Here's tinykittens Chloe giving birth with Ramona's help

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[tblue37]

1. K&R and thanks! They are clearly good friends--probably related, too. nt

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2. Thanks tblue37! I'm thinking they are related

[tblue37]

4. I think most Happy Forest cats are related, but some more closely than others. I suspect

these two mamas are probably close cousins or sisters from different litters.

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5. Chloe is about 5 & Ramona is about 18 months so maybe Chloe is Ramona's Mom??

[tblue37]

6. No, b/c a ginger cannot have a plain black kitten, and a plain black cannot have a ginger kitten.

They could have the same mother or father, or the same mother and father, but be born from different litters in different years. Or they could be aunt and niece. But I am guessing that they are fairly closely related.

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7. Oh ok. Thanks for that info!

[tblue37]

8. My house panther Tico is also a faucet drinker--but unlike the house panther in the gif,

Tico is BIG--15 pounds--almost big enough to pass for a real panther.

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3. That last black baby--#5--seems to have one ginger leg. Very funny. nt

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9. Ramona's kitten Quimby passed away this morning & now Rula's panther girl is losing weight!

Shelly is doing a great job!

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10. From the comments at the tinykittens livestream Rula's panther girl Okoye passed away today

Here are the names of the kittens
CHLOE: Brie - tortie #1, Fontina - tortie #2, Colby - lighter ginger, Cheddar - darker ginger, Aura - tortie tuxie with cleft palate
RULA: T'Challa - panther boy, Okoye - panther girl, Nakia - tortie
RAMONA: Quimby - 1st born - no collar; Huggins - Yellow Collar; Ribsy - Blue Collar; Beezus - Green collar
Quimby passed away yesterday.