Pregnant Foster Cat— when will she have her kittens?

[steviewonders]

what ended happening for your foster? hope all is well!

 

[Senecajh]

The shelter gave her an ultrasound on Friday, guess who has 6-8 little gremlins in there! No wonder she’s huge. They said sometime this week.

 

[georagg]

wow 6 - 8 good luck!!! lol o wonder if our cats are due at the same time...

 

[Senecajh]

Cowey has had five kittens so far! There are possibly more in there, but babies and mom are doing awesome. Starting weights:
1: 128g (!!)
2: 116.5g
3: 118.5g
4: 116.5g
5: 114.5g

I hope she stops here! I’d love to have a 114.5g “runt”!

 

[Jen1982]

Very exciting can't wait for the pic's. Where did she end up picking to have them? Did she got for cat tent or under the bed?

 

[Senecajh]

The cat tent!!! Very happy about that

 

[Senecajh]

 

[Jen1982]

I've set up a few things but she's not interesting in the nesting thing just yet and she's got a week to go. Any of any more? 114g runt would be great

 

[Jen1982]

They're gorgeous and I can see a similar coloured one to mum

 

[Sarthur2]

I hope five is it. It’s still a lot, but all are very healthy weights!

 

[Senecajh]

Honestly, I know there no such thing as too big but these weights are freaking me out a little!

(kitten name: weight at birth, 4/12, 4/13)
Gorgonzola: 128, 146.5, 153.5
Stilton: 116.5, 131.5, 143.5
Gouda: 118.5, 134.5, 152.5
Brie: 116.5, 145, 158.5
Bleu: 114.5, 126, 142

like, it doesn’t seem sustainable for them to keep gaining 10g a day for the foreseeable future. They’re already almost 20% larger than an average kitten their age! But their tummies aren’t hard like they aren’t pooping, they’re just massive.

 

[Margot Lane]

Great names!

 

[Sarthur2]

They are healthy little piggies!

 

[Senecajh]

Hello all! Babies are doing awesome and they are still MASSIVE. I do have a question about weighing: how long do I weigh them daily? Normally I would weigh them daily until four or five weeks when they start to eat on their own, but these kittens are so enormous they’re already outgrowing my scale. If they’re ~500 grams by week 3, can I switch to irregular weighing? Weights and pics below (kittens are two weeks old yesterday)

 

[Sarthur2]

Yes, weigh weekly now!