Like I wonder what the heck is going on.
I havent posted in awhile as my son was just diagnosed with Leukemia, and we've been overwhelmed with everything going on here.
Actually he was in the hospital (in Pittsburgh which is 2 hours from us) these past 2 weeks, today was our first day home. Anyway... I was sitting at my computer researching when I heard one of Willow's kittens crying. They were 8 weeks old yesterday. I sent my daughter in search of it, thinking one of them got itself stuck somewhere. We still have all 4, we are keeping one - MAYBE two, but have homes for the other two. What she found though, was a new kitten. About 1-1/2 weeks old. Apparently Willow had a kitten shortly after we left for Pittsburgh. Weird thing is, Willows kits are *just* 8 weeks old. This new kitten (who is a red male, btw) is approx a week and a half -- his eyes are open, looks like they are newly opened too, and his ears are nearly up already. Gestation period for a cat, 9 weeks... let's do the math.
I called the emegency vet's (since we just found it a few hours ago) and they said it was totally possible but highly unusual - especially *that* far apart, but thought that maybe this explained her mysterious fever after she had the first acorns.
I teased one of my good friends (who watched our house while we were away) that she was playing some kind of joke on me. Just doesnt seem possible. Funny thing is: I'm trying to do the math in my head and remember how long we had Willow before she had the kits... was trying to glance quickly though my past posts. We are almost CERTAIN that Willow never had a chance to escape the house. The only time she's ever been out since we had her was her trip home, and the vet appointments.
Seems to me that [perhaps] not only was she 5 or 6 weeks preggo when we got her, but also newly knocked up. Just all so odd. Now I have to call our vet and post-pone her upcoming spay appt... again. If you guys remember (or to those of you that are new to her story) Willow was schedule to be spayed after we got her from the Humane Society and we had to cancel that one cuz of her first surprise. Maybe I'll have to rename her to Madonna...
Oh well... I'll have to post pics soon. I know the last time I updated the acorns pics they were 3 weeks old. Hard to beleive they're 8 weeks now. Even harder to believe that I now have a nearly 2 week old!
I havent posted in awhile as my son was just diagnosed with Leukemia, and we've been overwhelmed with everything going on here.
Actually he was in the hospital (in Pittsburgh which is 2 hours from us) these past 2 weeks, today was our first day home. Anyway... I was sitting at my computer researching when I heard one of Willow's kittens crying. They were 8 weeks old yesterday. I sent my daughter in search of it, thinking one of them got itself stuck somewhere. We still have all 4, we are keeping one - MAYBE two, but have homes for the other two. What she found though, was a new kitten. About 1-1/2 weeks old. Apparently Willow had a kitten shortly after we left for Pittsburgh. Weird thing is, Willows kits are *just* 8 weeks old. This new kitten (who is a red male, btw) is approx a week and a half -- his eyes are open, looks like they are newly opened too, and his ears are nearly up already. Gestation period for a cat, 9 weeks... let's do the math.
I called the emegency vet's (since we just found it a few hours ago) and they said it was totally possible but highly unusual - especially *that* far apart, but thought that maybe this explained her mysterious fever after she had the first acorns.
I teased one of my good friends (who watched our house while we were away) that she was playing some kind of joke on me. Just doesnt seem possible. Funny thing is: I'm trying to do the math in my head and remember how long we had Willow before she had the kits... was trying to glance quickly though my past posts. We are almost CERTAIN that Willow never had a chance to escape the house. The only time she's ever been out since we had her was her trip home, and the vet appointments.
Seems to me that [perhaps] not only was she 5 or 6 weeks preggo when we got her, but also newly knocked up. Just all so odd. Now I have to call our vet and post-pone her upcoming spay appt... again. If you guys remember (or to those of you that are new to her story) Willow was schedule to be spayed after we got her from the Humane Society and we had to cancel that one cuz of her first surprise. Maybe I'll have to rename her to Madonna...
Oh well... I'll have to post pics soon. I know the last time I updated the acorns pics they were 3 weeks old. Hard to beleive they're 8 weeks now. Even harder to believe that I now have a nearly 2 week old!
