This announcement was how shall we say, a little unexpected. We thought Oceana's mating at the beginning of the year was unsuccessful, and we tried again a month later to the same male (Salvarda Mystery Caller, aka Ollie).
The February mating appeared to be a success and we were eagerly looking forward to a litter due in April. However she then started acting like maybe she wasn't and was coming into season again... I have never experienced anything quite like it. Whatever was going on with her hormones I shall never know, but we were up and down like a bumpy sea.
You can see why it was such a surprise when Oceana gave birth to 2 babies on Saturday 3rd of March, 4 weeks before we were ever expecting any... and her first mating was unbeknown to us a success after all.
The 2 kittens compared to Annie's babies seemed very small, and I feared they would not make it through the night but they were still 3oz each. The first chap, is gaining weight nicely, he seems healthy and strong so we are crossing fingers. The second unfortunately did not make it, and we lost him on the second night.
So down to another singleton male, which is getting the lions share of fuss and food. He's longer tailed pixiebob with a curl at the tip of his tail. He has a face that reminds me of Linsey and little lighter in tone, but the body colour is a very similar to hers! This lad has a nice pattern which is better than his Cousins, and we are sure he will catch up on the size front as the weeks pass being an only kitten.
We decided to name this sole survivor, Totallycoastal Ride The Waves (aka Rider) After the choppy water pregnancy of his mum, and linked to her pedigree name, Totallycoastal Ocean Waves. Please enjoy these pictures taken at just 6 days old.
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