the littles

Chanel and a rat pack kitten

conquering the camper

Mom spent time in the foster room Sunday night once again trying to get good head shots of the design kittens and maybe some action shots of the smaller kittens. After serious outtakes and being climbed like a tree, these were the best two pictures. And if you look closely....it is the same little kitten. BWAHAHAHA

She is out of town for a quick trip starting today until Saturday. More on that later....  However, with the adoption event last weekend and a busy week this week, we haven't been able to comment much and no post tomorrow. We are sorry and promise to beat the mom back into shape soon.
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In case you missed it on Instagram/Facebook, this guy was adopted Tuesday night:

Good luck in your new home Armani.

Mom doesn't know anything about his new family since she wasn't volunteering that night, but we wish him the very best!

not so wordless Wednesday

Gucci and one of the rat pack kittens. Once everyone settled in, it has been fun to see the two groups get along so well. That said, access to the foster room should hopefully be a little easier, though the little ones do think it is fun to try to escape.

good luck kittens

Quick side note: the yellow haired lady/the mom from The Island Cats won our Fresh Wave giveaway. Thanks to everyone for their comments.

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Doesn't it seem like it was just yesterday that this crew arrived??

Now they all look like this:

Gucci and his soft orange fluff

He is super sweet and laid back - not much bothers him but he is always ready to play

Armani

Super fluffy and such a snuggly sweet boy. Some family is going to get so lucky with him.

Versace

Still a little bit of the trouble maker, but he purrs the minute you look at him 

and loves a good snuggle.

Chanel

A little shy but very sweet. Hopefully the right quiet family is right around the corner.

Two sisters playing

Dior

Curious and outgoing and very sweet as well. 

Her hernia surgery is Wednesday so she will be around a while longer.

Mom says the first group of the year is always hardest to take back to the adoption center. These guys were so little and we got to watch them grow up into independent teenage kittens ready for new adventures.

Millie is still at the partner store waiting to be adopted. She doesn't seem to mind it at all and one of the volunteers got her out last week on a harness and leash and said she LOVED it. Mom is hoping to have time this coming weekend to try that and maybe get some video.

We will keep you posted on adoptions as they happen. 

Weekend Report

Well, no adoptions at the event, but being out in public is always good too. The kittens were very well behaved and did great. But to get adopted, they have to be seen. So they will be headed up to the adoption center tonight and mom expects they will probably be adopted by the weekend. We will keep you posted as we find out.

This is Azalea. 

She was adopted at the event Sunday.

On Sunday, Armani passed out in a volunteer's lap. Gotta love that boy.

Random Fridays

Places to go, things to do, kittens to jump on and bite

Mom thought she was being smart and tried to get individual pictures of the rat pack kittens to make herself a chart. She took several pictures with her phone and then transferred them into a document while she was at work. And she got....5 out of 6 kittens. Go mom!! MOL Actually, it was a pretty good idea, but since those little monkeys won't just line up and hold still, it was harder to accomplish than she thought. Now to just figure out who she is missing..... (she is thinking it may be better to grab her camera and take a picture, put that kitten in a carrier, next and so on)
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If you are anywhere near central Ohio this weekend, there is a HUGE adoption event called Fetch A Friend being held at the Lausche Center at the Ohio State Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. There is a $5 parking charge (paid to the fairgrounds not the rescues) but no other admission costs. Come see lots of rescues and vendors and maybe find a new furry friend. If you rent, bring a lease, if you have other pets, bring their medical records. Mom will be there with Colony Cats (she is taking the design kittens). There will be lots of rescues, vendors and other exciting things. If you can't attend, be sure to follow us on social media as mom will be posting as the day goes on.

Fresh Wave Review #sponsored

Mom got to meet some great people at Blog Paws.

One of the booths was Fresh Wave - and they emailed her after the conference asking if she would like to review some products. Absolutely!! She has used the gel before and has the spray that she loves. However...they make these beads that go in your vacuum cleaner. She got pretty excited (yes, she is weird....we are aware). Along with the vacuum beads, we got a container of gel and a spray.

of course, if it comes in a box, some cat will have to inspect it

(Daiquiri)

Mom likes the natural ingredients in this: aniseed, cedarwood, clove, lime and pine needles (along with water)

Their website says put a capful in the vacuum bag or canister and replace monthly or as needed. We have a Dyson that mom has to empty every time it is used (can you say lots of cat hair?) so she first put in about 1/2 a cap just so she wasn't wasting anything. Mom didn't "notice" anything...and then realized that was the point. The house just smelled....clean. (not that it isn't normally but you know what we mean....nothing catlike lingering about)

The gel is now in a prime spot in the living room and the spray has been used a few times as well (kittens...enough said).

When you first open a container or use the spray, there is a scent. Mom couldn't figure it out at first until she read the ingredient list...she was smelling clove and lime. Very nice...and it dissipates quickly too into - nothing really. No original scent, no perfumey scent, no nothing.

They have a wide range of products....candles, scent pods, the gel packages (and refills), smaller stick on pods (and refills) along with the vacuum beads and even a laundry booster (mom is thinking this might be a good thing to buy and donate to the rescue). They do list a pet shampoo, but after reading, it is actually NOT to be used on cats. (we got a sample at Blog Paws and will give that to friends)

THANKS to Fresh Wave for letting us review their products. We got everything for free, but our reviews are always our honest opinion and not influenced by any company.

Also.....they agreed to a GIVEAWAY!!!  Just comment below and we will pick a winner (US only) and have them ship a box to you. Tell us your favorite product! All comments posted before midnight on Saturday June 10 will count.

wordless Wednesday

mom caught this picture of Chanel reacting to the actor kittens 

and it makes her laugh every time

meet your new partners

Over the weekend the little kittens seemed to be doing much better and mom decided she REALLY wanted the bathroom back (nothing like tripping over 6 kittens at 3am if you have to pee).

So Saturday afternoon we had a round of "meet your new partners". And it was chaos.

The room suddenly seemed a WHOLE lot smaller with 11 kittens in it all at once. Plus the design kittens seemed to suddenly double in size.  MOL

Armani had to taste test someone....notice the outrage

Dior in the back checking out an interloper

By the way - it is nearly impossible to get 11 kittens in one picture. It is actually impossible to get any of them to look at the camera at any given moment.

Mom did some more research online and discovered before the "Sinatra Rat Pack" - there was another Rat Pack in the 1950s and she is going to use those names. Now she just has to figure out who is male and who is female and get them to hold still long enough to tell them apart. Girls: Bacall and Harlow (ok - not sure this is historically accurate, but mom likes it). Boys: Bogart, Flynn, Rooney and Romero.

The older kittens are being....pretty good with the little ones. Though mom would check the camera is she heard baby howling and sometimes they were just beating on each other. Chanel is VERY unimpressed with the kittens and keeps her distance when possible. Dior is better than her sister though she will hiss if she gets startled. Gucci and Armani are pretty much go with the flow. And Versace is pretty sure mom just blessed him with 6 new cat toys.

weekend report

Well, summer has struck. It was in the 80s this weekend and since we live on the 2nd floor, mom shut the windows and turned on the a/c. Mom asked if the kittens should go up to the center or if she could hang on to them for an event this coming weekend. There are lots of kittens, so the design kittens will be around a few more days.

Armani has turned into a wrestle maniac

Chanel is not impressed

 we don't want to know what Dior is thinking

These have been a great group of kittens. Chanel is still the most standoffish of all of them. Dior has started coming up and meeping for attention. Versace has turned into a part time cuddler...though there is No risk of him losing his nickname any time soon (ouch dammit). Armani is still the clueless charmer. Gucci is cute and he knows it.

Random Fridays

Daiquiri wishes you a nice weekend - warm but not too warm with open windows.

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Death to the spring toy

The design kittens had their spay and neuter surgery on Tuesday. Mom went to pick them up and had to hang around for about 20 minutes as Dior wasn't coming out of the anesthesia as quick as they would like. Her temperature was fine, but she was pretty out of it. Mom took her home in a carrier by herself (the other 4 kittens traveled together in a larger carrier) and left her in the carrier for a couple of hours to sleep off the meds. She came around well, but was a pretty mean drunk as she growled at her siblings the rest of the evening. Versace and Armani discovered the kittens in the sliding door (their reflections) when mom turned on the lights to check on them and freaked out putting on their stranger danger suits.

Here is the other news: Dior has an umbilical hernia. Mom never noticed it. Which isn't a big deal. However, the clinic didn't notice it either until AFTER her surgery. (argh) They said normally they would keep her overnight and fix it the next day, but considering her age and size and reaction to the drugs, mom opted to take her home and Dior will have it fixed in a couple of weeks. 

newbies

Tis the season for kittens.....lots of kittens. And in this case....lots of BLACK and WHITE kittens.

When mom was off on the Tuesday after Blog Paws, she stopped up to the rescue to pick up vaccines for the Design Kittens. She may have mentioned to the head of the rescue that those kittens are almost ready to go and she has space in the bathroom for the moment. Mom left with a carrier full of this crew.

From what mom was told, a guy picked up a truck from somewhere and when he got to our town found this litter of kittens. While he did the right thing but bringing them to us, he did refuse to help and see if mom could be found. These guys are about 5 weeks old....eating canned food mixed with goats milk and having some intestinal issues that mom is hoping clears up soon (they are on meds).

No names yet....there are 4 boys and 2 girls and mom is a little stuck. Using actor names from black and white films was suggested and mom needs to do some research to see if she can come up with enough workable names for this entire crew.

They were a little hissy the first day but settled in. The one below is certainly the friendliest. Unfortunately, they are ALL in need a bath....

Wordless Wednesday (mostly)

Mom moved the castle out of the kitten room. It has been mostly occupied
 Until last night when the top collapsed as Tommy jumped up. Mom is hoping duct tape will fix it.

surgery day

Time flies. The design kittens are 9 weeks old today (ok...give or take ...haha). Mom is dropping them off today for surgery. They did go to an adoption event on Sunday, but the store was very slow and there were no applications.

Gucci

Channel looking all judgy

Dior says no more pictures

Millie is doing well at the store. We suspect it is probably like a vacation for her. Paws crossed for a quick adoption for her. It is harder this time of year for adults since there are so many kittens available.

Dior stalking her momma

Mom spent a good deal of time with them yesterday. Since they are really the first set of kittens to head out this year, mom takes it a little harder.

They did get their second set of shots yesterday. Most everyone did well. Versace was a screaming drama queen and Dior tried to bite mom. 

lots of fun

Our final post about Blog Paws:

There is a running inside joke from several years ago along a few cat bloggers about cupcakes. When mom and Miss Julie (from Sometimes Cats Herd You) and Mom Paula (from Sweet Purrfections) found out there was a cupcake shop nearby, they took a road trip. The kittens got a cupcake of their own to try out. Dior wasn't interested, but the boys got a little bit of frosting to try. (not much - we know it isn't good for them).

Dior and Gucci hanging out in the room

helping the head peep from Sometimes Cats Herd You 

sell Rescued 2

no, he wasn't allowed to sample the candy

conferencing is hard

Thanks to everyone who was kind about handling the kittens and helped their social skills. Especially thanks to Miss Julie - we know she had fun with the kittens as roommates, but they were certain that morning started each day at about 6:30am.

We are back and settled into our routine. Millie was spayed on Friday and will be up at a partner store for adoption. The kittens go for surgery tomorrow and will either go to the adoption center or may hang around for a few days to go to a big adoption event.