Well, friends, it would seem that the darlings are now feeling comfortable in their surroundings, and have taken exploring to new heights! Literally!
Chrys was found today up on the 4th shelf of the shelving unit where I store all their supplies, from litter to food, blankets, etc. Apparently, he got up there, and couldn't figure out how to get down again! Naturally, this happened when we were out on an errand, and we were told about it when we returned, so phooey! No photo! But, he was rescued by my mother-in-law!
Pansy and Tulip have been introduced to the squirt bottle for playing with a lamp cord, and people's shoelaces. Neither item is a safe kitty toy. Not to mention, who wants soggy shoelaces???
I was able to distract and entertain them for some time this afternoon with the famous 'red dot bug.' The girls loved it; Chrys only went after it half-heartedly. One of my own male kitties is also kind of 'ho-hum' about it. Not sure what that's about.
Today's video features some new toys I introduced.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
The Flower Kittens Weigh In
Well, unlike "Foster Dad John," I don't have live streaming capability, so all I can do is report on the weight gains of the group.
They are doing quite well, and have made some nice gains. As of this evening, they weighed in as follows:
Pansy-----------1 lb 7.3 oz; up from 1 lb 5.6 oz yesterday, a gain of 1.7 oz
Tulip------------1 lb 13.5 oz; up from 1 lb 12.3 oz yesterday, a gain of 1.2 oz
Petunia---------1 lb 12.4 oz; up from 1 lb 10.2 oz yesterday, a gain of 2.2 oz
Chrys-----------1 lb 9.8 oz; a slight drop from 1 lb 10.6 oz yesterday, just .8 of an oz down
Not to worry: they do go up and down a little bit, and as he's the biggest anyway, I'm not going to stress over that. It's only if the trend is generally and steadily downward that there is a problem.
Now, a word about Chrys. (Pronounced just like Chris.) Since these are the Flower Kittens, but Chrys is a boy, I had to make the name more masculine sounding. So, his full name should really be, "Chrysanthemum," but I shortened to just Chrys for him.
And now you know...the rest of the story.
They are doing quite well, and have made some nice gains. As of this evening, they weighed in as follows:
Pansy-----------1 lb 7.3 oz; up from 1 lb 5.6 oz yesterday, a gain of 1.7 oz
Tulip------------1 lb 13.5 oz; up from 1 lb 12.3 oz yesterday, a gain of 1.2 oz
Petunia---------1 lb 12.4 oz; up from 1 lb 10.2 oz yesterday, a gain of 2.2 oz
Chrys-----------1 lb 9.8 oz; a slight drop from 1 lb 10.6 oz yesterday, just .8 of an oz down
Not to worry: they do go up and down a little bit, and as he's the biggest anyway, I'm not going to stress over that. It's only if the trend is generally and steadily downward that there is a problem.
Now, a word about Chrys. (Pronounced just like Chris.) Since these are the Flower Kittens, but Chrys is a boy, I had to make the name more masculine sounding. So, his full name should really be, "Chrysanthemum," but I shortened to just Chrys for him.
And now you know...the rest of the story.
The Flower Kittens First Video 10-2-17
Greetings, kitten aficionados!
This post is short; I'll let the video speak for itself. All four of the dear little flower babies had fun running around this evening.
Last night, I had the opportunity to follow some of their darling antics as they raced around the studio where they are currently housed. Too funny, they were!
Petunia and Tulip seem to have a great deal of fun wrestling with each other, as well as taking the occasional swipe at Chrys or Pansy as they happen to stroll by.
Pansy spent some time watching the activity from up on a chair, while Chrys came down with a case of the 'kitty crazies,' and I could not pan the camera fast enough to keep up with him!
This video was shot on 10-2, but Blogger was having an issue, and wouldn't let me edit or publish the draft post, so I had to start again.
Update for 10-3-17: Their weights are up by a few ounces each, with Petunia and Chrys outweighing their siblings by 2 or 3 ounces each! For tiny kittens such as these, who were behind the curve for their age, every ounce counts!
Without further ado, then, here is their video, as seen on YouTube.
This post is short; I'll let the video speak for itself. All four of the dear little flower babies had fun running around this evening.
Last night, I had the opportunity to follow some of their darling antics as they raced around the studio where they are currently housed. Too funny, they were!
Petunia and Tulip seem to have a great deal of fun wrestling with each other, as well as taking the occasional swipe at Chrys or Pansy as they happen to stroll by.
Pansy spent some time watching the activity from up on a chair, while Chrys came down with a case of the 'kitty crazies,' and I could not pan the camera fast enough to keep up with him!
This video was shot on 10-2, but Blogger was having an issue, and wouldn't let me edit or publish the draft post, so I had to start again.
Update for 10-3-17: Their weights are up by a few ounces each, with Petunia and Chrys outweighing their siblings by 2 or 3 ounces each! For tiny kittens such as these, who were behind the curve for their age, every ounce counts!
Without further ado, then, here is their video, as seen on YouTube.
Monday, October 2, 2017
Meet The Flower Kittens
As I regain control of my keyboard, I am going to take this blog in a new direction, namely, keeping folks aware of my various foster kittens, their antics, and hopefully, a few videos.
I will be naming them according to various 'themes,' an idea I brazenly stole from "Foster Dad John" of The Critter Room fame. I'm sure many of you fellow cat aficionados are familiar with him.
Lacking his technical expertise, however, I'll have to make do with still photos and as I said, 'hopefully' a few videos.
While the current set of kittens is not my first batch of fosters, they are the first to fall into my new themed categories. These are the "Flower" kittens; they are all named after various lovely blooms.
The photos below are just the very first, just after I brought them to the house, and set them up in cages to acclimate for a time to new sights and smells. I promise, there will be more photos, singles, as well as probably some that are blurred from RKM (Rapid Kitty Motion)!
Without further ado, here is your first peek at the Flower Kittens:
I will be naming them according to various 'themes,' an idea I brazenly stole from "Foster Dad John" of The Critter Room fame. I'm sure many of you fellow cat aficionados are familiar with him.
Lacking his technical expertise, however, I'll have to make do with still photos and as I said, 'hopefully' a few videos.
While the current set of kittens is not my first batch of fosters, they are the first to fall into my new themed categories. These are the "Flower" kittens; they are all named after various lovely blooms.
The photos below are just the very first, just after I brought them to the house, and set them up in cages to acclimate for a time to new sights and smells. I promise, there will be more photos, singles, as well as probably some that are blurred from RKM (Rapid Kitty Motion)!
Without further ado, here is your first peek at the Flower Kittens:
In the top photo, left to right, are Pansy (female); Chrys (male); and Tulip (female). In the bottom photo, wanting a Diva-style solo shot, is Petunia (female).
They are "about" 7 weeks old, and will be available for adoption through Homeless Animals' Lifeline Organization (H.A.L.O.) of East Contra Costa County, California. You can see pets available for adoption on their website. You can also take a look at H.A.L.O.'s Facebook page .
These cuties will be available in a little over a month. They must be a minimum of 2 pounds/2 months old (in favor of the weight requirement, regardless of age). At that point, they can be spayed/neutered, and will have at least their first shots, and probably the second round, as well.
They do not go up for adoption before those things are done, and kitties are healed. They will be 'ready to go' to their forever homes at that point.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Naughty Kitties Go To Jail!
This is Nugget reporting.
I have to announce that both Jigsaw Puzzle and Bobbie were sentenced to several hours in jail for their crimes.
What did they do? The chased and hassled poor Shadow, making her growl, hiss and hide. They do this a lot, especially Jiggy, who was first to be sent to jail.
This time, they were both at it, and Dad had enough, and gave the sentence.
They were allowed back in at the peeps' bedtime.
This morning, a package arrived, and mom was very happy. She ordered calming collars, and put one on each of the three. I'm glad I don't have to wear one!
(Don't tell anyone, but I like to chase Shadow, too sometimes! But I didn't do it yesterday...I'm almost pawsitive.)
Here is a picture of the jailbirds...errrrrr...jailcats!
I have to announce that both Jigsaw Puzzle and Bobbie were sentenced to several hours in jail for their crimes.
What did they do? The chased and hassled poor Shadow, making her growl, hiss and hide. They do this a lot, especially Jiggy, who was first to be sent to jail.
This time, they were both at it, and Dad had enough, and gave the sentence.
They were allowed back in at the peeps' bedtime.
This morning, a package arrived, and mom was very happy. She ordered calming collars, and put one on each of the three. I'm glad I don't have to wear one!
(Don't tell anyone, but I like to chase Shadow, too sometimes! But I didn't do it yesterday...I'm almost pawsitive.)
Here is a picture of the jailbirds...errrrrr...jailcats!
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Hello, Peeps and Kittehs!
It has been a very busy year so far, and we haven't had time to keep our bloggie up to date. but Mom has allowed me some special time on the computer this evening to update all our furriends.
First, we had a sad time. On April 13th, 2016, Tigger had to be helped to cross the Rainbow Bridge. He was Munchkin's best buddy, so she was pretty sad for quite a while, and of course, Mom and Dad and Auntie all cried. Mom swears she doesn't play favorites, but I think Tigger was her favorite.
He was laid to rest in the yard, next to Patches, because they were the first two kittehs Mom and Dad got when they first got together.
Then on July 7th, 2016, (last Thursday, from where I am writing), we had another sad time. Bobbie had a terrible accident. Dad had a big ball thing up on a stand. Mom called it a globe; it had maps or something on it, but it was too high, and roly-poly for us to get up and see. (I think they did that on purpose.)
Anyway, near the bottom of the stand was a small shelf, with scrollwork cutouts. Bobbie and her sister have always and forever laid under there to nap, since they were tiny kittens. So, Thursday, Bobbie was under there, as usual. Mom came in the back door to do something, walked past Bobbie, and all of a sudden, she heard Bobbie scream, and take off running as fast as she could go.
Mom tried to catch her, and see what was wrong, but Bobbie moved too fast for her. Then mom saw it: the tip end of Bobbie's tail was stuck in the shelf! She'd gotten it caught, and panicked, and then, when she took off running, she yanked it clean off!
Mom knew she had to get her to the vet right away, but Bobbie didn't want to be caught! She led Mom and Dad a merry chase all over the house before they finally corralled her to put her in the carrier. Unfortunately, the vet was not able to re-attach the piece of tail; they said there really was very little actual tissue there, and not enough to work with. So, they closed over the end of the tail that was still attached to Bobbie, and sewed her up.
The vet bill was over $300, and Mom and Dad are already on a fixed income, so Mom is asking for anyone who is able to help out, to please send any donations to her Pay Pal at: DzyMsLizzy@gmail.com . Several folks have already helped from Face Book, so she is about halfway to the goal amount. Even a very small bit will help, and thank you very much.
If you can't afford to help, don't feel bad; we understand: then just send good wishes through the universe for Bobbie's fur to grow back in quickly so her tail looks nice again, instead of shaved.
Bobbie had a short, stubby little pom-pom tail anyhow, and it probably won't be noticeably shorter, but she won't have the pom-pom anymore. Mom is very distraught that she wasn't able to save Bobbie from this awful accident, and says she can't "un-see" it all happening. I don't know what humans mean by that, but I guess it isn't good.
I wish I knew a joke or something to lighten this post, as it is all sad news.
Respectfully submitted,
Jigsaw Puzzle, Esq.,
Official Spokescat
It has been a very busy year so far, and we haven't had time to keep our bloggie up to date. but Mom has allowed me some special time on the computer this evening to update all our furriends.
First, we had a sad time. On April 13th, 2016, Tigger had to be helped to cross the Rainbow Bridge. He was Munchkin's best buddy, so she was pretty sad for quite a while, and of course, Mom and Dad and Auntie all cried. Mom swears she doesn't play favorites, but I think Tigger was her favorite.
He was laid to rest in the yard, next to Patches, because they were the first two kittehs Mom and Dad got when they first got together.
Then on July 7th, 2016, (last Thursday, from where I am writing), we had another sad time. Bobbie had a terrible accident. Dad had a big ball thing up on a stand. Mom called it a globe; it had maps or something on it, but it was too high, and roly-poly for us to get up and see. (I think they did that on purpose.)
Anyway, near the bottom of the stand was a small shelf, with scrollwork cutouts. Bobbie and her sister have always and forever laid under there to nap, since they were tiny kittens. So, Thursday, Bobbie was under there, as usual. Mom came in the back door to do something, walked past Bobbie, and all of a sudden, she heard Bobbie scream, and take off running as fast as she could go.
Mom tried to catch her, and see what was wrong, but Bobbie moved too fast for her. Then mom saw it: the tip end of Bobbie's tail was stuck in the shelf! She'd gotten it caught, and panicked, and then, when she took off running, she yanked it clean off!
Mom knew she had to get her to the vet right away, but Bobbie didn't want to be caught! She led Mom and Dad a merry chase all over the house before they finally corralled her to put her in the carrier. Unfortunately, the vet was not able to re-attach the piece of tail; they said there really was very little actual tissue there, and not enough to work with. So, they closed over the end of the tail that was still attached to Bobbie, and sewed her up.
The vet bill was over $300, and Mom and Dad are already on a fixed income, so Mom is asking for anyone who is able to help out, to please send any donations to her Pay Pal at: DzyMsLizzy@gmail.com . Several folks have already helped from Face Book, so she is about halfway to the goal amount. Even a very small bit will help, and thank you very much.
If you can't afford to help, don't feel bad; we understand: then just send good wishes through the universe for Bobbie's fur to grow back in quickly so her tail looks nice again, instead of shaved.
Bobbie had a short, stubby little pom-pom tail anyhow, and it probably won't be noticeably shorter, but she won't have the pom-pom anymore. Mom is very distraught that she wasn't able to save Bobbie from this awful accident, and says she can't "un-see" it all happening. I don't know what humans mean by that, but I guess it isn't good.
I wish I knew a joke or something to lighten this post, as it is all sad news.
Respectfully submitted,
Jigsaw Puzzle, Esq.,
Official Spokescat
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Hey, Nugget!! I see what you said--you stole MY keyboard!
Humph! Nugget has some nerve talking about me like that!
I have seen him AND Munchkin, for that matter, also chasing their own tails!! So there!
And Tigger just fell off the cat tree by doing nothing but having a nap. So he is a klutz, too!
(Nugget swipes the keyboard)
Yeah, but at leas' me and Munchie have da sense to chase tail on da floor, so we doesn't fall off da bed! (Sticks tongue out.)
(Jigsaw pushes Nugget off the keyboard)
Hey! I am the official spokes-cat, and this is MY keyboard!!
(Nugget swipes keyboard back)
No, it izn't--iz mom's--she jus' lets you use it sometimes!
(Mom takes the keyboard)
Okay, you two! If you're going to fight over it--out of the office! Both of you!
(Shoos cats and shuts door.)
I have seen him AND Munchkin, for that matter, also chasing their own tails!! So there!
And Tigger just fell off the cat tree by doing nothing but having a nap. So he is a klutz, too!
(Nugget swipes the keyboard)
Yeah, but at leas' me and Munchie have da sense to chase tail on da floor, so we doesn't fall off da bed! (Sticks tongue out.)
(Jigsaw pushes Nugget off the keyboard)
Hey! I am the official spokes-cat, and this is MY keyboard!!
(Nugget swipes keyboard back)
No, it izn't--iz mom's--she jus' lets you use it sometimes!
(Mom takes the keyboard)
Okay, you two! If you're going to fight over it--out of the office! Both of you!
(Shoos cats and shuts door.)
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