I usually do not like to brag, but this year I had a unique experience of raising 20 kittens at the same time in my home. We usually space kittens so that there is at least 3 weeks time frame between litters, and we do it for a reason – because we want to have space, care, time for our kittens. However is mother cat is not sure about having babies for the first time, we do breed experienced female along with first time mom, just in case we need to have one experienced mom to care for both litters.
This time around we had the situation of first time mom, experienced queen, and one queen we were not sure about her ability to breed – but of course, because we had doubts, it happened, and we got 3 litters in one week – litter of 6, 7 and 7!
Now, that they are all gone, we can pat ourselves on the shoulder and read all the emails we got from the kitten owners.
“Everything is going great. Bella is a sweetheart. She lets me trim her nails, brush her fur, she sleeps all night, uses her litter box like a pro and eats well. She is purrrfect
” – Monika, Coquitlam.
“I am very happy with my kitten he is very nice and he is doing really well. ” Nelly, Vancouver
“Kitty (who’s name is still up for debate) is doing so incredibly well. The boys are gentle with her and she is so social with them. My husband is even impressed with little kitty. Her personality is so sweet and she loves to cuddle. She is a poster kitten for the ragdoll breed! Thanks for giving her such a great start.” Kristine
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Miette is doing very well. She was a perfect little kitty the first night and slept with us on the bed and didn’t make a peep. The first day she didn’t eat a great deal, a few bites and a fair bit of water. Since then she has definately found her voice and a huge appetite.
Though she has a few toys, her favourite seems to be a paper bag which she loves diving head first into, or brown paper crumpled up into a ball, which she races around the living room chasing it on the timber floors, slip sliding everywhere like a skating maniac!
We love her to pieces and leaving for work has now become even harder. Though I must admit I have raced home on my lunch break most days to pay her a little visit!” Bronwen and Patrice, North Vancouver
“ The kitten travelled very well only meowed for a very short time and since coming home has attached itself to my wife purring and playing like crazy.Obviously she is very well socialized and I’m not sure yet whether the attachment to my wife is a benefit or a detriment. She is a sweetheart and I can tell already we will enjoy her very much and the way she has responed she will adjust quickly. My wife has decided she better sleep in the room with the kitten tonight so she does’nt get lonely and thats a good things as our existing cat won’t sleep anywhere but with me, so life seems to be unfolding as it should,” Darryl, Pentincton