We received a new foster kiddie last night. I have been wrestling with myself regarding fostering two mom cats at the same time, but when I received the call, I gave in. Twix's litter will be 4 weeks old soon, so I reasoned the worths.
She came into the shelter a little dirty, battered (with some scratches on her face) and on the thin side, but hopefully with some love and patience she'll come around. When I brought her home yesterday she was very standoffish and growled at me continuously, but after some food, treats and persistence she's come around some. I sat on the floor while she perched above me on my bed and she actually began to purr when I pet her. I managed to feel a kitten move, but I was lucky to feel her belly long enough. As far as we can tell she is within the last two weeks of gestation. I tried to take pictures of her girth, at times she seemed tiny (considering the kicks of the kittens are definitely prominent) but in the last picture I took of her relaxing, she shows a bit of size. I think that the kittens are dropping further down and that is why it's hard to tell. When I felt the babies move, they were in her belly (as opposed to on her sides).
Did I mention that she's a polydactyl? Last year I fostered a short-haired brown tabby that had some polydactyls, she was the mother of my Squeaker, so we know that father of that litter was poly, and now this year we have this girl. She appears to be around 4 years old. The shelter was calling her Digit, but my girls have dubbed her Snickers (they say her name matches Twix's and that her paws make you snicker...)
I'll let you know how it goes. I have moved Twix and the kittens into my oldest daughter's room and Digit/Snickers is in my room. Digit is cautious enough that she is not attempting to escape my room, but Twix has gone to the bedroom door and sniffed the cracks a few times already. Cross your fingers that I am not getting in over my head and that Digit's kittens are healthy despite her moms toilsome pregnancy up to this point.
She came into the shelter a little dirty, battered (with some scratches on her face) and on the thin side, but hopefully with some love and patience she'll come around. When I brought her home yesterday she was very standoffish and growled at me continuously, but after some food, treats and persistence she's come around some. I sat on the floor while she perched above me on my bed and she actually began to purr when I pet her. I managed to feel a kitten move, but I was lucky to feel her belly long enough. As far as we can tell she is within the last two weeks of gestation. I tried to take pictures of her girth, at times she seemed tiny (considering the kicks of the kittens are definitely prominent) but in the last picture I took of her relaxing, she shows a bit of size. I think that the kittens are dropping further down and that is why it's hard to tell. When I felt the babies move, they were in her belly (as opposed to on her sides).
Did I mention that she's a polydactyl? Last year I fostered a short-haired brown tabby that had some polydactyls, she was the mother of my Squeaker, so we know that father of that litter was poly, and now this year we have this girl. She appears to be around 4 years old. The shelter was calling her Digit, but my girls have dubbed her Snickers (they say her name matches Twix's and that her paws make you snicker...)
I'll let you know how it goes. I have moved Twix and the kittens into my oldest daughter's room and Digit/Snickers is in my room. Digit is cautious enough that she is not attempting to escape my room, but Twix has gone to the bedroom door and sniffed the cracks a few times already. Cross your fingers that I am not getting in over my head and that Digit's kittens are healthy despite her moms toilsome pregnancy up to this point.
