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| The day Hobgoblin came to live with us. |
October 18th, 2011
My friend Amanda posted a picture of a tiny black kitten she'd found outside of the place where she worked. We'd been cat-less for a few months, and I was instantly in love.
Rob took a little convincing. He's not a cat person.
But Lulu is very much her mother's daughter, and melted daddy's heart- we could get the kitten!
She was instantly in love, and followed the kitten everywhere. We named her "Hobgoblin," an ode to Hobbes of "Calvin and Hobbes," and the maternal cat of my youth, Goblin.
But Lulu is very much her mother's daughter, and melted daddy's heart- we could get the kitten!
She was instantly in love, and followed the kitten everywhere. We named her "Hobgoblin," an ode to Hobbes of "Calvin and Hobbes," and the maternal cat of my youth, Goblin.
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| Little me and Goblin. |
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| The greatest comic strip of all time. |
But we never actually called her Hobgoblin. Mostly, we called her "Kitty."
A few months ago, I asked Lulu what the cat's name was, and she said "Lovely Pink Flower," which I thought was just too hilarious, so the name stuck.
We always meant to get the cat fixed, but, for various reasons, never got around to it.
And then this happened:
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| Fully pregnant. |
July 14th, 2012
At exactly 5 am, LPF came into our bedroom and meowed loudly. I knew immediately that it was time, she was in labor. She followed me around as I gathered the birth supplies I had made ready the day before, and made myself a cup of coffee. Then I made her a nest on the floor with several layers of towels and flat cloth diapers. She wanted me to be with her, and I gave her lots of affection. Soon, her contractions started in earnest. 37 minutes after she'd woken me up, her first kitten was born. She quickly licked off the amniotic sack, and ate the placenta. As soon as she'd finished cleaning the first kitten, the contractions started again, and a few pushes later, her second kitten was born. While she was busy cleaning it, I heard Eliza stirring in our room, and I went to get her. I was feeling disappointed because I thought she was done giving birth, and we had promised two kittens to my parents and a friend, and we were going to keep one, but there was only two.
Eliza got to witness the birth of the third kitten. I wish I had a picture of her face at that moment, she was in total awe and so very excited!
While the mama was busy with birthing and cleaning new kittens, I had the other kittens wrapped in a towel on a little heating pad, because it was cool in the living room and I didn't want them to get too chilled.
After the fourth kitten was born, I thought she was done giving birth, and moved them all into a box with clean linens, and put it in the garage where it was warmer. When I went to check on them a little later, I noticed a fifth kitten had been born!
At exactly 5 am, LPF came into our bedroom and meowed loudly. I knew immediately that it was time, she was in labor. She followed me around as I gathered the birth supplies I had made ready the day before, and made myself a cup of coffee. Then I made her a nest on the floor with several layers of towels and flat cloth diapers. She wanted me to be with her, and I gave her lots of affection. Soon, her contractions started in earnest. 37 minutes after she'd woken me up, her first kitten was born. She quickly licked off the amniotic sack, and ate the placenta. As soon as she'd finished cleaning the first kitten, the contractions started again, and a few pushes later, her second kitten was born. While she was busy cleaning it, I heard Eliza stirring in our room, and I went to get her. I was feeling disappointed because I thought she was done giving birth, and we had promised two kittens to my parents and a friend, and we were going to keep one, but there was only two.
Eliza got to witness the birth of the third kitten. I wish I had a picture of her face at that moment, she was in total awe and so very excited!
While the mama was busy with birthing and cleaning new kittens, I had the other kittens wrapped in a towel on a little heating pad, because it was cool in the living room and I didn't want them to get too chilled.
After the fourth kitten was born, I thought she was done giving birth, and moved them all into a box with clean linens, and put it in the garage where it was warmer. When I went to check on them a little later, I noticed a fifth kitten had been born!
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| Newborn kittens, just hours old. |
Both kittens and mother are thriving. The kittens are twice as big as they were when they were born, and their eyes are starting to open. Talk about cute! And 4 of the 5 are spoken for, so we only need to worry about finding a home for one last kitten. (If you're in the Tampa Bay Area, and you need a kitten, let me know!)
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| 1 week old. Aren't they huge? |
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