Watering the plants with me is Vilja's favourite time of day - as soon as I take out the little green teapot, she yells and jumps onto the windowsill to help out! Then excitedly shows me the way into the living room and the plants there.
It's obviously very important to inspect the pots and make sure it was done right! (Our plants have never been so well watered)
Hello fren :D. How are the baby kittens doing? Well, them and their moms (and that one uncle just chilling lol) also how are you? Have a good day! ( I hope you don't mind me always saying that lol, it's sort of a habit xD)
Hi! Sorry for the kitten update delay, it's been busy around here, especially since the baby babies are finally getting big enough to do, well, anything. xD
Maraly's kittens are two weeks old! They're getting so big and fluffy, they can hear and their eyes are all open now! They have started clumsily trying to play with each other, clean themselves, and toddle around. They're absolutely precious and they look like baby Ewoks.
^That is Gray, the firstborn and, apparently, first at everything! She (pretty sure it's a girl) was not only the first kitten born, but the first to open her eyes and (along with her sibling, Four) the first to start toddling! She also might be the first kitten to genuinely start to like me. xD
And this^ is one of the little black ones. All Maraly's babies are over 11 ounces now! Gray, as of today, was 12!
Leeli's babies are also doing well, though we've had to keep a closer eye on them. The littler ones sometimes struggle to gain weight with their three bigger, fightsy siblings! I've been taking away the three biggest ones when I weigh them and putting them on a blanket and/or heating pad outside Leeli's box (still in her pen, she can hear them and see them if she sits up) and letting the three smaller ones eat alone for a bit before putting the bigger three back to help them.
Leeli's babies have started to open their eyes too! This is one of the little ones, it's hard to tell them apart (sometimes the only way to do it is by their weight) but I think this is the runt!
^those three are from last week when Leeli's were littler, but they're so stinkin' cute I couldn't not include them. <3
Maraly and Leeli are doing well! They are very good, VERY attentive mamas! Maraly RUNS to check on either litter of babies if she hears them cry and has started the classic mama cat thing of snatching the baby back and carrying it to safety if she feels it's in distress. Which can be difficult when I'm weighing the babies. xD Leeli somehow looks better after giving birth to and feeding six kittens than she did on the streets, which is a testament to the care and love we've been giving her.
(skip next paragraph if you're sensitive to animal death)
Leeli did have a seventh kitten that was stillborn. It was not born alive, because it had never moved from the fetal position. Leeli took SUCH good care of it, not only had it been thoroughly cleaned, but my mom said that when she found it in the morning the kitten was tucked in with the others and it was warm. So it was simply not meant to make it.
*end skip*
OH and KALMAR! Kalmar is neutered now!!!! So he shall stay the sweetest, happiest little guy. He was traumatized by going to the vet for a few days, but he's recovered from that and he's back to being his happy, purry self. <3
Alright, well, that's enough for now, I think. Here's a picture of Leeli and her littles snuggling from the other night:
me, a few months ago: huh, my special interest/hyperfixation on cats isn't as strong as it used to be, interesting.
me, after we've suddenly acquired 14 kittens: *wants to spend every possible second of her time with the kittens* *keeps experiences time blindness while hanging out with the kittens* *the 4-9 day old kittens can't even do much of anything but all I want to do is be with them 27/7*
raspberry is doing so much better today!! he had to be separated from the other boys because he was a bit sicky, but he’s feeling and looking so much better now!!