Number 4 gets a new home!!!

Today was a special day for Number 4 - he got to have a bath, get his nails trimmed, meet his new mom, and go to his new home! Here is a photo of Ninja (formerly Number 4) with his new mom Erin. Below are some photos from his bath with Marla. It was little scary for him, but he was very brave and did just fine.

Playing in the house

The kittens are really getting big now! I let them play in the house for a couple of hours today because it was getting stuffy in the garage again. Lewis took a nap locked in my room upstairs. Here's a photo of mamma and Number 2 on the stairs, and then a short video of clip of Number 4 playing on the stairs.

Four Boys!

The babies went to the vet today for their first visit. They are 8 weeks old, and one of them is not weaning as quickly as the others, so I wanted to get them checked out. The vet gave them their first set of vaccinations, which they took very well, and checked them out only to discover they all had ear mites, in varying degrees. The vet gave them a treatment and said to check them again in 30 days. I'm afraid this is probably from living in my garage, unfortunately! But the big news of the day was finding out their sex. I was pretty sure I had one girl and three boys, but I was wrong. All boys! No wonder they like to fight so much! I think Numbers 2 and 4 will be ready to go to their new homes next weekend, and I'm still looking for homes for Numbers 1 and 3, which is probably okay because Number 3 is the one who is not wanting to wean as quickly. Here they are on the table at the vet's office, not wanting to get out of their carrier :)

I also had them weighed, and despite appearances, they were all pretty close in size. Number 4 looks so much bigger, but it's really just from all that fluffy hair! He weighs 2.3 ounces, the Numbers 1 and 2 weighed 2.2 ounces. Number 3, the one that won't eat the canned food yet, weighed only 1.7 ounces. But the vet said he was fine, just probably taking his time.

approved homes found for 2 kittens!

The kittens had a fun evening when Marla and Craig came over to visit. They got to come in the house for the second time, and then Craig played fun games with them in the garage (see picture below).


Another highlight of the evening was the announcement of the first approved home! Craig and Marla's friend Erin has completed the application process and been approved as the new owner of Number 4 (below). As soon as the kittens are ready, off she goes! We go to the vet on Saturday to determine their sex, get their first immunizations, and make sure they are all healthy so they can hopefully go to new homes in a week or so. I'm sure this one will enjoy all the attention Erin will give her, as she already thinks she is the princess (thanks to Marla constantly telling her how adorable she is!).

After the fun guests left, I received another application, so now we have an approved home for Number 2! He will be going to live with Abbey and Colton in Hutchinson. This little guy likes to play and jump and attack the most, so he will have a great time with 14 year old Colton and their other pets. Lots of people and animals and to stalk and pounce on!

After all the activity, the kittens chased down their mom for some more nursing (I've got to work on this weaning stuff since they are 8 weeks old today), then three of them settled in the trash can for some rest.

Poor momma cat....

Here is a photo of Number 2 and Number 4 sitting beside each and behaving nicely. This is a rare photo, because this NEVER happens! They had been nursing, when Katie got tired of it and stood and walked away, leaving them sitting there. It took them about 5 seconds before they started getting into trouble again, so luckily, I got the shot right in time!



And here's a photo of Number 1 with his face at his momma's butt as he watches closely while she uses the litter box. Poor Kate, she has no privacy! I'm suprised he got away without any poop on his nose, he was that close!

And here is Katie nursing her gigantic kittens! Actually, they are not that big, it's just that she is small adult cat, so they are gaining on her quickly. I can't imagine how she has any energy left after nursing those wild kittens several times a day!

updated kitten profile pics

Number 1 (trying to give me the sophisticated pose):



Number 2 (always ready with a good pose, right before he tackles someone...):



Number 3 (was a little camera shy today):

Number 4 (getting fluffier every day!):

Kitten Adoption Information

Now that the kittens are nearing 8 weeks of age, it's time to start finding homes for them. I have had several people express interest in them, in fact I've had more people interested than I have kittens. My cat consultant, Marla, has developed an application and contract to help me with the process. If you are interested in a kitten, please email me and I will send you the forms to see if you are still interested. I don't think the kittens will be ready right at 8 weeks, but hopefully sometime in the next couple of weeks. They are still nursing, though not nearly as often as they used to. I still can't really tell which sex they are, so I'm thinking about taking them to the vet to get their first checkup and vaccination and find out for sure. If I do that, there may be a small fee to adopt a kitten to help pay for my vet costs.