All peepers open today!!

We do seem to have a problem though--okay I seem to have a problem though, I'm terribly smitten with a particular cream colored kitten.

LS

We have some many little peepers opening today!!

Little cream one is struggling with its eyes--they are crusting closed. So I'm going to wipe them 3-4 times a day to keep them open. I brought him in the house to get the towel to wipe his eyes and my male cat was not thrilled with the baby cries--he hissed something awful!!

All are gaining weight steadily each day!

LS

The babies are 1 week old today!!

I took some pictures and will try and post them later! Two babies have eyes open--so cute!

L

Healthy babies again today--they have grown so much--I can't believe they'll be a week old tomorrow!

LS

I just realized I failed to post the colors of the kittens. It appears we have a blue with white mittens, cream, tortie and two torbie's like mom. I'm going out soon to weigh them for the day. Unseasonably warm today 84 degrees so hoping to keep them babies cool--who would have thought a week ago I was worried about keeping Ginger and the babies warm.

LS

Ginger's babies all made great progress on their weights today--I am still going to bottle feed a couple just to help them along! They are so sweet!

LS

Everybody gained weight this morning!

Ginger was a little upset with me because I had to take all her babies to put a new blanket in her nest box. She then took one baby out of the nest box, but realized she has no other option and took it back in.

Cream kitten is up to 5.0 ounces--what a brute!

LS

Ginger and her babies are doing well.

I'm monitoring their weights closely and bottle fed a few of the smaller ones today to help them gain a little.

Tomorrow will be the true test on who truly needs bottle fed during the day to help. I'll weigh them around 11 AM just like I have the last 2 days.

Ginger is being a great mom.

LS

Everyone seems to be doing great this morning!

I checked everyone out and weighed each kitten. I will try to weigh them each morning to ensure that they are gaining weight each day.

They are sweet as can be--so is Ginger.

Ginger has FIVE beautiful babies!

I'll list all the details tomorrow after I weigh them etc. and hopefully have photos and maybe even gender guesses.

She's doing great with them, attentive to their cries. She comes to great us at the cage door and as soon as they make a peep she gets a worried look that says "gotta go, duty calls" and goes right back to them.

LS

I think four at least 3--can't get a good look in the nest box at this point. All white, light gray and dark gray it appears.

I probably won't get pictures til tomorrow at the earliest.

Leaving her to rest and nurse at this point.

I'll update after work

We have babies!!!!

The last two days Ginger has been laying outside of her nesting box, I'm not sure if she doesnt' like it or just prefers being out of it. Either way no babies. I'm debating removing the closed box and giving an open nest box. But next three days cold so I hate to do and risk cold kittens. Upper 70's end of the week!

I've been waiting 17 days for kittens and I'm tired of waiting.

LS

One of these days I'll be able to say the precious babies are here!

Food was gone this morning and Ginger seems to be acting normal. It's a beautiful warm day, and I have a busy day. So like someone has told me I'm sure she'll pick the time when I can't be here.

I must have forgotten to post this morning.

No babies--no appetite today though, so I may check her through the night but honestly I would say not until tomorrow or Sunday. She isn't showing any signs other than loss of appetite.

Promised I'd check on her every hour--she seemed to not want me to leave her earlier. I've never felt more like this was the night than I do now. Something just feels different. When I went to come inside she put her paw through the cage and held it on my arm and her little sweet eyes locked with mine--thats when I promised I'd check every hour. I'm gonna be a mess tomorrow for work!

LS

A content still pregnant Ginger this morning!

Nothing still! She gulped her dinner right down. Although she gave me a run for my money when I tried to clean her cage. I have to put her in her carrier and she's on to my plan. I finally got her in with food.

I'm trying to figure out to work with my paypal account so that if anyone would like to donate to Ginger's cause they can. I am getting vouchers from a local non profit for her spay and the babies, it will cost $14 a piece that includes the surgery and then the FVRCP vaccine. With two cats of my own the next 10 weeks are going to start to get costly. I've already spent $50 on the vet visit (office visit and FIV/FeLV test) and $20 on supplies (food, litter, litter box)

Leslie

Nothing this morning!

No babies as of 9:00PM but I think tonight. I'm going to check on her before I go to bed and perhaps check again around 3 AM. She showed no interest in her dinner.

I won't update until morning.

LS

No babies! Ginger is definitely not herself this morning. Isn't talking to me, didn't finish her dinner last night and didn't eat when I replenished her dry food this morning. There is a possibility she's starting to breathe alittle heavy. We could have babies today.

I'm leaving around noon and will be back around 6:15 PM so we'll see how things are at that point and I'll try and update.

I don't want to get my hopes up, but I think today is THE DAY!

LS

As of last check at about 6:15 PM no babies. I fed Ginger her wet food and she dug right in.

I want to meet her babies!!!

Hopefully tonight will be the night--although its miserable out cold and stormy, if she waited a couple more days it would be a warm and sunny day. Oh who am I kidding, have them tonight Ginger!

I'll try and update in the morning tomorrow. Obviously if we have kittens I'll update right away.

No Easter Babies!

Ginger's appetite is still going strong, in fact she ate 1/3 cup of kibble in like 30 minutes.

I changed out her nest bedding today to newspaper--I think it will be easier to clean up after the birthing process.

She definitely has her milk in so my new guess is Tuesday--5 babies.

Leslie

Momma is bigger today--which means still no babies!

Her appetite is great, she wants love love love and is so talkative.

I received great news today, Momma and all her babies will receive vouchers for spay/neuter. It will cost just $10 to have each spay/neutered at the UCAN. I really hope that I am able to do this for the potential adopters. It is so important that the cycle stops here. I don't want Momma to deliver again and I don't want any of her babies to parent either. Controlling the pet overpopulation is so important, and when taking Momma--Ginger, on that was my biggest cause. I pray that the potential adopters will know just how much these kittens/cat were loved here.

LS

No babies today.

Momma has a name--Ginger! It seems to suit her well. She didn't finish her wet meal tonight and is acting alittle different. It's starting to make me anxious--I feel the need to run out and check on her every hour but I'm going to leave her be. Maybe I'll wake up to kittens in the morning.

I put in my guess of Sunday and four kittens

My husband put in his guess of Sunday or Monday four kittens as well

Time will tell.

No babies today.

Momma still has a great appetite, she finished her wet meal tonight quickly and dug into her dry food again.

She's staying in her nest box more, I think we are getting closer to baby time--I hope so. I told her this morning I wanted to meet her babies, so hurry up.

Momma went to the vet today. Dr. Wright says she's very healthy. She weighed in at 9.6 lbs, her temperature was normal, no fleas and the best news of all FIV and FeLV negative! He says she should have the babies in the next week, lots of kitten movement in the exam room.

It was so special to spend some relaxed (yes relaxed even at the vet's office) time with Momma, she has to stay in the cage at all times because I fear her running off. But she was able to lay in my lap in the exam room and she just wanted scratches and lovin's. She's so sweet and will be a great momma I think.