Pregnant kitten story
My mom found this lovely little kitten on a dirt road in the country this past Saturday. The owners had dropped her off on the side of the road with a large tub of dry food for her to fend for herself. She looks to be about 6-8 months old.
You may not be surprised because the photo, but I sure was when my mom called and said she thinks this orange cat is a girl. When we looked at her, we figured it was a girl and she was possibly in labour as she was panting heavily and had a huge belly.
Thankfully she was not in labour that day, she was very stressed out but calmed down quickly. This gave my mom a couple days to prep the spare room for this kitten to give birth. I figured since her belly was so big she’d give birth any day. I was not prepared for how fast this day would come.
Monday rolls around and my mom leaves the house for about an hour to do some errands. When she comes back she’s surprised to see the kitten (now named Sunny) is in labour. She stayed by her the rest of her labour to make sure it all went okay.
Unfortunately, 1 kitten did not make it, and another kitten is not looking so good. But little Sunny looks like she will have 3 healthy babies. The three babies are active and rooting. Luckily, Sunny didn’t seem to be too stressed during her labour, and it was quick.
We will definitely be getting Sunny spayed once it is okay to do so, and when the kittens are old enough, they will be able to be adopted (probably through the local humane society).
How I wish I could take one of the babies, but I already have two cats. I’m so grateful that Sunny wasn’t lost on the side of the road to give birth to her litter out in the bushes. She wouldn’t have made it with all of the predators around. She’s a strong little lady!