute to be ignored.

Rumor has it they are going to start charging me for photographing them. I think the last I heard, it was $100,000 or a 20 lb bag of Science Diet kitten food.

Those kittens really drive a hard bargain.

Momma kitty gets a percentage too, because she created all the cuteness.

Do you want to see more cuteness? Just click here

Meet The Babies

I leave the house one day for some fun with a friend and when I come home, my cat goes into labor!!!

It only took about 45 minutes for the first one to pop out. Then in less than an hour a second one.

For the longest time we thought that it was just going to be 2 kittens a black one and a ginger/white one.

Long about 2 a.m. POP! Here comes a third kitten and then a fourth.

I have had no sleep as I spent the night monitoring the birthing process of my darling Miss Callie.

I'm proud and pleased to report, mom and babies (including our little runt) are doing well.

Aren't they just the cutest things?