This time I’m not talking about a horse.
A few weeks ago, when I made the appointment to get the colts gelded, I made an appointment to get the kitten fixed. I was under the impression she had come into heat a few weeks before then and I was so relieved that even though I hadn’t got her in to get spayed before her first heat cycle she didn’t appear to be pregnant. Well. It now appears that I was wrong to feel that relief.
That’s right, kittens will be arriving here with in a few weeks, if my calculations are accurate. Ok, really, I can’t remember when she showed signs of being in heat. I just know that she is huge right now. She is not a very big cat herself and her belly is quite large. Truthfully she looks like she could pop at any moment. Although, she’s still jumping up on things and trying to play. I have no idea how.
The Divine Miss M in October, 2011.
She’s being camera shy in her hugeness right now, so I don’t have a current picture. Isn’t she a cutie! I’m pretty sure the kitten-daddy is the yellow tom that shows up periodically.
Here’s the thing. I know it sounds absolutely horrible. I mean, completely awful. Yes, I know I’m a bad person for even thinking this. But, my blog-friend Linda relayed a story today about her childhood cat having a litter of kittens that she promptly smothered. The momma cat smothered the kittens, not the child. Just needed to be clear. (Click the link to read about it…) I really wouldn’t be that disappointed if the Divine Miss M had a similar sort of thing happen once she has her kittens. It will save me from thinking I should keep one or all of them. That would save me worrying about whether they find nice homes or end up on the coyote brunch menu.
You know that crazy old lady with all those cats. See sometimes, I suspect I’m doing that but with horses and chickens. So, I might as well do it proper like with the cats too. Yeah, do it up right.
On second thought… I hope Miss M has five, no seven… heck even eight, kittens that are all healthy and she is a good momma and I keep all the baby kittehs. Yeppers, they will be the foundations of my crazy cat lady-ness. And I will hold them and squeeze them and call them all George…
March 24, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Tom Cat shows up ‘periodically’. Yep, in a way, they are our biggest indicator light there is a scent in the air. If my cat Vini keeps taunting the Fox….you can just pack 2 kittens up and ship’em out East for me. Kind of a Divine Ms. M starter set as I join ranks with crazy cat lady-ness team USA. Btw, VIni is 2yrs old (April 1st Fool) and still thinks he’s invincible, as young-ins do. Momma Fox might have her ‘kits’ by now and she is waking the neighborhood @2am with her screeching at Vini to bugger off …or else. He dashes thru the kitty door satisfied he set a better time trial lap at the races. Send the smarter kitty’s….and good luck with the nursery;)
March 25, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Ahhh, the Vinster. Wait what’s this about the Fox and the Cat?
I get my chicks through the mail, why not send kittens? Maybe not though… that would be really icky if something went wrong.
Crazy Cat Ladies Unite!
March 24, 2012 at 1:35 pm
JW sits reading this and shakes his head…”Hmmm,” he mumbles, “sounds like the young lady ‘s loosin’ her marbles. Horses and chickens…. hmmmm.”
March 25, 2012 at 7:23 pm
JW, you’re kind of working under the impression that I had any marbles to start with…
You ever notice that horse people are all crazy? Think there might be a reason why?
March 25, 2012 at 10:12 pm
What was I thinking? Of course, it makes absolutely no sense now! LOL
March 24, 2012 at 3:19 pm
I am so glad you clarified that! LOL! Hey and thank you for the plug! Oh and what a cute little kitty! She’s just a kitten herself. Babies having babies . . . tsk tsk tsk!
I totally understand your conundrum. It’s easy to see how the Cat Lady thing can happen! Ha! But why are there only Cat Ladies and never any Cat men?
It’s going to be fun though! (at least for a little while until the time comes . . .) All those adorable little kittens! Maybe you could keep one or maybe two . . .possible three?
March 25, 2012 at 3:14 am
Well, there’s Katmandu and Scatman Caruthers, Linda…
March 25, 2012 at 7:26 pm
I know on the babies having babies… I feel so bad not getting her fixed in time.
I put it off thinking that they would get her in too quick and she is such a little thing, I didn’t want to try to do it before she was big enough. Now I know to plan ahead a couple of months, at least.
*sigh* Meanwhile, still waiting for her to have them all. She’s chipper and happy though.
March 25, 2012 at 3:15 am
Congratulations! Are you going to refer to yourself as the kittens grandmother? Because I think that’s the fist sign of Cat-Lady-dom
March 25, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Thanks for the congrats. I actually kind of wrote this post out of shame, as I have been a responsible pet owner in the past and try to ensure there are no unplanned pregnancies. In fact, I’ve never had a kitty with a litter of kittens. So, this will be a new experience.
I hadn’t really thought about the kittens grandmother aspect… wasn’t really leaning that way, so maybe I’m safe for now.
March 25, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Barn kitties! Can you see me hopping with glee?! My friend has something like 20 barn kitties now…. he takes a lot of cast offs, and they live outside and keep the mice away……..
March 25, 2012 at 7:28 pm
This kitten and a bigger female (who seems to be already fixed) are barn cats that just showed up over the summer. Or was it fall? It all runs together.
Anyhow, their job is to keep the mice, rats, ground squirrels and pigeons to a minimum. They are doing a good job too. Not so happy about the bunny remains I saw. Bunnies are for the coyotes to eat so they leave my Chickies alone.
20 cats though… that’s maybe a teensy bit past where I want to go with it.
March 25, 2012 at 9:21 pm
I think they just throw a big bag of food out there and call it good. Not sure what’s going on for birth control………
March 26, 2012 at 2:43 am
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