Ringer
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Ringer had been acting sick and strange and I was worried over her. When I noticed smudges of blood on the floor, I really got worried. She lives in my bathroom and has a cat cube in the shower and I was cleaning around it too and found big clups of fur all over. I started thinking maybe she had babies and they died, so I checked her cube where there was a folded sheet inside for her to lay on. Lo and behold I felt a baby, but it was squirmy and warm! I looked further and found two more! She had babies without me ever knowing! I had been in the hospital and hubby was "watching" the bunnies and somehow let them get together!
One of the babies had slipped away from the other two and was cool to the touch. I put him near my chest and warmed him up and then put him right with the others. Mother has been feeding them and they are plump and full.
If you all remember, last Christmas she had a clutch, but ignored them. Thank heavens she is very attentive now.
I tried to add more sweatshirt material to the cube because she doesn't make nests. Also covered the babies with the fur I had found. Just after I left she jumped in and kicked the material out and also pawed off all the fur. She even threw out the fluffy cotton that I had added in the corner to keep them warm. But later she thought better of the whole thing and put the fluffy cotton back in and covered the babies with it. LOL
It had to be her way! I was just worried they would get cold. I know that is very bad with newborns.
So now they are fine. I put a folded towel under the cube so they wouldn't be directly on the cold tile. Seem to be eating as they are quite warm, covered and content. Anything else I should do or is it best just to keep my nose out of the whole thing?
I've decided not to handle them much until they are furred. They must be about four days old as their ears are getting furrier and there is a fine fur growing on their bodies.
Did I say how absolutely adorable they are? I am in love. One is all black, one light gray and the other is tan with darker spots and patches of either gray or brown. awwwwwww
I have named them Barnaby, Uncle Wiggily and Blackjack.
My mother just died a month ago and I just got out of the hospital after having carotid surgery. This was kind of a miracle, the sweet little babies of new life.
One of the babies had slipped away from the other two and was cool to the touch. I put him near my chest and warmed him up and then put him right with the others. Mother has been feeding them and they are plump and full.
If you all remember, last Christmas she had a clutch, but ignored them. Thank heavens she is very attentive now.
I tried to add more sweatshirt material to the cube because she doesn't make nests. Also covered the babies with the fur I had found. Just after I left she jumped in and kicked the material out and also pawed off all the fur. She even threw out the fluffy cotton that I had added in the corner to keep them warm. But later she thought better of the whole thing and put the fluffy cotton back in and covered the babies with it. LOL
It had to be her way! I was just worried they would get cold. I know that is very bad with newborns.
So now they are fine. I put a folded towel under the cube so they wouldn't be directly on the cold tile. Seem to be eating as they are quite warm, covered and content. Anything else I should do or is it best just to keep my nose out of the whole thing?
I've decided not to handle them much until they are furred. They must be about four days old as their ears are getting furrier and there is a fine fur growing on their bodies.
Did I say how absolutely adorable they are? I am in love. One is all black, one light gray and the other is tan with darker spots and patches of either gray or brown. awwwwwww
I have named them Barnaby, Uncle Wiggily and Blackjack.
My mother just died a month ago and I just got out of the hospital after having carotid surgery. This was kind of a miracle, the sweet little babies of new life.
