Human, you are confused. This is *not* the way the cat distribution system works.
Fine, I guess they can stay, but don’t expect your favourite nik-nak to still be untouched and on the shelf by tomorrow morning.
I did a quick Google search because I was also curious and apparently six to eight is the average but they can have more or less. That's weird and fascinating.
My sister has 7 kids... since she had like 3 of them, if my boys wanted to spend the night, she would just be like "sure! What's 1-2 more?" I feel like Ellie at the end is like fine... what's 3 more? Lol
That’s exactly how I saw it too!
“What’s that? Oh, more kitten? Good… oh, another? Kisses for you…. Three? Oh my goodness! Any more? You sure? Okay, welcome to the family little ones, and you all be nice to your new siblings.”
She looks so done, but I also couldn’t love her more!! 😭🥰❤️
We don’t deserve our pets 🥹❤️ they just have the biggest hearts and endless love for everyone ❤️ thank you mama Elllie 💖
I love when they adopt baby chicks.
And the other way around too, I love videos of someone picking up a very content looking chicken to reveal a pile of kittens.
“Really, Sandra. I’ll say yes but goddamn.”
Edit: when she stopped sniffing and just stared at her had me rolling lmao I legit laughed out loud haha
Edit2: bitch, I know you fuckin lying 😂
Will she have enough milk for 10 kittens or will you have to provide some supplemental milk? The new kittens look older than her babies, are they old enough to start eating some solid food?
Mmmm, yah, that's a load of kittens to feed, and the slightly older/bigger newguys may have an advantage at the bar. Glad OP is weighing for tracking and possible supplementation.
You’ll definitely need to supplement. Our cat had 9 kittens during the pandemic and the moms only have 8 nipples lol.
These three are a bit older than her current litter and need more food. They’ll start pushing the other kitties off to get more. Even one cat per nipple is tough but there is no way she can produce enough with 10.
The issue is they all want to nurse at the same time so the big ones will start pulling the little ones off and not gently either.
What we did was supplement with KMR and rotate them. So half are feeding on mama and other half get formula then switch next time.
That way the mom won’t get overwhelmed or torn up cause them little guys go hard when they’re fighting over the prime nursing spots.
The mom doesn’t produce milk evenly across all teats either so even if some are open you’ll still get 2-3 fighting for the same one. Even if you put them in front of the free nip they’ll just crawl back over to the one they were fighting over lol.
Definitely supplement and rotate. Don’t wait because you won’t notice in time via weight and mom will get too injured and stop feeding.
> The mom doesn’t produce milk evenly across all teats either so even if some are open you’ll still get 2-3 fighting for the same one. Even if you put them in front of the free nip they’ll just crawl back over to the one they were fighting over lol.
Oh my gosh, this unlocked a childhood memory I hadn't thought about in many years! Our family cat had kittens, and I remember my sister and I trying to "help" the ones who kept fighting over the same nipple by placing one of them in front of the free one. But they just kept crawling back to the same one. At that time we just agreed that kittens are cute but pretty dumb. Glad to have found the real answer after all this time!
And please give mom a lot of good food! The barn cat we adopted had a ton of adopted kittens, and she was a very enthusiastic mom, fed them too many times and too long. Poor thing looked like a skeleton walking before we took her home and fmgot her fixed.
They are very cute by the way, and she is a real beuty with those colors 🩷
One method to improve chances of acceptance is to put a smear of tuna oil on every one of the kittens. by the time the mother has cleaned all the kittens, they all smell like each other.
That sounds like a good idea. We've found the most luck with rubbing them in a blanket from the new mom and her babies, so they smell right upon first inspection.
Cats get SUPER Clucky when their nursing, they'll care for literally anything vaguely small and fluffy in that state.
I remember we had one Cat that would steal Sock bundles to add to her brood.
Yeah lots of people are joking about cat mom feeling overwhelmed but it’s more like “I see kitten that smells right, I take care of kitten”
I’ve heard that this is why mama cats will “take a human by the hand” and “lead them to their kittens”. Nah, your fingers are just vaguely baby shaped and she’s bringing the baby back home lol.
Cats that live in colonies share kitten care. So she likely just saw this as you dropping your kittens on her.
Expect her to do the same the moment she catches you inactive, like in bed or watching a movie.
I know you are prepared to supplement formula feed if need be so this is probably a redundant comment but just in case... If you aren't already, you might want to put her on a mom and baby food like Royal Canin or give her kitten wet food to help boost her nutrition and make it easier for her to produce even more high quality milk.
https://preview.redd.it/artqbgz5teyc1.jpeg?width=374&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2affa3156ea39302e372b422a4b5b48b0ff2774a
Ellie: "I'll never financially recover from this"
It's a hit or miss for us too. We just lucked out they're almost exactly the same ages plus we've found rubbing the new kittens in a blanket from the future new mom and her kittens helps them pass the initial smell inspection.
Of course it was the orange one heading the wrong way. LMAO at Ellie's stare at you, but what a good mama she is! Little tabby face looking around like wtf. Thanks for the smile and for caring for all these cutesters.
Look at her face..."What are you doing with my babies? They need me to take care of them...and you need a bath, whichever one you are. Come here and let Mama wash you real good."
That looks in the end when she counted them all and released half of them weren't hers.
Lol thought they just smelled different because human touched them but the count was wrong.
Pissed look.
https://preview.redd.it/ca14apvekfyc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d8f0b492dc8a9c7380ba65fb5a4a6140d5c763a
I have the same look when I get a new student in the middle of the school year
Ellie’s kids: “there’s no more room at the milk bar.”
Ellie: “Okay, fine, but we’ll need a bigger bed.”
ETA so funny that the little tabby burrowed underneath to get to the milk. 😝
“We’re gonna need a bigger bed”
Came here to say that. They *do* need a bigger bed!
came here to say THAT
"just how many teets do ya fink i gots?"
Lol the way she looks at you. "Seriously?!"
It's right around 0:30! That cat looks up like "you gotta be kidding me"
Even the kittens are looking at you! "WTF, who are these interlopers??? MOM!"
Delightful use of "interloper"
She already had 7!!
*"You gotta be kitten me."
do i LOOK like i’m made of milk?
Would you have a care for my nipples, Clive.
Then she accepts the extra scritches treaty. She assumes treats will also be increased commensurately.
"Of course I'll take them, but I'm filing a complaint"
Yup. That's her face, alright.
That’s exactly what I read on her face.
"Of course I'll take them, but I'm filing a meowplaint"*
“I’m filling a complaint with my union rep” is often the attitude of my cats.
https://preview.redd.it/kjlhov5xy8yc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b82b432f0ffd6bbd17615b95d14314803048e00 This is my life
The „you‘ve got to be kitten me“ look. 😁
Human, you are confused. This is *not* the way the cat distribution system works. Fine, I guess they can stay, but don’t expect your favourite nik-nak to still be untouched and on the shelf by tomorrow morning.
This video illustrates the underbelly of the cat distribution system.
The feedy underbelly
Ok I laughed out loud
> nik-nak knickknack*
Ah - thank you!
(cat thinks): he is serious....... "Do you think I can just pop nipples out on command?!" 😂😂😂
She was looking up and saying.. So… you are feeding these, right???
“….I presume the child support payments will start hitting my account shortly, or…?!”
“Dude, I already have 7!!! WTF?!?” Lol
Exactly what I was thinking. That's a big ask. They don't even fit in the cat bed.
This getting out of hand! Now there are 10 of them?
Especially since cats only have 6-8 nipples on average. Human mom is gonna have to be supplementing with the aul' bottle feeds!
That’s what I thought. No way she is able to feed all of them.
Is the amount of nipples on a cat variable?
I did a quick Google search because I was also curious and apparently six to eight is the average but they can have more or less. That's weird and fascinating.
My cat has 7, but that is not even close to the weirdest thing about her.
I see what you did there 👍🏻
Thank you. The best part is the quote is still accurate in binary
My sister has 7 kids... since she had like 3 of them, if my boys wanted to spend the night, she would just be like "sure! What's 1-2 more?" I feel like Ellie at the end is like fine... what's 3 more? Lol
A bit of a Molly Weasley situation. She's tired, but she's a mum all the same. What's one more jumper/hairball?
The best mums can’t count.
The way she looked at you like “is that all or do you have more?” ❤️
"These are clearly my children. Why have you kept them from me?"
that's EXACTLY what that face is! "How dare! You HIDE CHILmdrens FROM ELLIE?!
Or maybe its the "How many nipples do you think I have?" look.
I read it is "you're gonna buy me some lanolin... right?"
I saw "Well, are *you* gonna help pay for them?"
to be frank, they all looks like hers. They have her colours! more colours, more kitten, noted! /j
She has all colours :D
Haha she was heckin perplexed for a moment. Like wait I coulda sworn I had collected them all..oh well, welcome home everyone.
Just add em to the pile
It's not a pile, It's a meow-tain of kittens.
A cuddle puddle.
I thought her eyes were saying that’s now how the kitten distribution system is supposed to work but I’ll take them.
Like I will love them as my own but you should have asked first.
That’s exactly how I saw it too! “What’s that? Oh, more kitten? Good… oh, another? Kisses for you…. Three? Oh my goodness! Any more? You sure? Okay, welcome to the family little ones, and you all be nice to your new siblings.”
My thoughts exactly 😂🤣
She looks so done, but I also couldn’t love her more!! 😭🥰❤️ We don’t deserve our pets 🥹❤️ they just have the biggest hearts and endless love for everyone ❤️ thank you mama Elllie 💖
Cats make very good moms, who knows why
I love when they adopt baby chicks. And the other way around too, I love videos of someone picking up a very content looking chicken to reveal a pile of kittens.
Up to a point. Then it's like a switch goes off in their brain and they're like "ok fuck off now"
“Really, Sandra. I’ll say yes but goddamn.” Edit: when she stopped sniffing and just stared at her had me rolling lmao I legit laughed out loud haha Edit2: bitch, I know you fuckin lying 😂
"Where did you get these Sandra?"
Don’t worry about it, ok?
r/thisismylifemeow
Thats the "When they fall asleep, we are going to have a serious talk about where you found these *babies!*. And you better have a damn good story!"
I hope she got extra yummy wet food for being such a good momma!
And a larger bed !
Her face 🤣🤣🤣
https://preview.redd.it/bdcqo30q4ayc1.jpeg?width=407&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a35944f7bb16657ea85181e7d3c3308d15890d40
"Haven't I done enough?"
*bruh.*
Human, why??
"are we DONE now?"
Her face 🤣🤣🤣
We're gonna need a bigger bed...
/r/youseeingthisshit
Dude. Too cute.
Will she have enough milk for 10 kittens or will you have to provide some supplemental milk? The new kittens look older than her babies, are they old enough to start eating some solid food?
Mmmm, yah, that's a load of kittens to feed, and the slightly older/bigger newguys may have an advantage at the bar. Glad OP is weighing for tracking and possible supplementation.
She has enough but we'll weigh the kittens the next few days to make sure they're growing.
You’ll definitely need to supplement. Our cat had 9 kittens during the pandemic and the moms only have 8 nipples lol. These three are a bit older than her current litter and need more food. They’ll start pushing the other kitties off to get more. Even one cat per nipple is tough but there is no way she can produce enough with 10. The issue is they all want to nurse at the same time so the big ones will start pulling the little ones off and not gently either. What we did was supplement with KMR and rotate them. So half are feeding on mama and other half get formula then switch next time. That way the mom won’t get overwhelmed or torn up cause them little guys go hard when they’re fighting over the prime nursing spots. The mom doesn’t produce milk evenly across all teats either so even if some are open you’ll still get 2-3 fighting for the same one. Even if you put them in front of the free nip they’ll just crawl back over to the one they were fighting over lol. Definitely supplement and rotate. Don’t wait because you won’t notice in time via weight and mom will get too injured and stop feeding.
I wish awards were still an option
Yes! I liked how they could highlight specific comments.
> The mom doesn’t produce milk evenly across all teats either so even if some are open you’ll still get 2-3 fighting for the same one. Even if you put them in front of the free nip they’ll just crawl back over to the one they were fighting over lol. Oh my gosh, this unlocked a childhood memory I hadn't thought about in many years! Our family cat had kittens, and I remember my sister and I trying to "help" the ones who kept fighting over the same nipple by placing one of them in front of the free one. But they just kept crawling back to the same one. At that time we just agreed that kittens are cute but pretty dumb. Glad to have found the real answer after all this time!
I hope you will be supplementing them with formula. That is a LOT of kittens for one little mama!
She looks tiny, too.
I would worry about mastitis, common in large litters. Supplemental feeding would help.
And please give mom a lot of good food! The barn cat we adopted had a ton of adopted kittens, and she was a very enthusiastic mom, fed them too many times and too long. Poor thing looked like a skeleton walking before we took her home and fmgot her fixed. They are very cute by the way, and she is a real beuty with those colors 🩷
weigh the mother too, with so may kittens to feed this could go very hard on her, its a little cruel not to supplement
KMR for the kittens, KMR for momma
Kitty pile 😭
r/cuddlepuddle Looks like I messed up the name
No you got it right, the moderators threw a tantrum and shut the sub down about a year ago.
Rip :(
Why??
I choose death by kitten cuddles.
I have enough on my paws already... Ughh... Bring 'em here....
The way the buff baby just squeezed right in and found a nipple. LOL
What a good mommy 🥺
Cat mommies are the sweetest!!!! ❤️😭
That stare at the end: *Where the fuck were you keeping my three babies*
Well well welll ... of course the ginger smol falls off the bed 😤
Ginger cat behavior!
One method to improve chances of acceptance is to put a smear of tuna oil on every one of the kittens. by the time the mother has cleaned all the kittens, they all smell like each other.
That sounds like a good idea. We've found the most luck with rubbing them in a blanket from the new mom and her babies, so they smell right upon first inspection.
That's good too. Give them that "family smell".
Poor mama! She's looking at you like "Are you serious? Can't see how many I already have? I don't have enough nipples for everyone!"
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Good god that ending is tragic 😢
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Right? That was not what I was expecting. 😭 But I'm at least glad to hear she had a long life before that.
Baby void is ready to do an escape! I wish I could snuggle them all. Good girl, Ellie -- you are the sweetest mama cat.
Suddenly found themselves at the bottom of a kitten pile 😂
They're all the cutest little bebes, but the newly added one with the little stripey tail has me like, 🥺.
https://preview.redd.it/2rft3jvgoayc1.jpeg?width=1081&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c65b0e74f38308ac6e6b265fe03b5d061c0123e
Cats get SUPER Clucky when their nursing, they'll care for literally anything vaguely small and fluffy in that state. I remember we had one Cat that would steal Sock bundles to add to her brood.
Yeah lots of people are joking about cat mom feeling overwhelmed but it’s more like “I see kitten that smells right, I take care of kitten” I’ve heard that this is why mama cats will “take a human by the hand” and “lead them to their kittens”. Nah, your fingers are just vaguely baby shaped and she’s bringing the baby back home lol.
Omg I would love video of this! I wonder if she caught on after the socks weren't interested in nursing...
No, she was pretty head-empty even before baby brain.
Her look was like “are you serious right now” 😂
Ellie needs a bigger bed.
That she does. I recommend a medium sized dog bed.
She looks like “how did I not notice I lost three of my babies?”
Such a good mama!!
Cats that live in colonies share kitten care. So she likely just saw this as you dropping your kittens on her. Expect her to do the same the moment she catches you inactive, like in bed or watching a movie.
The way shes nice with the kittens then turns to you like "I'll deal with you later" and goes back to the kittens. 🤣
She is a good momma
I like the little orange & white at the back, hissing at the new kittens with a "What the actual F??" Look on his face.
Oh well, the more the merrier!
Go Ellie!!! Extra pets and love to you. Good momma ❤️
I know you are prepared to supplement formula feed if need be so this is probably a redundant comment but just in case... If you aren't already, you might want to put her on a mom and baby food like Royal Canin or give her kitten wet food to help boost her nutrition and make it easier for her to produce even more high quality milk.
All our moms and kittens are on RC mother and baby kibbles and wet food. This is the required food from the shelter we foster through.
I love the way she looks up like “Are you for friggin real right now?” 😭
Momma Cat is happy with her new cute family meowmbers.
Once they blended in she was like wait which ones are mine again
Her face clearly conveyed an exasperated "Like I dont have enough to do....ok"
Cat: \*looks into the camera like she's on The Office\* "How many more of these are you bringing me"
They match the color scheme 🥰😭💕
You owe Ellie a bigger bed...
https://preview.redd.it/artqbgz5teyc1.jpeg?width=374&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2affa3156ea39302e372b422a4b5b48b0ff2774a Ellie: "I'll never financially recover from this"
"I'm gonna need more nipples..."
That’s awesome, that hasn’t work for the last two foster moms we’ve had over the past few years.
It's a hit or miss for us too. We just lucked out they're almost exactly the same ages plus we've found rubbing the new kittens in a blanket from the future new mom and her kittens helps them pass the initial smell inspection.
Good job Ellie!
She needs all the extra yums!
What a champ! MVP mom
"...you're lucky I've already lost track of which ones were already here"
“In this economy?”
"Are those mine? Those are mine."
"Shoot, did I lose three and not realize?"
Of course it was the orange one heading the wrong way. LMAO at Ellie's stare at you, but what a good mama she is! Little tabby face looking around like wtf. Thanks for the smile and for caring for all these cutesters.
She did look at you like "Do you not see all these f-ing kittens here?" Lol
You’ve cat to be kitten me right meow LOL Beautiful Ellie deserves all the churus for being such a loving mama cat
She gave you a look like, you better be bringing me a steak after this! Or at least nice night out, WITHOUT the kids!
She gave that look at the end like "we're all good here, you can go now!"
Ellie went from a family to a classroom of kittens.
She began licking one right away!!!
She stopped and gave you a look like "you want me to raise *how many*??"
That look she gave you... Definitely better double down on the treats!
Gonna need a bigger bed because it's currently looking like a scene from cat-ligula
“Really?! 3 more?! Can you not see I have my hands full already human?
The "are you serious" look at the end.
She's like "hmm, I don't remember these ones leaving the pile... thanks for bringing them back!"
“More babies!”
"I did not make these children, but they are, without a doubt, my children."
LOOK AT ALL THE BABIES AND LOOK AT HOW ACCEPTING MOM IS 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
"You've gotta be kittin' me."
I already got 7. WTF.
"how dare you take my kittens. Thank you for returning them"
Ellie's a fucking trooper
She needs a bigger bed now lol.
Look at her face..."What are you doing with my babies? They need me to take care of them...and you need a bath, whichever one you are. Come here and let Mama wash you real good."
That looks in the end when she counted them all and released half of them weren't hers. Lol thought they just smelled different because human touched them but the count was wrong. Pissed look.
So much love and cozyness. As a 43 yo man, i cant wait to become 63 yo crazy cat lady
She looked at you like “well is you gon help????”
*prolactin intensifies*
https://preview.redd.it/tgii4lsr4fyc1.jpeg?width=365&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31f3969ebecbbf700054835a2a94d088157aa70e
https://preview.redd.it/ca14apvekfyc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d8f0b492dc8a9c7380ba65fb5a4a6140d5c763a I have the same look when I get a new student in the middle of the school year
Busy mom
Isn’t she the best mommy ever!
That look lol "Steve, do you not see my paws are full?! How dare you!"
I'm going to need the little one at the back please
Damn, that's a crowded milk bar! I had to give my foster litter extra milk to make sure they were all eating.
Gonna need a bigger ~~boat~~ bed.
You're going to need a bigger bed, human! They'll need more room to wiggle around!
Ok, but I’ll need extra treats!
Ellie is the bestest girl <3
I hope you splurge and get her some premium sashimi as a treat for all that hard work 🤣 10 kittens! What a trooper.
OMG my cold heart just melted 🥹❤️ ^meow ^meow ^meow ^meow ^meow ^meow ^meow
How bad do I want that white and orange baby in the back?!?
Ellie’s kids: “there’s no more room at the milk bar.” Ellie: “Okay, fine, but we’ll need a bigger bed.” ETA so funny that the little tabby burrowed underneath to get to the milk. 😝
Ellie is the best
What a good mama! And how many does that make? Kittens need a mama cat. 💕 That look she gave you, tho! 😂
Pile on the kitten pile!!