My daughter's cat "Diablo" pulled a sneak attack while I was concentrating on overtime, my sister's vacation, and other assorted activities. She disappeared several weeks ago so I thought the neighbor had killed her but she appeared about once every week so I knew she was OK. I thought that she had decided to live in the woods with various other cats including the dominant male that I see occasionally.
She actually had a more sinister plan. She was having another litter of kittens under the house ( the official Hayseed Plantation cat nursery). This morning as I left the house I spotted three new kittens cuddling with Diablo. Two blonds and one red head. The two blonds ran for cover while the red head stood her ground. Diablo strolled up to me as to say "HA HA I gotcha again".
OH Well it is a pleasant surprise. Pegs is not so devious. She is pregnant and is as big as a house so she can't hide her condition. She will be hiding in the nursery any day now.
My daughter gave me Diablo to keep because her mother got tired of all the kittens she produced. She is known to be a regular cat factory and apparently pegs is following in her footsteps. I have three left out of the first eight with these two so we will see how many of these survive the neighbors and varmits. The ones that stay close survive but the ones who venture out don't. Maybe the neighbor will run out of ammunition one day. Diablo and Pegs have both been shot twice and I figure he shot most of the kittens also but have no proof. The last two grey kittens were seen running across the road into the neighbors teritory and were never seen again. Coincidence maybe but bullet holes don't come from natural varments but only from the two legged kind.
Rubber Ducky. Get them while they last or just wait another month for a new selection.
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I think I might want a "blonde" and a "redhead". I played with a black kitten this weekend and realized that I really would like to have a kitten. Too bad they don't stay kitten forever! I like them when they are tiny like that.
Are they ready to take???
Ouch! I just fell out of my chair, Rubber Ducky has "reserved" not one but TWO kittens from TomKat. Sounds like a kitten shower needs to be planned.
I'm in for the cat shower. I will sign up for feeding when Rubber Duckey travels.
All,
How soon can they be taken from their mother. They are probably about three weeks old now.
The red one I think has a birth defect. It has a short crooked tail and runs sideways.
The perfect cat for Rubber Ducky.
Crooked cat for crooked lady in crooked house. HA
JUST JOKING LADIES !!!!!
All I can say is special kittens should go to special people and I think Michelle must be a special person. It requires more love and patience than a normal kitten but they will return more to the person that is taking care of them. Good luck Michelle. The kitten may not be defected by birth and will overcome whatever is wrong.
Lisa1
Thanks, Lisa1. The kitten will need lots of extra TLC in the days/weeks to come. He really has come a long way in the 5 days I have had him. He runs funny due to what appears to be a fracture in his right front paw. He goes in early tomorrow morning for 'surgery' where they will re-break it and put it in a splint so that hopefully it will heal up right this time and he can walk on it the right way. Right now he walks on the side of it and that won't be good long term. The vet did mention amputation as a last resort but hopefully it will not come to that. He really does use that paw a lot and I would rather not take it away from him if at all possible - even though I'm sure he would adapt and be okay.
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