Recent Content by tanichca

OK, I'm going to amend my previous post... I was back outside, checking on her nest and refilling her water bowl... and I think she's having contractions! She was flopped down and panting, and I watched as her belly suddenly seized up! And then, about ten minutes later... it happened again! I'm...

I think we're about a week out. She has lost hair around her nipples, which are much, much bigger than they were even a few days ago. She spends a lot of time in her nest, and eats like a maniac. She often licks her nether regions, and is always trying to get comfortable, poor baby! She's also...

It's been two weeks, and Val has really grown! She waddles a bit when she walks, and it eating a lot more. Pics from this morning-  (The gray tabby with her is the daddy of her babies!)

We were planning to, don't worry. :)   We live about 40 miles from the nearest town, way out in the desert. All the feral cats are in town, and when we have tried to bring them out here as barn cats, they run away or they don't know how to get up high, away from coyotes. It's sad, but we need...

This is Valentine.   She is nine months old, and is one of our two outdoor barn cats. Both outdoor cats (her and a male) are unfixed, because we were hoping that they would breed before we eventually neuter them- we need more barn cats, the pack rats are particularly bad this year, and all the...

I'll try and get some soon, I'm in bed with a sprained ankle at the moment (which is why I found this forum... staying up late past midnight on my computer because my foot hurt, trying to figure out how far along Valentine could be!) I'll send my sister out to get pictures, probably; she's the...