The cat had her kittens!

I tried following her when she was around but all she would do was rub up against me and sit on my feet! She's such a silly cat. Luckily the property is way out in the country, probably 5-6 acres of land, so it's pretty safe from cars. The two houses are on the very backside of the property, up on a hill, and across a creek, so there's no way little kittens could get anywhere near the road even when they do start crawling out on their own. I've narrowed down the possibilities really well and am pretty sure I know where they are. I decided to leave them alone for now because I don't want to scare her and cause her to move them. The place I think she picked is really safe, out of the weather and impossible for the neighbors dog to get to (he/she gets loose constantly!) so I want them to stay there until they get a little older. Having them in the house would be ideal in some ways BUT I do have to think about how protective mother cats can be and I'm not sure how she would react to our little boys since they would have a very hard time staying away from the kittens if they were inside.

Well between the two household on the same property there are only two cats and this new batch of kittens. Since we haven't found them yet I'm not sure how many cats total we actually have. Probably it will be 4 or 5 total including the kittens but we already have more people asking for them than were probably born so we'll be back down to just the two once these are old enough to go to new homes...unless one happens to be all black, then I'm keeping it. I had a black cat when I was younger and he was the best cat I've ever seen and would love to have another one.

I'm a little worried about other animals too. Mostly we just have lots of rabbits and deer running around but other animals will start poking around if they think "free food" is around. The mother cat was a really mean kitten for the same reasons yours were. She calmed down a lot over they last few months though and now she won't leave me alone! The two times I saw her yesterday she was literally sitting on my feet to rub against me! It's warmer now so maybe it won't take too long for her to bring them out. The little boys (well mostly the 4 year old) are so excited to see them. He wouldn't understand why I wasn't just spending all day looking for them because he wants to see them so bad!

As soon as I find them I'll take a picture to post here. It could be awhile from the sounds of it though so be patient! I hope it's soon though, I'm not sure how patient I can be!