Doctor Girlfriend Update
Sep. 21st, 2024 01:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
loloteheThere have been five times she peed outside of the litter-box. Three times on the floor by the outside door (there are boxes there now and she hasn't) and twice on rugs in a box. I tried two different textured rugs and I guess she didn't like either of them but she hasn't peed on the towel I gave her. I'll introduce more nesting material as we get closer.
The tail is dry now and a little scabbed over. It will still need medical attention at some point, but if I take her in now, whatever anesthesia may affect the kitten (like an infection wouldn't!). There would also be the high likelihood of a little kitty abortion and we're not going for that here.
I left some toys outside of the toy-box and have found them in different places when I visit with her, so she is batting them around. Seeing as how she probably misses her colony, it's some stimulus. It also tells me she's comfortable enough to play, if not in front of me.
Dry kitten-kibble for open feeding and TWO packets of Sheba in the evening (she's making kittens, after all). Her appetite is still good, so the kits aren't putting too much pressure on her stomach. We'll switch that to wet kitten-food soon and continue while she's nursing. I have some kitten-formula and will probably give her a half-cup per day as we get closer. I haven't seen any morning sickness, thank God.
There is pinking and then there's this lady. She's started to lose her belly fur (I'm finding it laying around) and those nips are looking pretty pronounced. I'd say she's probably around week seven and it's two or three kittens.
These will be Libra kittens. If there are three and all boys, I'm naming them Danno, Edgar, and Alex. Maybe Peter, Ray, and Egon? If all girls, Urd, Sklud, and Verdandi . Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos? I remember a litter named Bella (black), Mao (white), and Josh (orange tabby). We'll see what happens.
Once the kittens are born and have opened their eyes (ten days), everyone gets to go to DAS for a check-up and check-in. They'll be immunized, chipped, and assigned animal control numbers. I'm a registered foster and can still care for them, so they don't have to stay at the shelter. This will also put them in the adoption pool and help find them a forever home.
That will include Doctor Girlfriend. While the fairy-tale ending is she goes back to her colony, that's also where she lost the end of her tail (and possibly her son). She's a beautiful cat and once the tail is properly cleaned up, she'll look a lot like a little Japanese bob-tail (obvious Siamese in there). If she were feral, it would be a different story and releasing her outside could be justified, but her best outcome is to become an indoor cat. She's shown me she could adapt to a pampered life-style, away from whatever took the end of her tail.
The tail is dry now and a little scabbed over. It will still need medical attention at some point, but if I take her in now, whatever anesthesia may affect the kitten (like an infection wouldn't!). There would also be the high likelihood of a little kitty abortion and we're not going for that here.
I left some toys outside of the toy-box and have found them in different places when I visit with her, so she is batting them around. Seeing as how she probably misses her colony, it's some stimulus. It also tells me she's comfortable enough to play, if not in front of me.
Dry kitten-kibble for open feeding and TWO packets of Sheba in the evening (she's making kittens, after all). Her appetite is still good, so the kits aren't putting too much pressure on her stomach. We'll switch that to wet kitten-food soon and continue while she's nursing. I have some kitten-formula and will probably give her a half-cup per day as we get closer. I haven't seen any morning sickness, thank God.
There is pinking and then there's this lady. She's started to lose her belly fur (I'm finding it laying around) and those nips are looking pretty pronounced. I'd say she's probably around week seven and it's two or three kittens.
These will be Libra kittens. If there are three and all boys, I'm naming them Danno, Edgar, and Alex. Maybe Peter, Ray, and Egon? If all girls, Urd, Sklud, and Verdandi . Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos? I remember a litter named Bella (black), Mao (white), and Josh (orange tabby). We'll see what happens.
Once the kittens are born and have opened their eyes (ten days), everyone gets to go to DAS for a check-up and check-in. They'll be immunized, chipped, and assigned animal control numbers. I'm a registered foster and can still care for them, so they don't have to stay at the shelter. This will also put them in the adoption pool and help find them a forever home.
That will include Doctor Girlfriend. While the fairy-tale ending is she goes back to her colony, that's also where she lost the end of her tail (and possibly her son). She's a beautiful cat and once the tail is properly cleaned up, she'll look a lot like a little Japanese bob-tail (obvious Siamese in there). If she were feral, it would be a different story and releasing her outside could be justified, but her best outcome is to become an indoor cat. She's shown me she could adapt to a pampered life-style, away from whatever took the end of her tail.
I wonder if the peeing is just angry pee
Date: 2024-09-22 10:21 pm (UTC)Certainly if I am able to adopt her, she won't be returned outside. Her mate is gone now and with the disappearance of the other 3 this year, that's it for the colony.
I hope everything goes smoothly for her when it's birthing time.
Re: I wonder if the peeing is just angry pee
Date: 2024-09-23 02:19 am (UTC)I see no issues with adoption. The fee is usually $35, but if it's done as a home-to-home, no money is involved. Considering she WILL need medical attention, the $35 might be cheaper (I can spot you there).
I'm sad to hear the colony collapsed. they were a neat bunch.