Well, I was hoping to to be giving daily kitten updates, but the past week has just been a killer. My work schedule was all crazy all over the place–actually, I had a chunk of time off, pre-kittens, but then had to work several whole days. Plus there was the dance recital and rehearsal. And the whole 50 mile deadline thing. So Friday and Saturday I got no miles in, and had to do them all Sunday and mostly Monday. Anyway. So, too wrecked to write kitteny updates.
Anyway.
We are making much kitten progress. I keep rotating names, but today the names are Omar (because he’s got street cred), and Lady Bird, because she flew around the bathroom when she first came out of the box, and now she’s all dainty and delicate. The names will probably change tomorrow.
So, where we are now. The girl came home exactly a week ago, in the late afternoon (seven days). The boy came home on Friday, late, so this will be the fifth day.
o They hiss at me when I first approach them.
But,
o Both will come on my lap to eat.
o They will eat from my finger.
o They are grooming themselves.
o Yesterday they played with each other a little bit.
o Yesterday Omar played with a new string toy. Lady Bird didn’t know what to make of it. Or, I should say she plays like Miss Whiskers, just touches the thing and holds on.
o Everybody is using the litter box. Yay.
o I can pet them while they eat.
o I can touch them without food, but they’d prefer I not do that.
o I can get my hand under their tummies, and push them around a little. They leave the food, but come right back.
o Miss Whiskers was permitted in the bathroom, and hissed at the girl, but then didn’t really care. She seems not to notice the invasion of the bathroom.
o Mostly, the kittens are acting like kittens, and don’t cower nearly as much. They sit in their little box relaxed, with their little hands tucked underneath them, or sleep in a normal cat position. Lady Bird is looking not scruffy at all, and her fur looks really good. Omar still looks skinny, and seems to have really long legs.
So, this is going surprisingly well. I’m hoping maybe next week to move them into the spare bedroom. Yesterday I had to sit in the bathtub to give them room enough to play. Omar was going to town with the string toy, and actually seemed to forget that I was there. He came really close to the bathtub, and when he looked up and saw me gave a big hiss.
