Catlady711
11-27-2006, 06:46 PM
Sorry I haven't been online lately to keep you updated, but I'm here now! lol
Kittens are doing good, they are really FAST now!! They also love ping pong balls, dingle balls, and furry mice (fake of course). Had to buy a deeper litterpan as it turns out, now that they are bigger, they really REALLY like to dig to China before they use the box! I had litter everywhere every day. Much cleaner now with the larger litterbox! lol
SABRINA - Weight as of Sat. 2 lbs 5 1/2 oz. She's very active, too busy to be much of a lap baby. lol. Has bad habit of climbing people. You walk in the room and BOOM, you have a Sabrina attatched to your thigh and climbing! Can't hardly keep her off you! A nail trim helped, now she launches at your leg and promply slides to the floor. *note to self - keep nails trimmed!* lol
SASSY - Weight as of Sat. 1 lb 11 3/8 oz. FINALLY drinks from a bowl on her own, and doesn't submerge her nose in it anymore! YAY! Still is picky about the food sometimes, but mostly when she's wanting to play instead of eat. She does gain, but it's more like two steps forward one step back at times. At least I don't have to water down the food anymore. She's quite playful, but also likes to cuddle up to you. Has recently started climbing people also. Nail trim slows her down, but she's persistant! lol *note to self - DEFINATELY keep nails trimmed!*
JOSH - Weight as of Sat. 1 lb 14 7/8 oz. Makes this little happy noise, kinda like a short high pitched purr/meow combo when he's really really happy or playful. Sassy makes the same noise, but much softer and less frequent. Josh purrs at the drop of a hat, and LOUD too! Has been doing great with the litterbox. Haven't had any accidents in a long time, and his plumbing seems to be working like it should. He got a bath Sat. although I can't seem to get all the yellowing off of his rear end, but he does look better.
They went in last Monday for first vaccinations for Distemper and Leukemia. They go back on the 11th for second shots and Rabies. They did good for shots, only Sabrina made a fuss on the second shot (the vaccinations were not a combo vaccine) and cried some, but other than that they were quiet and coopertive.
They were treated with Revolution, not only as a wormer but they had earmites!! I kinda thought that gunk in Sassy's one ear looked like ear mite debris, but she wasn't really itchy, and only occasionally did any of them shake their heads, no one else had gunk. Vet said that since I'd been watching them closely since I got them, that it must have only been a few mites to take this long to really show up. We did an ear cleaner the previous week but the gunk came back, so not earwax. Anyways now they're treated for both the earmites and wormed. Although Josh had previously tested negative for worms/parasites, and no one passed any roundworms after treatment. Kinda surprising for outdoor born kitties.
No luck on finding homes for them. I had one lady interested in the two girls, but recently decided that she didn't want to get any more cats until after the holiday's and that if I found someone else to take them to go ahead. I'm not sure what to make of that.
Hubby is starting to bug me about them still being here. For some reason he had it in his head that they would only be here for 3 weeks and then go back to my coworker. Dunno why because I never said that. *shrugs* He keeps making comments about them being temporary and they're not staying, but I've noticed he cuddles Josh quite a bit, athough he doesn't spend much time with them because he's afraid of getting too attatched. Personally if we kept Josh I wouldn't mind, but I doubt the resident cats, or our budget could possibly sustain an additional 3 cats permenantly.
I seriously would love for Sabrina and Sassy to have a home together if possible. Hard part is I'm being very picky about where and how I'm advertising them because I'm so afraid of them getting a home with someone who may dump them when they're not little anymore, or if they have any problems later on, or they can't afford the vet, etc. Needless to say with my picky-ness I haven't had much for serious inquiries. Plus I'd really prefer they have a home where their new owner would send me an occasional pix and short note on how they're doing as they grow up. *sigh*
Maybe I'm wishing for too much??
PIX in following post......
In case you want to read the previous updates with pix ....
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=114224
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=114404
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=115191
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=115764
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=116321
Kittens are doing good, they are really FAST now!! They also love ping pong balls, dingle balls, and furry mice (fake of course). Had to buy a deeper litterpan as it turns out, now that they are bigger, they really REALLY like to dig to China before they use the box! I had litter everywhere every day. Much cleaner now with the larger litterbox! lol
SABRINA - Weight as of Sat. 2 lbs 5 1/2 oz. She's very active, too busy to be much of a lap baby. lol. Has bad habit of climbing people. You walk in the room and BOOM, you have a Sabrina attatched to your thigh and climbing! Can't hardly keep her off you! A nail trim helped, now she launches at your leg and promply slides to the floor. *note to self - keep nails trimmed!* lol
SASSY - Weight as of Sat. 1 lb 11 3/8 oz. FINALLY drinks from a bowl on her own, and doesn't submerge her nose in it anymore! YAY! Still is picky about the food sometimes, but mostly when she's wanting to play instead of eat. She does gain, but it's more like two steps forward one step back at times. At least I don't have to water down the food anymore. She's quite playful, but also likes to cuddle up to you. Has recently started climbing people also. Nail trim slows her down, but she's persistant! lol *note to self - DEFINATELY keep nails trimmed!*
JOSH - Weight as of Sat. 1 lb 14 7/8 oz. Makes this little happy noise, kinda like a short high pitched purr/meow combo when he's really really happy or playful. Sassy makes the same noise, but much softer and less frequent. Josh purrs at the drop of a hat, and LOUD too! Has been doing great with the litterbox. Haven't had any accidents in a long time, and his plumbing seems to be working like it should. He got a bath Sat. although I can't seem to get all the yellowing off of his rear end, but he does look better.
They went in last Monday for first vaccinations for Distemper and Leukemia. They go back on the 11th for second shots and Rabies. They did good for shots, only Sabrina made a fuss on the second shot (the vaccinations were not a combo vaccine) and cried some, but other than that they were quiet and coopertive.
They were treated with Revolution, not only as a wormer but they had earmites!! I kinda thought that gunk in Sassy's one ear looked like ear mite debris, but she wasn't really itchy, and only occasionally did any of them shake their heads, no one else had gunk. Vet said that since I'd been watching them closely since I got them, that it must have only been a few mites to take this long to really show up. We did an ear cleaner the previous week but the gunk came back, so not earwax. Anyways now they're treated for both the earmites and wormed. Although Josh had previously tested negative for worms/parasites, and no one passed any roundworms after treatment. Kinda surprising for outdoor born kitties.
No luck on finding homes for them. I had one lady interested in the two girls, but recently decided that she didn't want to get any more cats until after the holiday's and that if I found someone else to take them to go ahead. I'm not sure what to make of that.
Hubby is starting to bug me about them still being here. For some reason he had it in his head that they would only be here for 3 weeks and then go back to my coworker. Dunno why because I never said that. *shrugs* He keeps making comments about them being temporary and they're not staying, but I've noticed he cuddles Josh quite a bit, athough he doesn't spend much time with them because he's afraid of getting too attatched. Personally if we kept Josh I wouldn't mind, but I doubt the resident cats, or our budget could possibly sustain an additional 3 cats permenantly.
I seriously would love for Sabrina and Sassy to have a home together if possible. Hard part is I'm being very picky about where and how I'm advertising them because I'm so afraid of them getting a home with someone who may dump them when they're not little anymore, or if they have any problems later on, or they can't afford the vet, etc. Needless to say with my picky-ness I haven't had much for serious inquiries. Plus I'd really prefer they have a home where their new owner would send me an occasional pix and short note on how they're doing as they grow up. *sigh*
Maybe I'm wishing for too much??
PIX in following post......
In case you want to read the previous updates with pix ....
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=114224
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=114404
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=115191
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=115764
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=116321