Corrigan and Mimi have babies

Today Corrigan gave birth to her 4 babies,exactly one week after Mimi, lol

We are hand rearing Mimis for some time yet but the babies of Corrigan are HUGE!! so I am sure she will be fine.


I did not want 3 litters of babies, but as most of you know the tale of my two sweet girls you know that I had little choice but to breed them when one they were in condition and two they called, I hope that I can make them feel safe and loved forever, and I will put up some nice photos of the babies.:smile:


The photos are of Corrigan this morning proud mama with her babies!:satisfied:

And Mimi also a proud mama with her week old babies.:satisfied:

Success... to you and your babies, you deserve it!! xxx

Congratulations to you Amber and of course your girls...............lots of babies in your home now it's going to be crazy when they are all running about! xx

Thankyou, yes it will be it will be lots of Fun too! I love to play with the all. x

Fantastic news Amber, I am so happy for you and the girls. This really is the start of their new lives.

Yay!!! Congratulations, they look adorable and Corrigan looks so proud :) XxX

Thankyou, I have waited for such a long time to have babies from my girls, but now is their time. Corrigan just loves her babies and I have given her one of Mimis to look after too and she is just so happy! I am so looking forward to them growing up

Thankyou she is loving being a mum her paws open and shut with joy!

Here is mum feeding the babies tonight after working in the garden all day!!

THANKS MUM XX:smile:

Congratulations!

Update on Mimis babies!

We are now only feeding them 3 times a day Mimi has settled to feeding them, though not huge because of the handfeeding we know they will catch up quick when they are weaned.:smile:

Corrigan is doing a fantastic job with her 3 and Mimis one baby!!

She is a natural mother and they are big fat healthy babies :smile:

Congratulations!

Thank you:smile:

Picture four second from the right thats the babe I would be keeping an eye on,markings on head look stunning....x

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Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Picture four second from the right thats the babe I would be keeping an eye on,markings on head look stunning....x

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Thats the one my mum says we should keep but he is a boy! grrr and she has got me a new boy for when Jet retires so I would love to but maybe not!

Hmm broody alert:drool1: Thankfully you are in Germany so I can't wangle an invite to come and play :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Amber 93

Thats the one my mum says we should keep but he is a boy! grrr and she has got me a new boy for when Jet retires so I would love to but maybe not!

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Going to watch that one as it matures with interest then,perhaps if he does turn into a real stunner you will have to think again....x

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Originally Posted by Helen & John

Hmm broody alert:drool1: Thankfully you are in Germany so I can't wangle an invite to come and play :rofl:

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Wangle away!!.... you very welcome to come and play!! You can specially come in November when we are off to the shows!! lol

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Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Going to watch that one as it matures with interest then,perhaps if he does turn into a real stunner you will have to think again....x

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I would love to keep him and Merlin the red from Aphrodite, but I do not think I will be able to Diti is retiring now so i will keep a daughter from her I want so much to keep Merlin but well, I think I would be silly!" The boy you have picked is stunning and huge, but again i will only have Mimi to mate him to and that would not be right.


We have reserved a new boy for the future to replace our Jet, so I think only Girls will join us here!

Hopefully though he will find a good home where they might show him!

My mum has a list of jobs to do as long as route 66, so I guess I will not be making many photos this weekend, but after what I have been like for the past 6 months I owe her big time, my mum is a real stress head lol, but this last half a year i beat her!

So this morning I made some quick photos of corrigan and mimis babies before mum goes in to hyperclean! lol


Corrigans babies first! YOU can see on her face she is so happy!! and all she says is LOOK at my babies!! :smile:

So amazing for a cat that went through so much, not to have ended up crazy! her babies are 2 weeks old tomorrow and twice the size of Mimi's at the moment, but then Mimi had 8 and we are hand feeding them.

They are growing very slowly, Mimi is a much bigger cat than Corrigan in lengh etc! but she had a difficult time with the babies and they are being hand reared but she is now also feeding them, we will just watch them grow! the little girl, we have nearly lost her 4 times mimi has sat on her so many times,:stressed: but she is still here!:smile:

We have started to hand feed Mimi,s babies with a little pate to get them to eat, they are not impressed but we are getting them to eat something, they are still being fed by mum and topped up by us!

Corrigan what can I say an amazing and truly dedicated mum, i cry a tear when i think one more week only last year and she would have had her precious babies ripped away from her, i can not imagine how she has got over this but she has, thankfully:smile:

Love & time is a great healer & Corrigan has proved it...x

You should be very proud Amber, you're doing a fantastic job. I for one am very proud to know you.

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Originally Posted by Amber 93

YOU can see on her face she is so happy!! and all she says is LOOK at my babies!! :smile:

So amazing for a cat that went through so much, not to have ended up crazy! her babies are 2 weeks old tomorrow and twice the size of Mimi's at the moment, but then Mimi had 8 and we are hand feeding them.

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I think I've missed this tale? What's she been through?

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Originally Posted by MickB

You should be very proud Amber, you're doing a fantastic job. I for one am very proud to know you.

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Thanks Mick, I do my best!

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Originally Posted by MickB

You should be very proud Amber, you're doing a fantastic job. I for one am very proud to know you.

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I agree with you Mick, it shows what love can do xx

She was kept by a horrible woman, a so called respectible mainecoon breeder?!! she did not own her, I owned her, but she had babies off her, she then just so she could keep my babies, snatched them away when the bailiffs went in for the mummy, they where only 4/12 to 5 weeks old, she claimed they died, my mum has proof with emails ( written by the SCRB to her friends) and pictures that they didn't die.

This time she will stay with her babies as long as she wants to, she is a teriffic mum, and her baby are so stunning! I would keep them all but 3 of them are boys! SHAME.

Here is part of the story I think, mind I have never done a link beofre this might not work lol, this is all new to me forums blogs and websites, but i am learning

http://www.maine-coon-forum.info/mai...w-6-month.html

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Originally Posted by Bethy_boo

I think I've missed this tale? What's she been through?

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She was kept by a horrible woman, a so called respectible mainecoon breeder?!! she did not own her, I owned her, but she had babies off her, she then just so she could keep my babies, snatched them away when the bailiffs went in for the mummy, they where only 4/12 to 5 weeks old, she claimed they died, my mum has proof with emails ( written by the SCRB to her friends) and pictures that they didn't die.

This time she will stay with her babies as long as she wants to, she is a teriffic mum, and her baby are so stunning! I would keep them all but 3 of them are boys! SHAME.

Here is part of the story I think, mind I have never done a link beofre this might not work lol, this is all new to me forums blogs and websites, but i am learning

[url]http://www.maine-coon-forum.info/maine-coon-cat-chat/1262-update-corrigan-now-6-month.html[/url

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Originally Posted by Helen & John

I agree with you Mick, it shows what love can do xx

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Thank you, she is a real sweetheart, I can not understand WHY, anyone would do what they did to her! she has the most amazing laid back attitude she is a real purrbox, she is still a little nevous with loud noises but mum, just makes her have it, with the hoover and stuff and now she is getting better, much better beore if you turned on a hoover she would run up the walls now she sits and watches and does not run off at all.


I don't care anyway she will live here forever and if I leave home after university she is coming with me lol, don't tell mum:rofl:

Maybe the ugly duckling will one day turn in to swans!

These babies are so different to my other babies I have had before always from Aphrodite.

They are also very difficult, they are hard to litter train, Ditis have used a tray since there were 3 weeks and even more difficult to get them to eat and BOY do they need to learn to eat!

I have made a mixed photos of both litters.. they are after all on 5 weeks and nearly 6 weeks, so they are allowed to looks a little strange with bits of fur sticking out lol. but they are so sweet and so laid back and so easy going!:smile:

Gremlins...

Swans will be in the pictures soon,all have to go through that ugly duckling stage to imerge...!
At the moment their little faces just look as if to say what are we doing here,good luck with the feeding & litter tray training,thats one good reason not to be a breeder let you have all the hard work & we have the bundle of joy at the end......x

Now in complete contrast to Aphrodites babies Mimi and Corrigans babies..

They went for their first vaccination on Friday and the vet could not believe the difference in the 3 litters.. Aphrodites huge babies.. and Corrigan and Mimis... NOT as big... VERY healthy just different, I am not sure the Dutch and English lines work so well here, though the vet did say a lot is down to how the mother was reared, Aphrodite has been with us since she was 12 weeks... Corrigan and Mimi were not as you know with us!!


I will try and get some nicer photos, they have fantastic puursonalities.. though



Both mums I took a photo of through the window at 6am this morning..

P. S. Please pardon their manners they had just eaten breakfast most of them are still wearing it!!

Wow that Woman really is the "gift that keeps on giving" eh ?

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Originally Posted by MickB

Wow that Woman really is the "gift that keeps on giving" eh ?

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Yes a permanent block in our copy book...


God help anyone else that get her cat from her !!



End of the day I discussed neutering them both, the vet said that it was of course our choice but they are both going to have the long lasting injection now.. if that makes them sterile so be it.. if it doesn't. then hopefully after a full year of rest and no stress... as NOW after all this time they ow they are the most friendly of girls coming up to you and rubbing them selves all over you...

I will have to make a video when Amber gets back.. The vets seems to think that all will come good... If the next litter is as hard work then they will both be spayed and live here for ever!! We are going to make a new play run and the neuters will all live together less stress for them.. when hey play outside some of our girls can be right bitches lol

They are growing in to nice kittens, PHEW!! lol, I have been told by some reliable Mainecoon breeders that have now looked at the pedigrees that the lines that these are from on the English side... are slow developers... so I think they will be a fab size when they grow up... here are the photos...


I have taken a lot of photos... they are totally CRAZY!! and I have no time to pick and chose for now.. so I have added them all!

Amber is back but all she has done is sleep.. lol

:drool1:Cute kitten overload:drool1: :rofl:Think I need to see more pics lol x

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Originally Posted by catslave

:drool1:Cute kitten overload:drool1: :rofl:Think I need to see more pics lol x

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LOL do you think!!