Let's Do the Time Warp...

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Favourite Foster Foto Friday

Blitzen
Dancer
Dasher

The lovely Claus Family Kittens:)

Hooray!

Beautiful Blitzen found her Forever Home today! Her new mum is a young lady who regularly volunteers at the shelter. She had been waiting for the right kitty for a while, and that right kitty is Blitz!

Hooray for Blitzen!

We picked up two litters of three today. They are getting along very well, and we are referring to them as the Brady Bunch. There are 5 boys and a girl. Here is a sneak peek!

Fui's eye is still a little puffy, but is looking better. The vet had warned that if it wasn't looking better in a couple of days, they would need to put him under to make sure there was no injury to his conjunctiva, but at this stage we don't think that will be necessary. Which is very very good!

Shrews are Awesome!

Fui and Suey are good foster siblings! Do you know why?
They let us have a shrew from Goldie, Shade and Banshee to play with!! It was so much fun! Blitzen dived about, like you can see above. Dasher leapt through the air, like you can see below!

It was so much fun!


And guess what! My foster parents are pretty sure we got a nip buzz! This is rare in Australia, as cats here don't have the gene or something which reacts (or something, I'm small and don't really understand). Blitzen was especially buzzed. She even ran into a wall! This is Blitzen getting a shock when I pounced on her! MOL!

Afterwards, we had to have a big snooze! I was smashed!

Thankyou for sending such fun things to play with, Goldie, Shade and Banshee!:)

We are going for our 'ectomies tomorrow. Tonight we don't get to have any dinner, so we had a big lunch of our favourite fish flavour.
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My Experiment

Hi! I haven't been allowed a turn on here for ages! I have a funny experiment. It involves my sister Blitzen. This is Blitzen's tail when not exposed to Fui.

This is Blitzen's tail on Fui exposure!

Hahaha! Her furs went 'poof'!

After a little while, her furs settled down again. I think they might even be making friends with Fui. I'm not sure what Blitzen herself thinks. MOL! See my joke?

I am 1.4 kilos today. Blitzen is 1.2kg and Dancer is 1.1kg. We will probably go back and have our special vet visit this week. We are meant to be over 1kg. I reached that a little while ago, but I got held back a little as the shelter was very full, and Dancer was not at the weight yet. Our foster mum thought she might as well just keep us together. I don't mind!

Guess what else! Pretty Daisy is nominated for Best Pet Blog in the 2008 Weblog Awards!! Isn't that cool!! Voting starts in a couple of hours, and you can click here to vote for her. Good luck Daisy!!

Bye!!

Oh My Goodness!

With the humans away, I thought someone should take charge. It's only fair, a bit of balance and order is a nice thing. But these kittens! They have no respect!

They decided to have a game of wrestle the Christmas Tree! All three of them!

They were chewing and climbing and falling and meowing and pulling and all the craziness!

Send help! Muuuuuuuummmmmmmm!!!!!

I don't know how much longer I can maintain my tenuous grip on control!

Twas the Night Before Christmas

It's the night before Christmas, and all through the house

Not a creature is stirring, not even Marty Mouse;

Fui hung his stocking on the cat tree with care,

In hopes that Father Christmas soon would be here;

Suey is nestled all snug in her bed,

While visions of tuna-plums danced in her head.

When out on the grass there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, Dasher!

now, Dancer!
now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of fishies, and Father Christmas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney Father Christmas came with a bound.

He was dressed in faux-fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of nip-toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."
-Clement Clarke Moore (with adaptations by Fui and Suey)

Can we Carol on your Doorstep?

The first Noel the angel did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep,

On a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel.

-Trad.

The Tale of Blitzen in the Christmas Tree

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree

How lovely are your branches.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree

How lovely are your branches,

In summer sun or winter snow,

A coat of green you always show.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree

How lovely are your branches.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree

Your gentle spirit teaches us.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree

Your your gentle spirit teaches us.

That peace and love shall ever be

As faithful as a Christmas Tree.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh, Christmas Tree

Your gentle spirit teaches us. - German trad.

I hope you're having as much fun this Christmas as I am!

Love from

A Clarification

I have to let you in on a secret. I know I said that I was a boy the other day. But I just didn't feel right about it. It didn't feel like the truth, and my head was in turmoil.

I spent the morning crying.


Then I spent the afternoon throwing myself on the ground and sighing.


I went to my brother Dasher to see if he had any advice for me. He told me to be truthful about what I am feeling. And so, here it is...

I am a girl, just like Dancer! I am a little tiny princess kitten!

Which is pretty cool, actually.

We're Back Again

Hi guys!
We have had such a busy 48 hours, let me tell you! First we came home, and had all our flea treatments and cleaning. That night, Dancer sneezed a few times. Our foster mum got really nervous after what happened to the fosters that came before. She had to take Dasher back to have his ear checked yesterday anyway, so she took us all back for a check up.

We had to stay overnight! They checked our temperature, heart rate, eyes, ears, poop and EVERYTHING. And we were given a clean bill of health. Dancer probably just had the sneezes because of the changes in environment.

This morning our foster dad bought us home. And boy were we happy! We played and played, we met a baby bean, and then I decided to have a good long nap.


Then it was time for a super fun playing session. This is my brother and sister playing with a wand toy. Can you believe it, a wand toy! We have never had one of those before.

My brother Dasher also had fun wrestling with some of his blankets. His tail poofed right out, which looked funny.

Dancer loved the wand toy. She wanted to play and play and play with it.

My brother and sister had to have a nap too, after all that playing.

Tonight we had to be wormed. We have left foster mum with some super scratches. She wont try that again in a hurry! We can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.