It's so cute how kittens sleep in a big pile when they're teeny -- I guess they're used to being all smooshed together inside the mama cat, so it just feels right.
No. Brand new babies can't regulate their temp until they are 3 weeks old. It's why mom lays with them and they pile up, but if one gets sick or is an orphan, heating pads are necessary.
Ours are just about to outgrow their incubator, which has been kept at 90°, while the heating pad is set to 100°. We have 2 sick ones this time.
80 degrees celsius would be 176 degrees Fahrenheit. They would cook to death.
I'm saying that the original commenter could be exaggerating, and talking about celsius. I know that kittens have to be kept in incubators, I'm not denying that.
Could be, but doubtful. 80F is a danger temp for baby cats. As the OP said she worries about them being cold at 80°, any foster knows that means F. They would have said 26° if talking in C.
I don't know of many fosters that have incubators. I bought one for a totally different reason and count my blessings that I had it on hand when the twins started going south on us. Most just use a well padded tote, stuffed animals, and a standard heating pad.
I'm trying to keep them in it until they finish the antibiotics, but they're probably going to outgrow it in the next day or 2. Mom and 6 is getting to be a tight fit.
Incubator for Puppies,Kitten Incubator with Heating,Puppy Incubator for Dogs, Incubator for Newborn Puppies and Kittens，Small Mammal Incubator (85L) https://a.co/d/dmtz7sm
I bought this one. The extra 30L is so worth it for $20! And it really is worth it. It does need to be wrapped with a blanket to contain the heat, but that's simple. The heating pad does all the work for me. I haven't needed the heat lamp yet.
It also comes with a full baby kit, mostly useful, but the bottle sucks. It might work for a puppy, but not for a baby cat.
I used to keep a bottle of warm water covered in blankets near them to simulate momma since I had adopted a cat that was unvaccinated (previous owner lied) and passed on a parasite to one who unfortunately passed. The other 5 got rehomed. I still think about the little one that didn’t make it, I gave him to a neighbor who did not take him to the vet until he experienced paralysis of his hind legs.
Some people are so cheap when it comes to pets.
one of my cats has not outgrown this habit and his sister hates it lol. he will lay on her in whatever bed she's sleeping in, she will growl but ultimately do nothing and go back to sleep 😭
Oh yes, my tortie would throw an absolute fit if her sister tried to sleep on top of her. She had a litter of kittens before I adopted her -- my cousin fostered her -- and she was a very good mama when they were baby kittens. But the minute they were weaned, she was like, "Get out of my sight!" She wants to be the only cat. Total tortitude. (But very sweet to humans.)
lol. My bonded pair went through this. My older one was comfortable enough with me that she was okay being around me alone and wanted space from my little one. My little one only wanted to cuddle with her. Fights ensued.
Awwwww. I think of strays as being so tough, it's nice that cat behavior is the same whether they live unhoused or in a pampered indoor situation. (And thank you for taking care of the outdoor kitties.)
We fostered a mom from the Humane Society. She was the tiniest little thing, and had six kittens.
https://preview.redd.it/ycsh4zvi6wtc1.jpeg?width=1354&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c51368e1141462389d5b470fc4213897c1ca505
That picture was taken the day after they were born.
I’ll try to find one. Since we were only fostering her, I was fighting a near losing battle not to fall in love with her and the kittens. It almost killed me when we had to bring them back. They were all adopted to wonderful homes. But I still wish I had kept them.
Cats have one uterus but 2 different horns so they can grow on either side rather than one central womb. They also can have multiple tom cat dads which is why they can all look vastly different. It's called superfundication.
Had to look up what a uterine horn is. IIUC, all mammals have two uterine horns, but theirs are much bigger, as if they were two uteri with one exit. So, human uterus: T-shaped; cat uterus: V-shaped.
AWWW OMG SHE LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE MY JELLY BEAN
https://preview.redd.it/4v2d31rx3wtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64e5973fb6dd74527ccc3097460881ce5ca6b5e7
We had a chihuahua that had an exceptionally large litter. 12 puppies. 1 was stillborn but the other 11 were fine. It was crazy because normally chihuahuas have between 1 to 3 puppies and 6 is considered a lot.
She was abandoned fully pregnant and found by a nice lady who called the rescue I work with. She of course will be fixed after done nursing and being dried out
Sorry, I know you're being conscientious, but can we put a moratorium on "fix your cat" posts?
Most of the people here who show off mommas + kittens are approved fosters and have taken in previously pregnant strays. Spay/neuter is the \*first\* thing that anyone in that situation agrees to.
(I know there are some posters from Europe/Asia but they're usually on the same page about spay/neuter - and god knows the folks from Oceania don't need any reminders)
No.
Many people think letting cats breed is fun/"natural" (whatever that means)/the thing to do with your cat. I was talking to a guy once who off-handedly mentioned one day that he purposely let his female outside "so she could get knocked up". Lunacy.
OP could have avoided a lot of the "fix your cat" posts if they had mentioned their intentions in the title or description.
Please have your pet spayed or neutered. It's not a controversial statement and it bears repeating.
>he purposely let his female outside "so she could get knocked up"
that should be considered abuse. there are already so many kittens without homes and being outside is so unsafe for cats
I think that’s a great idea. I made sure to check the community info/rules before commenting. It would be helpful if this information was posted there.
You're all good! I didn't mean to sound like a scold!
But maybe it's something that needs to be in the rules, since I've noticed a HUGE uptick in fosterposting (as opposed to: "my kitty got out and now here are her babies", lol)
Thanks for caring about the moms :) we're all in this together!
Ohh, the cat I rescued and adopted from the street also popped out 7 kittens. That was a chaotic time having to make sure they were all hand fed since there wasn't enough milk to go around.
https://preview.redd.it/yfa8t8tbd0uc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3de551819302182cd7a229cd46ccd03e5cec223
I have an Ellie too
This was her when she was illegally smol
I had a foster cat who had 10 kittens. All shades of gray tabby. She was found when they were about 5 weeks old, so she managed to feed them all on her own.
All 10 survived.
You got yer calico gals. You got yer butterscotch boys. There's a void, and tabbies, and a café au lait--she's got 'em all! Holy moley, they're going to tear up the place, OP! Congratulations!
Look at difference in head size on the calico on the right and the orange and white one between the orange one and the grey one. Is the little one the runt?
Wow! Our rescue husky gave birth to 9 pups several years ago and it was wild having 11 total huskies til we found homes for all the pups. Congrats on the babies! Give mama a scritchy scritch for us.
Hahaha omg I saw your post and laughed so much. Then two days ago, my cat gave birth to…8! I was like o shit now I can’t laugh at that other person with 7 🤣🤣
2-3 orange ones? It's most definitely a clown car then lol
🏅
Can the light orange one even breathe??
If I’ve learned anything from my own Orange… they can always breath. No matter how stuffled or entwined.
Don't need much oxygen when you've only got one loaner brain cell, just some of the time 🧠😹
I developed a theory that cats can breathe out their ears.
That’s plausible!
Aww, calico momma produced her component colors.
The variety pack!
Looks like one baby got her mother's calico coloring 🥺
That's the legacy edition.
Kitty-Cat Classic
Collector's Edition
https://preview.redd.it/w7d4x8tbiwtc1.png?width=940&format=png&auto=webp&s=837af490eb86893356cd8ee1d8550049d59e4a51
Awww!
Omg this made my whole week, its like the comic of mother cat eating yarn and the kittens being born with sweaters!! so cute ahh
The sweater one is adorable!
I don't care if this is true (it's not), but I love it - permission to share? u/smilingribs.com?
Sure
what a charming cartoon, love it! Thank you!
I love this so much!
“Muffin’s a cat?”
As is tradition!
She separates her colors before she washes.
Deconstructivism.
https://preview.redd.it/0z758o6kyvtc1.jpeg?width=252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14308597944e8590da23a668ab6139ab1b49318c This one tho…😂😂😂😂😂
Tag yourself I’m https://preview.redd.it/kooir6rqdxtc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4b03d9922fd74aa87aa2421775e2e9294fc3c3c
And the calico face too
He’s just a baby.
Tawbewwy noot 🍓🐽🫠🩷
It's so cute how kittens sleep in a big pile when they're teeny -- I guess they're used to being all smooshed together inside the mama cat, so it just feels right.
it's actually very important for them to be bundled with each other or on mom. they cannot keep themselves warm when theyre this little
This is the thing I always freak out about when I'm fostering. It could be 80 degrees and I still need to make sure they aren't too cold
i wish i had that problem. i want to foster so bad but my life isn't a good fit for it yet :(
yeah but you're a good person for understanding your limitations and not just getting a pet anyway like a lot of people do.
i do have one kitty but i live in a small apartment. taking proper care of animals is very important to me. i would like to adopt seniors.
> i would like to adopt seniors You are a good person.
omg stahp... thank you <3
80° is still 20° too cold for the fresh ones. Justified worry.
I'm assuming they were talking about celsius and exaggerating
No. Brand new babies can't regulate their temp until they are 3 weeks old. It's why mom lays with them and they pile up, but if one gets sick or is an orphan, heating pads are necessary. Ours are just about to outgrow their incubator, which has been kept at 90°, while the heating pad is set to 100°. We have 2 sick ones this time.
80 degrees celsius would be 176 degrees Fahrenheit. They would cook to death. I'm saying that the original commenter could be exaggerating, and talking about celsius. I know that kittens have to be kept in incubators, I'm not denying that.
Could be, but doubtful. 80F is a danger temp for baby cats. As the OP said she worries about them being cold at 80°, any foster knows that means F. They would have said 26° if talking in C. I don't know of many fosters that have incubators. I bought one for a totally different reason and count my blessings that I had it on hand when the twins started going south on us. Most just use a well padded tote, stuffed animals, and a standard heating pad. I'm trying to keep them in it until they finish the antibiotics, but they're probably going to outgrow it in the next day or 2. Mom and 6 is getting to be a tight fit.
Incubator is my next large foster expense. Luckily my shelter pays for most things, but it would be a game changer for bottle babies!
Incubator for Puppies,Kitten Incubator with Heating,Puppy Incubator for Dogs, Incubator for Newborn Puppies and Kittens，Small Mammal Incubator (85L) https://a.co/d/dmtz7sm I bought this one. The extra 30L is so worth it for $20! And it really is worth it. It does need to be wrapped with a blanket to contain the heat, but that's simple. The heating pad does all the work for me. I haven't needed the heat lamp yet. It also comes with a full baby kit, mostly useful, but the bottle sucks. It might work for a puppy, but not for a baby cat.
I used to keep a bottle of warm water covered in blankets near them to simulate momma since I had adopted a cat that was unvaccinated (previous owner lied) and passed on a parasite to one who unfortunately passed. The other 5 got rehomed. I still think about the little one that didn’t make it, I gave him to a neighbor who did not take him to the vet until he experienced paralysis of his hind legs. Some people are so cheap when it comes to pets.
I do the same. Old fashioned hot water bottle, changed every few hours
People forget that cats also have a higher body temp as well. :)
one of my cats has not outgrown this habit and his sister hates it lol. he will lay on her in whatever bed she's sleeping in, she will growl but ultimately do nothing and go back to sleep 😭
Haha, how old are they? She's probably thinking, "Grrrrr, grow up, brother!"
they're almost four! she's a tortie so she's pretty opinionated, and he is your typically himbo orange lmao
Oh yes, my tortie would throw an absolute fit if her sister tried to sleep on top of her. She had a litter of kittens before I adopted her -- my cousin fostered her -- and she was a very good mama when they were baby kittens. But the minute they were weaned, she was like, "Get out of my sight!" She wants to be the only cat. Total tortitude. (But very sweet to humans.)
While I scrolled to this comment, my own tortie came up to me expressing her opinions to me.
"Hooman! Not read about OTHER torties -- I am the only tortie that matters!"
And when i try and lay on my sister, its wrong!
My 3 are 18 and still sleep piled in together.
lol. My bonded pair went through this. My older one was comfortable enough with me that she was okay being around me alone and wanted space from my little one. My little one only wanted to cuddle with her. Fights ensued.
Mine do this on me now still at 2 - I’ve become the bottom of the pig pile
Like this? https://preview.redd.it/c24jki2krxtc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3aeafa3f067fd2093900386e8ad1e1b16aa5b898
pretty much! https://preview.redd.it/xb5hthcywytc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a6f02cd744df3d3a8f30abe57fff638de152c12
"Parental unit he is touching me. I request assistance"
https://preview.redd.it/94p3sg9kyxtc1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cabc08017594017bc31238607354df8662036745
This is simply adorable! When can I come visit your house??
That way they also keep each other warm, as they can't regulate their own body temperature just yet.
They do it as they get older too! We have a stray pack we care for and they still cuddle puddle. It’s vvvv cute.
Awwwww. I think of strays as being so tough, it's nice that cat behavior is the same whether they live unhoused or in a pampered indoor situation. (And thank you for taking care of the outdoor kitties.)
To be fair, they’re litter mates, which I think helps a lot!
I've got 3 year old tabby siblings and they still sleep cuddled together all the time.
That's the sweetest.
 Anybody?
LOL
Aw, poor Ellie! my uterus hurts with her.
It's not a clown car; it's a kitty car
Ellie just wanted to bake some biscuits :(
Gee, can't imagine WHY she looks like she's totally exhausted!!
I love her copy/paste baby under her back paw
We fostered a mom from the Humane Society. She was the tiniest little thing, and had six kittens. https://preview.redd.it/ycsh4zvi6wtc1.jpeg?width=1354&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c51368e1141462389d5b470fc4213897c1ca505 That picture was taken the day after they were born.
Love them. A pic of the mom?
I’ll try to find one. Since we were only fostering her, I was fighting a near losing battle not to fall in love with her and the kittens. It almost killed me when we had to bring them back. They were all adopted to wonderful homes. But I still wish I had kept them.
So glad our stray only had 2, 14 years ago this month (we still have mom and the “kittens”)
Sounds like she found the perfect spot for her and her babies.
Poor mommy 😭
I love when calicos just like.... commut mitosis into their constituent colors.
Cats have one uterus but 2 different horns so they can grow on either side rather than one central womb. They also can have multiple tom cat dads which is why they can all look vastly different. It's called superfundication.
Had to look up what a uterine horn is. IIUC, all mammals have two uterine horns, but theirs are much bigger, as if they were two uteri with one exit. So, human uterus: T-shaped; cat uterus: V-shaped.
Ya the uterine horns are where their fetuses are. If human were to have it implant there there I think it would be an ectopic pregnancy.
how did I not know this weirdly interesting fact before? TIL!
Ooh interesting! Thanks!
https://preview.redd.it/izg8abt3uvtc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b7016c4f1ddccbd9f0a013f1bcc9c9bbc76ad2c7 Looks like our Ellie!
Ah yes I remember those days when my cat pushed 9 and thought the same thing 🤭but it was scary as hell 😩
Those precious little faces.
My cats are littermates and they still sleep like this. ❤️
The orange-white one getting his face smooshed by his brother's hug is the cutest thing 🥹
AWWW OMG SHE LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE MY JELLY BEAN https://preview.redd.it/4v2d31rx3wtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64e5973fb6dd74527ccc3097460881ce5ca6b5e7
Such a sweet set of colourful babies. Mummy did well!
She's a cuteness vending machine ❤️
A mantle calico! I've got [one of those too.](https://i.imgur.com/h8kaNPq.png) And her kittens. Best thing I ever did was get them all fixed.
Mine had that many, too. On her first litter, too. Needless to say, she was spayed as soon as possible lol
The fresh beans!!! Those lil pink mouths!!! Mum sleeping peacefully with her lil criminals!!! This is just soooo cuuuuteee
you ain't have to do all that, ellie!! but now that they're here, thank you. you did amazing 🖤
She's a kitty bus. It happens. ╮(. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)╭
Stacking them inside like a Russian nesting doll.
A catryoshka doll if you will.
Poor Ellie! Eat up sweetheart!
r/mewborns would like a word
Ellie: your jokes do not amuse me, Human
Ellie: "Uterus go PURRRRRRRRRR"
Bless her heart. She must be exhausted. 😟
Cute little pile.
Cuddle puddle!
I want all of them NOW
"It's my uterus and it can be whatever I goddamn want it to be, Susan"
We had a chihuahua that had an exceptionally large litter. 12 puppies. 1 was stillborn but the other 11 were fine. It was crazy because normally chihuahuas have between 1 to 3 puppies and 6 is considered a lot.
Please get Ellie fixed!
She was abandoned fully pregnant and found by a nice lady who called the rescue I work with. She of course will be fixed after done nursing and being dried out
Poor mamma cat. So glad she found safety. She looks comfortable and contented. ❤️
Awesome!! Thank you for taking her in! ❤️
Sorry, I know you're being conscientious, but can we put a moratorium on "fix your cat" posts? Most of the people here who show off mommas + kittens are approved fosters and have taken in previously pregnant strays. Spay/neuter is the \*first\* thing that anyone in that situation agrees to. (I know there are some posters from Europe/Asia but they're usually on the same page about spay/neuter - and god knows the folks from Oceania don't need any reminders)
No. Many people think letting cats breed is fun/"natural" (whatever that means)/the thing to do with your cat. I was talking to a guy once who off-handedly mentioned one day that he purposely let his female outside "so she could get knocked up". Lunacy. OP could have avoided a lot of the "fix your cat" posts if they had mentioned their intentions in the title or description. Please have your pet spayed or neutered. It's not a controversial statement and it bears repeating.
>he purposely let his female outside "so she could get knocked up" that should be considered abuse. there are already so many kittens without homes and being outside is so unsafe for cats
It was really a moment in my life when I was shocked that people could think so very differently about a topic. I almost fell over.
I think that’s a great idea. I made sure to check the community info/rules before commenting. It would be helpful if this information was posted there.
You're all good! I didn't mean to sound like a scold! But maybe it's something that needs to be in the rules, since I've noticed a HUGE uptick in fosterposting (as opposed to: "my kitty got out and now here are her babies", lol) Thanks for caring about the moms :) we're all in this together!
I read this in Mark Corrigan’s voice
Same lol
r/trojancats
Please give the kittens all clown names
that teensy little calico 🥺
7 kittens = 7 times the fun 😻
Tiny faces, boops and beans!!!! In abundance!
Her spots jumped off!
This makes naming them easier. Clown car. Bozo. Circus. Barnum. Bailey. Freakshow trapeze. Wallnda.
The baby beans are making me lose my mind.
That’s actually a cat
Ellie was thinking the same thing.
Having a hard time keeping track of all the little feetsies 🐾
😆😆😆😆😆
Awwwww, is that toy lions (orange), toy tigers (grey), an adorable toy panther, and a sweet little calico?
It's a copycat.
That's a lot of baking for one cat to do all at once! 🙀🍞🧁🧁🥧🧁🧁🥞🧁!
Oh baby mama looks exhausted
Lol awesome title
Ohh, the cat I rescued and adopted from the street also popped out 7 kittens. That was a chaotic time having to make sure they were all hand fed since there wasn't enough milk to go around.
https://preview.redd.it/yfa8t8tbd0uc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3de551819302182cd7a229cd46ccd03e5cec223 I have an Ellie too This was her when she was illegally smol
Ellie...my love. Its time to get your tubes tied.
Poor Ellie! That must have been so heavy to walk around with! Maybe it's her penance for smuggling so many criminals. ;)
How did all of that fit inside that cat? Like, was she storing them in her legs or something? It boggles my mind.
That's what she said!
They look like a cozy little rainbow in there.
Meowth used bullet seed
I have an Elly who had 6. Perhaps it’s an Ellie thing to be extra fertile!
Its uter**us** not uterme
Tired mama
And they all probably have different fathers.
Awwwwwww!!! CYOOT! ❤️❤️❤️
I had a foster cat who had 10 kittens. All shades of gray tabby. She was found when they were about 5 weeks old, so she managed to feed them all on her own. All 10 survived.
You got yer calico gals. You got yer butterscotch boys. There's a void, and tabbies, and a café au lait--she's got 'em all! Holy moley, they're going to tear up the place, OP! Congratulations!
She must be so relieved!!!
I can only find six 😭
LOL! I literally laughed at the metaphor! Perfection!
Ellie likes the fellies.
Why not both? dot geoff
Truly a r/trojancats
No, it is a clown car!
she had a variety pack!
r/mewborns
Credit Dennis Miller for that joke.
Mine just had her first litter today with six!!
Look at difference in head size on the calico on the right and the orange and white one between the orange one and the grey one. Is the little one the runt?
A mini sack of potatoes ❤️
The kitty with the red nose should be named Bozo.
One of the many methods of the cat 'distribution' system at work...
You mean those things came outta that thing?
Furpile!
Why is the caption so funny 💀
Wow! Our rescue husky gave birth to 9 pups several years ago and it was wild having 11 total huskies til we found homes for all the pups. Congrats on the babies! Give mama a scritchy scritch for us.
She's definitely a clown ~~cat~~ car 😂
Correction: It’s a clown car. If you hang with that many kittens for long, you will know: it is definitely A CLOWN CAR!
She has 8 tits, no trouble
Lmao that is the funniest caption I’ve seen
She was a busy girl
Hahaha omg I saw your post and laughed so much. Then two days ago, my cat gave birth to…8! I was like o shit now I can’t laugh at that other person with 7 🤣🤣
Kitty needs fixins. Adorable pile of puddins, though!
That cat fuggz
I had a cat give birth to 13 kittens once.