little piglets

I had to go pick up more kitty cans today. That would be food. These guys are growing, as well they should, considering they eat 6 cans of food a day! And I don't mean the little cans, I mean the big ones. I got 2 cases. Hopefully, that will keep them in food until they are ready to go back. OK, probably not, but maybe close.

They all continue to be delightful, and fun to hang out with. They also continue to wake me up at ungodly hours, crying for breakfast. Or attention. Or both.

I have to admit, I will be sad to see this group go, but I am sure they will all find homes quickly.

dog days

Bentley loves those itty bitties. And they do return the love. He walks in the room, and they all gather under his legs, looking up like the is the God of all kittens. Reminds me of that scene in Toy Story, when Buzz Lightyear gets stuck in the claw machine, and all the little yellow martian-like toys think he is God.




Niles, Norton, Ebony and Nadine are at least cautious, but Jet is not afraid in the least. As a matter of fact, she plays pretty hard with Bentley, grabbing his legs or face, whatever is closest. She is absolutely fearless. She is gonna be one great watchcat.

gaining steady

The itty bitties are all gaining, and I am finding mostly solid normal stools in the litter box, which makes me very happy. Jet is still the biggest, and exudes personality. Nadine is still the smallest, but is back over 1.3. They are all very affectionate, and when they finally go back, I know they will be adopted quickly.

Message to Deb D., from Jet..."I want to come live with you!" (I think I heard Ebony saying the same thing...)




Buck and I had a great game of paper ball fetch tonight. Freaked the itty bitties out a little, but they weren't too scared to watch. (Notice the poofed out tails!)
Jet stole the ball, and Buck watched until he saw his chance to get it back.






The running of the elephants continues each night, and the cries in the morning start now about 4:30AM. I no longer get up to check on them, but my ears are so attuned to the sound of kitty cries, it always wakes me up. I gave in today, and got up at 5:30.

all is well

Well, although Nadine is still slow to gain weight, she is for sure eating. She is steady at about 1lb, 2 3/4oz. She even felt like she had a full belly tonight.

Still seeing some sloppy poop in the box, but everyone seems very active, eating and drinking, so I am not going to worry too much right now

They got to run around for a while tonight. Sounded like a heard of elephants running up and down the hall. Still amazes me how loud they sound when they run.

Tomorrow night we are having some folks over for wine and dinner, so I will need to do a pretty big kitty room cleaning in the morning. They are going to be quite popular I think. And they are going to love it.

cries in the night...and day

These kittens are very spoiled. If they hear a voice, or even a stair creak, they cry, cry cry, like they are being torn limb from limb! Of course, they are fine. They just want some company. they are all growing, and gaining, some slower than others, but all seem to be doing OK.




I watched Niles deliver a big sloppy poop yesterday, and again this morning. I am sure it has everything to do with the antibiotic they are on. The good news is, they are done with it. The bad news is, there is still some sneezing. Hopefully, it will pass. They are all eating, and hopefully, they will continue that trend.

They do love attention. This should be one group that will be well socialized, for sure.

picking up

I think Nadine has turned the corner. She is now at 1lb, 2 1/2 oz! She is still lower than she was at her best, but she is gaining, and eating better. (I didn't even give her the nasty appetite stimulant today!)

Norton gained a little too, which is good, as he had not been gaining for the last couple of days. Everyone seems good. (Keeping my fingers crossed!)



Jet being cute





It seems the litter box is the place to be



And they love this box



Norton throws down Nadine, but she is not giving up!

85%

Nadine is not 100% just yet. I think about 85. She is feeling better for sure, but she is still not gaining like she should be. Jet on the other hand is quite the piglet. I think she is a little over the top. Someone blew chunks today, and my guess is it was her. She is the biggest of the bunch at 1lb, 13 oz. Little Nadine just climbed to 1lb 2 oz! Yay!





Norton is not gaining now either. I think tomorrow, they all start on Panacur, which is a worming medication. They hate it. It's like liquid chalk, and I have cleaned enough white sprayed drops of the floor and walls to know that they don't care for it. Worms is a good guess for weight loss, and vomiting. It's easy to give...well, as easy as giving any medication to a cat. They normally get wormed ever 2 to 3 weeks when they are kittens. Just goes with the territory.



They all got run of the upstairs for a little while today. They sure don't seem to be suffering from anything. They ran, jumped, puffed out and scampered for a good half an hour, and no one slowed down until I caught them and put them back in their room.



Just went in to give them there evening dose of Clavamox, and coax Nadine into eating some more, and had to fight Jet too keep her from eating the baby food. (yes, that's what Nadine is eating now. Anything to get her to eat!) After about 5 or 6 minutes, Jet proceeded to vomit again. And then again. Just a pitstop in her little whirlwind world, she continued to play between spews! I gave her her does of antibiotics, and had to pull her away from the food I put down for the others! She is quite the eater.

I hear them thumping around in there now. I guess they all feel OK.