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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsTinyKittens has 3 pregnant ferals cats. one in labor now if you'd like to see
Ramona is the one in labor right now. She is a beautiful panther about 18 months old and is expecting 4 or 5 kittens. Shelly has been able to pet her a bit and she has been gradually getting a little less scared.
It's live, so it can be graphic.
ralps
(77,804 posts)ailsagirl
(22,907 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,980 posts)Watching human childbirth would probably make cause me to pass out.
ailsagirl
(22,907 posts)But you can't really see anything that might trigger squeamishness
Laffy Kat
(16,392 posts)Hungry babies.
Fla Dem
(23,880 posts)Only 18 months herself. Still a baby.
Fla Dem
(23,880 posts)IcyPeas
(21,943 posts)She has been allowing Shelly to pet her a lot. She is the next one expected to give birth. She's 4 or 5 years old so has had many litters out in the wild. When she first came in they did a sonogram (not exray) and saw 4 possible kittens, but she got so large after that they now think more like 6 will be born, a few were "hiding". she is huge. She purrs a lot.
this video is hilarious. when shelly came in the room they exit the back of the cabinet (because they were scared) and she was petting them through the opening. Chloe was on top of Ramona. so silly.
Fla Dem
(23,880 posts)ralps
(77,804 posts)related to Ramona.
hibbing
(10,113 posts)ralps
(77,804 posts)IcyPeas
(21,943 posts)Ramona has been great so far letting shelly handle the kittens. Chloe will probably let her help her too. Rula on the other hand does not like humans and has been hissing and punching, so Shelly will probably NOT be able to assist her and her kittens, so it will be interesting. She always comes up with a way to get to the kittens though for weigh-ins.
heehee
ralps
(77,804 posts)IcyPeas
(21,943 posts)also if she is not socializeable Shelly thinks she'd be a perfect barn cat. at least that way she'd be taken care of and still enjoy the outside.
ralps
(77,804 posts)IcyPeas
(21,943 posts)in the wild only 25 percent of kittens survive. that is a very sad statistic. and at least Little Prince had some warmth and love and food in his short time. I don't even like to imagine what becomes of them out in the wild.