> By the way, Shadow is in a family way, (after 2 years!)  I'm about
 > ready to stencil "GOODYEAR" on her belly! We shall see what kind of
 > mommy she is. When she was born, her mother, (also a first-timer),
 > just could NOT understand that she was to stay in the birthing
 > box - she INSISTED that she was going to have those babies under
 > the blanket on my bed! Fortunately I saw what was going on, and when
 > she jumped out of the box and headed for the blanket, (for about
 > the fifth time!), with the first kitten hanging from her, I grabbed
 > her, finished birthing the kitten, stuck it under her nose and put
 > both of them back in the box.  THEN she got the idea and had the
 > rest of the litter in the prepared place. I hope we are as lucky
Heh heh....Buttons did the same thing to me! :*)  It was her first (and only) 
litter too, and she was 4 years old at the time.  She was bound and 
determined she was going to be close to me for the birth (probably because 
she didn't know what was going on).  She wanted to have those kittens at my 
feet, regardless of what room I was in.  Unfortuantely, I have two VERY young 
kids, so she had to be kept in a safe spot, which I deemed to be my closet, 
in a box I'd fixed up for her.  I ended up closing up the closet to keep her 
in there while I tended to the kids, and checking on her every 10 minutes or 
so.  When she finally started having the first baby, I stayed with her until 
it was birthed, and from there on she decided she'd stay put. :*)  We ended 
up with 6 kittens.  She was a good momma...but it got pretty funny after 
about the 2nd week.  She wanted to be with me, but didn't want to leave her 
kittens; so she'd carry them in the livingroom one at a time and leave them 
with me on the couch. :*)  Then at bedtime she'd carry them all back again.
If Life was a highway, I'd be in a ditch.
Bright Blessings
Lyra  lyra@interoz.com
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