We can’t believe Daisy’s kittens are 1 week old
already! All 4 kittens are thriving
thanks to the devoted care and attention of Daisy, who is proving to be a
wonderful mum. Daisy herself is enjoying
motherhood and is looking very proud of herself, she loves showing off her
kittens and sometimes seems to have a bit of a self satisfied smile, especially when
she’s cwtching (cuddling) her kittens.
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| Daisy cwtching (cuddling) one of her kittens |
The moment we were really excited about was naming the kittens, we had
lots of suggestions on our facebook page and after much deliberation we settled on
names to represent the different events which took part on the 1st
March. The names we have chosen are Dewi
for the male, this is welsh for David to represent St David’s Day. For the females we chose Emma to represent the
storm they were born in, Eira (welsh for snow) as we had plenty of it on the
day and finally Daffodil to represent the first day of spring.
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| Dewi, Emma, Eira and Daffodil (Left to right) |
Daisy and the kittens have all had vet checks and been declared
fit and healthy. The kittens are very
forward for their age, they are already well grown, their eyes started to open
at just 4 days of age, and ears are starting to stand upright. Their fur is starting to grow and they are
crawling around, we think Daisy is going her paws full with them in a couple of
weeks’ time!
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| Daffodil having her vet check |
Keeping 4 growing kittens fed has given Daisy a really big appetite so we
are feeding her adlib, this means that she doesn’t have scheduled feeds but has
access to good quality kitten biscuits/meat at all times. She is having kitten food as it is more nutritious
than adult food so this will give her the extra nutrient she needs to keep
herself and her kittens healthy. We also
make sure that she access to fresh drinking water at all times and plenty of
toys, although her favourite past time at the moment is just chilling with and looking after her kittens.
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| Daisy enjoying chilling with her kittens |
You can help contribute towards
the cost of caring for Daisy, her kittens and other unwanted cats by becoming a
Cats Protection sponsor, to get started, please visit here
Alternatively you can
make a one off donation to our kitten appeal at http://bit.ly/2GDxM7P or
by texting BRKW48 followed by £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 to 70070.
Daisy is one of the lucky cats who has found her way into our
care, sadly every year many cats give birth out doors with no proper shelter
and care. Although we all love seeing mums with kittens at the centre, we
would always advocate getting cats neutered as this is the only effective way
to reduce unwanted cats in the UK. A fact which surprises everyone is
that one female cat can be responsible for a staggering 20,000 descendants in
just five years! For help with neutering your cat, please click here
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