Hi. I'm a new member and have a question. I feed the ferals in my neighborhood. One, in particular, is a tiny steel-gray female we call Familiar. (No, I didn't name her, my daughter did.) Exactly four months ago to the day, she gave birth to six beautiful kittens. I haven't been able to find homes for any of them, so they live on my porch.
Anyway, I stepped out on my porch this morning to fill up their food bowls and was greeted by the mewlings of newborn babies. I peeked over the back of the small sofa sitting there and was stunned by the sight of Familiar wrapped around a litter of tiny, tiny kittens in a space no bigger than six inches in diameter. How did this happen?
up until a month ago she and her first litter lived in my bedroom. I had to put them outside because they were clawing me up too bad. Counting back, she had to have gotten pregnant at least two months ago when the kittens were a couple of months old. She never went into heat. Believe me, I would have known. How? If anyone can enlighten me, it would make me very happy.
Anyway, I stepped out on my porch this morning to fill up their food bowls and was greeted by the mewlings of newborn babies. I peeked over the back of the small sofa sitting there and was stunned by the sight of Familiar wrapped around a litter of tiny, tiny kittens in a space no bigger than six inches in diameter. How did this happen?
up until a month ago she and her first litter lived in my bedroom. I had to put them outside because they were clawing me up too bad. Counting back, she had to have gotten pregnant at least two months ago when the kittens were a couple of months old. She never went into heat. Believe me, I would have known. How? If anyone can enlighten me, it would make me very happy.