Old Recruits And New Recruits

Shortly after Tess and Shadow returned Zeus began sneezing and had some clear discharge from his left eye. I put him in the big cage all by himself and kept him separate from all the other kittens.

About a week later on the weekend Aura was witnessed sneezing and showing some discharge from the left eye as well so she joined Zeus in my form of isolation.

Since two had contracted something I was certain that before long I'd have all seven sneezing and on medications.

Aura's eye got very red and swollen but by the time I managed to get them in to be checked over a vet the swelling had gone down. They had little to no discharge present but what they did have was clear and they weren't sneezing. So no medication until a secondary infection develops. Until then they're in isolation to see if what they have develops into something or resolves on its own.

They are already sneezing less but still seem to look like they're crying from one eye. I'm not worried at the moment  they're behaving like normal kittens.

Athena, Apollo and Ace were getting too big for the room. None of them showed any signs at all and were to the point of climbing my mothers curtains and getting up on the curtain rail. On top of the cage is fine, up on the curtain rail is a sign they're due to return.

Ace cuddling her little yellow ball

Apollo turned into such a love bug

Athena always on the move.

Ace had also managed to scale the half door and was cornered by Terra on one occasion. Terra just crouched and stared at the kitten, she was too scared of Ace to hurt her.

Needless to say those three black kittens didn't need me anymore but they did need a home. The only way for that to happen was to get them out to the shelter while they were still relatively small.

Tash and Cleo also went out but they only had a sales check. I'll be hanging onto Tash until after her spay surgery and stitches are out. If all things go well she'll be heading straight into a home and wont ever have to wander the sale rooms. Cleo will eventually have to sell herself.

Tash has grown so much but is still so adorable

I have no doubt Cleo will do very well in selling herself. She's such an intelligent kitten. Minutes after giving them a free run on the floor unsupervised she managed to use the blanket covering a cage to get up by the half door and attempt to escape.

She will also climb the back of your arm and get up between your shoulders so you can't reach her the little devil.

You can see the plans running through Cleo's mind

Since the black kittens didn't need me and I'd be down to four, since kittens season hasn't yet decided to stop I offered the now empty cages to some kitties that did need me.

Clyde and Zula are two kittens that appear to be well over the 800 gram mark but due to an upbringing without human contact they are very unsure and hissy around people. Thankfully they aren't entirely feral and are more hiss than attack. Given some time to find that I bring food and that I'm no threat I'm pretty sure I can turn them around.

Pretty boy Clyde seems to have some silver in with his black fur

Zula is such a pretty girl

I also have two kittens that are around the mid to high 600 gram mark. Ones a torbie (that I've since called Kisses as she looks like she's been kissed on the head), the other is a tabby (now named Cheeky since she was the more confident of the two) and they are also full of hiss and spit. They are more defense than attack and oh so tiny. I'm thinking a course of wormer wouldn't go astray either as they have quite tight little pot bellies.

Little Kisses not sure of the camera

Cheeky giving me a look for luck.

So I'm full again and the shelter is still running with kittens. I'm not sure if there will even be an off period this year or it'll continue straight into next season...