Just some short videos of the more active members of the household this morning. The senior cats and dog are mostly sleeping, but the younger members and fosters are busy, busy, busy. A fellow blogger reminded me about snuffle mats, and I have one, so gave Bucky a few minutes of something fun to do.…Read more »
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The Fosters: Goose and Sugar Publicity Photos
Posted by in cats Huck and Raz already have a wonderful couple ready to adopt them when ready. but I need some photos of Goose and Sugar for the website when they are ready to be posted. Never an easy task with busy kittens in a room with less than optimum light and no artificial sources, but we got…Read more »
The Fosters: The Episode in Which the Berry Kittens Mess with my Head
Posted by in cats With kittens there are all sorts of small mishaps. Once they’ve started playing with each other it isn’t unusual for an eye to get a little claw, and a variety of other small adventures. Yesterday Raz’s eye was watery and runny and I went to get my eye ointment that I’m comfortable applying without asking…Read more »
The Fosters: Gracie and the Berry Kittens
Posted by in cats Whenever I can, I try to introduce my foster kittens to a dog. If they get comfy with either Gracie or Bodhi it increases the number of possible adopters for them. This group has done remarkably well, very quickly. (And it’s a good enrichment activity for both the kittens and Gracie, an added bonus!) The…Read more »
The Fosters: The Berry Kittens update
Posted by in cats The kittens are growing like weeds and doing very well. All are gaining weight as they should and today they were tested for FIV and FELV, two diseases we hope they don’t have, and the don’t, which is good news. They also got their first distemper shots today, and if I’d be thinking about it,…Read more »
The Fosters: The Berry Kittens are Here!
Posted by in cats Just some quick photos today, ’cause I know you’re all waiting to meet the Berry Kittens. They have been in a large cage until now, so they are over the moon with exploring the entire foster room, and they are running and playing and having a blast. Very friendly group. About 7 weeks old now.…Read more »
The Fosters: Ready for the Berry Kittens
Posted by in cats I love it when the foster room looks like this: The laundry is all done and the extra stuff packed in the appropriate bin. The litter boxes and trays have been cleaned and extra cleaned with a product called Rescue which is used by shelters to kill anything that shouldn’t be present. The food and…Read more »
The Fosters: Preview of the Berry Kittens
Posted by in cats I got phone camera photos – not very good ones – but photos anyway of the kittens I’ll be picking up Wednesday. They are around 6 weeks old, a very fun age. They’ve been cared for by a woman who takes in lots of kittens, many neonatal, and cares for them herself. Because she has…Read more »
The Fosters: Last step
Posted by in cats Just a cute picture today. The kittens all in their cones after completing their last step before heading home: spay and neuters! Everyone did great on Tuesday, and they will be out of those cones shortly and off to their forever homes this Sunday. At 4 1/2 months since Amelia arrived this is one of…Read more »
The Fosters: Getting Ready to Move On
Posted by in Uncategorized Amelia and her kittens are nearing the end of their time with me. Amelia, after being a total pill about leaving her spay scar alone, finally got out of the cone after seven days. I’ve never had a cat need a cone that long, but she would not leave the incision be, so I had…Read more »
