BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet

Subject: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Phot
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:36 AM

PoD and I are pleased to announce some new arrival's to the household. At seven yesterday morning, Pixel started giving birth to her litter of kittens. The vet said to expect two or three...............At half seven number three arrived, followed by number four at about eight! Number five was a breech birth, and delivered by nurse Pod, by being talked through the procdure by the vet over the phone. Mother and babies then settled down to well earned rest and milk..................................Just as we were about to pop out to the shops................Pop! Hello number six! Bang go any thoughts of a long lie in for the next few weeks!

But by god they're cute!

Wassail!! Chris and Fiona

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:58 AM

Don't be taken in by them, they are an alien life form, and their plan is to take over the earth. They pretend to be cute and cuddly, just to empty your wallet at the Vets and the pet food counter at the local supermarket.
Beware they are insiduous, and already have several well known people in their thrall!
Giok
[No I don't want one!!]

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Hrothgar
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:04 AM

I can send some recipes.

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 May 06 - 11:01 AM

So that'll be 24 little bootees we're knitting then.... do you want the matching bonnets?

Congrats... Surrogate Uncle Raven took the news in his own fashion... with his nose firmly up his bum on one of the dining room chairs.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 07 May 06 - 11:19 AM

Congratulations to Pixel and to Granny Fiona and Grandad Chris!....does this make Morti Great Grandma Morti??!!! *G*

Where did Pixel put 6 kittens? She's so small!!

Khatt

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Big Mick
Date: 07 May 06 - 11:34 AM

Always remember this bit of wisdom from a great sage: Dog's have owners, Cats have staff.

Mick

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Leadfingers
Date: 07 May 06 - 12:01 PM

I like cats , but I am not sure I could eat a whole one ! Congrats !!

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: freda underhill
Date: 07 May 06 - 12:27 PM

congratulaations!

enjoy those lovely kittens

freda (in austria)

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 07 May 06 - 01:12 PM

Congratulations Phot and Flona.I wish you well with the kitten sitting and hope Mummy is doing as well as expected under the circumstances.
Scooby

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 07 May 06 - 03:18 PM

Just a worrying thought have any of them barked? Hate to think Jack had a paw in this!!

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Sorcha
Date: 07 May 06 - 03:19 PM

Hope they all have homes...why not get her (and them) neutered??? Too damn many feral/stray cats everywhere.

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 07 May 06 - 03:29 PM

Selby canal is near the Yorkshire Gathering. If you bring a sack you could fill it with.....
























bread and take them to feed the ducks!
Quack!!
GtD.

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Tig
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:41 PM

And so it starts ........

At the moment they look cute and tiny, a month from now you will be wondering what on earth happened!!!!!!

Congrats to all. Start handling them ASAP so they get used to humans.

Love and hugs
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Helen
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:16 PM

Congrats on the new additions. But, be warned, it may be addictive.

A cautionary tale/tail:

We started with two female sister-cats in 2003. Hubby had his neutered, my slinky, glossy black one had 4 kittens. I was the midwife from 11.30pm to about 2am one night.

We kept two - Hubby kept a male, I kept a female, another slinky, glossy black. She had 5 kittens and she was so tiny. She was out like a balloon. Hubby didn't tell me until a couple of hours after she started getting ready to have them so I came home from work with 3 kittens already there and one more arrived, and then I found one in a cardboard box on top of the wardrobe in the main bedroom. Hubby thought the mother might be ready to drop them so he carefully shut the bedroom door. !!

The mother had been up there, came down to tell him something weird/wonderful had happened and couldn't get back up there so she had to use birthing suite No. 2, the bottom shelf of a bookcase in my office. Luckily I heard the first one crying and found it.

So we took 4 to our local vet who has a clever cat adoption centre set up in the waiting room, with a cost per kitten which includes neutering when they are old enough. I kept the smoky grey female with a cream bib. Hubby went back without telling me and bought back the one he liked, which I thought he had decided he didn't want to keep.

Now we have 6 cats. The smoky grey one hasn't been neutered yet. I am waiting to see if a suitable suitor presents himself or maybe I'll change my mind.

There'll be no moggies around if the government has its way, and all we'll have are pedigree things that have had their genetics mucked around with by cat breeders. I'm doing my bit for the moggy lovers by sending a supply of ordinary household cats to the cat adoption centre.

I'm seriously considering building a cat run in the backyard, though. Six cats are a handful, especially with the personality clashes.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: SINSULL
Date: 07 May 06 - 08:42 PM

I remember when Alice presented me with 6 beautiful kittens! SIGH. Watch out for Uncle Micca! He ran Freddie over with a rolling suitcase and almost lost his life to a very angry Alice.
Kittens are so cute especially when Mom hides them in your box spring - cute noises all night and all day.

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: pixieofdoom
Date: 08 May 06 - 05:09 AM

Thank you all for your congratulations. Pixel and babies are all doing well though occasional scuffles break out at feeding time.

Thanks for the recipe offer Hrothgar but I don't think they're quite ready to learn to cook yet, when they've got their eyes open I might train them to make the coffee *g*

I'm quite certain that they will be neither feral nor stray but we are planning to get Pixel neutered after they're weaned, though the idea of a kitten army is slightly tempting. A kind of world domination through fluffiness plot.

Subject: RE: BS: New arrival's, the patter of tiny feet
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 May 06 - 05:26 AM

Sort of Ghengis Khat.....

Would they cause cat astrophes? Or just be cat aclysmic?




















I'll get me dressing gown....

LTS