Events: haha. I was wrong

[lolotehe]

I had said three kittens and we were two weeks away.

It was one kitten and born today.

At about 4 AM, Doctor Girlfriend was meowing loudly enough to be heard in the other room.

When I went to check on her, she ran from box to box (I'd left several cardboard boxes in the room), then finally went into the cat-carrier with the towel in it. She kneaded the towel and meowed.

"Oh, it's that time, huh?" I asked her. "You want to have them there?" So I moved the old t-shirts from the other box and put them in the back of the carrier. Then she REALLY started kneading and purring loudly.

And I had to go to work.

I had scenarios in my head all day. Premature kittens? Still-born? Is she going to eat them? Am I going to find a dead kitten in the litter-box?

Got home and she ran to the door when I went to see. No more belly.

"Well, let's see them," I told her and checked the box.

One kitten. I checked the box and--yeah--just one kitten. A little black squirmy thing who has a set of LUNGS and cried when when I picked it up. No idea on sex yet, but it has white feet. I put it back in the box and DG ran in to check her baby and feed it some more.

So, I was wrong about the number and timing, but this also explains the relative lack of size and why there was no lack of appetite (and why I thought we were further out).

Male or female, I'm calling it Libra for now.

Comments

[mistressofmuses]

(I came over here from disgruntledgirl 's journal, and am glad for the kitten update! I am glad it all seems to be good so far, even if this was a bit of a surprise.)

[lolotehe]

I'd left this post (and the earlier one) unlocked so folks could read about them.

It's going to be a strangely socialized kitten. With no playmates his age, I can only hope his mom is willing to entertain him (but not in a creepy Room way). I would like to introduce the kitten to other cats, but won't be able to do that while DG is there.

I think it is a boy, from what I've seen. Libra(o) is only about three inches long right now and DG is very protective of him. She's going to get mad when I start weighing him because he'll CRY, but I am also giving her treats each time I handle him.

I can't have her spayed while she's still nursing him, and she would need time to recover afterwards anyway. Even though Mrs. K was still able to nurse for a full week after her fix, the Kittens K could take solid food by then. He won't be eating solids until about a month old and can be fixed at two pounds.

DG is a very good mama

[disgruntledgirl]

Yes, she'll probably smack around toys at him like I watched her do with a rat on the porch. Skittle wasn't interested since it was roughly his size and there was goosh on the porch.

I am stoked she had her kitten

[disgruntledgirl]

And it's wonderful that she has the intelligence to put together that you are helpful.
Libra has mommy's lungs.