Fun and Games

No excuses this time for my slowness in updating this site. Just plain, old-fashioned laziness!

Well, that and the kittens have gotten a lot harder to photograph. They've figured out that when Mommy starts looking through that big black thing, it's time to look away to avoid the flash.

But mainly, it's pure laziness.

Squeaky and Fluffy continue to do well. They have converted to a dry food diet now, in preparation for their return to the shelter in a couple of weeks. They have also fully mastered the use of the litterbox. No messes to clean up in quite some time.

To my surprise, they have never figured out how to climb over the little make-shift gate I put up in front of the door to their room to keep them from running out when I go in there. So, I've been leaving the door open when I'm there so they can enjoy their latest favorite game: Playing hide and seek on either side of the door. It's usually Fluffy on the side next to the wall, and Squeaky on the side facing the door frame (which pretty much fits their personalities, with Fluffy a little on the shy side still, and Squeaky always looking for adventure). They play footsies under the door, chase each other around it, and generally have a grand old time. I'm thinking of how I could maybe rig up a "door" for them to play with when I'm not around.

Rite of Passage

Squeaky and Fluffy got their first vaccinations today. I must say, they did very well, both in the car on the way and back, and when getting their shots. Not a peep out of either of them, and while they weren't exactly overly active and playful when we got back, they were at least still up for purring and cuddling. Not bad for a first time.

I now have more details on how long they'll be staying with me. They'll have another set of shots on September 24, and will get an appointment scheduled for their spay (Fluffy) and neuter (Squeaky) at that time. They'll then be allowed to return home with me for a few more days to recover as long as I'm up for it. The shelter leaves that decision up to me, and of course, they'll be welcome to do that unless there are other kittens who are in desperate need of emergency fostering (e.g., bottle feeding) and I feel I can't do both.

In the meantime, Squeaky and Fluffy continue to grow and are doing well. They got their first full-size litterbox yesterday, filled with crystal litter to make it easy on my neighbors who will be looking after the kittens over Labor Day weekend. It took them about five minutes to figure out what to do with it.

The kittens will be hitting another milestone soon. Because the shelter only feeds soft food once a week, I will begin transitioning them over to dry kibble as their primary food source. That way, they'll already be used to that once it's time for them to return to the shelter for adoption. They've already been eating the kibble between feedings, so hopefully it won't be too big of an adjustment for them.