Five new kittens ... (and I said I didn't want any more cats... LOL!)

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been very busy with five new kitties.
Yes that's right - NEW KITTIES! I'll only be keeping two of them though...

Firstly, earlier in the year my neighbour got two kittens - 1 boy, 1 girl,
littermates, and well to make a long story short, the two kittens are now
living with me. They are called Cricket (boy) and Gin Gin (girl). They are
about 10 months old now - and complete and utter HOOLIKITTENS! Cricket is
already 5.5kg and still growing. Gin Gin is smaller and petite, but climbs
around like a hooligan. Cricket is Mia's cat and she is teaching him to do
tricks. Gin Gin is a nervous, shy cat and she is my cat. (I have avoided
posting anything about them because my neighbour could find my posts on the
internet.)

Second, two days ago the local vet nurse called to ask if I know anyone who
can hand-raise three 3-day-old kittens. I know two people - one of them is
due to have a baby any day now. The other is getting married in a few days.
Sooo, it is left to me to hand-raise the babies. I am severely
sleep-deprived and absolutely EXHAUSTED from getting up every two hours to
feed them. I weighed them for the first time today - Ginger kitten is 75g,
White kitten is 75g, Calico kitten is 60g. They are eating more than they
were two days ago. I gave them a bath today and now they smell as lovely as
they look. This is the first time I am hand-raising, so wish me luck!

Anyway, I promise to organise pictures of the new ones really soon - all
FIVE of them!

Purrs to all,

Flippy in Melbourne, Australia.
Catpage: http://www.flippyscatpage.com

Wow, good for you, Flippy! Sounds like you have your hands full.
Sending lots of support and purrs and some virtual sleep ... please send
piccies link when you can.
Also, major congrats on winning the cat yawn contest! I loved Tiffany's
photo and immediately forwarded it on to a few cat-loving friends for them
to enjoy, too.
regards!
Christine
"Flippy" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been very busy with five new
kitties. Yes that's right - NEW KITTIES! I'll only be keeping two of them
though...

Firstly, earlier in the year my neighbour got two kittens - 1 boy, 1 girl,
littermates, and well to make a long story short, the two kittens are now
living with me. They are called Cricket (boy) and Gin Gin (girl). They are
about 10 months old now - and complete and utter HOOLIKITTENS! Cricket is
already 5.5kg and still growing. Gin Gin is smaller and petite, but climbs
around like a hooligan. Cricket is Mia's cat and she is teaching him to do
tricks. Gin Gin is a nervous, shy cat and she is my cat. (I have avoided
posting anything about them because my neighbour could find my posts on
the internet.)

Second, two days ago the local vet nurse called to ask if I know anyone
who can hand-raise three 3-day-old kittens. I know two people - one of
them is due to have a baby any day now. The other is getting married in a
few days. Sooo, it is left to me to hand-raise the babies. I am severely
sleep-deprived and absolutely EXHAUSTED from getting up every two hours to
feed them. I weighed them for the first time today - Ginger kitten is 75g,
White kitten is 75g, Calico kitten is 60g. They are eating more than they
were two days ago. I gave them a bath today and now they smell as lovely
as they look. This is the first time I am hand-raising, so wish me luck!

Anyway, I promise to organise pictures of the new ones really soon - all
FIVE of them!

Purrs to all,

Flippy in Melbourne, Australia.
Catpage: http://www.flippyscatpage.com

Flippy wrote:
Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been very busy with five new kitties.
Yes that's right - NEW KITTIES! I'll only be keeping two of them though...

Firstly, earlier in the year my neighbour got two kittens - 1 boy, 1 girl,
littermates, and well to make a long story short, the two kittens are now
living with me. They are called Cricket (boy) and Gin Gin (girl). They are
about 10 months old now - and complete and utter HOOLIKITTENS! Cricket is
already 5.5kg and still growing. Gin Gin is smaller and petite, but climbs
around like a hooligan. Cricket is Mia's cat and she is teaching him to do
tricks. Gin Gin is a nervous, shy cat and she is my cat. (I have avoided
posting anything about them because my neighbour could find my posts on the
internet.)

Second, two days ago the local vet nurse called to ask if I know anyone who
can hand-raise three 3-day-old kittens. I know two people - one of them is
due to have a baby any day now. The other is getting married in a few days.
Sooo, it is left to me to hand-raise the babies. I am severely
sleep-deprived and absolutely EXHAUSTED from getting up every two hours to
feed them. I weighed them for the first time today - Ginger kitten is 75g,
White kitten is 75g, Calico kitten is 60g. They are eating more than they
were two days ago. I gave them a bath today and now they smell as lovely as
they look. This is the first time I am hand-raising, so wish me luck!

Anyway, I promise to organise pictures of the new ones really soon - all
FIVE of them!

Ooh, congratulations on the new family members. Are you sure you'll be
able to give up the three smaller ones? I'm guessing Ginger and white
are boys and Calico is obviously a girl. She does sound a bit too small
compared to the boys, though. Good luck with the feeding. That's a tough
job you've taken on.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

"Flippy" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been very busy with five new
kitties. Yes that's right - NEW KITTIES! I'll only be keeping two of them
though...

Firstly, earlier in the year my neighbour got two kittens - 1 boy, 1 girl,
littermates, and well to make a long story short, the two kittens are now
living with me. They are called Cricket (boy) and Gin Gin (girl). They are
about 10 months old now - and complete and utter HOOLIKITTENS! Cricket is
already 5.5kg and still growing. Gin Gin is smaller and petite, but climbs
around like a hooligan. Cricket is Mia's cat and she is teaching him to do
tricks. Gin Gin is a nervous, shy cat and she is my cat. (I have avoided
posting anything about them because my neighbour could find my posts on
the internet.)

Second, two days ago the local vet nurse called to ask if I know anyone
who can hand-raise three 3-day-old kittens. I know two people - one of
them is due to have a baby any day now. The other is getting married in a
few days. Sooo, it is left to me to hand-raise the babies. I am severely
sleep-deprived and absolutely EXHAUSTED from getting up every two hours to
feed them. I weighed them for the first time today - Ginger kitten is 75g,
White kitten is 75g, Calico kitten is 60g. They are eating more than they
were two days ago. I gave them a bath today and now they smell as lovely
as they look. This is the first time I am hand-raising, so wish me luck!

Anyway, I promise to organise pictures of the new ones really soon - all
FIVE of them!

Purrs to all,

Flippy in Melbourne, Australia.
Catpage: http://www.flippyscatpage.com


In addition to luck I wish you nerves of steel. The really tiny ones scare
the living daylights out of me. You always feel like they aren't going to
get enough or the right thing to eat, or that you will drown them while
feeding them etc.

The reward is from two weeks to seven weeks they are the most fun and the
most entertaining thing on earth. A special privilege and pleasure to those
who devote so much time and energy to them.

Jo

On Nov 4, 9:51 pm, "Flippy"
wrote:
Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been very busy with five new kitties.
Yes that's right - NEW KITTIES! I'll only be keeping two of them though...

Firstly, earlier in the year my neighbour got two kittens - 1 boy, 1 girl,
littermates, and well to make a long story short, the two kittens are now
living with me. They are called Cricket (boy) and Gin Gin (girl). They are
about 10 months old now - and complete and utter HOOLIKITTENS! Cricket is
already 5.5kg and still growing. Gin Gin is smaller and petite, but climbs
around like a hooligan. Cricket is Mia's cat and she is teaching him to do
tricks. Gin Gin is a nervous, shy cat and she is my cat. (I have avoided
posting anything about them because my neighbour could find my posts on the
internet.)

Second, two days ago the local vet nurse called to ask if I know anyone who
can hand-raise three 3-day-old kittens. I know two people - one of them is
due to have a baby any day now. The other is getting married in a few days.
Sooo, it is left to me to hand-raise the babies. I am severely
sleep-deprived and absolutely EXHAUSTED from getting up every two hours to
feed them. I weighed them for the first time today - Ginger kitten is 75g,
White kitten is 75g, Calico kitten is 60g. They are eating more than they
were two days ago. I gave them a bath today and now they smell as lovely as
they look. This is the first time I am hand-raising, so wish me luck!

Anyway, I promise to organise pictures of the new ones really soon - all
FIVE of them!

Purrs to all,

Flippy in Melbourne, Australia.
Catpage:http://www.flippyscatpage.com

Awww, Flippy, they sound adorable. In the long run they will be so
worth it and you know you didn't have a choice in whether you wanted
another cat or not. Can't wait to see the pictures. Congratulations
on the Best Yawn award too. I liked the webpage you made to announce
the win. What kind of tricks is Mia teaching Cricket?

Purrs and Headbutts,
Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus

On Nov 4, 9:51 pm, "Flippy"
wrote:
Second, two days ago the local vet nurse called to ask if I know anyone who
can hand-raise three 3-day-old kittens. I know two people - one of them is
due to have a baby any day now. The other is getting married in a few days.
Sooo, it is left to me to hand-raise the babies. I am severely
sleep-deprived and absolutely EXHAUSTED from getting up every two hours to
feed them. I weighed them for the first time today - Ginger kitten is 75g,
White kitten is 75g, Calico kitten is 60g. They are eating more than they
were two days ago. I gave them a bath today and now they smell as lovely as
they look. This is the first time I am hand-raising, so wish me luck!

Anyway, I promise to organise pictures of the new ones really soon - all
FIVE of them!


Good on you Flippy and Mia. Those kitties couldn't be in better
hands and are going to be a credit to you both. Good luck with the
bitties, I hope they become charming little hoolikittens too and that
you will find bare families worthy of them.

Pam S

Flippy wrote:
Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been very busy with five new kitties.
Yes that's right - NEW KITTIES! I'll only be keeping two of them though...


G'Day from England Flippy!

Yes it is day with 3 babies to feed you must need someone to tell you whether
it is day or night but I'm sure you'll do a wonderful job! And Cricket and
Gin Gin are very happy to have you as slaves

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

--
Message posted via CatKB.com
http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...dotes/200711/1

"Flippy" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been very busy with five new
kitties. Yes that's right - NEW KITTIES! I'll only be keeping two of them
though...

Firstly, earlier in the year my neighbour got two kittens - 1 boy, 1 girl,
littermates, and well to make a long story short, the two kittens are now
living with me. They are called Cricket (boy) and Gin Gin (girl). They are
about 10 months old now - and complete and utter HOOLIKITTENS! Cricket is
already 5.5kg and still growing. Gin Gin is smaller and petite, but climbs
around like a hooligan. Cricket is Mia's cat and she is teaching him to do
tricks. Gin Gin is a nervous, shy cat and she is my cat. (I have avoided
posting anything about them because my neighbour could find my posts on
the internet.)

Second, two days ago the local vet nurse called to ask if I know anyone
who can hand-raise three 3-day-old kittens. I know two people - one of
them is due to have a baby any day now. The other is getting married in a
few days. Sooo, it is left to me to hand-raise the babies. I am severely
sleep-deprived and absolutely EXHAUSTED from getting up every two hours to
feed them. I weighed them for the first time today - Ginger kitten is 75g,
White kitten is 75g, Calico kitten is 60g. They are eating more than they
were two days ago. I gave them a bath today and now they smell as lovely
as they look. This is the first time I am hand-raising, so wish me luck!

Anyway, I promise to organise pictures of the new ones really soon - all
FIVE of them!



Looking forward to that!

OOOOoo. I can't wait for pictures!

"Flippy" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been very busy with five new
kitties. Yes that's right - NEW KITTIES! I'll only be keeping two of them
though...

Firstly, earlier in the year my neighbour got two kittens - 1 boy, 1 girl,
littermates, and well to make a long story short, the two kittens are now
living with me. They are called Cricket (boy) and Gin Gin (girl). They are
about 10 months old now - and complete and utter HOOLIKITTENS! Cricket is
already 5.5kg and still growing. Gin Gin is smaller and petite, but climbs
around like a hooligan. Cricket is Mia's cat and she is teaching him to do
tricks. Gin Gin is a nervous, shy cat and she is my cat. (I have avoided
posting anything about them because my neighbour could find my posts on
the internet.)

Second, two days ago the local vet nurse called to ask if I know anyone
who can hand-raise three 3-day-old kittens. I know two people - one of
them is due to have a baby any day now. The other is getting married in a
few days. Sooo, it is left to me to hand-raise the babies. I am severely
sleep-deprived and absolutely EXHAUSTED from getting up every two hours to
feed them. I weighed them for the first time today - Ginger kitten is 75g,
White kitten is 75g, Calico kitten is 60g. They are eating more than they
were two days ago. I gave them a bath today and now they smell as lovely
as they look. This is the first time I am hand-raising, so wish me luck!

Anyway, I promise to organise pictures of the new ones really soon - all
FIVE of them!

Purrs to all,

Flippy in Melbourne, Australia.
Catpage: http://www.flippyscatpage.com

Wow, you certainly have your hands full!!!

I have read on numerous occasions about people hand raising kittens who
are only a few days old. All I can say is that I doubt if I could do it.

I would be scared to death, every second, that I would do something
horribly wrong.

I'm sure for those who have done it several times it becomes somewhat
routine, but the idea of handling, feeding, etc. kittens (3 of them!!!)
who are only a few days old scares the bejesus out of me!

And of course, assuming I managed to successfully raise them, I would
never, ever, be able to part with them.

Congratulations on your new 'adoptions': Cricket and Gin-gin.

I hope everything goes well with the tiny bitties!

Looking forward to pictures, when you have the time and energy!

~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier.
-Buddha


On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:51:42 +1100, "Flippy"
wrote:

Hi everyone,

Sorry I haven't been around much. I've been very busy with five new kitties.
Yes that's right - NEW KITTIES! I'll only be keeping two of them though...

Firstly, earlier in the year my neighbour got two kittens - 1 boy, 1 girl,
littermates, and well to make a long story short, the two kittens are now
living with me. They are called Cricket (boy) and Gin Gin (girl). They are
about 10 months old now - and complete and utter HOOLIKITTENS! Cricket is
already 5.5kg and still growing. Gin Gin is smaller and petite, but climbs
around like a hooligan. Cricket is Mia's cat and she is teaching him to do
tricks. Gin Gin is a nervous, shy cat and she is my cat. (I have avoided
posting anything about them because my neighbour could find my posts on the
internet.)

Second, two days ago the local vet nurse called to ask if I know anyone who
can hand-raise three 3-day-old kittens. I know two people - one of them is
due to have a baby any day now. The other is getting married in a few days.
Sooo, it is left to me to hand-raise the babies. I am severely
sleep-deprived and absolutely EXHAUSTED from getting up every two hours to
feed them. I weighed them for the first time today - Ginger kitten is 75g,
White kitten is 75g, Calico kitten is 60g. They are eating more than they
were two days ago. I gave them a bath today and now they smell as lovely as
they look. This is the first time I am hand-raising, so wish me luck!

Anyway, I promise to organise pictures of the new ones really soon - all
FIVE of them!

Purrs to all,

Flippy in Melbourne, Australia.
Catpage: http://www.flippyscatpage.com