Gatlinburg TN
I swear every time I turn around, the fur balls have grown. At this morning’s 6 AM feeding, I noticed that Stripey’s ears are now at the top of her head and her head is looking more like a cat’s head.
A few days ago, a woman who owns a dog-sitting service loaned us a new crate for the kittens. It fits perfectly on a back bunk and has doors on both one end and one side. It is so easy to use and it’s plenty big enough for the gang.
Last night, Kelly noticed that the kittens leave their nest area and go to another corner of the crate to move their bowels. They still don’t have the pee thing down yet, but this is real progress. I think it’s time for a litter box!
Today we discovered that they’re playing with each other. This is brand new. They try to crouch and pounce, but their fat bellies and shaky legs get in their way. Still, they’re rolling around and biting any body part that moves.
On Thursday, the vet recommended that we start weaning them. He suggested starting with milk on a finger until they can lap from a saucer, then mixing canned food with the milk. Since the kittens are chewing on the bottle nipples, and ignoring my milky fingers, I decided to skip a couple steps. I got a can of Newman’s organic cat food (who knew?!?) for them. Stripey loved it. Fran and Buffy tried it. Gray was very confused. All finished up with a bottle. I’m calling this a success and will try again tomorrow.
A few days ago, a woman who owns a dog-sitting service loaned us a new crate for the kittens. It fits perfectly on a back bunk and has doors on both one end and one side. It is so easy to use and it’s plenty big enough for the gang.
Last night, Kelly noticed that the kittens leave their nest area and go to another corner of the crate to move their bowels. They still don’t have the pee thing down yet, but this is real progress. I think it’s time for a litter box!
Today we discovered that they’re playing with each other. This is brand new. They try to crouch and pounce, but their fat bellies and shaky legs get in their way. Still, they’re rolling around and biting any body part that moves.
On Thursday, the vet recommended that we start weaning them. He suggested starting with milk on a finger until they can lap from a saucer, then mixing canned food with the milk. Since the kittens are chewing on the bottle nipples, and ignoring my milky fingers, I decided to skip a couple steps. I got a can of Newman’s organic cat food (who knew?!?) for them. Stripey loved it. Fran and Buffy tried it. Gray was very confused. All finished up with a bottle. I’m calling this a success and will try again tomorrow.
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