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You're doing such a great thing taking in Little Callie and her blimp belly full of fuzz balls
Please post some pictures for us all too see! I can't wait to see what the babies look like...i hope they come soon, waiting is the longest part! Hopefully she will warm up to you really soon and you guys will have a great relationship. Rescues are the greatest friends! Good luck and keep us updated.
 
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Although I'm new here I thought I'd share my experience with my cat. This was her first pregnancy and she had 7 kittens. The night before, she wouldn't let me leave her side or she'd meow and meow and meow. So I pretty much slept by her side and at 2 in the morning, she had her babies (:
 
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How do I post pics on here? Also, kind of a gross question, but do their bowel movements change when they are getting close?
 
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To post pics, you can attach them, but most of us use tinypic or photobucket. You just upload the pics there, and it will have special codes just for forums that you past on your post, and it'll come up as a pic

For example...
This is on tinypic

http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=...FlEoh4l5k2TGxc

This is a link to the pic
http://i44.tinypic.com/14dmsy8.jpg

And this is the IMG code so that it comes up as a pic



And voila! Pictures!


About the bowel movements, I'm not sure....sometimes they try to have the kittens in the litterbox...
It sounds like you're being such a great mommy to her!


P.S. Welcome to the site Tori's Owner
 
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Hi! I hope Callie is doing well!! This is really exciting, I hope you keep us updated. I can't wait to see pictures at some point!! I don't know about the kitty poop, I just know that if you change their food suddenly and they don't have time to get used to it, the poo will change.
Anyway, I wish you luck with the cat!!
 
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Thank you, everyone for the support. I will be posting pics hopefully tonight. In the meantime if you want to know more about Callie or get a sneakpeek at her pic she has a diary(as of today) that I will be updating daily. You can find her profile-and the rest of my fur family on (so sorry if this against the rules- I didn't know if it was) Catster. As of right now there still aren't any kittens, but she's eating enough for a kitty army and looks pretty comfortable stretched out on her side(I think it's hard for her to lay on her belly because it's so big).
 
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Major update: Theeeyyy'rrree Heeerrree! 5 healthy and SO CUTE kittens have arrived! Callie is a very proud and happy momma- and I couldn't be happier either!
 
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2 gray and white tabby(I think)toms, 2 black and white(I think) girls and one orange tabby tom. They are soooo CUTE!
 
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no, I haven't picked them up yet(doing that tonight!) but they love sticking their little butts in the air for some reason. Callie is being very protective of them but she's feral, so I was wondering if it will make her abandon them if I insist on handling them?
 
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How protective is she of them? Like does she seem like she'd get mad at you if you touched them? If so, you may want to hold off...if she just seems nervous, pet her before you touch the kittens. Scratch her under the chin(almost all kitties love that!) to show her you're friendly, them try to pet a kitten. If she's alright, you can try picking one up, but make sure she can see it at all times
 
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umm... she might scratch me if I touch her. I've only touched her head at this point and, on the second time, was awarded with a lovely hiss. Normally I wouldn't be as insistant to hold the babies, but I want them to know from BIRTH that humans are trustworthy. Plus, I'm hoping that my scent on them will help teach her I'm a good guy(instead of the kitty eating monster she seems to think I am-that is unless I'm feeding her,
) I know she is going to be mad( I will be wearing gloves and several long sleeved shirts just in case) but will it cause her to abandon the babies? Oh and to answer your other question, she doesn't mind me being about an inch away from them looking at them(drooling over them might be a better description
) but I think it would make her nervous and/or defensive if I tried to pick them up.
 
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Hm...that's difficult when she's still so nervous...would it make sense for you to bring her some wet food as a "peace offering"?
As nice as it it to be able to hold them, it's not necessary for them to be held from birth, but I do know the temptation! Sooner or later you're going to have to change the bedding too...
I can't answer whether she'd abandon them, but you don't want to make her mad or scared about her babies- Mom's can be very protective...
 
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Originally Posted by CuteKittenKat

Hm...that's difficult when she's still so nervous...would it make sense for you to bring her some wet food as a "peace offering"?
As nice as it it to be able to hold them, it's not necessary for them to be held from birth, but I do know the temptation! Sooner or later you're going to have to change the bedding too...
I can't answer whether she'd abandon them, but you don't want to make her mad or scared about her babies- Mom's can be very protective...
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I was thinking along those lines too. Now this isn't a good diet for all the time, but for the first few days, I brought Elsa deli turkey for a snack while she was nursing. She's kind of a captive audience, and food helps grease the wheels a lot...
 
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Hey, any new updates on the kittens?! I'm very curious!! How is mum doing too? I hope you've gotten to at least touch them a little, if she isn't too protective!
 
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Sorry it's been awhile since I updated, we've been busy,lol. After checking again I believe all the babies are BOYS. All of their eyes are open and they now can get in and out of their nest box. I hold them about once a day for about 15min. Callie is one of the moodiest cats I've ever seen! Sometimes I can open the cage and clean everything, refill food and water, and even hold the babies(if she isn't in the box with them) otherdays even if I feed her through the bars she attempts to attack me(I now always wear gloves). Oh! one other big piece of news- Callie is now fostering 2 little girls. They're a few days older than mine, but they are HALF the size of mine. Their mom managed to escape out of the house and a neighbor killed her(poisoned). The little ones were only a week old then. Their owner was bottle feeding them, but they just weren't thriving on it(one died). When they arrived they didn't even remember how to nurse, but they have quickly picked it up. These 2 are very unique too in that one has 11 toes on the front paws and the other has 12! The really weird part? Their mom had 13!
 
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Originally Posted by cat crazy

Sorry it's been awhile since I updated, we've been busy,lol. After checking again I believe all the babies are BOYS. All of their eyes are open and they now can get in and out of their nest box. I hold them about once a day for about 15min. Callie is one of the moodiest cats I've ever seen! Sometimes I can open the cage and clean everything, refill food and water, and even hold the babies(if she isn't in the box with them) otherdays even if I feed her through the bars she attempts to attack me(I now always wear gloves). Oh! one other big piece of news- Callie is now fostering 2 little girls. They're a few days older than mine, but they are HALF the size of mine. Their mom managed to escape out of the house and a neighbor killed her(poisoned). The little ones were only a week old then. Their owner was bottle feeding them, but they just weren't thriving on it(one died). When they arrived they didn't even remember how to nurse, but they have quickly picked it up. These 2 are very unique too in that one has 11 toes on the front paws and the other has 12! The really weird part? Their mom had 13!
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That's cool that Callie has taken in two other babies!
 
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