Lady Luck's bengal kittens for sale

5 July '06
10am - Alarm went off, time to go and make up some milk for the kittens for their feed. As i was passing Lady Luck (snow spotted bengal), i thought i would check on her. Oh gosh, she's in labour! Must feed the babies - quickly went into the kitchen, made up their food, straight upstairs and weighed and fed them. They all had a good drink each, we need to weigh them each day to make sure they are gaining weight. Put them all to bed with their mum, she cleans them up and i leave them.
No sleep for me, straight along to see to Lady Luck (LL). By this time she has already delivered her first kitten. Beautiful snow marbled boy. She's not long before there is another kitten popping out. LL is having no trouble at all, a beautiful snow spotted kitten, LL does like her tummy stroked whilst she has her contractions, but other than that she is happy cleaning and feeding her babies. I pull away, thinking i might get a rest myself, but no, she grabs my arms with both her front legs/paws and pulls me towards her.
I'm honered to not only to be part of this birth, but that she prefers me with her, helping her through her delivery, so i stay.
Luchtime comes and goes.
2pm ish(not too sure of this time) - It all starts again, pushing, and yes, we have another beautiful boy. I've fallen asleep layed next to her, with her snuggling upto my arms. Then she wakes me to tell me it's time again, another beautiful kitten. That makes four in all. Time to check her (very gently), so we make sure she has no more kittens inside waiting to come out. Time to leave her to look after her kittens, LL has plenty of milk, and the whole family is very happy and contented.
All four kittens have already been reserved and will be going to their new homes when they are 13 weeks old.
jacky
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An all-nighter!

4 July '06
9.30pm - I thought I would have an early night. Just check on B..... as she is due tomorrow. Early contractions, not too bad, so thought i would put my alarm on and have a check on her later. Set my alarm and go and get ready for bed.
Come back into the bedroom, there she is on my bed, curled up on my pillow. I pick her up to put her into her birthing bed, the contractions have become much stronger and she has no intention of going off my bed.
i go and get some towels and lay a quilt on the floor for me to lay on next to her birthing bed. She's well into contractions, but nothing is showing. She keeps taking hold of my arm and pulling it towards her, i haven't the heart to leave her, so i lay down next to her and rub her tummy and back gently.
10.30pm Tim comes to bed, i tell him what's happening and he goes to get some drinks. By the time Tim has come back with drinks we have a brown marbled boy. Hard delivery, large boy and he took some pushing out. Time for a rest, but no, she's pushing and getting herself all worked up. I keep reasuring her and gentle rubbing. Tim takes over with the stroking and gentle rubbing whilst i have a drink.
12 midnight We have another one, a brown spotted girl, and yes, she has rosettes already, wow! She slipped out much easier than her brother.
3am No sign of any more yet. Tim has brought drinks for us both, and then takes himself off to bed, someone has to get up and see to the cats with Vicky tomorrow.
3.30am Being on my own, i'm feeling tired and B....... is feeling tired also, long night for us both, she really want out ot the birthing bed now, its too warm. So i lay the towels down on my bed and lay down with her next to me along with her two beautiful Bengal Kittens, one boy and one girl. We're only laid there 10 or 15 mins and she starts pushing, yes we have a tail, her water has broken and out pops a leg. I've got hold of the tail and leg, there is no way i'm letting them back in. One good push and out comes the other leg and her hips. It's a snow! I keep telling her we need her to push, she mustn't wait as the water has broken and it's a breach birth. One last push and out comes a beutiful snow kitten - it's a girl!
My beautiful Bengal queen is tired now. I leave her just for a few seconds to get her some meat from the other side of the bedroom and then add some warm water. She takes a long drink of the liquid, then lays back and closes her eyes whilst her babies suckle.
It suddenly occurs to me she has no milk! I wake Tim up, "Tim she doesn't have any milk!" Tim looks after her and her babies whilst i go and make up some Colostrum for her babies.
Whilst Tim keeps his eye on her and her babies, i take them one at a time and give them some Colostrum to drink. Just a drop as their tiny tummies can't take much. Very carefully, not tipping them backwards, but positioning them forwards so not to drown them. Their mum seems to know i'm helping and watches me as i take each one in turn and feed them, then hand them back for her safe keeping. She in turn cleans their face then their bottoms.
5am Tim's back in bed and i'm on my own again, well, not quite, but you know what i mean. The contractions keep coming and going, i'm sure she has another kitten in their but maybe its a placenta i've missed.
6.30am One huge push and it's a snow, breach birth, and half way out. She rest for what seems an eternity. Then, finally, a huge effort, and a contraction that seems to tighten around everything in her boday and out it comes, another baby girl.
7am and Vicky is up, she holds B........ whilst i have a proper feel of her tummy, make sure there isn't another kitten to come out. Out pops that placenta i missed, nothing else left.
Leave B......... on my bed with Vicky and go downstairs to make up some more Colostrum. Gently pick each kitten up and give him/her a feed and give them back to their mum. Once they have all had a feed put them and their mum into their birthing bed to settle down.
7.45am Tim brings me some breakfast and goes out to the cattery. My head hits that pillow and i realise just how tired i am. Out like a light!
What a night, What a lovely blissful night!
But my goodness, how tired was I!
jacky
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Jinnah's update - July '06

Purebliss Jewaharial Nehru a brown marbled bengal kitten was adopted to play with Jinnah and Che, I recieved this update:

Jacky
Thanks again for good advice. I wish you could see the boys cuddled up together. I have taken pictures but as Ken has been away ................ Jinnah is a very loving cat. He seems to love both Che and Nehru (Purebliss Jewaharial Nehru) and all of us. Nehru (brown marbled bengal) is loving but likes to play the spoilt baby. When Jinnah is grooming himself Nehru rushes up going me me me me me........and sticks his own head or body between Jinnah's tongue and his own coat.See you at the show tomorrow.
SP (July '06)
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open day at white house cattery

click onto our website for photos taken on the day
jacky@pureblissbengals.com
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open day at White House Boarding Cattery

Held in aid of Life For Cats rescue group
A good day was had by all who came. A lovely friendly atmoshphere, lots of sunshine, very few rain drops.
Stalls were kindly set up by our volunteers, Bric a brac, hoopla, refreshments, Individually Yours, Oscars pet food, we had a raffle which was drawn at about 3.30pm. Tim had his LGB engines running (big boys and their toys!), there seemed to be quite a few big boys at the open day. James Welbeloved and Royal Canin kindly donated to our raffle prizes and supplied givaway samples and literature for the day. We also had a "name the kitten" prize draw for 4 moggie kittens, and there were "pat a cat" bengals available on the day, a blue eyed snow spotted bengal called "Snogger" and 2 brown marbled bengals, "Bangers and Mash", they all behaved extremely well and enjoyed their time when they were being stroked and cuddled.
Reservations were taken on 3 adult rescues cats on the day to be picked up at a later date. They have now been sucessfuly rehomed and have settled in well.
We raised a little over £400 to add to the original £130 making a total of £530, added to the adoption donations of the three cats reserved on the day, enabled Life For Cats to purchase 2 outdoor cat houses at a cost of £580, including delivery.
We all said what a successful day, not only because of raising the cost of the pens but also due to the enjoyment had by everyone who came.
Anyone wishing to be involved with Life For Cats rescue group will be made very welcome. If you live in the Grantham or Newark area and have ideas for raising funds or time to come and give our rescue cats a cuddle, please contact me on jacky@pureblissbengals.com
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Jacky