Mittens is delivering...

Wow 5 babies - go Mittens go!

So a recap:

She's been delivering for almost 1.5 hours, we've got 5 kittens (3 white, 2 black) and for sure one more on the way because I can still feel kittens in her stomach.

I sure hope she's not going to have 13 like Skittles....

ok, we're at 6 now. 4 white and 2 black.

ok, she just had a 7th, but she was in a basket with them and my husband moved just slightly and she jumped out of the basket while a kitten was still attatched (I think) and now it's not....it seems like she's losing interest in cleaning them...any suggestions????

Wow 7!Gently rub them with a towel if she's too tired to clean

what about if a sac is still attached to the kitten but not to the mama.

Break it open if it's not already

oh the kitten is clean, it's just the umbillical cord with a placenta (sp???) still attatched to the cord, but not to the mama. Kyle (DH) is still with her, watching her. I haven't been in for about 5 or so minutes but last time I looked she hadn't eaten the placenta yet....would she get too full to eat it????

If she's full, wrap the placenta in tissue and dispose of it

but if it's still attatched to the kittens side of the umbilical cord, how would I detatch it from the kitten?

About 1 inch from the kitten tie dental floss, then cut it off with scissors

Should the knot be tight??? and should I do this with the kitten's who's umbilical cord is too long, but severed?

Yes tight, not sure about the long one. I would imagine so but can't say for sure

Ok, thanks for all the great help!! I can't express how much you've really helped me.

I think that Mittens is done. The total is 7, with 4 white and 3 black kittens. The white ones might look like Mittens (snowshoe) and the black ones might look like the tom (black and white).

I'm super tired so I can't even imagine how tired Mittens is. She's doing a pretty good job....seems like this is her first litter.

You're welcome, glad I could help. I hope she's done 7 is a lot

wow, just caught up on this post this morning, congrats on the babies!

Congrats! My Foster kitty had 7 too, 1 was still born tho.. and we lost one about 2 weeks ago.. So Now i have 5,and WOW.. handfuls! Sooo Have fun with these bundles of energy!

Mama and the babies are fine. Mittens moved them to under my bed tothe back corner (which I didn't want her to do because it is impossible to check on them and it's cold and hard there. She would not have her kittens unless my husband stayed right with her and then she kept trying to leave her kittens to come sleep on top of our bed beside him.

So we're going to kennel her with them like I planned. I just have to pull my king size bed out of my room to get to them ha.

please post pictures soon!

Awww... 7 babies!

Congratulations to you and Mittens! Can't wait to see photos of the darling little ones