2 weeks old

 Time flies. Mom and kittens are doing well. Ricotta is just over 300 grams and the rest are over 275 grams. Eyeballs open and starting to march around a little bit. Fromage is spending time snoozing outside the crate so she's clearly comfortable. 

In some fun news, mom has been looking for a new cat tree to put in the back bedroom. She found one at Aldi and liked it so much she bought a second one for the living room. She's hoping with some padding and the steps that Buttons will be able to get up to window level since she no longer ger has access to the sliding doors with the foster room closed. 

Otherwise we are enjoying some nice weather and nice quiet days. Unless mom is yelling at those basketball guys on the TV. 

New kittens

 We got a mom and kittens on Tuesday to foster for the rescue.

Momma cat was a littke freaked out when she got here. The kittens were born Monday evening. Tuesday the rescue picked her up along with another mom and kittens and a 9 month old kitten as well. The situation was a bit of a mess so we are just happy they are out of it and safe. 

Momma cat calmed down after about 36 hours and the kittens were doing pretty well. Two brown tabby and three white with gray spots on their heads. 

We are going with a cheese theme. Mom eill be Fromage. The tabby kittens are Burrata and Ricotta. The whites will be Feta, Brie and Gouda. No genders yet as they are pretty little. 

Unfortunately Burrata started doing poorly on Saturday and passed away that afternoon. Turns out Fromage is under 2 years old and this is her third (and last) litter of kittens. 

The other kittens seem to be doing well but we are being super cautious. They get weighed twice a day and checked on often. Ricotta's eyes have already started to open.

The other mom and kittens are with our friend Heather. They are named after types of wine. (Cause we think we are all pretty funny) Not entirely sure how everyone is related but of that group one is white with a gray spot on his head and there are brown and gray tabby with one solid gray. Pretty sure their family tree is a straight line. 

Poor Detour

 Mom has been trying to work with her but Detour's nails are just so sharp. Our friend Heather came over Sunday and caught Detour and trimmed all her nails. Detour wasn't happy but everyone is happier that her nails are shorter.

The sun has been out and the weather nice so there were open windows and happy cats. It's not going to last but we are enjoying it while we can.