Hurray - the expected kittens are now here
18 kittens slowly open their eyes
Do you remember the story of Autumn, who gave birth to 5 healthy kittens – Talon, Leaf, Pumpkin, Weene and Lunar? They’re already really funny and mum Autumn is very busy raising them.
Everything has now turned out well for the four white tabby cats who were urgently looking for a new forever home. Their owner was suffering from severe dementia and had to move into a retirement home. So the four “Myladies” Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter were taken in at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf’s animal visitor centre.
Autumn, about five years old and a white tabby, gave birth to her 5 adorable, healthy babies and now …
... it was also time for Spring, Summer and Winter ...
Winter gave birth to 4 kittens, Summer gave birth to 5 kittens and Spring, like Autumn, became a mum to 4 velvet paws.
The new mums all have their paws full: there’s sucking and smacking, then a baby falls asleep on the teat again, sometimes there’s a bit of squabbling over the “best” teat, etc.
Spring, Summer and Winter very patiently and lovingly “meow” at the hungry little mouths and lovingly lick the little balls of wool with their tongues. They purr and cuddle – what could be nicer at the moment than being a mum cat with healthy, well-cared-for babies?
The animal keepers also have their hands full
The kittens need fresh pads and blankets – several times a day, the mums get the best food so that they can recover from the stress of giving birth, produce good milk and also so that the mums don’t want for anything.
In a few days, all the newborn kittens will probably open their eyes, and in time we will also be able to observe which characters are hidden behind the beautiful fur of each individual cat. Like every person, every cat has its own special character.
What will the future bring?
First of all, we will then have to look for names for the 13 newborn kittens and we are hoping for animal-loving people who would like to have a young kitten – or perhaps two – living with them.
Because – If you have a cat, you don’t need to fear being alone. –
Daniel Defoe (1660 – 1731), English writer
- If you are interested, please contact would be happy to contact Iris Folie under +43 664 600 94 134 or at tiervermittlung@gut-aiderbichl.com
