Pregnant! A Big Surprise!

We were really surprised one night last week when we heard a tiny crying sound coming from one of the boxes in the garage. Brimsely, one of the feral cats that adopted us gave birth in one of the boxes in the garage. We didn't expect it because the other cats, Kaley, Cheyenne and Sandra, usually disappear for a few days when they give birth. We have no idea where they go. 

To be honest, we originally thought Brimsley was male. We only knew she was younger than the other cats. We only realized she was female when we noticed her tummy grow big. Well, we still expected she wouldn't give birth in our premises because we made our outdoor area unfavorable.

The day before Brimsely gave birth, Sweetie noticed she was scouting our outdoor area. We noticed also that she rarely left and hung out in the garage the whole day. She became sweeter with the boys. Aside from going around the house, we didn't notice anything out of the ordinary with Brimsely. Then she disappeared. 

It was late evening on Tuesday when Miggy found her squeezed in Sweetie's keyboad box. It was outside because he was about to throw it out. It was almost midnight already when she was discovered. The poor kitty looked uncomfortable, but we knew we shouldn't disturb her. By morning there were two kittens. She would go out of the box to eat and we noticed she delayed the birth of more kittens. 

Well, we have no idea how many kittens there are since Brimsely moved behind a pot holding bamboo sticks. I think she was alarmed that there were other cats in the area who were sniffing the area. And maybe she didn't want us to see the kitties too. It's also probably warmer where she moved the kittens. We could only hear them for now, but it's very hard to decipher how many are in the litter. Brimsley still goes out to eat and Miggy said she's been extra cuddly with him. 

The kittens are now almost a week old. We've been watching videos on how to take care of feral cat mamas. We have to make sure that Brimsley gets spayed before the end of August. The kittens have to be spayed before their 3rd month. Apparently cats can get pregnant on their third month! Yikes! We haven't been successful with the calico cats since they do not want to be touched. We'll get help from a friend so we can do it for Brimsley and her kittens. 

#BeKind #StaySaffe