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I've never had baby kittens.. all my cats were fixed.
Do they come out with all that hair:eek:

They are all beautiful:)

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Originally Posted by hheath541

alty-cat and unky seem to be friends. as much as they can be at this age, anyway. it was the cutest thing seeing him trying to come to his sister's rescue because she was crying.

Awww! I hope Unky comes on soon and sees this.

Unky, you're my protector in the cat world! :)

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Originally Posted by Just Dahlia

I've never had baby kittens..all my cats were fixed.
Do they come out with all that hair:eek:

They are all beautiful:)

But Alty cat is the cutest right? ;)

yep, he wanted to protect alty-cat from the big, bad camera ^_~

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Originally Posted by Just Dahlia

I've never had baby kittens..all my cats were fixed.
Do they come out with all that hair:eek:

They are all beautiful:)

Yes, they come out with all that fur. The pic in the original post as taken maybe an hour or so after the last one was born.

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Originally Posted by hheath541

yep, he wanted to protect alty-cat from the big, bad camera ^_~

Tell Alty cat to stop being so scared, she has a reputation as a hard a$$ to protect. ;)

Alty cat, fear nothing, always stand up for yourself. You are kitty, let them hear you roar! :)

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

Tell Alty cat to stop being so scared, she has a reputation as a hard a$$ to protect. ;)

Alty cat, fear nothing, always stand up for yourself. You are kitty, let them hear you roar! :)

Oh, she is VERY vocal. While I wouldn't call it roaring, she certainly can scream when she has something to say.

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Originally Posted by hheath541

yep, that's where i got the idea. i saw a lady with a wicker basket that had a wire lid that clipped shut. she had a little doggie in it.

You got the idea from the Wicked Witch??

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

I figured the numbers were part of your phone number or address.

Is that what you think my number is? Not even close.

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Originally Posted by morgaine300

You got the idea from the Wicked Witch???

Not quite. It was a lady I saw on a bike trail.

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Originally Posted by hheath541

hmmm, from the little bit i've just read, there's a good bet that three of the babies are girls. apparently, almost all cats with mottled orange and black fur are female because the gene that causes it is carried on the X chromosome.

Yup, we call it the "red" gene. It makes torties in females, and orange cats in males.

Seems I'm late to the party.

THEY ARE SO TINY!! I haven't seen new-born kittens for probably 35-40 years. I like the little tortie as well, but that one should've been Alty. :p (No Morgy's in there, huh? Of course, I've never called myself Morgy.) From an overhead view, Edith looks like my one cat, except he didn't just have kittens.

And WG, you aren't in the wrong room. I'm a shrimp.

(I can't believe I just read through 17 pages of this... )

I can't believe it's 17 pages long already.

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Originally Posted by hheath541

oh, she is VERY vocal. while i wouldn't call it roaring, she certainly can scream when she has something to say.

Vocal... yup, that's Alty. :)

So, Heath, have you decided which one you're going to keep?

You probably know which one I'd suggest. ;)

I did mention to R (hubby) that you named one of the kittens Alty-cat. I suggested that we should adopt her since she's named after me and Cat. He laughed so hard that he almost passed out. Stupid allergy man. ;)

Here's the funny part. He loves cats. All of us do. When we go to visit a friend with cats, R is the first person they go to and despite his allergies he always has to pet and cuddle, let them sleep on his lap. Same with our kids. Of course I get to deal with allergy meds, swollen eyes, breathing difficulties, itching and grumpiness. They just won't stop touching!

My brother is allergic to cats, but he'll still pet mine. He's usually OK unless he gets them in his face, but there's one he will pick up anyway -- then goes home sneezing and itching all night. We did always have cats when we were kids. But he was allergic to outdoors so I guess he was used to the problems.

My husband and both kids are allergic. They wheeze if they're even in the same room as a cat but they still can't keep their hands off.

I miss having cats. I've always had cats, love the companionship of a cat. It's not possible with the allergies.

R even did the allergy shots. It didn't work. :(

I'm sadly destined to be a catless household.

I have no idea which ones I'm keeping, yet. I want to keep them all. I can only keep two, though. I guess I'll just have to wait until they're older and see how they pair off. Kittens almost always pair off in even numbered litters.

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

My husband and both kids are allergic. They wheeze if they're even in the same room as a cat but they still can't keep their hands off.

I miss having cats. I've always had cats, love the companionship of a cat. It's not possible with the allergies.

R even did the allergy shots. It didn't work. :(

I'm sadly destined to be a catless household.

I am soooo happy I'm not allergic to pussies... just sayin' :cool:

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Originally Posted by hheath541

i have no idea which ones I'm keeping, yet. i want to keep them all. i can only keep two, though. i guess i'll just have to wait until they're older and see how they pair off. kittens almost always pair off in even numbered litters.

Alty and Unky seem to have a bond. Hint, hint, hint. :)

Okay, bed time for this pussycat. :)

Night all. M, you're in charge of hijacking threads now. ;)

night non-cat alty ^_~

Lol, Alty-cat is staring at the camera... Unky is winking as well as Mop :p

In the cat world Alty? While it would be a nightmare... I'm used to fighting with them... you can ask Tom :D

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

I did mention to R (hubby) that you named one of the kittens Alty-cat. I suggested that we should adopt her since she's named after me and Cat.

Cats doesn't think that is a good enough reason to add another mouth to feed to the household.

I think Alty-cat is adorable, but then so are the others. :)

AWWWWWW SO CUTE! My favorite is Mop. I love black and white for some reason...

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Originally Posted by Cat1864

Cats doesn't think that is a good enough reason to add another mouth to feed to the household.

I think Alty-cat is adorable, but then so are the others. :)

It's cool that you and I are a kitten. After all, it's not Alty, it's Alty-Cat. :)

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

It's cool that you and I are a kitten. After all, it's not Alty, it's Alty-Cat. :)

You know... it's probably a good thing that our respective mates said 'no'. If both said 'yes', the international custody agreement would be very interesting. :D

Zoe's eyes are open now. She has the most soulful eyes I've ever seen on a cat. I have to keep her. I just look into her eyes, and she's mine. I can't give her away. I just can't.

Now, I just need to figure out who else I'm keeping. As soon as I think I want to keep one of them, I realize I want to keep one of the other ones, which makes me realize I want to keep someone else. I just can't decide. I love them all.

Keep them all Heath, that's what I would do.

I know, I know, not logical, but it would be the easiest solution. :)

Easy for a couple months, maybe. Then the cost of feeding them and keeping the litter in the litter box would catch up with me.

Awwwww... My Zoe is soulful! That's AWESOME!

Once I can get her to hold still long enough looking at the camera, I'll post a picture. Then everyone will fall in love with her.

Aura is GORGEOUS, definitely the cutest one :p

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Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell

Aura is GORGEOUS, definitly the cutest one :p

And you're not biased at ALL! Right?

Nope not one bit, I thought that from the beginning! I said I always wanted a tortie kitty to be named after me :D nahh they are all beautiful. I really wish I could have one. That reminds me... how's that ramp coming along?

Well, the concussion, and now the cold, has waylaid it. That, and my bike got a flat.

Sigh. I'll accept that. For now.

Kittens are now 2 weeks old.

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs446...._1404632_n.jpg
Zoe

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs466...._4707118_n.jpg
Spot

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs446...._3995500_n.jpg
Mop

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4192943_n.jpg
Unky

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3235246_n.jpg
Aura

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5812811_n.jpg
Alty-cat (she wouldn't hold still. This is the least-blurry pic I got)

Most of them are starting to walk, instead of belly crawl. In a few days, I'm not going to be able to keep them in the nest anymore. It's already almost impossible to get them to hold still for pictures.

I really like mop!

Are they going to be long haired like the mum?

:)

Edith is basically a shorthair. Her fur's too short to be considered a longhair, but just long enough that shorthair isn't completely accurate.

I think spot and zoe will be longhairs. Several sites I've found say that longhairs take up to twice as long to open their eyes, and both of them were several days behind their siblings.

Mop is a sweetheart. He rarely ever cries, without reason. He's just quiet, and seems thoughtful and inquisitive.

Alty-cat is opinionated. If she doesn't like something, she'll tell you. She doesn't like to be by herself, and always tries to be curled up with as many of her siblings as possible.

Unky is the runt. He gets walked on and stepped on and sat on, and he just takes it. He almost never cries.

Zoe is soulful. She'll talk when she needs to, but mostly she just seems to enjoy looking. She's always looking up. She'll tumble with her siblings, but she'll also just sit and watch everything around her. (I'm keeping zoe)

Aura is loud. If she has something to say, everyone is going to hear it, and she often has something to say. She seems to be trying to declare herself queen of the litter.

Spot is trouble. He's already climbed out of the next a few times. He's always going somewhere or picking on someone, even his mommy. He likes to play and explore.

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Originally Posted by hheath541

aura is loud. if she has something to say, everyone is going to hear it, and she often has something to say. she seems to be trying to declare herself queen of the litter.

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I can't help it if it's true.