Still wobbling around

 Buttons is getting more access to the house during the day. Which sort of back fired since she starts yelling to be let out generally before the alarm even goes off in the morning. The stairs are completely blocked off though so mom has to remember to move it morning and night. 

Pumpkin is still in the foster room unless mom can really pay attention to her. She isn't good on the vinyl floors but also tends to get under the furniture which is a bad idea.

She does love that S scratcher and it seems to be helping her sit up more. Though she does spend a lot of time under the one half.

Mom has been slacking

 Sorry about that. 

Pumpkin and Buttons our CH foster kittens are still here. Both girls have been spayed and are vaccinated so if you know anyone (preferably in the Midwest) who might be interested in adopting, please send them our way.

We also have a short term foster for a couple of weeks. 

Meet Pumpkin 2. Yeah mom picked him up, gom him home, and got him settled. THEN she looked at his paperwork and burst out laughing. He's a very nice boy and is just getting over a kitty cold.

Mom bought Buttons a kitten harness and took her on an adventure on Sunday. She was a little freaked out but not bad for a first time. (Picture from H.J.)

What a nice weekend

 We had a break in the hot weather here so we got in some good window whiffing. Mom says it is going back to the hots this week for a while but at least we know fall is coming.

Mom got spay surgeries scheduled for the girls. So it it is time to start looking for their forever homes. Biggest thing is no stairs. Neither has the balance. Buttons does fine on regular floors though she does spin out some. Pumpkin would do better with carpet to give her a grip to get around. She still isn't completely walking up on all fours but mom is hoping she will get there. They both eat and use the litter box with no assistance. So if you or someone you know might be interested,  please send them our way. They do not have to go together. 

Mom got the puzzle out this weekend too. But she used a different treat and Boba was unamused. 

The same is ok

 Not too much different going on here for now. Buttons did start sneezing last week and got a vet visit and started on meds. The interesting thing for mom was watching Buttons walk around the room. Wobbly but so much better on the slick floor than mom anticipated. 

Pumpkin is getting around though not quite as well. Mom has seen her get all four feet under her and stand up, but it only last a few seconds. 

The girls are not very cuddly very often but Buttons hung out with mom on Sunday. 

They are having a last with each other though. Just have to get them up to weight to be spayed then we can start looking for forever homes for them.

One last video - check out the butt wiggle and the ears.

Little more space

 The girls are doing well. Mom added a couple more panels so they have a little more space. 

The hardest part is keeping the adults out ' not that they are bothering the girls, but they are eating kitten food that they don't need. 

Buttons is definitely more mild of a case than Pumpkin. But both are getting stronger and getting around better. Any forever home will need to make accommodations but they eat and use the box with no help. 

They aren't spayed yet, but if you or someone you know might be interested in adopting, please email us (randomfelines at hotmail dot com). They do not have to go together but would benefit for living with other cats. 

Couple of changes

 Mom got a message last week asking if we could take another CH kitten. Meet Buttons who was surrendered to a vet and us now with us. Her CH is much more mild than Pumpkin. It's good for both of them to have a friend.

When Buttons joined Pumpkin,  mom moved them into the foster room with panels up to cut the room in half. After a few days mom moved them back to the living room. It's fun to have them closer to watch and keep an eye on them.

It's good for Pumpkin to have someone to get her moving. 

A little more space

 Woohoo!! All three gray boys were adopted over the weekend. We love a quick turn around at the shelter. Though they were very sweet boys, so no one is really surprised. 

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Mom expanded Pumpkin's base camp by putting up the panels to give her a little more room to get around. 

Daiquiri and Boba were intrigued.

Boba has been visiting pretty often over the weekend. Mom did realize she eating the kitten food, so now the top and door on the playpen will be closed at night. 

Mom spent the weekend watching the Olympics. 

Just for a few days

 We have some older boy kittens in the foster room for a few days getting over colds. They are about 4 months old and wild! All gray too so they are wearing collars to keep them straight.

The shelter names all the kittens so don't blame mom for this: King Arthut, Lancelot and... Little John. (Someone got their English folklore confused)

They got some freedom this weekend but never settled down and were into EVERYTHING so back to the foster room.

Boba was clearly confused by nit only bigger kittens, but also not really sure exactly how many there were on the loose.

Pumpkin is doing very well. She eating great, doing all the normal kitten things. And her lungs work great! (Have we mentioned she's loud?)

Hot...so hot

 OK maybe not as hot as some areas, but we  mid-westerners don't do constant 90s. Blech

Chanel melted

Pumpkin is doing well. She is growing and has lots of opinions. Her journey is just starting but she's going strong. 

Mom went shopping for a new plant. The local shop was great and recommended a plant called a Hoya that hopefully mom won't kill. Pet friendly but it is hanging from the ceiling in the foster room so out of reach just in case. 

New kitten

 First: to no one's surprise, Cinderella was adopted pretty quickly on Friday. It looks like Bibbidi was adopted on Saturday. 

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If you follow us on social media, you know we took in a kitten on July 4th. A lady reached out to various rescues about a special needs kitten. (also previous posts say"he" turns out mom is out of practice and the kitten is a girl)

Now, right off the bat mom isn't in many "rescue" groups or anything similar online because it's hard to see all the "need help" posts and not be able to do anything (or, let's be honest, occasionally smack people).

This one was different. Our friend Miss H sent a video to mom and this isn't something she does. One look and mom is like ok, I'm in. The contact was through a local rescue who knew the adoption process would be more difficult. They use a partnership with a large pet store, and it just creates problems putting certain cats or kittens in that environment. 

H and mom picked up the baby on Thursday. Mom cat has a spay appointment as do the other kittens. But the lady has limited funds and was getting a lot of push (even from a vet) to euthanize the kitten due to "quality of life". 

So meet Pumpkin. The lady's grandkid named her so we are keeping it. She has a vet appointment later today but mom is 95% sure it is CH. She's pretty wobbly but also 6 weeks old, so it's a weird combination of coordination and just learning to get around. She is eating on her own and using the litter box. Mom says she is a tiny velociraptor. She is very vocal and bitey when she eats. Mom either holds her around the middle or just let's her do it herself. Cause if your fingers are too close, you are fair game.

Someone is VERY interested 

Mom is trying if Boba has ever seen this playpen. Maybe?? The top is unzipped during the day since there is about zero risk of Pumpkin escaping. But Boba, despite growling at her the first day, is sort of more curious now.

Freedom

 The kittens went in Friday for vaccines and weight check. They are all looking good so the plan is for them to go back to the shelter on Wednesday and then be available for adoption on Friday (since Thursday is a holiday here)

Since they are vaccinated and been here long enough, they got their freedom on Saturday. They are allowed out during the day but sleep in the foster room at night. 

Not sure why the best sleeping spot

is under the desk and chair

Nothing brings them together like snacks

Asleep on the arm of the sofa

Yes, she did fall off but onto the sofa 

Slightly terrible picture but still funny

Bobbidi was on the back of the sofa and

Boba jumped toward her

Intruder alert

 The kittens had a bit of a stomach bug last week but after a vet check amd some meds they are feeling (and eating) much better. Of course after 5 days of meds they also think mom is evil, so more bribery will commence.

In the meantime, mom went out on our balcony on Sunday morning to water her plants:

Boba of course followed but when mom didn't let her outside, she decided to sit and watch the kittens. Boba was very polite. The kittens were unamused. 

Playtime

 Check out those tails

Someone finds them exhausting 

New kittens

 First an update:

Buckeye was adopted within a couple of days-no big surprised. Gillig missed up her spay incision so she had to have that fixed but should be cone free and ready for adoption this week. Mom was most worried and Phantom, but turns out once he decided to be friendly, he was committed. Mom got to see him Thursday and he was adopted over the weekend.  

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Thursday night at the shelter, someone left a litter of kittens outside in a carrier. We don't have all the details, but mom got a good loom at them and set them up. Once they were vet checked on Friday, we were able to foster them and they will be here about 3 weeks. 4 kittens total, 3 girls and 1 boy.

Cinderella- girl, tabby/siamese mix

Bibbidi-girl, tabby (on the left), 

bigger than her sister

Bobbidi-girl, tabby, smaller

Boo-boy, gray with a tail light

Boo such shyer than his sisters but it shouldn't take him too long to come around.

Quick turn around

 Well the kittens are scheduled to go to the shelter tomorrow for spay and neuter and then to the adoption floor.  They have been a good group of kittens. Mom didn't have any big plans for the long weekend so they were allowed freedom from the foster room during the day (and back in at night). 

They were mostly respectful of the adults, though Buckeye got popped by Daiquiri after bouncing on her tail for the third time. 

Phantom

Sweet but a little shy

Buckeye

Playful and always under foot

Gilly

Loves toys and is learning to snuggle

Happy duck for Phantom to take a nap and all was right with the world.

After a few months off, mom wasn't sure what Boba would think about little kittens (even the kittens we had this winter were older than these). She was....ok. She did want to play with them but would hiss if they got too much in her face. 

Honestly, mom is OK with her and Daiq giving the kittens instructions on behaving since they didn't have a mom here to teach them the cat rules. 

Kittens are exhausting