We found out that there are more rooms and some more cats outside the bedroom through the climbing door.
After much exploration and play we had a nap on the big cat tower and then more play. Momma was worried and kept following us all over the place.
Been a good day for 'sploration. Having another nap now!
Showing posts with label Kittehpile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kittehpile. Show all posts
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
The Daily Kitten
The kittens are now being featured on The Daily Kitten. Yesterday was Ash’s feature day and today is Brit’s. Over the next few days, each kitten is going to be featured on their own day.
They are continuing to grow and play more and more and snuggle more and more.
Will update more over the next few days but today I am trying to get through all of the photos of my wonderful weekend away with friends.
They are continuing to grow and play more and more and snuggle more and more.
Will update more over the next few days but today I am trying to get through all of the photos of my wonderful weekend away with friends.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Kittehplay!
The kittehs are definitely more active and playful lately, especially anytime we come in the vicinity of them. They grab their kittehnaps while we are off doing grown up things. Clousette is even now getting in on some of the fun. In this video, she is mainly just watching the kittehs and making sure noone is beating up on anyone else excessively. She does get into letting them play with her tail and swoosh it around for them to pounce.
It has been easier lately to get some video of them than it has been to photograph them as you may notice from this short video, they don't stay put in any one place for long.
Hopefully, I have figured out this video thing a little better and choosing music to go with it, uggg.. but think that the fun playful toon of this is fitting for their fun antics.
It has been easier lately to get some video of them than it has been to photograph them as you may notice from this short video, they don't stay put in any one place for long.
Hopefully, I have figured out this video thing a little better and choosing music to go with it, uggg.. but think that the fun playful toon of this is fitting for their fun antics.
Friday, July 31, 2009
The Weaning
Just a quick update. The kittehs have started eating solid food (right out of Clousette's dish). The next step is the make sure they are eating the KITTEN food and not the adult food the Clousette prefers.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Gravitational pull? No, Footatational Pull.
It has been discovered with much scientific observation that kittehs are attracted to toes and ankles. When entering the "Kitteh play zone" it is expected that your feet will be investigated and played with.
Kittehpile
Kittehpile
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
They are a climbin'!
It has been a couple of days that we have been busy with some non-kitteh specific activities. We have spent a lot of time still with the kittehs, just other things like Scott Kelby’s 2nd Annual Worldwide Photowalk, buying a new car and working on a bathroom renovation have kept us from taking many photos of the kittehs or reporting about them.
The biggest news, they are now just over 3 weeks old and all rough housing with each other more and getting very interested in climbing things. We have a towel over the side of the tub to cover the gentle heat, extended time heating pad. It is also secured a little firmer by having a shelf placed over part of the tub giving them a little covered area to play under out of the light. It is to serve as additional space where we can place the scale and litter box for when they are big enough to start using it.
They have been climbing the towel along the side a lot and some are getting very, very good at it. We are nearing the end of their time of knowing they are in the tub and not out and about somewhere in the bathroom or bedroom.
Mydnight is extremely quick with his climbing now. He will scale up the side in an instant when you come to see them. He isn’t too sure what to do when he gets up to the side so that is usually as far as he goes.
We do have a little kitteh ramp on the other side covered with another towel in case they want to try their hand and descending down to the bathroom floor. So far, noone has really given it a try.
Smirk would have to be the closest to give the ramp a try but only goes part way on the top. She seems to be more interested in getting on top of the shelf over the bathtub. She went for an exploration all around it this morning with a very watchful and chirping Clousette telling her to be careful and being nearby in case she needed to assist her. Smirk took her adventure carefully and didn’t need any help to move around or get back into the tub. She checked out the edges but made sure not to go over anything that was too high for her.
Ash is also getting to be a good climber so if she is, we know they all are ramping up to make outside the tub adventures as she has been the last to try everything.
They are all walking a lot better and some almost running. It isn’t quite a run but a fast walk with the occasional bounce and back legs jumping sideways to catch up to the rest of their bodies.
Mike is gone for a few days for work so I shall see what I can do to get some more photos. However, I am not sure how well that may work as we have been finding it increasingly more difficult for Mike to keep a handle on them all on the bed. They are quick and all like to take off in different directions at the same time. It is cute but definitely a handful and only bound to get to be more of a handful but we are loving every minute of it. I may have to fall back to taking video this week which may be a better alternative for practicality as well as just as cute as their climbing and antics are adorable to watch. Just the tub isn’t all that exciting to see them play in.
We are trying to introduce them to kitten replacement milk to get them used to lapping up things as we can see their little teeth coming in and mamma is likely going to try to start getting them to not use them on her. Mamma loves the replacement milk that the kittehs have hardly gotten a chance to see what it is. I tried giving her a bowl of her own so that she might give the kittehs a chance to investigate theirs but they had different ideas... they wanted to see what mamma was having and mamma was hogging it all lapping it up in pure happiness. If it keeps her nursing them better and longer, we are all for it but trying to be sure that when she thinks enough is enough, the kittehs have another avenue and know how to do what they need to do.
It is continued good kitteh times...
The biggest news, they are now just over 3 weeks old and all rough housing with each other more and getting very interested in climbing things. We have a towel over the side of the tub to cover the gentle heat, extended time heating pad. It is also secured a little firmer by having a shelf placed over part of the tub giving them a little covered area to play under out of the light. It is to serve as additional space where we can place the scale and litter box for when they are big enough to start using it.
They have been climbing the towel along the side a lot and some are getting very, very good at it. We are nearing the end of their time of knowing they are in the tub and not out and about somewhere in the bathroom or bedroom.
Mydnight is extremely quick with his climbing now. He will scale up the side in an instant when you come to see them. He isn’t too sure what to do when he gets up to the side so that is usually as far as he goes.
We do have a little kitteh ramp on the other side covered with another towel in case they want to try their hand and descending down to the bathroom floor. So far, noone has really given it a try.
Smirk would have to be the closest to give the ramp a try but only goes part way on the top. She seems to be more interested in getting on top of the shelf over the bathtub. She went for an exploration all around it this morning with a very watchful and chirping Clousette telling her to be careful and being nearby in case she needed to assist her. Smirk took her adventure carefully and didn’t need any help to move around or get back into the tub. She checked out the edges but made sure not to go over anything that was too high for her.
Ash is also getting to be a good climber so if she is, we know they all are ramping up to make outside the tub adventures as she has been the last to try everything.
They are all walking a lot better and some almost running. It isn’t quite a run but a fast walk with the occasional bounce and back legs jumping sideways to catch up to the rest of their bodies.
Mike is gone for a few days for work so I shall see what I can do to get some more photos. However, I am not sure how well that may work as we have been finding it increasingly more difficult for Mike to keep a handle on them all on the bed. They are quick and all like to take off in different directions at the same time. It is cute but definitely a handful and only bound to get to be more of a handful but we are loving every minute of it. I may have to fall back to taking video this week which may be a better alternative for practicality as well as just as cute as their climbing and antics are adorable to watch. Just the tub isn’t all that exciting to see them play in.
We are trying to introduce them to kitten replacement milk to get them used to lapping up things as we can see their little teeth coming in and mamma is likely going to try to start getting them to not use them on her. Mamma loves the replacement milk that the kittehs have hardly gotten a chance to see what it is. I tried giving her a bowl of her own so that she might give the kittehs a chance to investigate theirs but they had different ideas... they wanted to see what mamma was having and mamma was hogging it all lapping it up in pure happiness. If it keeps her nursing them better and longer, we are all for it but trying to be sure that when she thinks enough is enough, the kittehs have another avenue and know how to do what they need to do.
It is continued good kitteh times...
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Day 19 Photos
Last night we tried out some new lighting to see if we could get sharper photos as even though my nifty fifty lens is good in low light, it isn’t able to keep sharp in really low light and quick kitteh movements.
Ash was happy to be set in the fluffy bag and instead of staying awhile and then moving on to investigate other things, she was happy to stay put and just chill out for the entire photo shoot. She would get up and move around in the fluffy bag a little but there was no leaving it. She was comfy!
Brit decided it was a good night to try out what climbing was all about. The tub hasn’t given her a good chance to try it out yet but Mike on the other hand proved to be quite handy... and he was thankful that he was wearing jeans and her nails are still tiny. She managed to climb her way up, get onto his leg and then promptly took a little tumble down the side of his leg back onto the bed and her siblings which were watching her intently to see what she was doing. Always the first to do anything, she kept her track record in tact with climbing developments.
Masq is a total dadda’s girl. She is happy to chill out and cuddle up against Mike. I think she was wanting him to give her a little more head room though.
Mydnight was being a bit of a little poser not letting Ash have all the lime light. However, he was proving to me that I still need to work on my lighting arrangement especially when I am trying to get his photo. Being pure black sure plays havoc with trying to get him lit well and in focus.
Nugget thought he would see what all the comfy fuss was with the fluffy bag but Ash was not budging. He could join her to check it out but then she was quickly there telling him it was time to leave. He gave me this little look of “but, I want some time in it too...” pout and look cute. He quickly forgot about the bag and was back off wobbling around investigating things.
Smirk decided to try her hand at mimicking their fluffy bear friend with a “i’m peering over the edge of something in wonder” impression. She is proving to be quite the impressionist. The other night she gave me her Mydnight impression and now her Mr. Bear impression. You are impressive little one... and a camera lover... if I hadn’t been in the wrong mode and captured the photo in tiny resolution, I would post the photo I have of her checking out my camera and lens when I put it on the bed for a moment to use Mike’s camera to take a short video of them playing.
You kids are getting more and more adorable everyday and beginning to really show individual personalities.
Ash was happy to be set in the fluffy bag and instead of staying awhile and then moving on to investigate other things, she was happy to stay put and just chill out for the entire photo shoot. She would get up and move around in the fluffy bag a little but there was no leaving it. She was comfy!
Brit decided it was a good night to try out what climbing was all about. The tub hasn’t given her a good chance to try it out yet but Mike on the other hand proved to be quite handy... and he was thankful that he was wearing jeans and her nails are still tiny. She managed to climb her way up, get onto his leg and then promptly took a little tumble down the side of his leg back onto the bed and her siblings which were watching her intently to see what she was doing. Always the first to do anything, she kept her track record in tact with climbing developments.
Masq is a total dadda’s girl. She is happy to chill out and cuddle up against Mike. I think she was wanting him to give her a little more head room though.
Mydnight was being a bit of a little poser not letting Ash have all the lime light. However, he was proving to me that I still need to work on my lighting arrangement especially when I am trying to get his photo. Being pure black sure plays havoc with trying to get him lit well and in focus.
Nugget thought he would see what all the comfy fuss was with the fluffy bag but Ash was not budging. He could join her to check it out but then she was quickly there telling him it was time to leave. He gave me this little look of “but, I want some time in it too...” pout and look cute. He quickly forgot about the bag and was back off wobbling around investigating things.
Smirk decided to try her hand at mimicking their fluffy bear friend with a “i’m peering over the edge of something in wonder” impression. She is proving to be quite the impressionist. The other night she gave me her Mydnight impression and now her Mr. Bear impression. You are impressive little one... and a camera lover... if I hadn’t been in the wrong mode and captured the photo in tiny resolution, I would post the photo I have of her checking out my camera and lens when I put it on the bed for a moment to use Mike’s camera to take a short video of them playing.
You kids are getting more and more adorable everyday and beginning to really show individual personalities.
Day 18 Photos
Recently realized that I was a day off in my counting of days so revised the posts from Day 14 to Day 15 adventure and Day 16 to Day 17 photos. I guess I was counting full days not the American standard of counting the day they were born as Day 1. Corrected now and moving forward with a handy spreadsheet.
Mike tried giving them the little kitteh toys to see if they were interested in checking them out yet as they are really beginning to move around and be curious about things. Ash looked a lot but didn’t really get what they were yet.
Brit was more interested in chatting and giving dadda a little kiss.
Masq was of a similar feeling as Brit. She just wanted to curl up with dadda and watch the others move around and play with their wobbly legs.
Mydnight gave the toys a go... or rather a little prodding and chew. He decided he didn’t think they tasted very good but were still fun to push around a little and investigate closer.
Nugget was busy wobbling around investigating things and didn’t feel like pausing to have his photo taken until I was taking Masq’s and then he wanted in the shots and even gave that adorable little look that even fuzzy, he steals the shot from Masq.
Smirk was a posing little princess at times as well. She did have fun wobbling around the bed but every once in awhile she needed a break, she would sit down and beg you to take her photo. Photos need to be on her time table and so worth it when they are.
Mike tried giving them the little kitteh toys to see if they were interested in checking them out yet as they are really beginning to move around and be curious about things. Ash looked a lot but didn’t really get what they were yet.
Brit was more interested in chatting and giving dadda a little kiss.
Masq was of a similar feeling as Brit. She just wanted to curl up with dadda and watch the others move around and play with their wobbly legs.
Mydnight gave the toys a go... or rather a little prodding and chew. He decided he didn’t think they tasted very good but were still fun to push around a little and investigate closer.
Nugget was busy wobbling around investigating things and didn’t feel like pausing to have his photo taken until I was taking Masq’s and then he wanted in the shots and even gave that adorable little look that even fuzzy, he steals the shot from Masq.
Smirk was a posing little princess at times as well. She did have fun wobbling around the bed but every once in awhile she needed a break, she would sit down and beg you to take her photo. Photos need to be on her time table and so worth it when they are.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Day 17 Photos
Disclaimer... their gender is based on our best guess at the moment but neither confirmed nor disputed yet by a professional
Time is just flying by it seems. They continue to grow everyday and are getting better at moving around on their own.
Last night, we brought the family out onto the bed again for another photo shoot.
This time, however, Mydnight decided that he had a cute enough photo from the previous one so hid from the camera most of the time or stuck close to siblings. He did not give me much choice in choosing a photo for him as I have only a handful of him from yesterday to choose from... so for his shot, he is sharing the limelight with his sister, Brit.
Brit on the other hand, she doesn’t seem phased by the camera much... a little curious about it even. Curious is a good way to describe Brit at the moment. She seems to be the first one to check things out and learn new things. She had a little chat with dadda last night and told him that he was doing a good job filling in for their furry daddy who isn’t around.
Masq was also an elusive one last night and tried to hide behind siblings or their fluffy bear friend. She is also curious but a little more subtle about it and sneaky. She seems to live to investigate hands and tails. The pink people still kind of confuse her as to why we are here.
Ash had a little chat with their fluffy bear friend. She wasn’t sure she liked the fluffy bag that bear was investigating at first but then warmed up to it or rather it kept her nice and toasty warm and cuddly which is what Ash is all about these days. She likes to cuddle up to her siblings or even better, to mamma. She is a mamma’s girl.
Nugget also had a chat with bear. His conversation was a little more listening than talking as Nugget likes to take in everything happening around him and quietly listen. The fact that he sat still for this long to chat with bear was a great feat as Nugget likes to quietly move around checking everything out. Not a flashy one making it known what he is up to but definitely one to know what is happening at all times.
And then there is Smirk. She was the queen of the photo shoot last night. She posed and posed and waited patiently in each pose to make sure that I had enough time to get the tough focusing on her dark features captured. She loved hanging out in the fluffy bag with bear. Smirk even gave us a couple of poses where she hid her mustache in the fluffings so that she looked like her brother Mydnight who was hiding from the camera. How thoughtful but you didn’t fool us Smirk, we knew it was you and not Mydnight but you did a remarkable job at trying to convince us.
Their latest weights are sitting in a note on Mike’s ipod so I will update those once I grab it from him tonight. We will also see if they are up to being weighed again tonight... they aren’t always too willing to be weighed. They may take after their mamma and be weight conscious.
Clousette has been a little funny for her eating likes and dislikes. We had switched her to kitten food just before she gave birth and she was eating some but not a lot. This wasn’t surprising to us from what we read about cats getting ready to give birth. However, she still wasn’t eating a lot right after giving birth and you could tell that she was pretty weathered from all the feeding she had been doing with the babies. She snuck out of the bedroom one day early on and made a beeline straight to the other cats’ food dishes. She gobbled up their food... the DIET food! We guess she wanted to get her pre-kitteh figure back quickly.
We knew that wasn’t going to be a good idea for her and the babies so we started mixing the foods and she has been extremely happy with that. She now gets a mix of the outdoor full nutrient cat food, the kitteh food and the indoor diet food. She perked back up again and looks no worse for wear for feeding 6 little kittehs many times a day now. Mamma is looking good!
Time is just flying by it seems. They continue to grow everyday and are getting better at moving around on their own.
Last night, we brought the family out onto the bed again for another photo shoot.
This time, however, Mydnight decided that he had a cute enough photo from the previous one so hid from the camera most of the time or stuck close to siblings. He did not give me much choice in choosing a photo for him as I have only a handful of him from yesterday to choose from... so for his shot, he is sharing the limelight with his sister, Brit.
Brit on the other hand, she doesn’t seem phased by the camera much... a little curious about it even. Curious is a good way to describe Brit at the moment. She seems to be the first one to check things out and learn new things. She had a little chat with dadda last night and told him that he was doing a good job filling in for their furry daddy who isn’t around.
Masq was also an elusive one last night and tried to hide behind siblings or their fluffy bear friend. She is also curious but a little more subtle about it and sneaky. She seems to live to investigate hands and tails. The pink people still kind of confuse her as to why we are here.
Ash had a little chat with their fluffy bear friend. She wasn’t sure she liked the fluffy bag that bear was investigating at first but then warmed up to it or rather it kept her nice and toasty warm and cuddly which is what Ash is all about these days. She likes to cuddle up to her siblings or even better, to mamma. She is a mamma’s girl.
Nugget also had a chat with bear. His conversation was a little more listening than talking as Nugget likes to take in everything happening around him and quietly listen. The fact that he sat still for this long to chat with bear was a great feat as Nugget likes to quietly move around checking everything out. Not a flashy one making it known what he is up to but definitely one to know what is happening at all times.
And then there is Smirk. She was the queen of the photo shoot last night. She posed and posed and waited patiently in each pose to make sure that I had enough time to get the tough focusing on her dark features captured. She loved hanging out in the fluffy bag with bear. Smirk even gave us a couple of poses where she hid her mustache in the fluffings so that she looked like her brother Mydnight who was hiding from the camera. How thoughtful but you didn’t fool us Smirk, we knew it was you and not Mydnight but you did a remarkable job at trying to convince us.
Their latest weights are sitting in a note on Mike’s ipod so I will update those once I grab it from him tonight. We will also see if they are up to being weighed again tonight... they aren’t always too willing to be weighed. They may take after their mamma and be weight conscious.
Clousette has been a little funny for her eating likes and dislikes. We had switched her to kitten food just before she gave birth and she was eating some but not a lot. This wasn’t surprising to us from what we read about cats getting ready to give birth. However, she still wasn’t eating a lot right after giving birth and you could tell that she was pretty weathered from all the feeding she had been doing with the babies. She snuck out of the bedroom one day early on and made a beeline straight to the other cats’ food dishes. She gobbled up their food... the DIET food! We guess she wanted to get her pre-kitteh figure back quickly.
We knew that wasn’t going to be a good idea for her and the babies so we started mixing the foods and she has been extremely happy with that. She now gets a mix of the outdoor full nutrient cat food, the kitteh food and the indoor diet food. She perked back up again and looks no worse for wear for feeding 6 little kittehs many times a day now. Mamma is looking good!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Day 15 Adventure
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Need to correct this as I recently realized that I believe these photos are from Day 15 not Day 14 actually.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Day 10 Photos
If you check out the photo slideshow to the right, you should see the new addition of kitteh portraits from yesterday, Day 10: July 6, 2009. Clicking on them should take you to larger copies of them at Flickr.
These photos have also been linked to their individual names in the Adoption Status section on the right, which will be updated as they grow and change in appearance.
These photos have also been linked to their individual names in the Adoption Status section on the right, which will be updated as they grow and change in appearance.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Kitteh Growth Report
Today’s Kitteh Growth Report:
Ash is 9 1/4 ounces and snuggly
Brit is 8 ounces and wiggly
Masq is 7 3/4 ounces and the new little lightweight of the litter
Mydnight is 8 3/4 ounces and waking up with opening eyes
Nugget is 9 1/4 ounces and vocal
Smirk is 9 ounces and a little butter ball
They are all continuing to grow each day. We didn’t manage to weigh them the first couple days as they were awfully new and our kitchen scale needed new batteries. However, we could visibly see their size greatly increase those first couple of days to know that they were managing to feed properly. Since then, we have tried to keep fairly regular weight records but whether we weighed each one depended on whether they were feeding or not at the time so some days, we only managed to weigh a couple of them. I will chart their growth when or rather if I can figure out how to make the type of chart I want with Numbers... think I used to know how with Excel but Numbers is still foreign to me and I don’t remember enough about how to do the combined ones to get the look I want yet. So until then... here are the raw stats on their growths.
June 30, 2009:
Ash was 6 1/4 ounces
Brit was 5 1/2 ounces
Masq was 5 1/2 ounces
Mydnight was 5 1/4 ounces
Nugget was 6 1/4 ounces
Smirk was 6 1/2 ounces
July 1, 2009:
Ash was 6 3/4 ounces
Brit was 6 1/4 ounces
Masq was 6 1/4 ounces
Mydnight was 6 3/4 ounces
Nugget was 6 1/2 ounces
Smirk was 7 ounces
July 2, 2009:
Ash was 7 1/2 ounces
Brit was 6 1/4 ounces
Masq was 6 1/2 ounces
Mydnight was 6 3/4 ounces
Nugget was 7 ounces
Smirk was 7 1/4 ounces
July 4, 2009:
Brit was 7 1/2 ounces
Mydnight was 8 1/4 ounces
Nugget was 8 1/2 ounces
Smirk was 8 1/4 ounces
July 5, 2009:
Ash was 9 ounces
Nugget was 9 ounces
Smirk was 9 ounces
Ash is 9 1/4 ounces and snuggly
Brit is 8 ounces and wiggly
Masq is 7 3/4 ounces and the new little lightweight of the litter
Mydnight is 8 3/4 ounces and waking up with opening eyes
Nugget is 9 1/4 ounces and vocal
Smirk is 9 ounces and a little butter ball
They are all continuing to grow each day. We didn’t manage to weigh them the first couple days as they were awfully new and our kitchen scale needed new batteries. However, we could visibly see their size greatly increase those first couple of days to know that they were managing to feed properly. Since then, we have tried to keep fairly regular weight records but whether we weighed each one depended on whether they were feeding or not at the time so some days, we only managed to weigh a couple of them. I will chart their growth when or rather if I can figure out how to make the type of chart I want with Numbers... think I used to know how with Excel but Numbers is still foreign to me and I don’t remember enough about how to do the combined ones to get the look I want yet. So until then... here are the raw stats on their growths.
June 30, 2009:
Ash was 6 1/4 ounces
Brit was 5 1/2 ounces
Masq was 5 1/2 ounces
Mydnight was 5 1/4 ounces
Nugget was 6 1/4 ounces
Smirk was 6 1/2 ounces
July 1, 2009:
Ash was 6 3/4 ounces
Brit was 6 1/4 ounces
Masq was 6 1/4 ounces
Mydnight was 6 3/4 ounces
Nugget was 6 1/2 ounces
Smirk was 7 ounces
July 2, 2009:
Ash was 7 1/2 ounces
Brit was 6 1/4 ounces
Masq was 6 1/2 ounces
Mydnight was 6 3/4 ounces
Nugget was 7 ounces
Smirk was 7 1/4 ounces
July 4, 2009:
Brit was 7 1/2 ounces
Mydnight was 8 1/4 ounces
Nugget was 8 1/2 ounces
Smirk was 8 1/4 ounces
July 5, 2009:
Ash was 9 ounces
Nugget was 9 ounces
Smirk was 9 ounces
Welcome to Kittehpile
Our friend, Amy, started referring to our pile of kittens as a kittehpile and the name stuck for us. Being as we are Canadian and often teased about saying “eh”, it seemed very fitting for us and thus, kittehpile.blogspot.com was born.
Mike will be acting as kitteh whisperer reporting what the lil tikes tell him they were up to that day and what they have learned to do now. I will be reporting on the general progress of the kittens from our perspective and updating the photos and layouts detailing their progression.
Clousette, the mamma, was a stray that has been visiting our house for months. We have been keeping an eye on her (originally thought was a he thus the odd name... originally Clueso for her white mustache marking). We were attempting to gain enough trust with her that we could take her in for a check up and make sure that she was fixed however, mother nature had other ideas first. By the time we had gained enough trust with her, we discovered that she was pregnant... quite pregnant! so our plans changed.
We got her in for a vet check up to make sure she and the babies were in good health. Thankfully, she and they all seemed to be in great health.
Unable to find a no-kill shelter in our area with room that they would take her and her babies, we discussed the matter and decided that we would take on responsibility for her and the babies. We brought her into our home, set up our master bathroom and garden tub as her nesting area. She seemed quite happy and very affectionate and sweet. She remained separated from the rest of the house and our cats for a full week and a half as ordered by the vet to ensure that she wasn’t coming down with a cold and neither were our cats.
Our own cats were getting along alright with her, the usual original tension and figuring out order, when we first introduced them. However, within a couple of days, she got more defensive and protective of her state. We decided it was best to re-separate them as she appeared to be getting closer to birthing.
As it turns out, she was definitely getting closer as only a couple days later, we awoke to a bathtub full of 6 little kittens and a very proud mamma wanting to show us what a great job she did on her own while we slept.
That was the beginning of the kittehpile. It has now been just over a week since they were born on Saturday, June 27, 2009. They have all gained weight as expected and on schedule according to everything we have read. They are weighing in around the 8-9 ounces each now.
Brit was the first to open her eyes on her 7th day in this world, July 4th. Nugget is beginning to open his eyes but hasn’t fully decided that keeping them open is a good idea. Mydnight is our eater and sleeper but today decided to also show me his cute little pink tongue.
So there you have our kittehpile background and can sit back and enjoy the journey with us as Ash, Brit, Masq, Mydnight, Nugget and Smirk grow up and begin looking for adoptive homes.
Mike will be acting as kitteh whisperer reporting what the lil tikes tell him they were up to that day and what they have learned to do now. I will be reporting on the general progress of the kittens from our perspective and updating the photos and layouts detailing their progression.
Clousette, the mamma, was a stray that has been visiting our house for months. We have been keeping an eye on her (originally thought was a he thus the odd name... originally Clueso for her white mustache marking). We were attempting to gain enough trust with her that we could take her in for a check up and make sure that she was fixed however, mother nature had other ideas first. By the time we had gained enough trust with her, we discovered that she was pregnant... quite pregnant! so our plans changed.
We got her in for a vet check up to make sure she and the babies were in good health. Thankfully, she and they all seemed to be in great health.
Unable to find a no-kill shelter in our area with room that they would take her and her babies, we discussed the matter and decided that we would take on responsibility for her and the babies. We brought her into our home, set up our master bathroom and garden tub as her nesting area. She seemed quite happy and very affectionate and sweet. She remained separated from the rest of the house and our cats for a full week and a half as ordered by the vet to ensure that she wasn’t coming down with a cold and neither were our cats.
Our own cats were getting along alright with her, the usual original tension and figuring out order, when we first introduced them. However, within a couple of days, she got more defensive and protective of her state. We decided it was best to re-separate them as she appeared to be getting closer to birthing.
As it turns out, she was definitely getting closer as only a couple days later, we awoke to a bathtub full of 6 little kittens and a very proud mamma wanting to show us what a great job she did on her own while we slept.
That was the beginning of the kittehpile. It has now been just over a week since they were born on Saturday, June 27, 2009. They have all gained weight as expected and on schedule according to everything we have read. They are weighing in around the 8-9 ounces each now.
Brit was the first to open her eyes on her 7th day in this world, July 4th. Nugget is beginning to open his eyes but hasn’t fully decided that keeping them open is a good idea. Mydnight is our eater and sleeper but today decided to also show me his cute little pink tongue.
So there you have our kittehpile background and can sit back and enjoy the journey with us as Ash, Brit, Masq, Mydnight, Nugget and Smirk grow up and begin looking for adoptive homes.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Ewwwwwwww!
Heard from Ash, Mydnight, Smirk, Masq, Brit AND Nugget this afternoon.
Ewww!
Ugh!
(Momma had some stinky litter!)
2 hours later...
Ash: Aieeee!
Nugget: Ooooo, soft.
Brit: Elevator go up! and down!
Mydnight: Zzzzzzzz.
Masq: Woah!
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