After having four small litter with just one or two kittens in each, I was amazed that Bella had five this time. Bella was very fidgety on the evening of the 27th but seemed to settle down to sleep in her bed just after midnight, so I thought it was safe to leave Bella until morning. I checked her just before 7:00am and she was curled up in her litter tray with five fluffy kittens:-) It took me a couple of hours to persuade Bella that her bed was a much more sensible place to put her babies - every time I put them in her bed, she moved them back to her litter tray. In the end I took her lid off her covered litter tray and gave her a bed with half covered and, thankfully, she settled down. All her kittens appear to be feeding well and Bella is being a fantastic mum.
At two weeks old, Bella's kittens now have their eyes open. Their ears have got bigger and they are starting to hold their heads up more now. One of the black silvers has green pen in her ears, so that we can tell them apart.
At three weeks old, Bella's kittens are much more mobile and will soon be out of their kitten box. Their ears seems huge at the now but they will grow back into them. It took ages to do their pictures as they kept walking off in the wrong direction or turning their heads, so apologies for a couple of them being blurred.
At four weeks old, Bella's kittens are now out of their kitten box and are enjoying chasing each other around the kitten pen. They are starting to show some interest in solid food, so I think they will have their first taste very soon.
At five weeks old, Bella's kittens are now eating solid food and are really enjoying running around the kitten room.