Today the kittens are 1 week old ! They are growing pretty fast, 195g and 185g yesterday. I'm pretty certain #1 is a boy but I don't know about #2.
Pictures will be up sometime today.
Tuesday 9 July 2013
Thursday 4 July 2013
They arrived !!!
As you can probably tell from the title, the kittens have arrived.
On Tuesday night at 7:30 the first one arrived and at 9:30 the second one was born. Both us and the vet thought there would be more (I was guessing 4) but after a visit to the vets he said that he was 95% sure there was no more kittens in there and there must have just been a lot of fluid.
For now they are going by #1 and #2 until we know what gender they are and see their personalities. They both have 3 black spots on their head and black tails like their mother but #2 has some black on a hind leg , a spot above his tail and his black spots are covering his eyes. She was a superb mother cleaning them off once they came out. She was eating like a horse, but now her nose is a little blocked up again so I'm trying to fix that. She has no teeth so when it came to the umbilical chords she couldn't chew it off so I cut them the next day.
She has one fault though, she isn't very good at cleaning them off when they poop!
No pictures for now, I'll upload some as soon as I can.
On Tuesday night at 7:30 the first one arrived and at 9:30 the second one was born. Both us and the vet thought there would be more (I was guessing 4) but after a visit to the vets he said that he was 95% sure there was no more kittens in there and there must have just been a lot of fluid.
For now they are going by #1 and #2 until we know what gender they are and see their personalities. They both have 3 black spots on their head and black tails like their mother but #2 has some black on a hind leg , a spot above his tail and his black spots are covering his eyes. She was a superb mother cleaning them off once they came out. She was eating like a horse, but now her nose is a little blocked up again so I'm trying to fix that. She has no teeth so when it came to the umbilical chords she couldn't chew it off so I cut them the next day.
She has one fault though, she isn't very good at cleaning them off when they poop!
No pictures for now, I'll upload some as soon as I can.
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Feeling poorly
Mrs.Woman has always had the sniffles so that was one of the first things we told the vet about. She got a vaccination and some antibiotics that time. The antibiotic was a powder that you add water too and it was bright pink. I called it liquefied girlyness! It was a nightmare to get her to take it but she did and her sniffles and sneezing seemed to reduce.
Then last Wednesday it got 100 times worse, she wasn't eating for a few days before hand, she was drooling really bad and her nose was completely blocked up. The next day we brought her to the vets who gave her 2 injections and more of the pink antibiotic. The lovely vet nurse gave us 2 cans of Hills a/d critical care food and advised us to use Vick's vapo rub in hot water as you would do for a person.
The vick's worked a treat and she immediately perked up and ate a tiny bit of the a/d. But the next day she vomited glowing green bile, not good. That evening we went back to the vet who said it was probably a reaction to the injection she had gotten. He gave her a long lasting antibiotic jab. We didn't have to give her the pink stuff anymore. He said even though she hadn't been eating her muscle mass was still good and she is hydrated. He had a feel around her tummy and said that she doesn't have long left before the kittens arrive !!!!
She isn't eating a huge amount, only licking the jelly off her food, not eating any of the a/d. I cooked some chicken for her and she didn't want it, sausages as well . But I have caught her eating some dry food a couple of times. She is super friendly nowadays, always wanting to be petted. She's on the road to recovery anyway
Then last Wednesday it got 100 times worse, she wasn't eating for a few days before hand, she was drooling really bad and her nose was completely blocked up. The next day we brought her to the vets who gave her 2 injections and more of the pink antibiotic. The lovely vet nurse gave us 2 cans of Hills a/d critical care food and advised us to use Vick's vapo rub in hot water as you would do for a person.
The vick's worked a treat and she immediately perked up and ate a tiny bit of the a/d. But the next day she vomited glowing green bile, not good. That evening we went back to the vet who said it was probably a reaction to the injection she had gotten. He gave her a long lasting antibiotic jab. We didn't have to give her the pink stuff anymore. He said even though she hadn't been eating her muscle mass was still good and she is hydrated. He had a feel around her tummy and said that she doesn't have long left before the kittens arrive !!!!
She isn't eating a huge amount, only licking the jelly off her food, not eating any of the a/d. I cooked some chicken for her and she didn't want it, sausages as well . But I have caught her eating some dry food a couple of times. She is super friendly nowadays, always wanting to be petted. She's on the road to recovery anyway
Hello
Welcome to my new blog !!!
I have many pets including my 3 cats, Charlie and Morandi who are litter mates, and Mrs.Woman a former stray.
Morandi
Charlie
Mrs.Woman
Mrs.Woman is currently pregnant and here is where I will write about her and her kittens. I might include the others from time to time.
Enjoy.
I have many pets including my 3 cats, Charlie and Morandi who are litter mates, and Mrs.Woman a former stray.
Morandi
Charlie
Mrs.Woman
Mrs.Woman is currently pregnant and here is where I will write about her and her kittens. I might include the others from time to time.
Enjoy.
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