This is Papyrus with her first litter. She had three kittens total. This photo is not long after delivery and yes that’s blood on her nose from eating a placenta. I gave her some time to rest and enjoy the babies without fussing over that spot of blood. When I talked in my last post about being able to tell a red at birth I wanted to find a good photo and I think this one will do. The kitten furthest right was a cream point male. The other two kittens are blue cream points (in fact-one of them is Ankhesenamon, Jewel’s mama). Each time a litter is born, I sleep with the mom at night to ensure I’m there for the delivery if a problem occurs. When the babies are coming I help the mom when needed but otherwise simply do some work and give the mom my support of being there for her if she needs me. At times, I need to help a lot, other times I do nothing to almost nothing, the mother does everything. I am sure to account for all kittens and placentas after delivery is complete to ensure the health of the mom. As each kitten is born, I kiss their little wet heads and welcome them to the world and I kiss them on the head and tell them I love them when they go to their new homes (all of this doesn’t take into account that my family and myself love these little creatures all day every day). I work very hard at never losing a kitten and have worked on newborns for as long as 45 minutes to an hour. I don’t lose many kittens. Each one is precious to me and their life valuable. Each is meant to bring love and joy to a family and to be loved in return. My littlest girl, Shayna said the funniest thing to her dad tonight but it was so true: Her dad told her to put down the kitten (he was referring to Jewel) that she carries around like a rag doll sometimes and she said, “but Daddy, I love the little varmit!” and she does. She sits and cuddles them and kisses them and they purr for her. She is learning to love and care for another creature and that’s a wonderful lesson for a little girl!
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