More Introductions!

We have another new litter!

This little lad is Calvin Bunny. Isn't he a darling?! He has something that his brother and sister are missing. A tail!This young lady is Ruby Bunny (thanks for the suggestion, Poppy Q!).

And this young man is Jasper Bunny.

The litter originally had 5 members, but two have gone out with another foster family. Of the five, there were 4 boys and 1 girl (just like the Oscars!). The other two boys were 1 ginger with tail, and one champagne without a tail. We think one of the parents may have been a Manx, which is quite exciting. It was a shame to split them up, but we also have to be careful not to get too many in the house, as that would just make things too difficult, and prevent any of them recieving decent socialisation. One of our goals with the kittens it to help them become outgoing, and confident in approaching people coming to look at the kittens. Mum was thrilled to see that Sally was running over to say hello to people, when she visited her this morning.

You might wonder why Mickey, Heath and Penny did not run up to the sides of the cages. For one simple reason- they were all adopted yesterday! Wahoooooo!!!! :)

Tillie is happy to have some young playful kittens to have fun with, as Meryl is a bit reserved.

Although she has a unique way of showing it! Hahaha!

We hope you have a wonderful week!

Life Goes On

Firstly, we'd like to thank everyone for all their kind words. The support of the CB is amazing.

I sat with Stella and her babes for several hours last night. She settled down, and gave them a few good feeds over the time. She also toileted the babies. This has helped to put me more at ease than I was previously.


I am almost certain that Stella is still a kitten-cat herself. You can see my hand in the photo above, and I don't have big hands. I'd say she is half of Fui's weight (and he's not even that fat anymore!). She also has very new looking teeth.

The babies seem content. When they are not feeding, they are sleepy and quiet. From what I understand, this is a good thing, and means they are getting enough food.

We thought you might enjoy these videos of the beautiful girl, and her little ones.





We also have some exciting news. Young Brad Oscar lived up to his namesake, Brad Pitt, and was the star of an article in our city's newspaper about the shelter. He was adopted yesterday, but we are hoping his newfound fame will have rubbed off on Mickey, Heath, Sally and Penny, and that they will quickly find their Forever homes. Isn't he a poser! He is such a gorgeous boy.

Polly and Sean are both over a kilo now, and are going back tomorrow for their surgeries and to go up for adoption.

I think that's about it!:)

An Exodus and Introduction

So long,

Heath

Farewell,

Mickey

Auf wiedersehen

Brad

To our potential to have babies!

Sally

We're off to have our bits fixed, and will then be going into the cages to be put up for adoption. Meryl, Sean and Polly have stayed in our foster home, as they have some more weight to put on.

Penny

Our foster mum brought a surprise home for them. A pretty little tuxie girl! She was all on her lonesome, and our foster mum could see she could use some lovin'.

She doesn't have a name yet, and we are looking for suggestions:)

We hope you're having a lovely weekend:)

Boys Smell

Hi, it's Penny here. Penny Smitten-Kitten. I have something serious to discuss with you today.

Now, I came from a litter of girls. It was just me and two sisters. But then came the Oscars. They have four boys in their litter, and only one girl.

I know what I have to do. I have to keep those boys clean! Come here, Heath!

It's serious business!

No!

It wasn't us, Officer Foster Mum!

We promise!

Don't we get a phone call or something?

Officers Report-
Mickey, Brad, Sean, Meryl, Heath, Sally, Penny and Polly were released from the carrier in the bathroom when their food, water and litterboxes had been changed. They have a history of requiring crating when cleaning is being done due to numerous incursions onto the landing, and I suspect will require further crating in future. They are developing a talent for visual propaganda, pretending they don't have enough room when photos are being taken. These are some dastardly kittens!

We would also like to wish our new friend Rusty a very Happy 18th Birthday!

Cute kittens on Friday

----- Update----
We are currently getting ready for the increasing possibility that Tropical Cyclone Hamish will affect Townsville. We have our cyclone plan ready, and are as prepared as we can be. There is a likelihood that if it does hit, we will lose power, so just wanted to say that we are ready for it, just incase:)
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Well, we're cute every day. Heath, Meryl, Brad, Polly.
Don't you think?

Penny

But after a long week, we can be even cuter.

Sean and Brad playing tunnels (or bridges?)

Enjoy your weekend:)

Mickey
From the Smitten-Kittens and Oscars.

P.S. It was Polly peering out the window. We think she has spent too much time reading about Agent 007.5's adventures!

Making Friends

The Smitten-Kitten girls are really starting to get along with the Oscars- even Sally! She still doesn't like it when the Oscars try to wrassle with her, but otherwise is doing well. She will happily share food and water bowls with them, and was even caught giving Meryl's ears a tentative clean!

Polly joining in on a bit of fun with Brad, Meryl and Heath

Sean and Penny sharing a meal.

Mickey, Penny and Meryl hanging out together.

The personalities of the Oscars are becoming clear. Heath adores attention, and wants to spend every moment snuggling. Brad is very playful. He will often rear up on his back legs waving his front paws around if he sees any potential toy- and this includes hands, moving blankets and ties on clothing. Mickey is more reserved, and likes to sit back and watch. Sean is the smallest of the five, and is the only shorthair in the litter. Mum wonders if he has a seperate father to the other four, and if he was possibly conceived them. He reminds mum of Seamus- he runs around like the little engine that could, wanting to be involved in anything and everything. Meryl is a sweetheart. She is very gentle, and sweet with the Smitten-Kittens. It's going to be great to get to know them better.

On another note, mum thinks Polly is well out of the woods, after her illness. Her energy levels continue to increase, she has the appetite of a horse, and her body conditioning is becoming really good. Thankyou very much for the purrs for Polly. We really think they helped a lot.

Mum also wants to thank you for your purrs for her. She was feeling a little overwhelmed the other day. Thankyou for helping her to keep things in perspective, and remember all the good things that there are in this world:)

Discoveries

When our foster mum came in to clean up, we found a fun new toy. She watched us like a hawk with it, though!

It makes for a good hiding spot and cushion.

And hiding spots are important...

Especially when you've got new kittens to hiss at!

Introducing

Sean

Mickey

Meryl

Heath

and Brad.

They're cuties! They are the Oscar Family. They are super duper playful, and so full of energy. The Smitten-Kittens are a little purturbed by them. There has been a lot of hissing, but Polly has already started mimicking their wrestling moves on a sheet. One of the reasons mum brought them home is that the Smitten-Kittens are not very playful. She thinks that because they were in pretty bad condition when we first brought them home, they've learned to just survive so far, and try to regain their strength and health. She is hoping the new Oscars will help to bring out of their shell and teach them to have fun.

If you don't mind, would you be able to send a purr for our mum? She has been missing our Dad a lot these last few days. This being far away thing is not fun.

Hello and Goodbye

Hi! It's Polly Smitten-Kitten here.

I wanted to share these nice photos of Freja and Athena hanging out together.

They are two kitties who really enjoy being sisters:)

Our foster mum didn't come home with an empty carrier, though. She came home with FIVE more kittens! There are four boys and one girl, and the shelter workers named them after Oscar nominees- Sean, Heath, Mickey, Brad and Meryl.

Speaking of Oscars, guess what! Fin has announced the winners of the Acatemy Awards, and I won in the Best Review of '80s Television category! I am so excited!

I would like to thank Fin and her Mom for hosting such a fun competition, the Dell laptop that I watched the show on, the students of West Beverly High School, and my foster mum for transcribing my thoughts on Beverly Hills 90210.

Have a happy week:)