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Archive for October 22nd, 2008

Yep, we have kittens again. These guys were a little over four weeks old when I took their pictures. Aren’t they cute? Want one? I love kittens and love watching them learn to play and explore (that’s the stage we’re at now).

This is our third batch of kittens since early May. I really wish spaying was cheaper. So many people complain about the overpopulation of cats and dogs. Well, why don’t the vets make it cheaper and more affordable? Seriously, around here it costs $86 to have a cat spayed, $96 for a dog. Ridiculous, isn’t it?

Lest you think we don’t take care of our animals, the mother cat of the 2nd batch of kittens was spayed as soon as her milk dried up. I think the vet jumps up and down with glee when he hears that we called for an appointment. We’ve had two dogs and a cat spayed in the last three months – one each month.

However, the mother of this litter is a different story. She adopted us in the middle of winter, and as best as we can figure, she went into heat when she was about 6-8 months old. The vet we were using at the time doesn’t even spay a cat until she’s 6 months old! (We’ve switched to a different vet now.)

Plus she went into heat when we were in Florida, so it wasn’t until a couple of weeks later when she started showing that we realized she was pregnant. Sigh.

She had the 1st litter of kittens, and when they were old enough, we found homes for 3 out of the 4 kittens. One kitten stayed with us about a week longer than the others. During that week, the mother went back into heat. Argh.

The vet told us that when her milk dried up completely, she could be spayed. Well, guess what? It never dried up completely. So here we are with litter #3.

Want one?