Blast From the Past.

Do you remember these two? Baby Ellie and Baby Angus?We can't tell which is which in the baby photo. They were very similar when they were older. When they were still little tiny babies, they were identical!!!
Here they are with their mum Stella when they were 4 weeks old. She was a very very good mum.
This is Ellie at 7 weeks.
And this is Angus at 7 weeks.
We got some happy news confirmed for us. Both are in their Forever Homes, and have been for some time. Do you want to know the fun part? The shelter they were in had lots and lots of kittens. Meanwhile, there was a sister shelter in South Australia who had interested adopters, but very few kittens. So a plane load of kittens was sent from Townsville to Adelaide to fulfil the demand. Ellie and Angus were on that plane! Unfortunately we weren't able to get photos of them when they were bigger, but it makes us very happy to think of them in good homes. We are also thankful for the lengths the shelter went to in order to give them the best chance of finding those homes.

This video is Ellie and Angus having a snuggle and a feed with their mum and foster brother Calvin Bunny.

This is Ellie and Angus playing with Stella and Calvin, while being watched by Fui and Suey.


We hope you enjoyed the trip down memory lane:)

Compare and Contrast

In an official "we're out of ideas' post, here is a nice little compare and contrast post.
Exhibit 1: When Fui, the gentle giant, met Calvin Bunny.

Exibit 2: When Suey, the hissy kitty, met Tillie Tuxedo-Rex.Hahahahaha!

Fui and Suey go on their plane ride tomorrow afternoon. We are a little bit nervous about it. If you could please send a purr their way, we'd really appreciate it.

Nearly Wordless Wednesday

Do you ever feel like you're being watched?

Hamming it Up

Is there a better way to while away the hours than snoozin' in the comfiest of Ham-micks?

Perhaps one better thing. And that is snoozin' in the comfiest of ham-micks after learning that Jasper Bunny is tonight in his Forever Home!!!!! Have lots of love, fun and laughter there, you little tailless wonder:)

Bunnylicious

Hi! Remember me? Calvini Bunnini, aka Calvin Bunny, aka the Ginger Ninja, aka Calvin what are you doing out here?

I take my dream of being a magician seriously. My favourite trick to practice is disappearing. When I was living at my foster home, my foster mum set the crate up downstairs, and set a fence up to give us a big area downstairs to play in. Well, I figured out a new trick quickly, and that trick was to sneak over the fence! I loved to get out and sneak up on my foster dad.

Early on I was a bit clumsy, and he would hear me falling off the fence. That would result in a lengthy game of chase, hide and laugh. With practice though, I could creep over as quietly as a little mouse. One night, I snuck over the fence while my foster mum was watching. I crept over to my foster dad, and when he looked at me, I crept back over the fence, then sat and looked at him like I'd never been out in the first place. My foster mum thought it was very funny.
My foster dad became my good buddy, and I am happy that I was able to spend time with him after he got home:)

Love Calvin

Nearly Wordless Wednesday

Love is all we need.

And we're shouting it to the rooftops!

We are also yelling out in joy for Ruby Shoes Bunny and me, Calvini Bunnini (aka Calvin Bunny), because we are safe and sound in our Forever Homes! Woohooooo!!!!:)

Marty's Trip to the Shelter

We have the internets again! Hooray! We are looking forward to catching up on our visiting, and seeing what our friends have been up to :) It is a pre-paid expensive service, so we wont get to do much visiting until we're in our proper home, but it sure is better than extortionate hotel rates!
On the day before we packed up our house, I visited the shelter. Guess who I ran into! Little Miss Tillie Tuxedo, and Mister Jasper Bunny. Tillie and Ruby were hanging out together on the bed. The lady hopes they are adopted together, they are the best of friends.

Jasper Bunny was very interested in me. I think he could smell Fui.

The lady has spoken to Julie at the cat hotel, and Fui and Suey are doing really well. They are eating up all of their food, and making friends with Julie. Fui is also making friends with another kitty, named Merlin. They are in hotel rooms next to each other. There have been delays with the Sydney house, so she and the man can't fly them down for another 2 weeks (a week longer than they originally thought). They can't wait to see their babies again!

P.S. A pink mocktail is a non-alcoholic cocktail. Fui and Suey's daddy likes the pink fruity ones.

Introducing...

Hi. My name is Marty. Marty Mouse. While Fui and Suey are locked up, I'm taking over round here. I started my day by rounding up those pesky kittens. Little Calvin Bunny needs his bits snipped so he can go up for adoption, and the twins need to go to another foster home where they will get nice and fat.

We asked about silly Stella, and found out that she has been under vet treatment, after pulling her stitches out. She has put her recovery back a while, but should be fine. I squeeked loudly, hoping she would hear my positive thoughts.

On a more positive note, doesn't young Mr. Bunny have beautiful eyes? The lady won't stop going on about how pretty they are. We also saw Tillie, Ruby and Jasper. Jasper was playing like a crazy cat and Tillie raced over straight away to say hello (which made the lady's heart skip a beat or two), while Ruby was snoozin'.

Once I had the kittens safely ensconced at the shelter, it was time to go for a ride with my friend Fui and his sister Suey. Fui cried the whole way to the Kitty hotel, like a really manly mancat. I didn't make a peep! Julie was very nice to them, and they seemed to relax quite well. The lady was sad to leave them, though, and can't wait to see them again.Tonight, I'm enjoying having the house to myself while I prepare for my road trip. I hear there are some big things in my near future!

Final Foster Friday

Today will be the last Foster Friday, for a while at least. We are hoping that one day we will be able to start again when we know the lay of the land in Sydney.

Our little group of Final Fosters are individual miracles. We came close to losing all three, but they fought back, and fought hard. Stella did an amazing job with them, dragging them through the bad spell by their whiskers.

So we decided that today was a day for celebration, and that a fun way of celebrating would be feeling fresh grass under paw pads. Angus came out first. He needed an itty bitty pair of shades!He was fascinated by the smells, and tried to sniff every one of them right up!Calvin liked the feel of sunshines on his furs.

And skipped on the grass.

Ellie was the most confident out there, and liked running about.

Her furs looked gorgeous in the sun.
After all the new sensations and fun, it was time to come back inside and have a nice big rest.

Happy Friday, everyone:)

Tiny Tabby Tuesday

Little Ellie and Angus have been developing tabby markings on their faces. Ellie is also developing a silly sense of humour. Here she is making the water bowl her new chair. She tipped all the water out, first!

Angus is a little bit lighter than his sister. He likes to nap on the bottom of the scratching post. The other night, the tiny tabby met the huge tabby. They were both very well behaved. He is very interested in these tiny kitties.

Stella continued to be a wonderful mother to Ellie and Angus, and Calvin, until the moment mum packed her up with Jasper to take her to the shelter. When Calvin was not doing well, mum thought he was going to pass away. She believes Stella and her kindness saved his life. He is now a strong, happy, healthy little boy who we are sure will go on to find a wonderful home. Mum and dad were sad to have to take Stella back, but think it was the right time. Happy Tuesday to you:)

A Big Day

Today is a big day for us! I am 1.2kg, and that means I'm getting neutered!

But it is not just a big day for me. Stella is going back, too. Ellie and Angus are pretty much weaned, and Stella prefers to spend her time away from them. Mum feels it is time. The babies race around, play, eat really well, and use the litter box like champions. They are 9 weeks old tomorrow!

My brother Calvini Bunnini (what can I say, it stuck!) tipped the scale at just on a kilo on Sunday, and Ellie and Angus are both over 500 grams. Angus is approx 20g heavier than his sister. Our foster mum is sad to see us go, but believes we will go on to find wonderful homes. She says seeing Stella learn to be a mum was one of the best experiences she has ever had.And it wouldn't have been a complete fostering experience without the little champagne tailless Bunny boy!:)

Love Jasper.

Slow News Day

Fui: So, Suey, have you got anything interesting going on?

No? Me neither. Unless used tissues count. I've seen a MILLION of them. I know. It's so yuck! I know where there might be some goings on going on. Hey! Jasper!Jasper: I have news! I have news! I went in for my snip of de doodahs day on Tuesday, but I was 20grams too light. I was going to complain of discrimination against the tailless, but I'm really not a very political Bunny.
So I've spent the last few days running wild with Calvin, Stella and the little fuzzy babies! And it is so much fun. They are easier to wrestle than Ruby and Tillie, who were pretty dirty fighters.

I think my news beats Fui's tissue news anyday!:)

Cat Trees

Cat trees are very fun. We like to climb up and play on them.The hanging ball is our favourite part!

It lets us practice our balance and co-ordination.
And we can play lots of games:)

Love Tillie and Ruby.

P.S. We went back to have our ladygardenectomies today. Soon we will hopefully find our Forever homes. We wonder if they will have cat trees?

Happy Mother's Day!

We would like to wish all the bean and kitty mums a very Happy Mother's Day. May you be surrounded by love, smiles and cuddles:)

Jumping Jellybeans!

Do you know why I'm so excited? Because my foster mum is getting on a plane tonight! Do you know where she is going? To Brisbane to see my foster dad! And then tomorrow, she is putting him on a plane and bringing him home!

Cool! My foster dad is a cool dude, and I am looking forward to seeing him again. I don't think he will believe how much I've grown!!!!!!

Love from a super-duper-excited Calvin Bunny.

Playtime with Tillie

We've been having lots of fun playing games! I like to play Top of the Mountain on the couch. Sometimes, I even get to throw great big shadows on the roof, with the flash of the flashy beast helping me out. Jasper and Ruby spend lots of time racing about, playing THoE. Ruby is in mid-gallop here!

Stella is a bit naughty in her playtime. She fell in love with mum's boots, which aren't really a toy. Now those boots are hidden, because they don't go to well with clawrs!
Did you get to have some fun playtime today?

Love Tillie.

P.S. There was a question yesterday about whether our foster mum will continue to foster when she moves to Sydney. The short answer is- hopefully! The organisation mum fosters for here has a shelter in Sydney, and there are a couple of smaller organisations she has found. It will depend what kind of home the live in, and how Fui and Suey settle. That is especially so if they are transitioning to inside kitties. At the moment, we have plenty of space. We've got the dedicated kitten room, and an additional spare bedroom that mum comandeered for Stella (it was Dad's store room- ha!). We also have a spare bathroom that mum can use as a quarantine area if need be. That is where she and Polly Smitten-Kitten spent a couple of nights when Polly was very sick. It also means Fui and Suey have plenty of space to go to when they need a break from the kitten crazies.

Foster Mum has been looking at places in Sydney with at least two bedrooms, but as they will be living in the city, space is at a premium. It's also unlikely they'll get a proper spare bathroom. As they are hoping to add a human kitten to the equation over the next posting, it might not be doable. But foster mum is really hoping it will be! The crate experiment with Stella, Calvin, Ellie and Angus has given her hope!:)