Anyone ever see this???

Your cat is beautiful.. I love her colors...

On a side note, I agree that mom is a strikingly gorgeous cat.

UPDATE:
It looks like the little one is going to be fine. I checked on them this morning and had to pick everyone up to see which one had the eyes open. For some reason right after it was born the eyes staid open but this morning it had its eyes shut till I picked it up. Then, pop, the eyes opened up. It is a perfectly fine looking baby. So, all looks well. I won't have to worry about keeping the eyes moist so they won't dry out which is a relief to me.

Thanks for everone's help and kind words.

That's great news!
I bet that kitten will be first to do everything

Oh, excellent. Maybe there's a possibility that mom bred a couple times, and this one is gestationally a few days older than the rest? He needs a really cool name now!

I am glad things are going so well now. Kiss the babys from me...

eek that site is crazy. i just checked it out. it should be used as an example of why you shouldnt breed cats without knowing thier background cuz you never know what problems they might end up with. The cyclops kittys are creepy looking.

Have you considered showing her in cat shows after her babies are weaned and she is back in shape with her looks she would do great in the hhp class (household pet) how is her personality?

Another update:
Well, sadly the kitten born with its eyes open died today. I am not terribly surprised as I figured that it probably meant some type of defect in the kitten. I feel really bad for the littly thing. Although, I guess if it had something wrong it is probably best that it passed away now and not had to endure a life of poor health. Sigh. Just thought everyone would like to know the outcome of this little cutie.

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I hope the other kittens are doing good.

Poor thing... Did you name it? I think it ought to have a name, even if it didn't live very long.

I am so sorry about your kitten.

RIP little itty

Originally Posted by gardenmum

My big concern right now is that I do not believe that the kitten can blink or shut its eye lids at this point and think I should probably put something in them to keep them moist but not sure what to use. I will put some water on them tonight and check with the vet tomorrow.

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I wouldn't put regular water on them. Do you have a bottle of saline solution? That would be better.

The mom is very pretty!

It was probably a matter of nature taking its course with this little one... Better than a cat having to live a short life with painful medical problems.

Still sad, though.

I am sorry for your loss of the little one how are the rest? as I asked in my other post have you ever considered showing her [the mom]?

Sorry it has taken me a while to get back onto here. My computer's mother board went bad and corrupted the hard drives so it took some time to get everything back into top running order again. Luckily I was able to retrieve all of the stuff on the hard drive.... phew!

And, as far as showing the mom, no I haven't thought of that. I wouldn't even know where to start and don't know if she would like that.

The kittens are doing fine. I have two boys and one girl and they are 4 weeks old now. Here are pictures of them. It was easier to hold them to get good still pictures of them. They are cuties and the "black" ones are starting to loose the black coloration and the greys are coming out. This is very typical of the babies from this line of cats. They all have silver undercoats and are born darker with the color lightening and the pattern becoming more distinct as they grow.

Male 1


Male 2


Female


All three playing with Kismet, a rescue kitten. (I rescued 21 kittens from a place, bathed them, defleaed them, wormed them and found them good homes. This little girl kinda struck my heart so she is staying for a short while and will be my mom's new kitty.) AND, no, the blanket they are on is not dirty, don't want people to think that. It is a very, very old wool blanket that has rust stains all over it.

Gardenmum....since she isn't pedigreed...I would assume she could only be shown in the "housepet" catagory. I don't know if this was a planned pregnancy or not, but it is probably a good idea to arrange mom's spay for when the kittens are between 6-8 weeks of age (when they are weaned). Also, keep mom indoors only and away from intact males so she doesn't get pregnant again. Glad the other 3 kittens are doing well.

If you need a low cost clinic...I have provided a list below for Vermont:

http://www.lovethatcat.com/spayneuter.html#vt

Katie