Brussel had a second kitten some time during the night.
There’s always a lot of commotion in the mornings, when I first come out with the kibble. Brussel ran outside, and she ate while she was in the yard. That gave me a chance to check on her baby, and when I discovered a sibling.
She still wasn’t back when I finished my rounds – and I kept having to chase Syndol out, because he wanted to see what those squeaky little worms were! I saw she was just outside the sun room door, so I hung out in the old kitchen, out of her sight, until she was back with her babies. Then I used the bamboo back scratcher again, to deliver a chunk of paté into the cat cave in front of her.
She growled at me, the whole time.
I’d taken out her food/water bowl during the night, so no skunks or racoons would try to get into the cage. It was empty by morning, and the water was filthy. How do racoons get water in even such a small bowl to filthy?? Anyhow, it got cleaned out and refilled, so she has her own food and water bowl inside the cat cage, too. Once she got the wet cat food, though, I closed up the cage for about half an hour, to give her uninterrupted time to enjoy her treat.
So it looks like she has a black and white, along with the calico-tabby.
She is a very good mama.
The Cat Lady is already talking about making an appointment for her in 10 weeks to be spayed. Our job is to get her socialized enough that we can take her in!
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 
Racoon answer, two words: Filthy Beasts. :D
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I know they put their hands into the water bowls, leaving such a mess – but there was hardly any water left in a much smaller bowl, yet it was all muddy!
As long as they don’t go into the cage. Last year, we found a newborn litter in the sun room. I made a “nest” for them, then waited for the mama to come back. Instead, the racoons got them. It was nasty.
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Yeah, the filthy beasts things was a joke, but despite looking cute, racoons can be really evil at times.
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The realities of nature. They’re adorable and can even be quite friendly. They generally get along with the cats – but there was opportunity, and they took it.
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