They say time flies when you're having fun. Believe it or not, Vegas, Phoenix, and Sedona are already just about ready for adoption. They will be at my house one more week, then they will be scheduled for their spay and neuters sometime late next week. In the meantime, they are enjoying some new-found freedom as I have begun to give them free roam of the house for a few hours each day.With the antibiotic--as well as the vaccinations--over, Sedona remains shy, but she has regained
most of her pre-respiratory infection progress. She still shies away from my hand at first, but once I start petting her, she's actually the quickest one of the bunch to purr. She's become a lot more playful the past week, and came very close to being the first of the three to make it over the gate in front of the door to their room. To date, none of them have gone over, but she was the first to attempt it, and nearly made it.
Vegas has emerged as the most social one as well as the most active. He still likes to play, but more and more, he is starting to really enjoy being petted and held. He even shows a bit of a jealous streak. If I'm petting one of the other two, he'll start making little "ack" sounds to remind me he's there.Phoenix is still the bravest of the three, but as he's become more
active, he doesn't seem to enjoy being held as much as he once did. I think it's more of an attention span thing. He doesn't want to sit still very long these days.As their time in my home nears an end, I find myself wondering if these three kittens might be my favorite fosters to date. Probably not--way too much competition for me to pick favorites. However, watching Vegas, Phoenix, and Sedona come out of their shells has been very rewarding. They're not all the way there yet. Strangers still scare them, although they get better each time they meet one. Even Mommy still scares them when she accidentally moves too fast, or has to pick them up when they'd rather not have it. Chances are they won't be 100% over their fears by the time they go back to the shelter. But they are light years ahead of where they were three weeks ago.
