When I got back
from my walk and watering the plants this morning, this message from
my daughter was waiting for me:
*sigh* must
you be right about everything? That cat had a kitten last night.
Luckily, just one.
My daughter and
her family have two dogs and two cats, all four of which are rescues. Both the dogs are male but
the cats are one of each. The girl cat is an inside cat while the boy cat has access to the outdoors. None of their animals are fixed.
Along with the four animals, my daughter has four kids and with the
poor economy, sterilization for the animals has not been a high
priority.
A couple of
weeks ago, the grandgirls were complaining about how fat their cat
had become. All she does is lay around and eat they said.
We were
face-timing.
'Show me the
kitty' I told her, so she did. 'No, not fat. She's pregnant.'
'Oh, Granny, she
can't be pregnant', they told me.
'Pregnant.'
So, last
Saturday while we were in town talking to my daughter...
'You know that
cat's pregnant.'
'Oh, mom, she's
just fat. She eats her food and Oreo's food.'
'How old is
she?' I asked.
She did some
quick figuring, 'about a year'.
Me: 'She's
pregnant.'
Her: 'She can't
be pregnant, if she was in heat we'd have known it.'
Told you so,
I messaged her back.
Uh huh.
Middle of the night, screaming girls, Robin totally freaking out.
Happened practically in her arms. Joy joy.
edit: the second baby has arrived.
oh dear, oh dear.
ReplyDeleteSome things are just so very obvious and yet, not, at the same time. You just have to have the eyes to see. And you did.
ReplyDeleteWell thank goodness it was just the one! I'll bet it will be totally precious & cute... And then it will turn into the cat monster that it really is (I only like cats in theory - ha!).
ReplyDeleteVery sweet! But they need to get her fixed asap.
ReplyDeleteWoops. Lucky it's just one. They should ask about cheap neutering deals at the local shelter. The mama cat will be in heat again within the month.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, HA! We both have kittens in our lives right now!
Little mama is a pretty calico. Hope your kids can see their way clear to have her neutralized. Er, neutered.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the world little kitten.
ReplyDeleteDo you think they will listen to you next time?
there are 'free' clinics here for spaying and neutering. Donations accepted. I reckon if you can not afford to have animals, find some one who can. That said, my heart is melting over the little momma and baby! Who could resist, really.
ReplyDeleteWhen my boys were little, they wanted hamsters. The pet store assured me that they were both males...sure enough, we ended up with babies???!!! We have free clinics around here in KC too...good luck!
ReplyDeleteNew life is always beautiful.
ReplyDeleteTwo, huh? Hope that's it. But, oh how precious! The kids will want to keep the kittens ......
ReplyDeleteMy camp cat is growing like a weed. And I am totally smitten with him, the dogs love him, too!
Awww, poor things. Time to sterilize the pets! I hope they find good homes for the kitties. (I've never heard of a litter of just one -- I'm not surprised a second one arrived. There may be more!)
ReplyDeleteThe kids never never listen..do they?
ReplyDeleteHa
Hugs
SueAnn
Maybe you could put up a donation thingy on your blog. People could add to it for your d's cat's .. all four of them ... to be fixed.
ReplyDeleteI know there are low cost placea around my place. Don't know where your d lives but if you could do the donation box on your blog .. maybe you could get enough money from it to get the four cats fixed.
Just an idea .. but, she does need to save for them to be fixed.
Oops! How many are there now?
ReplyDeleteA quick visit to the vet or animal shelter is in order, methinks.
Oh, gosh, that's too bad, cute and sweet though kittens are.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh.. times two! Granny knows best. So sweet. :)
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