August 5, 2009 – New fosters!
Yesterday morning, I hit the ground running. I changed the sheets on both our beds, I washed the sheets and hung them out, I vacuumed the house, I canned green beans and pickled jalapeno slices for Fred.
But really, I was just waiting for the call, and late morning, I got it…
There are six of them – five boys, one girl. One black, five brown tabbies. They are pitiful little things with super-goopy eyes. I’m hitting them up several times a day with ointment in their eyes, and though I’ve had them less than a day, I can already see improvement in their eyes.
They’re not super friendly, but a couple of them have let me rub their bellies. It’s funny – when I’m in the room with them they’ll occasionally come by and allow me to pet them, but for the most part they ignore me. The instant I step out of the room, though, they line up at the doorway and meow pitifully, like “Where you go? What you doing? WHY WOULD YOU ABANDON US???”
I haven’t really started thinking of names – I can’t tell them apart at this point, though there are one or two that I can recognize by sight. The largest of the litter, for one, the one with a hernia (and a white diamond on his nose) and, of course, the little black one. The other three, though, are brown tabbies who look an awful lot alike. It’ll take me a day or two to tell the difference between them, I imagine, and then I’ll be amazed that there was ever a time when I couldn’t.
It’s so nice to have babies back in the house, I can’t even begin to tell you!
Aug 05, 2009 | 7 | The True Blood Kittens
August 5th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Awwwww ….. what a bunch of cuties!
August 5th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Oh such dear sweet little fluffs! Just a few days under your care and they’ll no longer have super goopy eyes (or any kind of goopy)!
August 5th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Oh they are all adorable! I hope the goopy eyes get better quickly! Oh, and can I suggest that for the one with a diamond on his nose (if he is not the she) maybe Neil for the name (get it – Neil Diamond). Sorry, I am a bit goofy today!
August 5th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Oh my! Is it just the reflection of the lights, or the meds in the eyes, but does that little black one have the most crossed eyes ever?!? If so, I LOVE it! So cute!
August 5th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Oh, Robyn, how adorable!!! Can’t wait to get to know the little darlings! Love and scritches to the little goop-balls!!
I’ve got to ask, though… a hernia? Is this a term with which I’m not familiar or does little Mr. (or Ms.) Diamond need an extra big snorgle coming out to him (her)??
August 5th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Sweet little babies. I think the hernia will be a relatively easy fix for the little fluff. I have no doubt you’ll have their eyes clear and them being social butterflies in no time. Have they discovered the chair fringe yet?
August 5th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Dear little squinty kittens! I hope their health woes clear up quickly so they can have fun in your awesome cat playroom.
Re: Lisa, a hernia is when there’s a split in the abdominal muscles, through which a little bulge of innards can protrude. It’s painful, so yes, gentle snorgles are in order!