kittens???

well, it seems that maybe the vet and i were both a little off in our calculations. if i am reading the signs correctly, opal is in labor and we should have kittens in the next day or so. hopefully, all will be okay and opal will be a good mommy to them. to be continued....

the big scare

opal went to the vet to be tested for feline aids and leukemia and to get a rabies vaccine on thursday. when her carrier was taken out of the car, she pushed her way out! we looked for her and ed even got a humane trap and set it up behind the fence, but no luck. on friday, when i got home from work, i asked our neighbors to be on the lookout for her. well, lo and behold, she was in their backyard!! she ended up a tree, but between ed and me, we were able to get her down and she seems none the worse for wear. :-)

mixed species again!

a couple of weeks ago, shortly before otis went to his new home, actually, i found a stray kitty and brought her home. she was feral, but still young enough to be tamable. she spent a few days in the bathroom, learning to use the litterbox, then moved into the extra bedroom. finally, she got free reign of the house, once we were sure she would use the litterbox consistently. she has turned out to be a very sweet little kitty!

the downside to taking her in, however, came when we realized that she is, more likely than not, pregnant. i think she is probably in her 6th week now so i think we have about 3 and a half more weeks. she is just a little thing herself so i am a little worried about her having kittens. but, we have been feeding her kitten food and giving her kitten milk to help her get all the nutrients she needs to have healthy babies. :-) ed suggested taking her to the shelter, where they have experience with cats giving birth, but they have so many cats and kittens now, they would probably euthanize her and i couldn't live with myself if that happened. so, we are going to be kitty parents again. hopefully, this time will have a different result than the last.