Baker's Dozen 13

Last Friday's vet check saw Mystique and Cosentino return to the shelter.

A forever home? What's that?

No, I'm refusing to pose ~ Mystique

Cosentino passed fine but Mystique and her troublesome glands were inflamed again so they're out the back for another week before she's released into mass population.

I heard word that although Mittens doesn't currently have a home she was being spayed and if a home didnt turn up she would be transferred to another shelter. She's still doing well and is still such a sweet and affectionate girl but unfortunately I didn't get to catch up with her again.

There is still plenty of kittens being surrendered.

I'll have Trixy even after she's no longer classified a shelter owned kitty. Once her stitches are out she'll be off to her new home.

I get to stay for awhile longer? ~ Trixy

The shelter Manager had a proposition for me. There was a mother cat with her 3 bigger five week old babies as well as the 7th black kitten that originally came in with my 6 black kittens that she wanted out of the shelter since they kept getting weepy eyes.

Having a look at them and thinking of the 7 at home that currently had no weepy eyes I had to decline even if it meant they would have no other chance. It sucks when that happens.

I did offer to take any that were already healthy but needed to escape the shelter. Thus I now have Sally and her five babies. Her babies are are just breaking the 300 grams and were all born at the shelter.

Sally ~ My Babies

There is five here, ones just really good at hiding...

I'll have to get a recording of her purr. I have never EVER heard a cat with a purr that you can hear from even outside of the room. Thankfully her kittens have slight differences in color so it wont be as hard to tell them apart. She does have one solid black kitten though...thanks for that mother cat.

If all goes well and the 6 begin packing on the weight I might have room for another mother and her six kittens that appeared to be around 4 weeks old. One was an absolute gorgeous all over chocolate brown. I've never ever seen that color before.

More than likely they'll be near adoption size by then so... (Sad Face)

So it's just puttering along keeping food up to the little trouble makers and maybe before the black kittens are 8 weeks old I might get a family shot with them all looking my way...

The closest pic so far of all looking at the camera. Unfortunately who is who....

PS - I do know it's Pixie with her little paw in the air waving "HI!!"