Coral's Kittens

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Yeah, neutered toms get their balls snipped off (poor things!) so you should be able to tell.
 
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I'll give him peek
. He was rescued the day he was supposed to be put to sleep, but he never worked as an indoor cat. I didn't know what to do because he was already declawed when we got him, so I was scared to even let him out during the day. I tried it, and he didn't leave the yard. We have high walls all around and I think he couldn't jump them. So, I have left him out for the past two years, and we've been lucky he doesn't leave the yard.

Coral and him spent lots of time together outside, before the pregnancy, but she WOULD leave the yard. I guess I'll never figure it out, but it's very strange that one looks just like him. I'll take a picture in a couple of weeks and let you guys be the judge. I think I need to take her to the Maury Povich Show..."Sylvester, you are not the daddy!"
 
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Originally Posted by maizeysugah

I'm not positive, but some places give the cat a little tattoo or something on their bellies after they are fixed.

Wow, your kittens are huge! Mine are so tiny still... They're certainly growing, but in no way look that size. I know they're eating, everytime I check on them they are at a teat. Hmm, I wonder why that is.

Edit: Ignore this, I pulled all of the kittens out from under the bed and they are much bigger than I thought. I'm such a dunce!
He he! How are they all doing? Have you been able to hold them a bit?
 

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Well, if he was de-clawed he's probably neutered, too......although not always. I wish vets would refuse to de-claw unneutered cats (I really wish they'd refuse de-claws altogether...but that'll never happen! Second best to make sure they're fixed first). Nothing sadder than a stray tom with no claws trying to fight his way through the streets or a clawless stray female trying to provide for her kittens. But most of the time neuters and de-claws are done together. So I'm guessing he's not the daddy. Although by the colors of the kitties, daddycat was probably black or black & white.
 

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Yep, finally! I think I'm a bit more timid than veruca is about handling them, but she let me hold all four of them for quite a while today while Ian was taking a nap. There was a little kitty fight over a nipple, too!
 
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We do have one other all black cat in the neighborhood, but I haven't seen him in a very long time. That's a good point about the de-clawing and the neutering. I actually didn't even know he was de-clawed when I decided to adopt him. I wouldn't do it myself though. My family de-clawed a cat when I was younger and she still keeps her paws up when she's relaxing. My guess is that it hurts. We wouldn't have done it and my parent's have decided to never do it again, after seeing what it did to her.
 
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Originally Posted by maizeysugah

Yep, finally! I think I'm a bit more timid than veruca is about handling them, but she let me hold all four of them for quite a while today while Ian was taking a nap. There was a little kitty fight over a nipple, too!
Isn't it amazing even getting to touch them. Such a treat! I think the fights over the nipples are so cute. Our two biggest ones had a major fight today and they're only 18 hours old. I couldn't believe it!
 

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Hehe, they're all so cute! Gosh, if they're fighting now, I wonder what they'll be like when their bigger!
It's so funny when they're like 3 weeks, and they start to wrestle, but it's like slow motion!
Hehe...Coral looks like a really great mom!
 
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They are all so sweet. I can't believe what a good mommy she is. After hearing so many bad things about young mommies, I didn't expect this.
 
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One that is adopted out is called Simba, I'll figure out which one when they decide. The other 4 are just named by color right now. I love them all so much! I don't know how I'll part with them when the day comes.
 

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actually, some neutered toms still appear to have their 'package' - Chip does. this is more common, i understand, when cats are neutered as adults.
you can do a 'grab' check if Sylvester will allow it - i'd personally never try that w/Chip - he doesn't even like me to pet his hind end, much less grab at it! if he's really neutered, you won't feel anything much - testicles would be fairly firm balls.
 
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He is very tame, so I'll check. I really have a feeling it was him. He's been standing at our back door wanting in in the worst way. It's like he knows. We're definatly keeping Coral away from him till she's spayed. Just in case.
 

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We always called one of our foster kittens K2 because sge was the second kitten born...in the end we left that as her name, but we spelt it Kaytu...hehe
 
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Very cute name actually! It sounds really fancy, yet it was just plain fact.
 
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