Hello All,
I hope you are all well. So we have 2 beautiful Maine Coon cats, Mia and Mojo.
We were being super careful with not letting them together and were hoping Mia would have her first litter of kittens around 18 months old.
She has had 4 heats so far, we noticed she was starting to get larger in one area... and no more heats for around 6 weeks... as you've guessed, they managed to do the business when we had no clue she was even interested, so far she has been super obvious when she is and isn't in heat and made it clear to Mojo not to bother, so we thought we were on top of it and all good...
Anyway, we are very excited, before you all say yes we will get them spayed and neutered, we just really wanted to have one litter of kittens so my partners mum can have one to keep her company, and a good friend of mine lost her partner AND mum last year so we are hoping she would like one or 2 kittens as well, hoping they are all healthy.
So we took Mia for an ultrasound yesterday and amazingly the vet let me in while they did it as they had said if they were busy we'd have to leave her there and pick her up a few hours later. They weren't busy so they just did it ASAP. I've got photos from it but they're on my phone so will update this later
Mia is now 15 months old, she is younger than we would like but she is so super friendly and happy now, the most friendly and happy she has ever been since we have had her (we've had her since she was around 3 months old)
She was quite timid when we first got her but she has really come out of herself in the last 6 or so months and even more so now. Vet told us she thought there were definitely 3 kittens and they were already 'well developed' - Mia's heart and the kittens hearts are all strong, and all looks good.
She gave us the International Cat Care | Passionate about cats website which has been super helpful as well as reading all the advice on here from the various experts, @stefanz
Sarthur2
talkingpeanut
and many many more - I've been reading about others' kittens and donated kitten supplies to a couple of you doing rescue things as well @ashade1 and I forgot the other one but you are doing great work.
So now we are just planning and getting prepared. We had thought she had a bit longer to go, we can't feel any kittens moving inside her but the vet saw them moving on the ultrasound - was amazing to watch!!
So we have so far bought digital scales, a heating pad that's not a mains one, as I had one for brewing but it's 240V - apparently they give out some EMF that cats are sensitive to, so we got a low voltage one, we were planning to make her 3 nests in our 3 different rooms and see which ones she likes...
I just bought some needless syringes, latex gloves (in case) and a thermometer, as my partners flat stays quite cold even if it's warm outside (we are in the UK) - so want to make sure it's warm enough for mom and babies
What do you all think of this? Royal Canin Babycat Milk | Great deals at zooplus
This is what the vet recommended in case we need to supplement any kittens... Is this OK? Im wary of Royal Canin as we got the Maine Coon kitten food and then read it's full of corn and other fillers and other Maine Coon owners swear by not using it.
I was thinking to get this: Royal Canin Babycat Instinctive Mousse | Great deals at zooplus! for a little later on but then read it's full of sugar - is this OK as growing kittens need lots of energy, just wary of this brand as I said.
Although getting ahead of myself here, just want to make sure they all arrive OK and grow well. We are SOOOOOOO excited... we have feliway we were going to spray on the bedding when we make the nests over the weekend...
I'll post pictures soon. Thank you all for any help and support in the next few weeks, and thank you all for all the amazing support you give to everyone else on this site as well.
Big hugs, Clare
I hope you are all well. So we have 2 beautiful Maine Coon cats, Mia and Mojo.
We were being super careful with not letting them together and were hoping Mia would have her first litter of kittens around 18 months old.
She has had 4 heats so far, we noticed she was starting to get larger in one area... and no more heats for around 6 weeks... as you've guessed, they managed to do the business when we had no clue she was even interested, so far she has been super obvious when she is and isn't in heat and made it clear to Mojo not to bother, so we thought we were on top of it and all good...
Anyway, we are very excited, before you all say yes we will get them spayed and neutered, we just really wanted to have one litter of kittens so my partners mum can have one to keep her company, and a good friend of mine lost her partner AND mum last year so we are hoping she would like one or 2 kittens as well, hoping they are all healthy.
So we took Mia for an ultrasound yesterday and amazingly the vet let me in while they did it as they had said if they were busy we'd have to leave her there and pick her up a few hours later. They weren't busy so they just did it ASAP. I've got photos from it but they're on my phone so will update this later
Mia is now 15 months old, she is younger than we would like but she is so super friendly and happy now, the most friendly and happy she has ever been since we have had her (we've had her since she was around 3 months old) She was quite timid when we first got her but she has really come out of herself in the last 6 or so months and even more so now. Vet told us she thought there were definitely 3 kittens and they were already 'well developed' - Mia's heart and the kittens hearts are all strong, and all looks good.
She gave us the International Cat Care | Passionate about cats website which has been super helpful as well as reading all the advice on here from the various experts, @stefanz
Sarthur2
talkingpeanut
and many many more - I've been reading about others' kittens and donated kitten supplies to a couple of you doing rescue things as well @ashade1 and I forgot the other one but you are doing great work.So now we are just planning and getting prepared. We had thought she had a bit longer to go, we can't feel any kittens moving inside her but the vet saw them moving on the ultrasound - was amazing to watch!!
So we have so far bought digital scales, a heating pad that's not a mains one, as I had one for brewing but it's 240V - apparently they give out some EMF that cats are sensitive to, so we got a low voltage one, we were planning to make her 3 nests in our 3 different rooms and see which ones she likes...
I just bought some needless syringes, latex gloves (in case) and a thermometer, as my partners flat stays quite cold even if it's warm outside (we are in the UK) - so want to make sure it's warm enough for mom and babies
What do you all think of this? Royal Canin Babycat Milk | Great deals at zooplus
This is what the vet recommended in case we need to supplement any kittens... Is this OK? Im wary of Royal Canin as we got the Maine Coon kitten food and then read it's full of corn and other fillers and other Maine Coon owners swear by not using it.
I was thinking to get this: Royal Canin Babycat Instinctive Mousse | Great deals at zooplus! for a little later on but then read it's full of sugar - is this OK as growing kittens need lots of energy, just wary of this brand as I said.
Although getting ahead of myself here, just want to make sure they all arrive OK and grow well.
We are SOOOOOOO excited... we have feliway we were going to spray on the bedding when we make the nests over the weekend...I'll post pictures soon. Thank you all for any help and support in the next few weeks, and thank you all for all the amazing support you give to everyone else on this site as well.
Big hugs, Clare
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