Monday, August 17, 2009

Kitty update

Hi Everyone,

I am so happy to see you all popping in from The Adventures of Space Paws. It warms my heart to see all of the positive comments and hope you find Abigail's Angels as adorable as we do.

We went from a bundle of six kittens who stayed almost where you leave them to a scattered bunch of playful, happy, curious little kittens in a matter of days. I am amazed at their ability to do so much more in such a short time.

We have known for sometime that Abigail had ear mites but the medication we purchased said not to use on pregnant or nursing cats. We were waiting it out but then we think the kittens must have acquired them too from momma. Over the weekend Sonia went to the vet and got stuff that can be used on Abigail and the kittens. We were able to treat all of them even though they are still tiny. They seemed very upset with the first doses but we are on day three and they don't seem at all upset anymore. They take off running when we are finished giving their drops and just resume playing. Yay!!!

A Little on each of their personalities so far.......

Big Girl (who by the way has been caught up in the weight department by Cheeks) is the intellectual. She seems to think everything out and loves dark spots like under the bookshelves or in corners. She has discovered the basket we keep all of the toys in and loves to sit in it and play with the little jingly balls by herself. She plays with the others but will be the first to say "Enough!" and go into her little "boat" to rest.

Baby (who is Big Girls BBF) has really come out of the kinks. She had me worried. She is still 3 oz. smaller than Big Girl but is playing and exploring like the rest now. She also loves to cuddle by herself and play with her paws until she falls asleep.

Cheeks is an explorer and loves to wrestle with any of his litter mates that happen to get close enough for the "take down". She is very active and one of the last to fall asleep.

Bunny is the first to jump in Hannah's lap and try to get "all" of the attention. She literally "hops" over any obstacles. Hannah came up with the name Bunny BEFORE we knew she had this amazing ability.:)

Baby Boy...well what can I say? He is surrounded by females. He is very playful but also laid back and observant. He and Cheeks love to wrestle each other.

Fluff she is definitely a long haired kitty and very beautiful. When she first started walking and running around the room she had trouble with the hardwood floors and would slide backward. We couldn't help but laugh but she now has mastered them running full speed ahead. She, like all of the kittens, run toward us as soon as we walk into their room and immediately let us know...IT IS PLAYTIME!!

6 comments:

  1. Oh it is so funny how even at this young age they have such different personalities. It must be so fun watching them grow up and change every day! Thanks for keeping us posted!

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  2. I second Amy - isn't it wonderful to watch their little personalities develop, even at this stage? Hahaha, I loved Fluff's story - I lived in an apartment with hardwood floos when I got my kittens (1 year apart). Both of them did exactly what Fluff does: they would tear into the room at top speed, then screech to a halt and skid across the floor. Too adorable! Thank you for sharing these precious ones with us!

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  3. I know it's an old school remedy for ear mites , but we used to use mineral oil . A few drops in the ears..and they shake out the oil and mites with it..there is some clean up involved ..mine always managed dto get it on the walls, but it worked .

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  4. Aunty Pol,

    Thanks for the mineral oil suggestion. I tend to prefer more natural remedies so this is great. I think we have it under control now with the kittens but will definitely remember this in the future!

    m and Amy--
    I too am so fascinated with their little personalities :) They are so much fun! Whenever Hannah says "Let's go play with the kitties" I immediately think...I am not going to get my work done...again...today! They are addictive I am telling you:)

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  5. Oh they are all looking so well, so delightful! What a joy they all are!

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  6. Oh I loved reading the kitten updates and getting to know their personalities...it must be so much fun having these little ones around...the thought of little bunny hopping over obstacles to jump on Hannah's lap had me grinning from ear to ear! Thank you Monica and Hannah for these wonderful updates on the little itty bitty ones :)

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