Yankee Kilts Cattery

02/06/2024

One tuxedo had their eyes open about 2 hours after being born. If I didn't see this myself then I wouldn't believe it since he is ahead of schedule by a lot!!!
These pics are 1 Dat old. 3 kittens have their eyes open well. 2 are closed (one is getting close to opening and 1 isn't interested) and 1 is partially open.
I'm not sure what it is with duchess' babies as they always open their eyes early. This litter and the last one both started within hours of birth!!!

Here are all 6 kittens :)

01/06/2024

Duchess is very happy cuddling her SIX kittens :) we have 2 definite munchkins and 2 definite longer legs. The black/charcoal kittens seem to be one of each, but it seems like 1 is short and another is in between. Those two aren't as short or as tall as the rest haha. Time will tell :)

31/05/2024

**we are now at 6 babies! Number 3 was a tuxedo born at 4:50am. My shift ended then and I went to bed! Number 4 was a black(or charcoal like she likes to have that match dad) kitten born at 7:23 am. Number 5 was born just before noon and was another little black kitten. Number 6 was born at 2:30 pm and is a little tuxedo again!**

Our wonderful milo from last year's summer litter has a clone! At 2:27 am, duchess had her first kitten! A little orange and white boy. He seems short! But we will wait and compare him to his siblings that are currently VERY active dancing in momma's belly :)

Duchess went into labor yesterday evening and was making progress at about 1015pm. Unfortunately she stalled with little progress for the next 6 hours. The amniotic sac was partially out the whole time and poor duchess just wanted to nap with her big kitties. We were very worried for this little one, but he amazed us all and came out nice and healthy! He is a big boy though!!! With a crazy long tail too!!

Now Duchess is doing her momma stuff while her 4 month and 10 month (milo) old kittens take care of her ❤️❤️❤️

(I also hear a lot of nursing going on and will likely find 3 different size kitties nursing when I check)

**and at 2:42 duchess wasted no time having kitten #2! The newest baby is a long legged calico sweet girl :)
This also confirms that baby boy #1 is in fact a munchkin as I thought :)

31/05/2024

31/05/2024

Francie is helping her momma calm down and get ready to push out some kittens ❤️

Duchess did start getting mean to the babies for the past 2 weeks like usual. Francie is loving having her mommas attention again!

18/03/2024

We have only two little kittens left available. They are both munchkins ❤️

Frances (francie as a nick name)is the little girl, and was born late at night Jan 5th.
Teddy Bear (bear for short) is our little boy who was born early Jan 6th!

How cool is that having 2 birthdays in the same litter :)
Another cool fact is that these kittens opened their eyes at just under 1 full day old!! Their other 2 siblings that went to their forever homes already, opened their eyes at only a couple hours old! Typically kittens open their eyes at about 2 weeks old. Duchess' kittens are always early, but usually open between 5-7 days old. Earliest I've ever seen before this litter was 3 days. I couldn't believe it!!!

The little girl is our little tuxedo genetta (bengalxmunchkin). Her dark color is the black on black Bengal stripes like her dad, which is a great contrast to her whole :)
The little boy is a super cute black munchkin.

They have completely stollen our hearts!!!

If you are looking for a kitty to be independent and keep to themselves, these are NOT the babies for you. They demand cuddles nearly 24/7!!! They are both OBSESSED with treats and are already learning some tricks and manners, such as sit, stay, gentle, and not stealing food. They are doing very well, but we are still working on it haha.
They are litter box trained and are fully weaned. They have dry food out all day and get wet food at dinner time. They play super well with all other cats and kittens, guinea pigs, and kids and adults of all ages :)

They are the two most snuggly kittens requiring to snuggle pressed up against you (usually in the crook of your neck) all night.

If either or both of them sound like they belong with your family, please send us a message :)
(Fb does not allow specifics about adoptions and they would remove the post if I put too much info)

10/02/2024

Kittens got upgraded to the kitten suite today!

08/01/2024

We got 4 beautiful kittens! Big brother Milo is helping mom with the babies :)

06/01/2024

So far she has 3 big babies and 3 little babies!

06/01/2024

06/01/2024

Kitten time!! We have a tuxedo baby!!

06/01/2024

We were hoping for Christmas kittens, but are getting new years babies instead! Duchess is in labor and is at the stage where she gets very upset the moment we stop petting her!