Whoops, pt2

just checking in - how things with your kitties ?

Things are going great with mom and babies We finally compromised on a spot (a banana box lined with a towel, and covered with a blanket, with ANOTHER banana box on top). Mom is coming out and cuddling with me until her babies wake up, and then when she hears them whining, will go back.

I've been bringing one cat at a time into the room and letting them sniff around, and get their scent/get used to seeing them. Mom cat is fine with this as long as she can see me right there, and I'm very careful to watch the other cat to make sure it's not getting aggressive (all of them have been super sweet, if a little bit mystified).

More pictures to come, once I get batteries for my camera!

They look so content there - you have raised a contented family there!!! Bless the little ones they are beautiful!!

Aww!! I wuv them all!! They are all precious!

We need more pictures They are a cute bunch

Introducing... the kittens!

This one is my favorite (shh, don't tell!). It was slightly smaller than the others (but not too much), and is black with orange patches.



This is the brown tabby (looks like mom!):



This is one of the gray tabbys



This is the LOUD gray tabby:




And one of them all, taken about five minutes ago... (they grow so fast!)

Darlin', they are very, very cute, but I have to ask ... are you using a flash? If so, try not to get upclose to their little faces because even though the eyes are closed and mostly protected, a flash can cause damage when so close to the face. You can try to take pictures in natural light, but if you must use a flash, try covering the flash unit with several thicknesses of tissue paper to diffuse the light a little bit. As an added bonus, when their eyes do open, the tissue over the flash prevents unwanted "red-eye". *smile*

Darlin', they are very, very cute, but I have to ask ... are you using a flash?

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Whoops, that never entered my mind... I'll start covering the flash like you suggested

aww.........those are so cute..... .......and you can certainly get to see the size of them with them being in your hands shes certainly got a mixed bunch and moma is looking very contented too

awww , what little angels. wtg mamma >>jealous<< lol

Originally Posted by waxlight

Whoops, that never entered my mind... I'll start covering the flash like you suggested

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They are big now. So cute.

I got good pictures using a night scene on my camera it does not do a flas. Sorry I forgot what it was called. I can not think right now.

Another new to kittens question

I'm assuming it's normal for kittens to be different sizes. One is HUGE compared to the other three, and one is a bit smaller. They all have nice, fat bellies and are moving around quite well (OMG, kitten pile!).

Also...when do they open their tiny eyes! I know not to rush it, and to make sure they don't have gunky around their eyes for an extended period of time, I just can't to see pretty kitten eyes!

Oh my word that are just so adorable but mommy looks very tired.
They beautiful congratulations on the little ones.

there eyes can open normally between 7-14 days