In case you missed it, there was a post up yesterday with a review of Tiki Cat food, sent by Chewy.com, which included lots of pictures of permanent residents. Also, the weekly Instagram/Facebook roundup post on Saturday.
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In the comments to Friday’s post was this one:
Thank you for taking in these little ones. I am the guy whose doorstep they showed up on. We moved to this complex at the beginning of June and the mother (a tuxie herself) has a prior litter, of which the “auntie” is one, which still roams the area. When she brought this litter to our patio we were committed to getting them into loving arms. We are at our limit of two, which includes Cosby, and only want these babies to know the love of a good home. There is also another mother which has a litter which was born about ten days earlier. We are hoping to get this situation under control. By the way, the mother is again coming to see us, but has yet to bring the kitten with her. She loves to be petted before eating. She seems to be missing them, but I think she has had human contact before and would be happy if she knew that they are safe with loving humans devoted to getting them forever homes. If you are interested I can send you a picture I have of the mother.
Of COURSE I wanted to see pictures, and Byron was kind enough to send them to me and gave me permission to share them.
This is the “Auntie.”
And the yet-to-be-trapped kitten.
Mama herself – isn’t she gorgeous?
Mama and her kittens – those three over to the left should look familiar, since they’re the ones currently in my foster room!
Thank you so much for sharing, Byron!
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When I walk into the room and the kittens are playing, they now stay out and continue to play rather than scattering to hide. Progress!
Jethro is turning out to be the friendliest of the three. He’ll actually approach me, whereas the other two have to be lured over with toys or the feather teaser.
Molly really likes hanging out under the ess scratcher. I love her black “glove” on her left paw.
“The better to slap you with, lady.”
“Hallo, lady.”
“Watching you, lady.”
TC (which is what we’ll be calling him, so I don’t have to type out “Thunderclap” every time), hanging under the doll bed.
These kittens certainly enjoy that feather teaser.
Rough life, monkeys.
I’ve held both boys in my lap now. Neither stayed for long (and they didn’t get there on their own – I had to pick them up and put them in my lap, at separate times), but both stayed longer than I expected them to. Molly is proving a harder nut to crack, but she’ll come along sooner or later!
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Dennis starts out bedtime laying on me. When he decides that he’s had enough of the petting and kissing, he moves over to the cat bed on the end of my bed, and spends most of the night there. When he hears Fred moving around in his room, he goes running up to greet him. I think it’s safe to say that Dennis is one happy boy.
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Previously
2013: No entry.
2012: No entry.
2011: “Happy. Freakin’. Thanksgiving.”
2010: Have you ever seen a happier cat?
2009: “No! You go away! This are MY lap for snuggling in!”
2008: “Friends, Romans, countrycats, lend me your ears…”
2007: Awesome.
2006: No entry.
2005: THEY ARE HOLDING PAWS!