2017 : a year in Duhok

[Piling]

Not yet. I am sure she wants to expel them for the Newroz. The last time, it was during the night of 20th-21th June, just for summer.

[Anthea]

Does this mean that you will not be able to go out and do any celebrating over the next few days because you have to stay at home at cat-sit

[Piling]

That's not a great sacrifice : feasts, ceremonies, celebrations, weddings and parties are the most boring thing in life, just a social fatigue. So I am always happy when a cat gives me 'social excuse'

[Anthea]

That's not a great sacrifice : feasts, ceremonies, celebrations, weddings and parties are the most boring thing in life, just a social fatigue. So I am always happy when a cat gives me 'social excuse'

Is THAT one of the reasons you left Paris?

[Piling]

EXACTLY : I escaped from Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc.

[Anthea]

EXACTLY : I escaped from Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc.

Sadly, due to my spine injury, I am unable to attend the Newroz celebrations this year

I would need a wheelchair and a STRONG handsome young man to wheel me around Finsbury park in the THICK mud

[Piling]

The birth begins : 1 still born, 1 alive, and it is not finished.

What a sleepless night : I put her box next to my bed because she wanted I stayed with her.

Update : 8.am. 2 still born, 1 too weak for sucking (born cold and unable to move) is slowly dying, 1 alive and crying and suckling (female, I guess) : all are white and tabby.

[Anthea]

The birth begins : 1 still born, 1 alive, and it is not finished.

What a sleepless night : I put her box next to my bed because she wanted I stayed with her.

Update : 8.am. 2 still born, 1 too weak for sucking (born cold and unable to move) is slowly dying, 1 alive and crying and suckling (female, I guess) : all are white and tabby.

Very distressing for you both

I hope that the live once survives

[Piling]

In fact the weak one seems to gain strengh. If he/she survives, it will really be an exploit. I picked it up when I found the body was cold. I was going to put it in the garbage with the other corpses when it suddenly moved in my hand. So I let it in the box, not far from its mother, thinking it will slowly die. But now it is warm and suckles.

So for the moment, 2 kittens :

https://youtu.be/akR2MeZAejw

[Anthea]

In fact the weak one seems to gain strengh. If he/she survives, it will really be an exploit. I picked it up when I found the body was cold. I was going to put it in the garbage with the other corpses when it suddenly moved in my hand. So I let it in the box, not far from its mother, thinking it will slowly die. But now it is warm and suckles.

So for the moment, 2 kittens :

https://youtu.be/akR2MeZAejw

So far so good

I hope that they both survive

[Piling]

Pirouette has a big appetite. I will buy a whole chicken only for her.

I usually read and write in the salon but I change now my HQ and stayed in the bedroom, on my bed, next to the nursery box. Pirouette prefers that, in case she needs to go out for pee and walk a bit.


Being a cat's owner = SLAVERY

The kitten who was fully alive at birth is now lethargic and I think sh will die because not milk enough (she cried often, a sign of starvation).

The supposed male rescued from garbage seems ok for now. Let's see.

If the kitten survives and if it is a male I might keep him. It won't change anything for Pirouette's pregnancies, because cats come from far and he might chase them away.

[Anthea]

I hope they both survive

I am glad Pirouette has a strong appetite because it means she is recovering quickly

If Pirouette does not have enough milk YOU may need to feed her babies:

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GOOD LUCK

[Piling]

The female is dead. So there is only one, as in last summer. It seems that Pirouette has only milk for one kitten. We'll see if the survivor will continue to survive.

I have broken my weighing machine. So I shall continue my Lent-Diet without knowing how many kilos I lost. Frustrating.

I don't know why but the videos can't be watched on the forum, now.

[Anthea]

The female is dead. So there is only one, as in last summer. It seems that Pirouette has only milk for one kitten. We'll see if the survivor will continue to survive.

So sorry

I have broken my weighing machine. So I shall continue my Lent-Diet without knowing how many kilos I lost. Frustrating.

Much better that way then it will come as a pleasant surprise when you do eventually weigh yourself

I don't know why but the videos can't be watched on the forum, now.

HELPFUL HINT:

If you quote the section of the post containing the photo or video - you will be able to copy the link

[video] https://youtu.be/zC3gdplucoY [/video]

Hopefully gives you direct link

https://youtu.be/zC3gdplucoY

[Anthea]

Any good news

Any bad news