We interrupt our regular scheduled posts to just catch you up on foster life! It has been a week.
We will start with Celeste and her cosmic kittens.
Celeste (and 2 kittens not hers, who we will introduce tomorrow), came in to our care on September 7. They had been living on the streets and the person who was feeding them caught them and gave them to the rescue.
No one knew just how close to birth Celeste was. Tuesday night, just as I was falling asleep, Man yelled, we have kittens.
We were not prepared for this. So after a few minutes of panic (getting the other kittens out of the room, contacting the rescue and the internet), we took a breath and let Celeste do her thing. I must admit was my only help was moving the first born from the box to the tent where she had moved.
Between 10-11:30 pm on Tuesday, September 8, Celeste welcomed 4 kittens to the world. I stayed with her, dozing on the former guest bed, until about 3:30. I only knew we had a new kitten when it mewled. Since then, we have been checking in a few times to make sure all the babies appear to be doing well, Celeste is well and she has lots of food and water and to change the litter.
So far, so good! It has been amazing to see how fast these little kittens have grown.
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| 4-5 hours after birth |
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| 5.5 days later - pardon the litter, it is not time to clean the room yet |
We have finally given them names. It will be hard for you to see as I am respecting Celeste as much as possible. It was hard to pick gender neutral names.
The Cosmic Crew are:
Eclipse (all black one)
Quark (black and white one)
Orbit (grey one with a little white on the side)
Velocity (the other grey one)
While the Man had specifically said no pregnant cats, and I know that likely won't happen again, I am really enjoying this special time and watching Celeste be an amazing momma to very fast growing kittens!
Stay tuned for more kittens!
What an amazing experience that must have been!!
ReplyDeleteWow, panic turned into a pleasant (almost grandma) time, now you get to help those kittens get ready for their forever homes, soon...
ReplyDeleteHow special to help Celeste with her new family. My paws are crossed that all goes well for everyone.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet little family. I like the names.
ReplyDeleteI’m just glad she wasn’t out on the streets. She is a good mama.
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteI saw the post on IG, so came looking to see if you'd posted here too (Blogger not updating either my reading list or blogroll....ggrrrrr....) I do hope this constellation of gorgeousness finds it's way to other suitably safe and nurturing galaxies! YAM xx
You’re going to have your hands full with those kittens! But it will be fun!
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