Pictures of Nea and the baby kitties

I've been working hard to get things organized and ready to upload. Sorry for those of you who felt like it was taking me too long! You're right, but I've had more than blogging on my plate this week.

So first off, here is a photo of Nea with her 4 baby kittens:
She looks tired, but holy cannoli, she just gave birth to 5 kitties (one stillborn). I only gave birth to one baby, and it had me completely undone. She's a sweet new momma.

Here's one of her awake:
It's snowing today. Who'da guessed? I spent hours during yesterday's lovely weather doing yard work in a tee shirt. Anyway, I was concerned about the babies staying warm enough because they're outdoor cats. You may recall that we're just watching Nea for my brother, who couldn't have a pet at his current residence. We're not in the market for a pet, especially a cat, due to my allergies. And even if I did want to bring her inside during the chilly weather (cause I'm not completely cold-hearted), we don't have a litter box. And I'm averse to cats pooping in my house.

So she's outside, in her nice 48 gallon bin with a doorway cut in it so she can get in and out. But it's not all that warm frankly. Then this morning I remembered that we have an electric heating pad...the kind you put on yer achin' back. So I rigged it up to the extension cord and slid it under the puffy pillow that they're on in the box. I turned the heat on to the low setting, and hopefully this will create a cozy, toasty spot for them to pass the time while they get bigger and stronger.

More pictures of the kitties to follow. We just haven't wanted to handle them yet due to their tiny size and age.