It has been A week

 First, summer has arrived and the windows are officially closed. We get it but as always spring seems too short.

The cheeses are doing ok. There have been some intestinal issues and it's making mom more than a little nuts. Vet visits and medicine and food restrictions. Everyone seems mostly on the upswing. Feta is still struggling a little but everyone is eating. Baths have been given though mom admits the foster room is a disaster zone. 

Brie is sure none of this is her fault 

Also a week ago the rescue got a call about kittens found under a deck. It's slightly more complicated than that, but bottom line was we picked up two tiny crusty kittens. 

Unfortunately the tuxedo that we named Pomegranate crashed on Friday morning. Mom rushed him to the ER vet. He rallied a little but mom got the call early Saturday that he was declining. She went and held him while they let him go. Between being so tiny with fleas and a very nasty infection, he just didn't have enough resources to fight.

His sister Persimmon is doing good though. Still tiny and needs to put on some weight. Her eyes are cloudy and may end up being that way. But she's had a bath and loves food and has a typical torbie attitude. 

We hope you are all doing well. Stay cool abd stay hydrated.

Are we sure it's spring

 Mother Nature can't seem to decide. Last week we had to turn on the air conditioning and this weekend it's 25 degrees cooler. 

Buttons is figuring out the cat tree by the window. The sliding door is still her favorite spot but isn't always available. Mom is letting Buttons figure it out at her own pace s that she understands how to get up and down.

The cheese kittens are doing well. Mostly. Vet visit scheduled for Wednesday since they do seem to be having some tummy issues and mom has tried all her tricks.

And this is Reisling one of the wine kittens from the same house (different mom). He's deaf and certainly sleeps like it.

Mom got plants for the balcony and fortunately got everything planted before we got several days of rain. 

Getting closer

 The kittens got their second set of vaccines and now we just need to get them big enough for spay and neuter. The girls are tentatively pre-adopted so that's exciting. 

Brie and Feta

Sleepy marshmallows 

Brie and Gouda

Mom does constantly have to remind them they aren't supposed to be on the desk. So far she's only mildly successful but at least they haven't sent any weird messages on teams to mom's co-workers. 

Every one here is doing fairly well. Had a few open windows which is nice.

And mom is gearing up to plant the boxes on the balcony. 

News

 Fromage got adopted!! Never even made it to a partner store. A lady saw her post and filled out an application. She went home Sunday and there is another cat in the home so they will take it slow. Thankfully Fromage has been fine around other cats. 

Detour graduated from hissy school and is now at a partner store for adoption. Reports on Sunday was she was hiding but that's not surprising. Hopefully another day or do and she will relax. She quirky but sweet. 

The cheese kittens are doing well. Probably another couple of weeks until surgery and then available for adoption. Plus we discovered that Gouda has bi-colored eyes. 

Gouda

Brie

Feta

Ricotta 

The fun ages

 The kittens will be 7 weeks old on Tuesday and this is such a fun age. 

First, Fromage is off to her next adventure. She will be spayed on Tuesday and then off to a partner store by the weekend. She's obviously super cute but she's also very social with people and is good with other cats. 

As for the kittens, everything is a try and a fun adventure. They got their first vaccines and are having a blast running around and playing. 

The other morning we caught a great video too:

Have a great week!!

Graduated

 The cheese kittens will be 5 weeks old on Tuesday. Time flies. Everyone is over 400 grams now (some more than others) so we'll within growth amounts.

Litter boxes were put out and there were a couple of accidents but they are being used consistently now so the panels in the foster room were moved so that Fromage's litter boxes and dishes are blocked out. Hopefully with the next 7-10 days they can be given access to clumping litter and use the big boxes.

But they are having fun with more space. 

Fromage is unvinced this was a good idea.

They also found the big fuzzy bed.

And Brie decided she likes canned food.

Small changes

 Detour has moved back with Miss Heather for more bootcamp. Least freedom, more contact.

The rescue is hosting a shy cats for shy people event in 2 weeks and we are hoping she can attend.

Mom took the day off on Friday and went to Cincinnati. Among other things she and her friend stopped at Purrfect Day Cat Cafe. This is Charlotte. 

It is a lovely set up, they support 3 different rescues and everyone was super nice.

Fromage and the cheeses continue to do well. The kittens can now hear so mom feels bad when she walks in talking and wakes them all up. They will be 3 weeks old on Tuesday. Probably won't be too long before they discover the door to the crate.

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. 

Sunbathing

 We've had a few nice days here though it is still winter. But we are soaking up as much sun as we can. 

Also we got a new scratcher box that is good for playing