My cat gave birth...

[Supernal]

Later, Maybe, and Never...sums up cats' response to human commands! (Note: I have cats and love them, but I'm a realist about them!)

 

[Bretagne]

I am clueless of what to do

Get the mother neutered.

 

[chip104]

Get the mother neutered.

No kidding!

Thanks for the suggestions again guys. I'm gonna hold off giving them names until they get larger. I'll let you know what I decide!

 

[chip104]

ok, am now able to upload pics!

Here's Cleo when she was a kitten:

Here's her right after birth:

And here are the 4 kittens:

I miss counted the first time. There are 4.

 

[fairybasslet]

Looks like a calico in there. They are usually sterile, so you won't have to worry about that one reproducing. Oh yeah, definitely neuter. Too many unwanted cats and kittens in the world. The brown and white ones look like one of mine that died of feline leukemia. Cute babies and mom.

 

[ch0ppersrule]

OMG how adorable. Send me all of the them. Hubby would kill me and our cat would probably pee on everything I own then try to run away (even though she doesn't go outside). Congrats on your cuties.

Melissa

 

[jstuart1]

Never heard of Calico's being sterile. There are many show cats (non nutered) that are calico's. Now they are almost allways female.

 

[SCUBAJENNIFER]

All of my cats get people names, the one's I have now are Jake and Vinny...but I've also had a Jack, Millie, Maude, Henry and Harvey. I think it gives them more personality to have a real name!

 

[fairybasslet]

Never heard of Calico's being sterile. There are many show cats (non nutered) that are calico's. Now they are almost allways female.

I misspoke. Male calicos are sterile.

This is from the website http://absolutelycats.tripod.com/22Calico.html


And are all calico cats females? Well, the majority of them are. For very complicated genetic reasons, it takes two X chromosomes for a cat to be a tortoiseshell or calico cat. A male would have to possess two X and one Y chromosomes to be a calico cat. This can happen, but very rarely. According to a study at the College of Veterinary Medicine in Missouri, one out of 3,000 calico colored cats is male. This oddity occurs in humans, too. The males, in both cases, are usually sterile.

 

[Supernal]

According to a study at the College of Veterinary Medicine in Missouri, one out of 3,000 calico colored cats is male. This oddity occurs in humans, too. The males, in both cases, are usually sterile.

You mean there are calico MEN? I'd love to meet one, sterile or not!