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New pics soon - I promise...
Things are getting pretty busy around here. We're contemplating a move to
Indianapolis soon and I've been over there doing the advance details for a few days. I interviewed yesterday for a transport driver's job for Ganassi Racing handling the duties for one of their Indy Racing League teams. It looks pretty promising at this point as do a number of other job possibilities there. A few of them are in the ' let us know when you get here and are ready' stage. The babies will be weaned by the time we are ready to go. Sammy's kids are all doing well. The little black female seems to be the best socialized at this point with her constant companion a close second. These two are the first to emerge from under the dresser when I enter the room. There are two others that usually come close behind. The fifth baby is quite sweet natured as well but needs a bit of prompting to join the festivities. The sixth one is a bit leery of me and for good reason. Somewhere in the course of being tangled in a pile of kittens he got raked along the lower left eyelid - a hazard of community sleeping arrangements when your littermates stick their feet in your face without much regard for you. The inflammation required an antibiotic eye drop for a few days. This was usually met with much squealing, wailing, and lamentations followed by a quick scurry back under the dresser. The eye healed up nicely and all is well but the slight bit of distrust remains. If I bring this one out he quickly becomes as sociable as the others. The kittens range of exploration is expanding all the time. They have experimented with lapping diluted milk from a flat saucer. When they are ready I'm sure the transition to weaning and eating on their own will go well. The one baby we call Dot has developed a strong curiosity about Aunt Cassie. Cassie isn't always in the most receptive mood to be aggravated by kittens. Dot will usually walk to the doorway and look down the hall to see if Cassie is around. If Cassie is sleeping in the hall. Dot will make a charge in her direction and attempt to crawl up on top of her. If she manages this without waking Cassie, she settles in on top of Cassie's ample girth and begins kneading until Cassie does wake up. This results in Dot being dumped to the floor and Cassie scurries off with a 'don't bother me kid' hiss. Sammy meanwhile tends the ever growing babies. She's been surprisingly good for a first time mother. But she is starting to experience the changes in her brood. It used to be that when done feeding the kittens would drop off the nipples one at a time and sleep. Now they find interesting diversions like chewing on mom's ears, chasing after her tail, etc to occupy themselves. Sammy tends her babies well but has started seeking out more time and space away from them when they have been taken care of. Hopefully I'll be able to get some pics this weekend. Life has a way of making me busier than I'd like to be sometimes... |
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I'm so happy about your kittens. I remember when a cat of mine had kittens. She kept them in a box I gave her for the first couple of weeks. Then they figured out how to climb over. She was so upset by this...she kept picking them up and putting them back in the box. Like: everything has a place and kittens belong *here*! She was a real good mom, tho. On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 16:08:59 GMT, "RobZip" wrote: Things are getting pretty busy around here. We're contemplating a move to Indianapolis soon and I've been over there doing the advance details for a few days. I interviewed yesterday for a transport driver's job for Ganassi Racing handling the duties for one of their Indy Racing League teams. It looks pretty promising at this point as do a number of other job possibilities there. A few of them are in the ' let us know when you get here and are ready' stage. The babies will be weaned by the time we are ready to go. Sammy's kids are all doing well. The little black female seems to be the best socialized at this point with her constant companion a close second. These two are the first to emerge from under the dresser when I enter the room. There are two others that usually come close behind. The fifth baby is quite sweet natured as well but needs a bit of prompting to join the festivities. The sixth one is a bit leery of me and for good reason. Somewhere in the course of being tangled in a pile of kittens he got raked along the lower left eyelid - a hazard of community sleeping arrangements when your littermates stick their feet in your face without much regard for you. The inflammation required an antibiotic eye drop for a few days. This was usually met with much squealing, wailing, and lamentations followed by a quick scurry back under the dresser. The eye healed up nicely and all is well but the slight bit of distrust remains. If I bring this one out he quickly becomes as sociable as the others. The kittens range of exploration is expanding all the time. They have experimented with lapping diluted milk from a flat saucer. When they are ready I'm sure the transition to weaning and eating on their own will go well. The one baby we call Dot has developed a strong curiosity about Aunt Cassie. Cassie isn't always in the most receptive mood to be aggravated by kittens. Dot will usually walk to the doorway and look down the hall to see if Cassie is around. If Cassie is sleeping in the hall. Dot will make a charge in her direction and attempt to crawl up on top of her. If she manages this without waking Cassie, she settles in on top of Cassie's ample girth and begins kneading until Cassie does wake up. This results in Dot being dumped to the floor and Cassie scurries off with a 'don't bother me kid' hiss. Sammy meanwhile tends the ever growing babies. She's been surprisingly good for a first time mother. But she is starting to experience the changes in her brood. It used to be that when done feeding the kittens would drop off the nipples one at a time and sleep. Now they find interesting diversions like chewing on mom's ears, chasing after her tail, etc to occupy themselves. Sammy tends her babies well but has started seeking out more time and space away from them when they have been taken care of. Hopefully I'll be able to get some pics this weekend. Life has a way of making me busier than I'd like to be sometimes... __________________________________________________ _ Camilla Cracchiolo Registered Nurse Los Angeles, California webpage temporarily down |
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I'm so happy about your kittens. I remember when a cat of mine had kittens. She kept them in a box I gave her for the first couple of weeks. Then they figured out how to climb over. She was so upset by this...she kept picking them up and putting them back in the box. Like: everything has a place and kittens belong *here*! She was a real good mom, tho. On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 16:08:59 GMT, "RobZip" wrote: Things are getting pretty busy around here. We're contemplating a move to Indianapolis soon and I've been over there doing the advance details for a few days. I interviewed yesterday for a transport driver's job for Ganassi Racing handling the duties for one of their Indy Racing League teams. It looks pretty promising at this point as do a number of other job possibilities there. A few of them are in the ' let us know when you get here and are ready' stage. The babies will be weaned by the time we are ready to go. Sammy's kids are all doing well. The little black female seems to be the best socialized at this point with her constant companion a close second. These two are the first to emerge from under the dresser when I enter the room. There are two others that usually come close behind. The fifth baby is quite sweet natured as well but needs a bit of prompting to join the festivities. The sixth one is a bit leery of me and for good reason. Somewhere in the course of being tangled in a pile of kittens he got raked along the lower left eyelid - a hazard of community sleeping arrangements when your littermates stick their feet in your face without much regard for you. The inflammation required an antibiotic eye drop for a few days. This was usually met with much squealing, wailing, and lamentations followed by a quick scurry back under the dresser. The eye healed up nicely and all is well but the slight bit of distrust remains. If I bring this one out he quickly becomes as sociable as the others. The kittens range of exploration is expanding all the time. They have experimented with lapping diluted milk from a flat saucer. When they are ready I'm sure the transition to weaning and eating on their own will go well. The one baby we call Dot has developed a strong curiosity about Aunt Cassie. Cassie isn't always in the most receptive mood to be aggravated by kittens. Dot will usually walk to the doorway and look down the hall to see if Cassie is around. If Cassie is sleeping in the hall. Dot will make a charge in her direction and attempt to crawl up on top of her. If she manages this without waking Cassie, she settles in on top of Cassie's ample girth and begins kneading until Cassie does wake up. This results in Dot being dumped to the floor and Cassie scurries off with a 'don't bother me kid' hiss. Sammy meanwhile tends the ever growing babies. She's been surprisingly good for a first time mother. But she is starting to experience the changes in her brood. It used to be that when done feeding the kittens would drop off the nipples one at a time and sleep. Now they find interesting diversions like chewing on mom's ears, chasing after her tail, etc to occupy themselves. Sammy tends her babies well but has started seeking out more time and space away from them when they have been taken care of. Hopefully I'll be able to get some pics this weekend. Life has a way of making me busier than I'd like to be sometimes... __________________________________________________ _ Camilla Cracchiolo Registered Nurse Los Angeles, California webpage temporarily down |
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