26/09/2025
This girly, Treacle did a thing on 16th September, then today she did an even more magnificent thing.
Treacle is a feral cat who came in on Sunday 14th September. We knew she was heavily pregnant but unsure when her due date was. Despite being feral she willingly allowed me to pick her up and check her over and even remove some of the matted hair she had on her.
On Tuesday 16th she was acting strangely and when I had her out and was trying to brush her which she previously had loved she wanted to leave me, I let her go but before that I felt something wet on my leg. Her waters had burst and she was in labour. I remained with her whilst she was in labour as she’s only a fairly young cat around 18 months old. Her first kitten was a breach birth, and she removed the placenta before she had given birth to the kittens head. I knew I had to act quickly as the kitten needed its head to be free once the placenta had been removed to begin to breath. So I pulled him out and removed the sac. Luckily he began to breathe and got stronger with every breath he took. She started to contract again and this time it was a smooth birth with no interventions necessary. She gave birth to two healthy boys.
Unfortunately we believe that she may have stood on her first born boy and broken his left wrist, so we are monitoring the situation and the vet has seen him, his Mum and brother.
Today, 4 kittens less than 2 weeks old were found without their mother, under a bush, and due to the circumstances surrounding them they were removed for their own safety. The kittens were well cared for prior to today (Mummy will be trapped and neutered in due course). I was concerned about my incoming lack of sleep and two hourly feeds, but as Treacle had kittens of around the same age we thought we’d see if she would accept maybe even one of the kittens.
She has been wonderful and has taken on and fed all 4 of the new kittens (2 boys and 2 girls) and is happily grooming them whilst they lie contentedly fast asleep with full tummies.
Pic 1: Treacle
PIc 2: first born
PIc3: second born
Pic 4: new female kitten (calico)
Pic 5: new male kitten (black and white)
PIc 6: new female kitten (tortie)
PIc 7: new male kitten (black and white)
Pics 8&9: the new amalgamated family 💖
