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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: madkittyrescue on April 01, 2009, 09:47:19 AM
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we have new life here at the harbour with the arrival of 6 gorgeous little kittens. 3 black and 3 tabbies.
Skye gave birth at 6.30 this morning and so far mum and babies seem to be doing well.
I have attached a very bad pic taken on my mobile first thing this am... will get more later for you all :Luv2:
Well done Skye! ;D
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Awwww :Luv2:
Well Done Skye
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Congratulations Skye and Sarah, nice to see her timing is a bit better than most :naughty: though I am sure you were with her well before 6.30 this morning. :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Awwww congratulations Skye and Sarah :Luv2:
What a lovely photo xxx
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ahhh, bless them all :Luv2: :Luv:
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Aaww, well done Skye :Luv:
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Awwwww congratulations x
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Congratulations to you, Paul and the Lovely Skye - my favourite type of litter - blacks and tabbies
What a wonderful family and perfect timing ;D
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Mum looks absolutely zonked! Hope the babies thrive under yours and her care :Luv2:
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I have to admit I was glad that she didn't start at 2am.... and at least I managed to get some sleep last night! :)
Mum Skye is doing really really well. Which if I'm honest has surprised me a tad. She has been with us throughout her pregnancy and to say she was fiery when she arrived would be a massive understatement! At only 15 months old, her 2nd pregnancy and with her temper broken from a home with :censored: kids and constant stress she was not a happy bunny. After weeks of patience and working with her we finally got to start tickling her chin and head rubs about 3 weeks ago so I was amazed when she was SOOO good this morning.
As soon as I went to check on her she came right up to me and almost sat on my knee for the whole thing. (wasn't in the most comfortable position on the floor... but she was and that was what mattered.)
Skye has slept soundly since and is completely exhausted and babies are curled up nicely with mummy. She is so proud of them too and when you pop in to check on them she will roll over and show them off :Luv2:
Am now off for a cuppa and some 'me' time.... but hope to get some better piccies to show off the babies and mummy later! :)
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AWWW Well done Skye sweetheart :Luv:
and seeing as it is my brithday today also I think you should send me a tabby baby :)xxxx
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Looking forward to more lovely pics :Luv:
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Awwwwwww, well done Skye :Luv:
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as promised here are a few more pics of mum and her babies. :Luv2: :Luv2: enjoy!
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OMG :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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Well done Skye ;D
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third pic down - :Luv: a tabby boy :wow: I so wish he could be mine.
first pic mum's fingers (well front toes) ;D so GORGEOUS.
I'm in love :Luv:
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Well done Skye and to you Sarah, thank goodness you took her under your wing, the babies are beautiful(and Skye ) and im sure between you they will all thrive and move onto forever homes :hug: :hug:
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Congrats, they are all lovely
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:Luv: :Luv:
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OMG i want those tabby babies YUMMY Well Done to Skye and a huge :hug: to the babies
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thanks guys!
Well mummy has been very good with the babies overnight with only a few screams from kittens wandering and getting lost or mummy accidently lying on them. She is very attentive to them, except when you are in the room and wants attention! lol :Luv2:
We are hoping that by helping her with the birth, etc it is helping towards building her trust and fingers crossed that we can make real progress with her so that we can find her a new home once the babies are up and away! :)
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Here are some piccies for you all from Day 3! :Luv2: Babies are getting everything from mum and are HUGE!!!!
Enjoy! Its hard to think when you look at some of the pics below that Skye was a raging aggressive and fearful cat when she arrived. :Luv2:
(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd187/saznpaul/Rescue%20Pics/Skye%20n%20Babies/P4032489.jpg)
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more to follow soon! :)
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awwwww, just look at them! :Luv: :Luv2:
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Look at Mums face when your bloke is tickling her chin - that's priceless. She looks so content. :) (The babies are sweet too!)
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Look at Mums face when your bloke is tickling her chin - that's priceless. She looks so content. :) (The babies are sweet too!)
PRICELESS - such an emotional photo :Luv:
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:Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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Awwwww, I'm sitting here all misty eyed :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
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She knows she's safe; I adore photos that show an animal feeling content and secure and that one captured it really well. Hope the babes are doing OK.
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she does look very content, what a lovely mum :Luv2:
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Those photos paint a wealth of emotions, don't they? She's so content having tickles and rubs whilst her little family suckle and grow bigger. Does your heart good!
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Hi Guys,
Here are a few more piccies of the wonderful Skye and her babies coming to the end of Week 2. She continues to be a good mum although does get a tad p'd off at their demanding nature at times. She is SO proud of them and we are of her as she has done so so well. As you will see the babies are HUGE big chunky monkeys and are doing well. Their eyes have all opened over the last couple of days and these pics were taken over the weekend.
I have a video which is SO cute... but have to reduce in size before I upload so will sort that out later when I get back from taking Storm to her new home.
Enjoy! :Luv2: (excuse the poor quality pics... were taken on the wee camera!)
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How cute they all are I WANT THEM :Luv2: ( i wish ) :rofl:
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Wow! :wow: How they have growed! ;D
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The little ones are cute and Skye looks so proud of them but i can imagine she does get really fed up with them sometimes,i love the last picture where shes is enjoying her little bit of fuss :Luv: she is so beautiful bless her :hug:
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:Luv: :Luv2: awww bless!
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Such a beautiful family :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: xxxxxxxxx
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I have a soft spot for Skye. She looks so patient. How many of the terrors does she have?
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Well they are either very huge or Sky is very small. She looks little more than a baby herself - certainly not the 15 months.
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she has 6 of the little fatties! :Luv2: all as demanding as the next.
Angie - Its a bit of both. Skye is small for her age and the kittens are big and fat. Give them another week and mummy won't stand a chance they'll be walking all over her... literally! bless her.
She is being SO good though and we are so proud of her. She is a small petite little cat so its hard to think that those 6 fatties came from such a small mum but she is doing a great job of contending with them all, if a little grumpy at times. But we can handle that as its nothing compared to her raging attacks when she first arrived, albiet that was through fear.
She's been through a lot in her short little life but these will be her last and then we can have her spayed and into a new forever home where she will be treated like a queen! :) :Luv2:
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Lovely pictures of a gorgeous mum and babies.
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I love them at that age, like little balloons full of warm milk :Luv2:
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How adorable. I love the lil black/silver marble one :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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Just a quick update for you folks... I do have more piccies taken at the weekend just need to get a chance to upload them!
All the babies are doing well and coming on brilliantly and mum is being SUCH a good mum. Very attentive and happy. We have moved mum and babies to allow mum to have a little more choice to leave the babies or sit with them as she was getting SOOOO overwhelmed by them constantly wanting attention and feeding that mum was getting very narky and stressed. She is such a small little cat and the babies are BIG for their size to the end result was that the kittens won every time! poor mum was exhausted.
Moving mum and babies isn't something I would usually do but in this instance it was the best course of action and they are now all very happily living in our sitting room where babies are secure and mum Skye can pop in and out til her hearts content and it gives us the opportunity to continue working with mum.
This has in this instance been the very best move for mum Skye. She has been far more relaxed and I was very surprised last night when she actually jumped up onto my knee for a pet :wow: followed by great interest in Pauls boot laces and she actually PLAYED!!! ;D :Luv2:
We were in shock. She has been with us for so long and it now appears we are making some headway with her and she is actually able to act like a cat of her age. We are very much hoping that by having her begin to get accustomed with every day normal home life that it will help to bring on her trust even more and we will be able to find her a loving new home she deserves once babies are up and off her and she has been spayed.
Look out for piccies to follow once I get a chance to upload them... hopefully later today! They are seriously cute! :Luv2:
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This has in this instance been the very best move for mum Skye. She has been far more relaxed and I was very surprised last night when she actually jumped up onto my knee for a pet :wow: followed by great interest in Pauls boot laces and she actually PLAYED!!! ;D :Luv2:
This is just wonderful news in itself :Luv:
Glad mum and babies are all doing brilliantly, can't wait to see more piccies :wow:
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Glad to hear that Skye is having some fun time with you and Paul and that the babies continue to thrive
Looking forward to the pics - my favourite colourways from this little lady :Luv2:
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Hi folks,
sorry for the delay in getting these posted. Things here are just manic!
Enjoy! :)
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Beautiful :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Wonderful pics and so pleased that Skye has learned how to play ;D ;D
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I've just been reading through this and looking at the pictures from when the kittens were born up to now, they are so gorgeous and so is Skye, what a brave little soul she has been. I'm so glad she is enjoying some TLC with you and hope she gets a wonderful home of her own and all the kittens as well. They're a lovely little family and are obviously being treated with much love and care. :)
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What fantastic little bundles of fur :Luv: especially the little tabby one :Luv2: :Luv2: give Skye a cuddle from me to say well done ,shes a fantastic mum :hug:
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thanks guys! :Luv2: yeah Skye is being such a good mum although she still has her grumpy moments. that said I really don't blame her as the babies are still SOOO demanding and the little girl tabby is a right little tomboy and has been the first to do everything so far! But she is SOOOO cute too! lol
They are all just about steady on their feet now and are starting to get a little more adventurous I think much to mum's dismay as she knows it won't be long before they are are all out and can follow her around! lol Hopefully it won't be too long and we can get mum spayed and ready for rehoming herself as she really does need to find somewhere of her own. My heart sinks every now and again when I look at her or catch a glimpse of her suckling on the fleece throw.... she is just but a baby herself and has had to endure so much. But we will make sure she finds a home where she is treated like a princess!!
I will try to get some more pics this week we are run off our feet here at the moment and full to bursting!
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Oh my what little cuties :Luv2:
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Firstly I'm really sorry not to have updated you all on this little bunch but we have been so overwhelmed here I have barely had time to pop on the forum to catch up on all the news.
To make up for it thought I havea piccie fest for you all. These are pics of Skye's litter taken this week as they were getting ready to leave us and head to their new homes.
Aren't they just stunning?? Enjoy! :)
Timmy
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Oddie
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Mommy Skye
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Oscar
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Xena
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Triple Trouble!
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There are loads more and if you'd like to see them they are at: http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd187/saznpaul/Rescue%20Pics/Skye%20n%20Babies/ (http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd187/saznpaul/Rescue%20Pics/Skye%20n%20Babies/)
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Wow, they really are fabulous! :wow:
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:Luv2: :Luv: lovely! I bet you'll miss them
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They are all just adorable, I'm sure they'll be spoiled rotten in their new forever homes, and deservedly so :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
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They are lovely good luck to all of them in their new homes :hug:
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Oh no I've gone broody. They're all absoultely gorgeous, a credit to their mum and to you too.
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What beautiful kittens :Luv: especially Oscar who looks so much like my missing babe Wizzy :(, is Skye also going to a new home :hug:
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I love Oscar too :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: but they are all sooooooo sweet. Just look how they have grown!!!!! Well done ;D
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Aw bless they are lovely, what stunning markings! :Luv: :hug: