The Purr-Therapy Room: Oh the cuteness

These groups will be the end of me....

All went for their vet check on Friday and the vet and staff manager were stunned at the amount of grams the kittens had put on within two days. Some had gone up by 90 grams. *happy grin*

The shelter manager directed me to find some powdered kitten milk formula (have to mix myself) as neither her nor the vet thought the whiskas brand from a local store would provide as many benefits as stuff made directly for small kittens.

All got a quick weigh and depending on how much Flash and his sister put on will be yes or no to whether they are returned on Tuesday for their first vaccination or if they will be waiting until Friday. Since the Quads are nowhere near 600g the vet said unless they're seeming sick they don't need to be brought in.

I witnessed the tiniest ever kittens I've seen so far. A mother had given birth to some kittens possibly only a day ago I swear they weren't much bigger than my thumb. I had to pick up a tiny weeny kitten and put it back on the bed with the others as it had fallen out. The poor bitty thing was ice cold. The mother was hiding behind her litter tray and was away from her kittens so I am not sure how those little guys fared.

On a better note, guess who else I saw while I was out at the shelter?

Prissy and Itchy made it into the local paper and hopefully they're being scooped up right about now. They have grown so much since I put the tiny fluff balls in there just over a week ago.

Prissy getting cuddles from Mum

I worried that Prissy would regress and begin hiding and hissing at anyone who dared touch her. I am pleased to say she is now a well balanced and affectionate little girl. To the point she clambers over the big kitten frame they have in the center of the room and if you're standing close enough she'll step onto your shoulders and purr in your ears. Amazing change.

Prissy whispering purrs in my ear

Prissy perching on my shoulder

Itchy had become a bit more aloof, he was more interested doing his own stuff and interacting with the other kittens than coming over to say hi. Thus I never managed to get a good shot of him.

Itchy being ignorant (and taking a swipe at mums leg)

Scratchy had been nervous when he was first placed in the room has also calmed down and is quite content, he didn't particularly scout out attention but was happy to be patted.

Scratchy looking thoughtful

Hidey was all look-at-me perching on top of the jungle gym and wandering down it seeking pats of her own. She seems to have grown quite fond of a black kitten that's also in the room.

Hidey coming down off the Jungle Gym to say Hi

Speaking of other kittens there's quite a variety of tabbies in the room and none are suffering any forms of shyness. The little fur balls tend to gang up instead and take a leg each trying to tackle any human down. It shouldn't be long before a person succumbs to such adorable, if a little painful, tactics.

The Quads got their bath.
Truthfully, I felt no flea dirt or saw any sign of fleas but they were a bit bedraggled looking from getting milk and food everywhere so they got done.

Here are the pictures. Apologies for the blurry ones.

Rebel trying to escape

Jet looking a bit soaked

Pip actually being agreeable with camera

Squeak with massive ears

Squeak after semi drying, still big ears

On an amazing note to mention size, these guys were dried with a hand towel...gee they're tiny.

Once they were washed they had a snooze with my mother and I.

Squeak all fluffed up snoozing away

Rebel named for her defensiveness is now one of the lower kittens getting picked on by Pip the new dominant kitten. Squeak although tiny often gives as good as she gets.

Flash is by far my father's favorite Dad always loves a kitten with a bit of spunk. Little Flash is full of it. If he's on his back and you wiggle a finger at him he flails his little legs. If you tickle his tummy and he cant get you he lets out a little war cry as if saying 'heey stop it!' Much too adorable.

Who me? I'm too cute to be cheeky

Finally Flash's sister has a name. She hasn't made peep since she got a hot water bottle so I'm assuming her screaming was only because she was cold. Her new name, thanks to my mother, is Sparky.

I hopes my eventual family name me better

Flash and Sparky are going to be going on the adventure of the sink again as flea dirt is still rampant and I managed to chase down another parasite...when these guys are flea free I'll be setting up a pen on the ground so they can run their little hearts out.

Bath? Whats a bath? ~ Flash

PS - the small cage the Duo had in the beginning was much too cramped and water was going everywhere when they'd get the 'crazies' They upgraded to a bigger cage and are absolutely loving it. I'm loving the fact they're not spreading water absolutely everywhere....teaching them to not walk through their food is still a lesson in progress....

PPS - I attempted to get a group picture of the quads.