Such precious kittens Without wanting to sound critical, I do agree with those who have suggested spaying if you can afford it and to foster the kittens yourself. Good luck!
What an adorable little family!!! You may be able to use your search engine and or facebook's search engine if you're on there, to find links for Canada. Thank you so very much for the information and of course I'm sure we all understand a family's wish for privacy on some levels but it is heartening to read your post.Thank you all for your input. Things are being dealt with the best they can be in this situation, and for reference (since I noticed some links and such) we do not live in the US, but in Canada. So some things are not the same when it comes to getting cats spayed and neutred. For example, in my town, we only have one clinic, and they will not spay a cat until they are 6 months old, so the kittens will already be in their new homes by that point and it will be out of our hands to deal with that.
Also, my grandma is currently doing some baby sitting to help save money to get Toots spayed. Please also keep in mind, that I'm not sharing all personal information as to how things are in my family's life as I do not wish to post something that they would not be comfortable with me sharing. I can assure you all however, that the cats are well looked after and in good health, including mother cat.
One of the kittens will be coming to live with me once he is old enough, so for him, I can give a hundred percent assurance he will be neutered as soon as I am able to get him in to the clinic. I myself, would do the fostering situation you guys suggested, however I already have an almost 2 year old female cat and things would not go well to have her and a mother cat in the same house, as I've seen in the past, that Toots is rather aggressive towards other cats that she doesn't know.
General cat update:
Kittens are now 4 days old, and are growing chubby! The little white kitten's ears are already turning a light shade of grey-ish brown like her mothers and her fur is taking on a more creamy look.
The grey kitten is also becoming a lighter shade of grey as she gets older since she looked nearly black when first born. She also is currently looking like the chubbiest one of them all lol.
Lastly, the little tabby is becoming a tad lighter as well. His stripes are still very much dark and take up most of his body, but the grey underneath is getting a tad lighter. His fur also still feels the thickest and longest of all the kits, so I'm wondering if he's going to end up being long furred, as that gene does run in the mother's genes and she's given birth to long haired kittens in the past.
Here's some pictures of the little family I took today. I couldn't get anything better since I was late for work, but I'm hoping to get better pictures over the weekend so you can see the little white one's transformation of colors.
I'll try to do that the next time I see them. Kind of hard to do since they like to squirm a lot lol.They're adorable, and getting along so well. Can you get a picture of their fannies? We have a whole crew here who will be happy to guess their genders.
Thanks, I'll take a look at that a bit laterHere ya go, Goofball Ivy -- How to Tell a Cat/Kitten's Gender Easily
They are doing so well! May they continue to thrive! and be safe and loved.
I plan on having many pictures and videos of these cuties! I'll probably opt for videos when they can walk properly since they no doubt won't hold still enough for proper pictures at that point lol.Awwwww the cute gremlin stage! Adorable! Take tons of pictures and videos! You can never take to many!
(Also be sure you contain them in a safe room because they will get in and on everything ...... doing things that will stop your heart! Like climb a high shelf or in a couch or worse inside a dangerous lazy boy, did i mention in car engines? Or under stoves or dishwashers?!?!?) Their Mom might appreciate short breaks from the kitten room.
If we take the kittens out of that box, mama cat just picks them up and drags them back into the original box lol. My grandma is planning on cutting a decent sized hole in the side of the box once the kittens can walk better so they can go in and out as they please.They are so darling, looks like they are out growing that box when momma is in it with them. Can your grandma make a bed in a bigger nest, maybe a low basket that is bigger in area than that box? They would all be more comfortable, no doubt.