And here is the boy kitten, Little Spot, and a new game he and C like to play:
Showing posts with label kittens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kittens. Show all posts
Saturday, December 12, 2009
What's New With Our Kittens?
Abby, Ashley, and Little Spot are now almost 4 months old. Abby has discovered the joy of paper towels. Please note the shredded kitchen stool on the left... 
And here is the boy kitten, Little Spot, and a new game he and C like to play:
And here is the boy kitten, Little Spot, and a new game he and C like to play:
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Kittens
The kittens are 5 weeks old today. They are, of course, adorable. They are also very smart. The little boy kitty is named Spot III (His father would be Spot II, and his grandmother is a feral cat we only catch glimpses of out our back windows, named, obviously, Original Spot.) Had I known we would end up keeping these kittens I would have better names for them. However, my intentions had been to find them all good homes, and I let my daughters name them.
Spot understands English, because as soon as my husband told me it was up to me, this cat can not leave me alone. He cries at the gate until I come pet him. If I step over the gate to go in the girls' room, he climbs up my legs. If I sit down for a minute, I'm stuck for half an hour because he climbs in my lap and cuddles with me. Here's how he helps me do History with the girls. We've been doing History as a bedtime story, so please excuse the raggedy, old nightgown. That's Spot on my back.
Because Spot was smart enough to worm his little way into my heart, I began feeling guilty about the 2 little girl kitties. After all, it's not fair to keep one, and send the other 2 off to someone who might not love them as much as we do. Now I know why I made it 37 years with never having kittens around me. I'd have 37 cats if I'd been around kittens all my life. Look how much C loves them:
The 2 female kittens each have their own personality, too. Ashley is the runt, and hard to get a picture of because she thinks she's a might lioness. This little girl is FAST, and she loves to pounce and attack anything that catches her eye. I took this picture a few days ago. She WAS sitting still in the center of the photo, but in the split second between the flash going off, and the picture actually being taken she was off!
Abby is timid. She doesn't like to be picked up, but she will ease her way over to cuddle on her own time. The least little thing scares her, and she likes to hide under the bed, or behind the door. At least I don't have to worry about Abby tearing up my house like her sister. LOL As you can see she is a GORGEOUS long-haired calico:
They just began eating solid food a few days ago. (kitten chow softened with water)
So it looks as if we may be keeping all three. My next door neighbor might possibly take one, but I'm not going to look much farther for any homes. Next door is okay, because we can visit.
For any of you who read my blog and have a daughter that is in daily e-mail contact with C tell your daughter not to mention this little post because my girls still think we won't be keeping any kittens. C's birthday is next week. One of the things she asked for was to keep the kittens. I'd like it to be a surprise.
Next post: taking up a collection to pay for neutering/spaying fees. LOL I called the vet yesterday, and it's a bit more expensive than I recall from years ago. $285!!!! EACH!
Spot understands English, because as soon as my husband told me it was up to me, this cat can not leave me alone. He cries at the gate until I come pet him. If I step over the gate to go in the girls' room, he climbs up my legs. If I sit down for a minute, I'm stuck for half an hour because he climbs in my lap and cuddles with me. Here's how he helps me do History with the girls. We've been doing History as a bedtime story, so please excuse the raggedy, old nightgown. That's Spot on my back.
Because Spot was smart enough to worm his little way into my heart, I began feeling guilty about the 2 little girl kitties. After all, it's not fair to keep one, and send the other 2 off to someone who might not love them as much as we do. Now I know why I made it 37 years with never having kittens around me. I'd have 37 cats if I'd been around kittens all my life. Look how much C loves them:
The 2 female kittens each have their own personality, too. Ashley is the runt, and hard to get a picture of because she thinks she's a might lioness. This little girl is FAST, and she loves to pounce and attack anything that catches her eye. I took this picture a few days ago. She WAS sitting still in the center of the photo, but in the split second between the flash going off, and the picture actually being taken she was off!
Abby is timid. She doesn't like to be picked up, but she will ease her way over to cuddle on her own time. The least little thing scares her, and she likes to hide under the bed, or behind the door. At least I don't have to worry about Abby tearing up my house like her sister. LOL As you can see she is a GORGEOUS long-haired calico:
They just began eating solid food a few days ago. (kitten chow softened with water)
So it looks as if we may be keeping all three. My next door neighbor might possibly take one, but I'm not going to look much farther for any homes. Next door is okay, because we can visit.
For any of you who read my blog and have a daughter that is in daily e-mail contact with C tell your daughter not to mention this little post because my girls still think we won't be keeping any kittens. C's birthday is next week. One of the things she asked for was to keep the kittens. I'd like it to be a surprise.
Next post: taking up a collection to pay for neutering/spaying fees. LOL I called the vet yesterday, and it's a bit more expensive than I recall from years ago. $285!!!! EACH!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
My Girls Have Fallen in Love....
....with these:
I think I've mentioned in a prior post that our kitty, Minnie, was expecting. She gave birth yesterday morning to these 3 adorable kittens. Two females, and one we aren't sure if it's a male or female. I think it's male. My husband thinks it's female. That means it's male because I'm always right. LOL!!!
Unfortunately, Minnie chose to have her babies in my 6 year old's bed. E was thrilled to have that honor. I was not quite as thrilled, as I had to spend the day doing umpteen extra loads of laundry. I was already going on only 4 hours of sleep yesterday, so 7 or 8 extra trips down the basement stairs and back up again didn't help my mood or my knee. LOL
E could not stop crying when she first saw the newborn kittens. I asked her if she was okay, and she clasped her hands and replied, "I'm fine! These are tears of JOY!" She was just completely enthralled at the new lives. (And yes, that is her bed. E keeps everything but the kitchen sink in there...including, it seems, mother cats and newborn kittens. LOL)
All seem to be doing well. Minnie is used to the girls, and will be staying in the girls' room. I have moved her from E's bed, though, and we bought a baby gate to keep the dogs out of their bedroom. Here they are just five minutes ago:
I think I've mentioned in a prior post that our kitty, Minnie, was expecting. She gave birth yesterday morning to these 3 adorable kittens. Two females, and one we aren't sure if it's a male or female. I think it's male. My husband thinks it's female. That means it's male because I'm always right. LOL!!!
Unfortunately, Minnie chose to have her babies in my 6 year old's bed. E was thrilled to have that honor. I was not quite as thrilled, as I had to spend the day doing umpteen extra loads of laundry. I was already going on only 4 hours of sleep yesterday, so 7 or 8 extra trips down the basement stairs and back up again didn't help my mood or my knee. LOL
E could not stop crying when she first saw the newborn kittens. I asked her if she was okay, and she clasped her hands and replied, "I'm fine! These are tears of JOY!" She was just completely enthralled at the new lives. (And yes, that is her bed. E keeps everything but the kitchen sink in there...including, it seems, mother cats and newborn kittens. LOL)
All seem to be doing well. Minnie is used to the girls, and will be staying in the girls' room. I have moved her from E's bed, though, and we bought a baby gate to keep the dogs out of their bedroom. Here they are just five minutes ago:
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