Quick former foster

 3 years ago we had the Greek kittens here.

Sparta was adopted by a local family that stays in touch with us. He is now Elliott and loves his girl and has discovered tv. And he got a party for his birthday. 

*thanks for the updates and the pictures Sarah

Stuff

Mom got an update from the family that adopted Sparta now Elliott. As a reminder, he was a birthday gift for their daughter. She is 9 years old now and Elliott is her buddy. They sleep together every night. He waits for her bus to get her home after school. And this past Saturday she was making a movie that required him to wear some business attire.

Mom also ran into Dragon's new mom last week. She is doing well....and discovered their piano. She isn't very good and won't be getting much practice since they are remembering to leave the top down now. She discovered it about 11:30pm one night and danced around on the keyboard.

No kittens yet. Could be a while....but stay tuned.

good news

We reported on Friday that we had 4 cats/kittens still available for adoption. While we want all of them to get homes, it really is the momma cats that we cross our paws for sometimes.

Well.....Friday we got good news. Someone had applied to adopt Delphi - momma cat to the Greek Kittens. And they came in Friday to pick her up and take her home. They do have a dog so hopefully she will be OK with that, but we are all thrilled that she has been picked!!
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Friday when mom stopped at the adoption center, she and another volunteer were putting up a sign about a January adoption special. As they were working, a mid-sized orange and white tabby kept running around the floor, skidding into cats and other objects. After scanning him, they realized his name is Hemingway (though he is NOT polydactyl) and is about 6 months old. To amuse themselves, they got him on the cat wheel at the adoption center.....

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Mom also did a rescue on New Year's Eve. She got a text from a lady she knows that they were hearing a neighbor abuse a cat. Arrangements were made and mom went out in the rain and picked up the cat. She is now safe with the rescue and mom is calling her Hope. She is pretty freaked out by all the other cats and the change of environment, but at least she is safe. The vet will get a good look at her once she calms down a little more. Mom did stop to see Hope on Friday and was allowed to scratch her head a little bit which is progress. Before you ask, we did think about fostering her and bringing her here, but she was pretty angry when mom tried to get her out of her carrier. She is actually better off at the center where she can be kept in a space where she is a little more contained.

Random Fridays

Hey look - it's Sparta - now known as Elliott.

Cute right?? His new family adores him and he constantly makes them laugh.
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Mom rigged the lock on the foster door, but Soda is still managing to pull the door open.

Not enough that HE can get out, but when mom got up Wednesday morning, Chanel was half under a side table. Mom went and looked and saw a pair of eyes looking back. Quick check in the foster room and it had to be Goldfish. No way did mom have time to chase her around the house, so she was out for the day.

Mom worked all day and had a shift at the rescue after work, so it was about 7:30 pm before she got home - dreading having to chase Goldfish around the house. She is already scared and this manuever wouldn't do anything to help her like mom more.

Well....call it a miracle, but mom glanced in the foster room when she got home and both kittens were in there. Soda must have pulled the door open (again) and she decided it was better in there than in the house. Mom is now blocking the door and has bought a new hook and eye lock that she hopes works better.

Annatto continues to do well. He is still little...tiny but mighty. He and Goldfish are getting along well though there seems to be an astounding amount of rude words used in there between them.

 

surprised seems to be his default expression

Everyone else is doing well here. Still hot though....is fall coming soon???

more adoption news

 

Yep, Veria has figured out the containers

 

Argos after the trackball

 

Delphi and her kid

 

Olympia showing off her belly

Well, we thought we had an adopter for Olympia. However, she ended up rescuing a tiny kitten with some medical issues and felt she needed to focus on that kitten. She was heartbroken to give up Olympia. We assured her that the new baby needs her and Olympia is in a good place to be adopted. The rescue doesn't have many kittens on the adoption floor.

At the adoption event on Sunday, we got an emailed application for Olympia. However, that was denied by mom on Monday. Veria has a pending application as well, but the vet check is up in the air and that may not go through either.

Sunday after the event mom dropped Argos off at the adoption center. With pending applications, she didn't want to leave the girls and have arguments start. However, if the applications we have bust, the girls will go to the center this evening.

Delphi will actually be spayed tomorrow so she will be ready to go then as well.

With it being mid-May, we suspect the kitten room won't be empty very long however.

Sparta

 

photo (c)Sarah

A few weeks ago we were contacted online about a possible family for Sparta. Mom actually took him and Argos over to meet the family. They have a small dog and an older female cat. And 2 kids. The new kitten was to be a gift for the younger daughter.

For her birthday this past week, her mom and dad put a note in a box with his picture and gave it to her letting her know that the final decision had been made and they were getting the kitten this weekend. (they had previously told her that the decision was up to our mom)

Arrangements were made and Sparta was handed off to his new family this past Saturday. The daughter apparently was up at 4:30am she was so excited. Mom has gotten several pictures - including the one above - over the weekend and it looks like he has settled right in to his new home. No report on the dog situation, but the older cat is giving him a wide berth so far. MOL

Greek kittens - this is it

 

The ever lovely and very friendly Delphi

She is scheduled to be spayed on 5/28

We would love if someone was interested before then though

 

Veria

She is super spunky and delightful

 

Sparta

The certified goober of the family

He goes to his new home on Saturday with a big sister cat,

a dog, and 2 kids

 

Argos

He is constantly on the go and looking for things to do

 

Olympia

She was shy at first but now loves attention

She will be going home with her new mom on Sunday

Well, the kittens are all at the clinic for surgery. They have to weigh 2 pounds and apparently Veria barely made it, but she was just over. Pick up is after 5pm tonight and then they are ready to go.

trackball

 

What is THIS???

 

Sparta and Veria give it a try

When mom moved the new storage shelves into the foster room, she packed several things into the bins. When she was looking for something else (labels anyone??) she saw this ever popular trackball and got it out for the greek kittens. They were fascinated and mom can hear them playing with it in the evenings.

So far Veria and Argos seem to play with it the most. Olympia wasn't too sure about the noise and has been wary of it. Sparta likes to try to play with the others get it going and only manages to stop the ball from moving.

One word Wednesday

so helpful

Mom was getting weights on the kittens on Sunday. With their surgery date coming up on Friday, she wants to make sure everyone is well over the 2 pound mark. They turned 8 weeks old on Saturday and are doing great.
   Argos  2 pounds 6 1/8 ounces
   Sparta  2 pounds 4 3/4 ounces
   Veria  2 pounds 3/8 ounces (still the resident light weight but she should be fine Friday)
   Olympia 2 pounds 4 7/8 ounces

Mom looked away for a second to catch Argos and found those two monkeys playing in the bowl.

weekend report

 

melting....

 

comfy

 

not so comfy - but not leaving either

Ivy was parked in that house on Saturday. Mom saw Daiquiri stick her head in and then pull it back out. About 10 minutes later she looked up from the book she was reading to find that Daiquiri had shoved her way in the house. Ivy looked annoyed at first but apparently decided she wasn't moving. We think Daiquiri was hoping the passive-aggressive thing would work out for her, but no luck. They stayed in there together for over an hour though before Daiquiri packed up and left.

Delphi and the kittens went to a short adoption event on Sunday. The kittens were freaked out at first and definitely weren't too sure about being out of the crate, but decided napping was better after the first 30 minutes or so. Delphi on the other hand was NOT having a good time. Mom had put her in one crate and the kittens in another. After 20 minutes or so, mom moved Delphi into the crate with the kittens. She settled a little but was still very nervous about everything around them. That said, about 5 minutes after getting home, Delphi was passed out on the Ikea shelves....so it wasn't lasting stress. haha

wild and crazy

 

Delphi has turned into a fairly chatty lady. It is interesting to think about the fact that she was actually kind of shy her first few days here. But she has certainly warmed up - she seeks out attention when mom is in there. A few things still make her jumpy, but she is a wonderful cat. 

Olympia is showing off her climbing skills. That multi plug and night light get lots of attention.

Just sitting around being cute says Miss Veria.

 

Nothing to see here says Argos.

wordless Wednesday

love the bear

 

We got this bear last year from Miss Julie at Cats Herd You. The kittens all seem to love it and this group has also discovered that they can get UNDER the bear. Which of course leads to all sorts of new games.

weekend report

 

That Ikea storage unit is pretty popular. I like how they look and the storage they provide. Delphi was the first to climb them and we suspect she was hoping the kittens wouldn't find her up there. As you can see, not so much. There were beds up there but the kittens bang around and the beds come off pretty quickly. Mom was given that bird house and loves it but the kittens have been making that move as well. She bought some double sided tape stuff and attached the house to the storage unit. She is going to see about getting some shelving sticky stuff and maybe beds will stay up there a little longer.

The kittens continue to do well and grow like weeds. Delphi is fairly chatty which is interesting. 

 The weather finally started to be nice and the windows are finally OPEN!! Mom put in the screen protectors and we are enjoying some fresh air and the noises from outside.

Chanel went out on Saturday with mom. They met a friend Miss Z at Starbucks and spent several hours just sitting around and chatting (longer than mom realized in fact). Chanel got out of her carrier once and wandered the patio, but then climbed back in and hung out in the carrier. She asked for a drink of water a couple of times but otherwise was perfectly content to hang out and be friendly. Since it is finally nicer here, mom is going to check with some local places about hanging out on their patios.

wordless Wednesday (the back feet edition)

greek kittens

Veria and Olympia

Sparta (and his momma's back leg)

Argos keeping it clean

Well, as of last Saturday, they are officially 6 weeks old. Time flies. They are much more fun to watch on the kitten cam and are having a good time with mom when she is in there with them as well. The eye boogers are still hanging around (and being medicated). Olympia has completed cleared up but gave them to Sparta who missed the first round. Veria looks much much better and Argos has them in one eye. It is a battle with this crew for sure.

Weights:
Veria 1 pound 6 3/4 ounces (the reigning light weight champion)
Olympia 1 pound 11 3/8 ounces
Argos 1 pound 11 3/4 ounces
Sparta 1 pound 11 1/4 ounces

Delphi will still let them nurse but has pretty much decided she is done. Oh - and she has this "delightful" new habit of walking around talking at the top of her lungs. No, she isn't in heat - she is just chatty (or haz complaints). 

weekend report

The rescue had a kitten shower on Saturday and mom went over to help for a couple of hours. It was chilly, but there was a good turnout and there were lots of donations made too.

 

The girls basically spent the weekend doing this.

 

Sparta - keeping it clean.

 

Veria makes sure everyone knows the dish is EMPTY!

Mom met with families interested in Olympia and Sparta. Since she knows the clinic fills up quick, she had already called and gotten everyone on the schedule for mid-May.

Everyone is doing well and getting bigger. It is fun to watch them now that they are 6 weeks old and able to get around more and play more as well.

weekend report

Mom got back from Blog Paws late on Saturday and slept like the dead. Sunday was a few chores, a nice nap and playing with the kittens. They seem so much bigger after a week of being gone. They are very active and have started eating kitten food and using the boxes. They were 5 weeks old this past Saturday....time flies.

four weeks old

 

Poor Sparta - coordination is hard

 

Argos is looking for trouble

(yes, his eyes are still a little goopy)

 

introoder alert

 

Delphi and Olympia

 

seriously??

Hard to believe they are already a month old. When did that happen?? They are learning to walk and pounce - though they don't often land on what (or whom) they are aiming for when they take off. They were all weighed last Friday - everyone except Veria (the calico) is over 1 pound now. There is food out and kitten sized litter boxes but they haven't used anything yet.