Early Sunday morning, I turn over and feel something hot and wet next to my arm . . . it's Kitten Number One! So I got up and got Momma Cat a beach towel, and we proceeded with labor and delivery right there. I guess she wanted to be near us in her time.
Once she had them, though, she insisted in keeping them in a large wicker trash basket beside the bed, instead of in the nice queening box with heat lamp that I had all prepared for her. So I moved the receiving blankets and newspapers into the trash basket . . . . you just can't argue with a momma cat, at least it's not worth the trouble.
Our cat ended up having six kittens. The last one got stuck and needed our assistance. We thought he wasn’t going to make it, but he did. We put them in a big box in our room for a while. Then we put them in a playpen to keep the little ones OUT.
Did everyone end up getting all their cats fixed? Over 50 a day 365 days a year are put to sleep here in ONE COUNTY where I live. It’s becuase people don’t bother to spay/neuter and end up with litters that automatically guarantee that the cats in shelters waiting for homes don’t get one.