stray cat- pregnant or not?

If you or your husband were home for the birth maybe there would be five little squeaky squalling kittens, maybe not. But from what you described if YOU hadn't brought her home with you momma cat very likely would not have survived to give birth and none of the kittens would have made it.

Look for the good in what is, rather than regrets for might-have-been.

Originally Posted by kluchetta

Wait...it's passed on the x gene, right? Dad passes those to girls, just not to boys?

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Yep. The only way you get a red girl (like my Goldy) is to have the red genes from both mom and dad passed on via the X chromosome. If only the mom has the red gene, she can produce calico or tortie girls or red boys, along with other colors.

Originally Posted by GoldyCat

Yep. The only way you get a red girl (like my Goldy) is to have the red genes from both mom and dad passed on via the X chromosome. If only the mom has the red gene, she can produce calico or tortie girls or red boys, along with other colors.

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Oh, OK. I'm easily confused. I was thinking the momma was a blue cat.

Originally Posted by kluchetta

Oh, OK. I'm easily confused. I was thinking the momma was a blue cat.

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In order to produce any kittens with red in them, she'd have to have red hidden somewhere. The pictures are too dark to see the colors well, but I what I see looks all black and white, no red. Guess we'll just have to wait for more pictures.

WOW! Just in the nick of time!!!

Mommy doesn't look that old, either -

Maybe a clinic will do the spay for free (?). We have scholarships, here, where people sponsor free spays and neuters.

I guess you already know that she will continue to nurse after she's spayed (?).

The former feral we took in (and spayed) continued to nurse her two until they were over 4 months old. They all are now "inside" cats. (We now have a total of 8 living inside the house with us.) I couldn't give any of the kittens away, or separate them from their mommy - I wish I was stronger, but - oh well. .)

You and your hubby are heros!

Food: we also feed Trader Joes - but nixed the tuna because of the health issues tuna causes - especially (urinary) crystals.

Can't wait for more pics as the kittens get older - but, - really - that Mommy is just the sweetest -and- obviously very smart for finding you!

Momma is blue, which is why we named her Selkie, which is Welsh/Scottish for "seal" =)
Here's another one... I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have any other really clear shots of them yet... but no, I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t see any red...

We use the trader joe's tuna only supplementally, as a once or twice a week treat. Our own cats are raw fed, and i'd much rather feed them pure tuna parts than random, unidentified meats and fillers that have no place in their diet. i didn't know that about tuna, though, and though they've been enjoying it as a regular part of their diet for two years now without any problems, i will keep an eye out. =)

i will definitely get better pictures when i get home... my hubby's cell is crap lol

pictures!!!!!! videos!!!!

photo album | hello, kitties! | dinnertime!

Awwww! So it looks like you have three black and white kittens and one tabby. Are there some tabby markings in one of the black and white ones as well?

I held my breath through the video - I kept counting kittens to make sure one wasn't under mommy. She also seemed to know where they were when she took her steps - her back leg almost stepped on one, but somehow she felt it before she put her weight on her foot - oh, my heart, my heart

thanks for the video!, and the pics!!!

What cuties!! Your house is really going to be fun in the coming weeks. Mom's doing a great job!

Actually, we have two dark tabbies and two white kittens with dark tabby patches
Also, we had our annual family Christmas brunch at my house today, and my sister came downstairs from seeing the kitties and informed me that I have a kitten that someone may pay a lot of money for. I was completely confused because I'd seen them and they look completely normal. She then informed me that one of the black and white ones has six toes on each of its front paws! She brought it down and sure enough, each front paw has a little thumb! I haven't checked the others yet as we've been away today, but I sure will when we get home in a bit lol- pictures too! I feel like I should have noticed a thing like that before... I'd actually noticed earlier in the week that someone in the tangled pile of fuzzy cuteness had REALLY big paws, but didn't think anything of it... I'd never even heard of such a thing before! Lol

I just realized you can see one of the paws in this photo, above! The big white paw right on top XD

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Very cute. You may not have heard of it before, but polydactyly is not all that uncommon. It's genetic, so it's possible that you have more polydactyl kittens in the litter. Let us know after you get a closer look.

While it's interesting and some people really like polydactyl cats, I wouldn't count on being able to ask a higher adoption fee for that kitten. Some people actually don't like the extra toes and would refuse to take it. You'll just have to find the right person.

When do we get to see more pictures?

Just got home and checked everyone... the other three are completely normal, but the one she brought down actually has FOUR extra toes- one on each paw! I nabbed a Selkie for a counting session and found she's got FIVE! two extra on each back foot and one up front. I knew she had huge feet, and seemed to poke or scratch me constantly without meaning too... just never even occurred to me XD

I didn't even begin to think I could ask for more for that kitten, though I've read that they can be in high demand. I've been researching them while stuck in the back of my mom's van this evening (love my droid...) and I'm really quite amazed by some of the stuff I've read XD now I REALLY wish I had room for more cats!!!!

I'm also just as equally more worried about adopting them out... afraid about the little one's extra claws being cared for properly =( I know, I know... Animal Hoarders, here I come >_<