Luna is getting friendlier by the day. She’s getting comfortable with walking around us as we’re sitting, and will rest nearby. She really hates having someone tower over her, or reach for her, but if you can manage to reach for her without her seeing you, she’s fine with being petted or picked [...]
…left in foster care, anyway. Today I took Leo, Lacey, Lahl and Lyra into the shelter. They got their cute little paper collars and settled down quickly in their nice roomy cage. I hope they find their forever home soon.
It’s always a bit heartbreaking when the kittens go to the shelter and [...]
The kittens are so full of energy and they’re nearly eight weeks old! Luna is finally weaning them, we thought she’d never do it. She’ll growl and bat them away if they try to come for a drink. Normally this starts happening at six weeks old.
This weekend they’ll be going back to [...]
We like to be able to have our dog Annie out when the kittens are playing so that they get used to being around a dog. It’s difficult when the mother cat has to be kept apart. If we close her in the enclosure, the kittens can’t get at the litter box. [...]
Poor Licorice hasn’t been featured in many photos because the photos including him rarely show him off well. The joys of trying to photograph black cats! I did get a few cute ones tonight as he played with a little orange puffball.
He looks scared here, but he was having so much fun [...]
I almost forgot in the excitement about Licorice’s antics!
Luna actually came out of the cage this morning with the kittens! Six weeks ago when she first entered the cage she was frantically trying to find a back door. Even a week ago, she’d watch the kittens go and just stay [...]
Last night when I let the kittens out to play, I noticed that Licorice was already out! He was between the cage wall and the blanket covering the cage. He’s one of the smallest kittens, he and Loki are about 400 grams and the others are over 600 grams. Still, I didn’t think [...]
First, some videos: When Kittens Attack… Each Other!
Lacey vs Lyra, Round 1!
Lacey vs Lyra, Round 2!
The kittens are now six weeks old, and are gaining more energy every day. Today they were running around at top speed for nearly two hours and only Loki showed even a little sign of slowing down. It’s [...]
Today we noticed the kittens using the cardboard scratching pad for the first time. They have teeny little claws that are very, very sharp!
For some reason, some kittens need to loudly announce that they are using the litterbox. It’s like they’re going “MOM! MOM! LOOK WHAT I CAN DO! MOM!” [...]
Lacey plays!
Lacey plays more!
Loki plays PS3!
Lacey says hi
Licorice uses the litterbox
Leo!
Lahl
More Lahl!
Licorice goes under the door
Lyra!
Licorice
Loki
Loki sleeps
Loki and Lyra doze