Diary - Tiikeri & Iines
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Tiikeri's picture © Heikki Siltala
Expecting kittens on week 12!
*pedigree*
| 13.3.2009 |
It's day 61 now and Iines has gained around 1,5 kg. It's about the same amount that she gained the last time, but I still think that there won't be many kittens. Iines is still very calm and there are no signs of delivery yet. I started my vacation today, so I have plenty of time to wait for the kittens ;-)
| 8.3.2009 |
It's already day 56 and Iines is still quite active. She plays with toys and if there seems to be a disagreement between the other cats, she goes to clear things up... At the moment there is no doubt that she is the queen around here :-) Usually Saga is the one, but now it seems that Iines is above her.
Iines still doesn't eat much, but yesterday she wanted turkey again. I'm hoping that my zooplus order arrives soon, because I ordered a little bit of everything... Her belly is quite small, so I'm waiting for maybe 2-3 kittens.
Everything is ready for the kittens, so now the only thing to do is wait.
| 01.03.2009 |
Day 49. 2-3 weeks to go and Iines spends her days mostly sleeping and eating :-)
| 22.2.2009 |
4301g and too lazy to even get up and eat....?
| 17.2.2009 |
Iines has gained around 600g and it's very clear that she is expeting kittens :-) She sleeps a lot and wants to be cuddled.
| 11.2.2009 |
+300g. Iines tries to show of her belly by sleeping on her back all the time :-) She doesn't appreciate me trying to look at her nipples, so I'm letting her keep her privacy... She eats well and seems to be very proud of herself.
| 29.1.2009 |
I managed to find a few red nipples today... still hopefull ;-)
| 27.1.2009 |
Iines has gained more weight back (she is still under the weight that she was before going to Turku), but I still sceptical... She hasn't got a new heat yet, so there is obviously hope.
| 18.1.2009 |
Iines seems to be back to normal again. After I got her home, she continued to feel sick for almost a week! She puked a few times during her date and continued that at home, too. Now she is eating on her own, so things seem to be improving.
She has gained some weight back (she lost nearly 400g during the week).
Tiikeri got a bit carried away from meeting Iines and had to be neutered a few days after the date! I'm hoping that Iines is pregnant and Tiikeri will have his first and last kittens on Mach.
| 12.1.2009 |
I woke up (too) early in the morning and drove to Turku to get Iines home. The happy couple hadn't get bored with each other yet and I saw one mating before we headed home.
It was really silent at the car, seemed that Iines was totally exhausted. When we got home, she started singing again ;-)
Now all I can do is wait if she is pregnant or not! If she is, kittens would be born around 15.3. (the last time she had her kittens on 63th day from the mating, of course it can be later this time).
THANK YOU Erica for letting Iines meet Tiikeri and for taking such good care of my little princess! :-)
| 11.1.2009 |
More matings occured and I decided to get Iines home the next day.
| 10.1.2009 |
First mating happened late on the evening!
| 9.1.2009 |
Iines started singing in the middle of the night and performed all night long... Apparently she got the "idea" from Saga, which just had a heat for a week...
In the morning I texted to Tiikeri's breeder Laura, to find out if I could bring Iines to her date later that day. I went to work an hour ealier so I could leave earlier, too. 5:30 PM I had Iines in the car and our trip to Turku begun.
Iines met Tiikeri in the evening for the first time and I left them in the loving care of Tiikeri's owner, Erica.
More info about Tiikeri: Leoline Tiikerin Päiväuni