02/06/2026
2/8/26 update- our last little baby boy is still doing well. No signs of fading and he’s enjoying the milk bar all to himself and we are supplemental feeding every 3 hours. Mom has been in some pain due to mammary swelling as her body still tries to make enough to feed the 8 she started with but we are managing now with pain meds and warm compresses so she’s feeling much better today. Thank you all for your comments, concern, prayers and for investing yourselves into our little Cattery. It means the world to us to have support, especially in times like these.
2/7/26 update- the little girl faded again last night but this time didn’t respond to the care we were giving (subq fluids, antibiotics, tube feeding, warming) so we are down to one little red boy that has yet to show symptoms since birth so I’m hopeful he will be ok. Thank you to everyone for the sweet encouraging comments. They mean the world.
I know many of you have messaged in the past few months to ask about kittens so I felt I should give an update on our Rogue/Goose litter.
Rogue delivered babies on Wednesday. She had a very good delivery with no complications. Her litter (except one cleft palate baby) appeared in excellent health and good weights for the litter size. Unfortunately, yesterday afternoon, kittens started to “fade” one right behind the other. This was very confusing because they had been active, gaining and thriving. We were all hands on deck trying to keep warm and eating but we were unsuccessful for all but two.
I’ve never experienced anything like this before. It was textbook symptoms of blood type incompatibility but even after double checking back another generation, that’s not possible.
We are at a loss. I’m really not sure what I feel. Numb. Bitter. Disappointed for Rogue. Mostly just sad.
Many of you have shared my excitement at the possibility of red kittens, which we haven’t had in years. And even though color doesn’t matter, it’s very fun for pet families and ultimately that makes it exciting for us.
I’ve been up many hours for days leading up to and after delivery supporting Rogue and her kittens. I don’t really want to talk about this again because it hurts my heart so this is all I’ll say about it. I felt that many of you were awaiting delivery updates and I owed you that.
Please pray that the last two pull through.
