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A litter of kittens from a stray cat...what to do...
Hello there everyone,
It's been a long time since I was on here. However, circumstances have come together to once more bring animals into my life that need a bit of help. I am looking for your best ideas, suggestions, etc. as I highly value the community here. So in a nutshell, here is the situation. My husband and I rescued 3 cats (who had been dumped, we suspect), all not fixed but very, very friendly. One is in the house, two are outside. The downside....one female was pregnant!! The other non-pregnant female is in the house away from any frisky males. We are planning on taking them all in to get fixed after this females pregnancy. *sigh* So...the last time I tried to find homes for cats ie. two of the ones we rescued, not one single taker emerged. I tried ads on Kijiji, the Bargain Finder, my facebook, word of mouth, etc...so I really need some help in finding some other form of communication to get the word out to people needing a kitten(s). I am sure Whisper will give birth in a few days or less... her stomach is obviously distended and swollen. We found her towards the middle of March....that would be just about right... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Here are a couple of pictures of the mama-to-be, little miss Whisper.
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OMG that little face....so cute.
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She looks adorable. Is she still this tiny ? I'm hoping she won't have trouble having the kittens
as for putting them up for adoption , I would contact rescues in your area. |
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OMG, I hope she isn't that tiny! If she is I would be having your vet number close to you during delivery. Poor sweetie. Stupid for dropping her off.
Thank you for bringing her in to look after her. I would not be advertising on kijiji. Just my personal feelings. People on there want things for next to nothing or free. Like Frenchy said, if you can find a rescue that would be ideal. Maybe your vet or local shelter know of a rescue near by. Good luck and keep us posted.
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Whisper is sooo cute ....such a sweet face.
I also hope she is not still that tiny as she looks so fragile to be having babies of her own. You said that the non-pregnant kitty was in the house. I hope Whisper is in the house as well. Good luck and keep us posted. |
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Jeez, looks like she is just a baby herself .
Have you tried your vet? My vet often fosters litters of kittens and then adopts them out .
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OMD,she looks like a baby herself,she's beautiful,I hope everything goes ok for her,being soo tiny.
I too believe a rescue,or a vet would be the best place for the kittens,you never know who you get from ads. Good luck to little Whisper and you
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We have liftoff!!
This morning I awoke for my ritual 5 am trip to the loo, and I couldn't resist checking in on my little porch guest. And...I heard the telltale mewing of newborn kittens. Little miss Whisper gave birth sometime between midnight and 5 am this morning, and the little darling came through just fine. I had been quite concerned about her small size, and had a couple numbers on speed dial just in case. When I took a peek I was a little shocked to see mama happily nursing and purring away to no less than FIVE kittens!!! Such a dainty little girl that Whisper, I never thought she was packing that much heat!! Realizing their bedding was soiled and damp, I carefully transferred the little family to a clean box (lined with towels warmed in the dryer ), and haven't been able to fall back asleep due to kitten related gleefulness. I definitely will have some pictures for you, but those will be have to be uploaded after the hubby growls and claws his way to the land of the living. It is his day to sleep in, after all. I've been saving the very best news for last. My wonderful, amazing parents have stepped up to the plate and offered to take Whisper, her kittens, AND Whispers brother, Falcor. Erm...the hubby was in charge of the names. So, what a HUGE load off our shoulders!! No more worrying!! Now their future is secured on my folks huge rambling farm, complete with a warm hayloft, lots of love, and of course, treats and ritual spoiling ^_^ The most amazing thing of all though, is here I was sure this little family would have to be broken up to find homes for them all, but not one will be separated from the others. All 7 members will stay together!!!!!!!! Thanks for all your help, Ladies!!! And for rooting for the underdogs and (and cats) of the world, too.
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Here is a picture taken right around the time we found them. Twins, hey? ;D Felt I should upload something since I have to wait for the kitten photo shoot.
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Megan,they are sooo beautiful,look like twins for surethat both mama and kittens will be ok.
Can't wait for pics
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That's good news. Are kitties going to be fixed as well?
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can't wait for kitten pics!!! I think Whisper and Falcor (especially that one as I was a huge NeverEnding Story fan when I was younger!!!) are great names....really match their colouring and whispy look! Glad everyone is ok!
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Pics of the new family
So here's Whisper is in all her motherly glory Looks pretty proud of her offspring, I must say. She's developing a strong bond with her kittens, which is excellent. As you can see all of them have her coloring except one, the biggest male of the litter is a light, light orange or yellow. To answer your question, no, I'm positive my parents have no plans to fix them. Shots and regular veterinary care - definitely. Spaying and neutering isn't an issue on a farm most of the time ;D
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OMG she is so cute! but she looks llike a baby raising babies!
I am so confused by this statement???? please tell me that your not going to have 7 related kitties running around a barn not fixed?? no, I'm positive my parents have no plans to fix them. Shots and regular veterinary care - definitely. Spaying and neutering isn't an issue on a farm most of the time ;D
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I had a feeling this would come up. So first and foremost, I'd like to explain a little more about that sticky, touchy subject of why someone would choose not to fix their cats on a farm. On the first point, you can rest easy as in my experience cats will only mate with related members of their family when absolutely no other mate is available. It's a survival instinct. And the queen chooses who gets access, not the males, contrary to popular belief. And that certainly can affect the local tomcats to the point of them lining up to be one of those lucky few who made it past first base heheheh. So they do have a tendency to be cattishly picky about that sort of thing. So the chances of inbreeding are extremely, extremely slim as there are more than a fair share of tomcats willing to travel overland when a sweet little female begins her caterwauling love song
And of course, this is in the vast open country, not the city, or anywhere even near a town. This is 8 quarter sections of land we're talking about or approximately 2680 acres of land compared to my mere 40 acres here. All that land needs mousers to patrol the outbuildings or you will quickly have an insane pest problem. So frankly the only one who might and I stress might get fixed is Falcor, and that's only because sometimes Tom's tend to get the old wanderlust and disappear. Um....and please don't be offended...but I feel I should point out that only 10% of the population live on farms. If you didn't grow up in that world, then I can appreciate how the spaying/neutering movement can also be viewed as something considered dreadfully politically incorrect if not adhered to. Farm life to city folks is sometimes like an alien culture, just like city life is to us country folks at times. And...no self respecting farmer would ever, ever pay $ for shelter cats, at least not out there. Can't speak for the rest of the world, but farmers are pretty much the same over, no matter where you live ;D They don't see much point in driving 2 hours into town to adopt shelter cats when his buddy down the road has a boxful of free kittens. : So why spay and neuter your feline predators when you will always need those mousers around? These cats aren't just destined go be cherished pets, they'll be farm employees of a very important sort as well. See where I'm going? I hope that helped clear the air ;D And please comment if something still isn't making sense or seems weird. I'm sure I could drone on about farm life for a quite a few more paragraphs
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Okay I am not even gonna go down that road but listen if you think that those 7 cats will not multiply come on down here and I will show you some locations where that is exactly the case. OH and that is not true that they will not mate with one another....OMG!!! We have different thinking than what you have described obviously...any possible money spent on these poor babies would be to spay or neuter them!
I am not trying to insult you but when you joined you must have read this.... Most people on this forum are against declawing cats, and are against banning specific dog breeds. Most people on this forum are VERY pro spay/neuter, and are against backyard breeding. Most people on this board will beg, borrow and max out their credit cards to see a veterinarian when their pets are ill. I realize your trying to do good by them but you can do wayyyyy better for them than letting them each have multiple litters a year!
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All my cats are rescued from a decent sized piece of wooded area behind my house. They were all inbred and all suffered medical problems from chronic eye infections to missing limbs.
So, sorry, you are just very wrong. Maybe when one dies of a pyometra or prolapsed uterus or dies in kitten-birth you will understand. And besides that, when we are practically slaughtering cats left and right because no one wants them... I could go on and on about how flawed your logic is but I'm tired and might get quite pissed off so I'm going to leave it to the others. http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/...ay_neuter.html Quote:
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Winston I realize you are trying not to be offensive and are speaking only out of concern, but I'm getting the impression that you are a 'city type'. Therefore, your ignorance and pointing of fingers can be forgiven. Country life is verrrry different from big city life, my friend. Again, I will point out in case you missed it, that cats don't typically interbreed unless they have NO CHOICE. Look it up. I pointed out that people from cities (ie. Hamilton) are extremely politically correct when it comes to spaying/neutering. *applauds* That's wonderful. I lived in the city for a few years, I know how it works. If you search through some of my old posts, you'll find that this is not the first cat(s) I've tried to help. I don't suppose you've ever set foot on a farm that grew things like grain? So please don't try to say I am somehow doing less than I could for these animals. You are suggesting that I go and get 7 cats fixed $$$ and then hand them over to a farm who want a queen, kittens, and tom to BOOST their dwindling cat population? Winston, you seem to be vastly misinformed about farms and farm animals in general. On a farm, breeding is usually something that happens because unlike in a city overloaded with zillions of stray dogs and cats, a farm needs to build it's animal population or at least keep it at a stable level. Look up a documentary called (yes I know it sounds terrible) 'Pussies Galore" presented by David Attenborough of the BBC. Excellent crash course on cat communites, albeit this one is in a crowded urban center. And surprise surprise, no interbreeding. Hmm. ;D
So - no danger of interbreeding, my parent's farm needs mousers....what do you find so offensive about that?? Please do enlighten us.
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And here is a picture I personally took of a 2-3 year old boxer who's owners thought that it wouldn't matter if she was spayed or not because she wasn't around male dogs.
Her uterus fell out and become necrotic. She may never recover.
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Oh dear lord.....is there not one person from a farming background on this site? I am feeling the righteous anger of people who simply aren't getting it. THESE CATS AREN'T MINE ANYMORE. THEY ARE MY PARENTS. Please stop treating this as a personal crusade against people who need some mousers. I'm finding all this paranoia just a little bit irritating.
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They interbreed! It happens ALL THE TIME! I see it ALL THE TIME. I work in a spay/neuter clinic!! The majority of pregnant or mommy cats had mated with their sibling! Why don't you go to the shelter and take some of the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of feral cats who are sitting there waiting to die!! I cannot even tell you how many feral cats are killed each year because of reasons like this.
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I just was trapping cats at a farm who were interbred. The neighbor of a friend of a friend got a cat to be a mouser. Soon there were more and more cats and they interbred. Some got hit by cars and others died off. This was on a HUGGEEEE farm Like acres upon acres. Luckily I was able to catch almost all the cats and have them spayed so they can live a happy and healthy life. And the one surviving kitten will be adopted into a loving forever home
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Yes I am City folk...and all I can say is that you are truly out of your league telling me I dont understand. Correct me if I am wrong but these kittens were in your possession...you gave them to your parents...fully understanding that they are doomed for a life of possibly multiple litters which is so disgusting when you have thousands killed every single day because someone was either irresponsible or didnt care or were country folk who dont think its important to fix their animals. !!!! I am sorry you think this is a personal crusade or something because its not! beautiful sweet kittens are dying every single day and the least we could do is not add to the population. Take a visit to a gas chamber or see them being euthanized because there is no more room...and see what I am talking about.....
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*sigh* I just can't win, can I???? Let me guess, now a bunch of people with a hate on for farmers and a wild look in their eyes are going to storm my driveway with pitchforks and torches, right? I AM NOT SAYING I DO NOT AGREE WITH SPAYING OR NEUTERING YOUR PETS. I have made my point, 3 separate times on this thread alone, that I believe in fixing your pets. HOWEVER. That will not affect the farming community where I grew up, or countless others like it. So please stop railing at me about this!! Gawd!! Again, the vast majority of you are city folk. Now until one of you tells me you own a real farm, not a couple of acres, but an actual FARM and can shell out dough left and right to get a population of farm cats fixed, and just for fun, like to run into town every couple of years to pick up more cats, fix them, wash, rinse, repeat, then I don't want to hear it.
Oh, and did I mention? Please spay and neuter your pets
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Winston...chill dude. You are blowing this thing waaaaaaaaaay out of proportion and frankly, it bugs me that you are so narrow minded. Do you understand that not everyone is made of money Winston? Because it doesn't exactly fall outta the sky around here. Hail does. So please.....stop poisoning my kitten thread!! Go start your own and rant and rail all you like about the injustices of society. I AM NOT THE CAUSE OF THEM. SO BACK OFF.
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Honestly Meghan how can you say that you beleive in spaying an neutering when you think that the rules should be different for us city folk?
I am sorry but your logic is seriously flawed...it really is....
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Here is one tidbit of information that you obviously arent aware of out there in the country....
According to the Halifax Regional Municipality Animal Services Division (2009), if an unspayed female cat, an unneutered male cat, and all of their subsequent unfixed offspring produced 2 litters per year at maturity, and 2.8 kittens from each litter survived and reproduced, this would amount to 11,606,077 cats in 9 years. As city folk I feel obligated in sharing this information with you. Now work with the numbers above with the kittens alone and tell me that you understand what it means to spay or neuter???? I just dont get it??? Now enough said from me...please I urge you to at least consider some of the facts presented and dont just shrug us off as city folk who dont understand.
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Winston, I did not say the rules between city and country "should" be different. But the fact remains, that unspoken or no, they ARE different. FACT. Not one cat in a proximity of probably 100 miles where said farm is located is fixed. Different peoples and cultures take different mentalities towards what is and isn't necessary. Large populations of mousers are considered very necessary where I come from. Practicality rules the day. The farm cat is a necessity, not a pretty pampered pet who eats canned tuna fish and enjoys bling bling collars and the like. Where I come from it's a working animal. Like many animals on the farm, it serves A clear and distinct purpose.
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nice educational post that was....
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