Im hoping it will be better this time around.....now with a pic....

[tortie]

Suppose she will be having her kits in a cardboard box then 

nothing wrong with that, snug warm cardboard was around long before cold metal crates, and i'm sure tia wont mind, most of the ferals i've dealt with were born in horrendous weather under a shed on dirty concrete driveways, so i'm sure what ever you give her will be fine

[CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls]

Suppose she will be having her kits in a cardboard box then 

[Millys Mum]

If she doesnt like kitten food its not the end of the world, i normally feed as much adult as they want as iv found kitten food is often too rich for one off the street whos tummy is used to minimal offerings.
Purina do a kitten variety in both one and proplan ranges.
Do you mash her pouches, cant lick the jelly or gravy off then 

Crates are much cheaper now than they used to be but some of them are really poor quality and as torti points out the gaps can be quite large which you must avoid as if a kit rolls out and mum cant retrieve they very quickly get cold 

[tortie]

I was also thinking of getting a small dog cage, where could I get one thats cheep enough or something similar?

try freecycle for a crate, be carefull though you might find too big a cage has bigger gaps

[CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls]

Yeah she is being very fussy, she will lick the gravy off the meat then eat the meat later 

[Dawn F]

well my Star had kittens with the rspca and when she came to me was addicted to hills kitten biscuits (she was seriously underweight so it didn't matter at the time) which she'd been nicking off her four babies!  I know wellbeloved do kitten biscuits (shame you're not nearer, I got a bag the other day by mistake!) and pets at home do as well, just an idea, she might hate them too!

[CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls]

I dont know Dawn, I only buy purina one for my lot and I dont think they do kitten biscuits, do they? Which brand would be ok for her?

[Dawn F]

I guess you just have to let her eat what she wants - will she eat kitten biscuits? 

[CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls]

Tia wont eat the kitten food 

I can also feel her nipples swelling and she is resting more 

Hopefully this isnt her first litter so she will have some experiance (cos I have none  ) but this will be her last 

So which food if she wont eat the kitten food? She is eating gormet and purina one biscuits but has slowed down on the biscuits now, she was eating them more than the wet to start with.

I was also thinking of getting a small dog cage, where could I get one thats cheep enough or something similar?

[CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls]

  gals 

Jack I dont know, about 3 weeks I think  vet said there was some milk production in her nipples and that was last Thursday.

She has been layed down a lot on her blanket today, taking some of the pressure off I would think, its not nice being pregnant 

I was getting worried as I though I was seeing ripples in her stomach area  When I put my hand on her I felt a little kick 

I love them already and they arnt even here yet, oh my..................... 

[miriambuddy]

Lucky Tia for being rescued by someone wonderful

[JackSpratt]

Me too - when is Tia due?

[Desley (booktigger)]

I just hope things go better this time CC

[CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls]

Why is that a shame Angie? She will be getting spayed once she has had the kittens and they are weened 

[Kirst]

I seem to remember CC suspected she was pregnant when she kindly took her in??

[Angiew]

There is a thread somewhere Michelle, I just cant find it lol


She has been here for 5 weeks now 

what a shame you didn't get her spayed straight away......

[CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls]

There is a thread somewhere Michelle, I just cant find it lol

She's a tabby puss that was thrown out by her owners, they couldnt afford to feed her apparently as they need to feed their dog  So she has been straying around my aunts for around 2 weeks, morning noon and night for food. So I decided to bring her here at least untill they had noticed her missing, then I would of given her back 

And you know what.....they haven't even asked around about their missing cat!!!!! 

So I guess she's better off here  She's about 2 I think and my first propper brown tabby.....with many more to come 

She has been here for 5 weeks now 

[Michelle (furbabystar)]

Not been in the loop much lately.......so who is Tia ?

[CC & The Pussycat Guys & Dolls]

Had Tia to the vets yesterday and turns out........................she's pregnant  I dont know wether to be happy about that or not, I have never experienced cat birth and after last time it left me feeling like I never wanted too 

But hopefull she and all the babies will be fine  She is a lot less stressed with my cats than Saffie was, she even comes and sits in the room of a night 

I had decided that Tia is getting on well enough with my others so I was going to keep her, not fair to get her used to here then move her on if she's doing ok  that was before I knew she was actually pregnant (I suspected she was but didnt know untill yesterday for sure) so now looks like her and her little ones will be making themselves at home here 

I know I will have to part with some of the kittens if she has more than 3, but I dont know if I could do that