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| 2196.1 | | CHET::MACDONALD | | Thu Feb 02 1989 18:05 | 11 |
| When dogs have a single pup litter knowledgeble breeders search
for someone who has had a litter at approx. the same time and ask
to borrow a pup to raise with the single pup. This way the puppies
have the chance to grow and experience "normal" behavior. Otherwise
a single puppy grows up not knowing that it really is a dog and
most likely will have a hard time fitting in later on. I would
expect the same to be true for cats at least to a certain point.
The single kitten was most likely so big because it had ALL the
room in the womb. This is just a quick explanation...hope it helps!
MaryAnne
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| 2196.2 | Probably not | LESCOM::KALLIS | Anger's no replacement for reason. | Thu Feb 02 1989 19:58 | 11 |
| Re .1 (MaryAnne):
>The single kitten was most likely so big because it had ALL the
>room in the womb.
Actually, kitty wombs are Y-shaped. I suspect the large size may
have something to do with who Daddy was. (I once met a half-bobcat
who was _huge_; Mamma was the domestic. Onh, the half-bobcat was
named Socrates.)
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| 2196.3 | | YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO | | Thu Feb 02 1989 20:01 | 21 |
| Kathie, a friend who breeds Abys, has a female named Harla that
almost always has only one kitten. It doesn't mean that the mother
is unhealthy in any way, it just happens. The single kitten is
very big because it has more room in the womb, and it grows big
and fat quickly since there is no competition at the milk bar.
An average size Birman is about 3 ounces at birth, Kathie's aby
kittens (the only kittens) weigh over 5 ounces at birth and sometimes
six. They have grown up to be happy, healthy, well adjusted cats.
One of them even lived with me for a few months.
I am raising a single kitten in one of my litters right now and
she is just great. Being the only one in the litter, she doesn't
have to fight for attention, and is very people oriented. I think
you should go for it and not worry about the kitten. It will be
fine.
Also, it is alot easier on the mother to take care of one then it
is to take care of four or five.
Jo
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| 2196.4 | | YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO | | Thu Feb 02 1989 20:11 | 8 |
| re .2 the father of Kathie's mega aby kittens have been all different
but not one of them was over 8 pounds. Aby's aren't big cats.
I agree that a cats uterus is Y shaped with two horns, but I think
that being the only one, all the nutrients that the mother cat's
body had to give were being given to this single kitten.
Jo
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| 2196.5 | *SOLO* | AIMHI::OFFEN | | Fri Feb 03 1989 16:37 | 10 |
| I once had a beautiful black angora (like Black Thunder). Her name
was Fluffy. She usually had litters of 3 or 4. Her last pregnancy
resulted in 1 single tiger kitten. We named him SOLO of course.
Solo was the healthiest kitten she ever had. As far as thinking
of himself as human or cat, he had his beautiful mother for an
example.
Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)
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| 2196.6 | | YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO | | Fri Feb 03 1989 18:21 | 6 |
| Come to think of it, I had a single kitten in a litter from one
of my first cats. She was very young when she had the kitten and
the kitten was huge. Her name was Alpha Omega since her mom was
spayed during her C-section.
Jo
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