On March 4, 2008 at approximately 4:20pm I heard repeated squeaking under the lingerie chest we use as an end table in the living room. Upon inspection, I found Jasmine had given birth to a tiny black kitten.

I quickly moved the furniture out from the wall, cleaned up the carpet, and placed the large container with a clean blanket behind the chest. Then I moved the new kitten to the bed I had made and put Jasmine in it too.

Over the next three hours, three more kittens entered the world. The second was also black but with possible tortie markings (it’s a bit early to tell for sure), the third was orange just like his (or her) daddy, and the fourth is a gray (diluted) tortoise shell. It’s too early to tell the sexes but I’m guessing they are boy girl boy girl, in order of birth. (Tortoise shell cats are like calicos and are always female–except in very rare cases of genetic anomalies)

Mother and babies are doing well. And, as you can see, Daddy* is too.

*Mo went under the knife last week to ensure that this will be his ONLY family. Jasmine will be attending a community spay and neuter clinic in May for a similar proceedure, after the kittens have weaned.

About Darby…

Thanks to everyone who left supportive comments yesterday.

Snoring Daddy crawled up under the porch and finally coaxed Darby out at midnight last night. He’s pretty weak from the cluster of seizures he had yesterday as well as bloodloss from his wounds. We were shocked to see that he was still bleeding a little from the wound on the under side of his leg up by his stomach. We placed a folded towel against the wound–in that crease of his leg and belly. Then covered him with a blanket and he slept on a pallet on the kitchen floor.

Snoring Daddy did some evaluating of finances and if Darby’s not better today we will be taking him to the Vet for the wounds.

I’m sitting here in tears as I type this. I am devastated about what happened to him and that we aren’t in a position to take better care of him.

Now, I have to go. We have to leave here early to get to the Boy’s neurologist appointment on time.

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