Sabrina, Sassy & Josh latest update with pix

Finally I got some time to get online for a bit! I've been busy. I got our junk room....err...spare room cleaned out and moved the kittens there so they could bobble any time they wanted to. I felt bad that they had to spend so much time in a cage. I borrowed the biggest dog cage I could get, but with growing kittens, a larger litter pan, food/water bowls, toys, and hot water bottle there just wasn't much room left to play in. Plus I figured they might bulk up some if they could get more muscles built up. They aren't gaining weight like I'd prefer to see, however seem energetic, playful, bright eyed and bushy tailed. lol

The spare room isn't heated, but I do have several places the kittens can snuggle in, and I brought up one of my regular carriers and filled it generously with a warm blankie and they still have the hot water bottle in there. So far they seem to stay warm enough, especially when they do their 'kitten pile' thing. lol

Based on what I was told about their age when I got them, they should be about 8 weeks old tomorrow, what is the average weight of an 8 week old kitten?? Pooky & Bear were over 2 1/2 lbs at that age, but they were big for their ages also. I'm also suspecting that these kittens may have actually been more like 2 weeks old when I got them, not 3 weeks, so they may be 7 weeks old, not 8, in which case (again comparing them to Pooky & Bear) Sabrina would be the only one the proper weight range with Josh close behind. I'm sure I'm worrying too much over this, and maybe they aren't going to be nearly as big as my two were, but I can't help but worry about them.

I'm currently emailing with a coworkers neighbor who might take the two girls, but still no leads for Josh yet.

Sabrina - now weighs 1 lb 8 1/2 oz, not much of a gain from last weigh in (11/7) but some anyways. She's getting long legs! She's gonna be a tall kitty! She can really run and jump now! wow!

Sassy - is back up to her previous (before the not wanting to eat thing) weight of 1 lb 2 1/4 oz, but hasn't gotten past that yet. She's so thin looking to me, but maybe I'm just used to fat kitties? She now seems to be balking at drinking water from her dish, and prefers to suck it off the food (I add water to all their food). She isn't exactly dehydrated, but I'd really prefer she learn to drink water from the regular bowl. If this is any indication, she's gonna be one fussy kitty when she grows up! She still occasionally suckles on Josh, but I honestly think it's because she's thirsty, gross I know, but that's my guess. She plays well, and loves the new feather toy I got her, she pounces on it, grabs it in her mouth, and does this little kitten growling like she's got some great prey! She drags it all over the room if you try to take it away, and will even hiss this little tiny hiss if you do manage to get it from her. HAHAHA She definately a tortie!


Everyone's favorite.....Josh! Weighs in at 1 lb 6 1/4 oz. He's a fat looking little kitty! Far cry from the skinny little guy he was. His belly is so big he sorta waddles when he runs, and eats like a little pig! There may be hope for Sassy yet if he's any indication. Even though his wee wee still seems way too small of an opening, it's no longer swollen and inflamed looking, and he seems to use his litterpan okay, plus he's not wetting himself anymore. His butt has been dry for over a week now! yay! Loves to run up onto my feet when I go in the room, looks up at me and meows. Can we all say AWWWWWW! lol


OK enough text, lets get to the PIX!!!!!!


ALL THREE Taken yesterday
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y711/three.jpg


JOSH PRACTICING HIS POUNCING (don't you love that little pudgy belly?) Taken last week.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/pouncing.jpg

SABRINA Taken yesterday
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/sabrina1.jpg


SASSY Taken yesterday
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...711/sassy1.jpg


SASSY STARTLED BY A NOISE Taken last week.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...assyscared.jpg


SABRINA PRAYING FOR A GOOD HOME Taken last week.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...abrinapray.jpg

Two more pix to follow.......

KITTENS THEN....
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1.../threethen.jpg

KITTENS NOW...(you have no idea how hard this pix was to get!)
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...1/threenow.jpg


***NOTE*** I should clarify, our spare room is inside my house, and does not have it's own heat register vent in there. I shouldn't have said 'unheated' It's usually about 10 degrees colder in there than the rest of the house but it's not like a garage or anything like that. I just checked on the kittens and they were all toasty cuddled up in the carrier, I did reheat the hot water bottle, and Sabrina purred when I set her back in there with it. lol

If They Are Eating Regularly, I Think That They Are All Right.
The Girl Kittens Will Tip The Toledoes A Bit Lighter Than Josh.
The One Of Sabrina Praying Is A Classic!!!

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Originally Posted by catmandu

If They Are Eating Regularly, I Think That They Are All Right.

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The boss (vet) agrees with you, says as long as they're playing and eating not to worry, but I just can't help myself, these are only the second set of kittens I've raised, and the other two never had some of the issues these have had, and they were much larger than these. I'm just a worried foster mamma. lol

Oh my gosh JOSH! What an adorable baby! :D :D :D

And the little girl "praying" SWEET!!!!!!!!

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

They look so GREAT! You done WONDERFUL!

Maybe Sassy should have a hamster water bottle? With a rubber nipple?

SO glad to hear that Josh is better and CLEAN all the time.

That b4 and after pic of them is darling! What a handful of squirmers now, huh? All looking away and remembering that they're supposed to be somewhere else! :D

If this keeps up, we will have a nickname for Josh - The Snowman! Just LOOK at that white tummy!!!!

Sabrina with the toy ring is a wonderful photo, like the pros take!
Sassy - you sure did get her name right way back when! Food? Maybe not this week. Okay mom, I'll eat. Water? Only if its THIS way. Sass!

You are sure doing a fine job with this little ones!

They are too cute! I just want to kiss them. :)

The before and after pictures prove that you're doing a wonderful job raising these 3 cutie pies.:) They sure are adorable. Has Josh found his new home yet? Please continue to keep the pictures coming.:)

Such pretty ones! I definitely love the 2nd pic.
Josh does have a cute tummy!!! I just want cuddle all three of them!!! :D
:D :D :D :D :D

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Elle Mayson
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No leads on a home for Josh yet. Not that I'm in a hurry, I'm getting rather attatched to the little guy :eek: ;) . I know I can't keep him but he and Pooky seem to like each other. I'm still waiting on a return email from the lady interested in the girls.

OOOHHHH BTW, Sassy has gained some weight since yesterday!! She now weighs 1 lb 3 oz!!! YAY! I kinda thought maybe if she could run around more she'd work up an appetite, and build some muscles. lol I can hear them up there several times thumping around leaping and running around. They seem to enjoy it. This morning when I went up, all three came out of the carrier with the blankie and were all toasty warm, so I know they aren't getting too cold up there. Although yesterday Josh did something smart...I went up to check on them and Josh wasn't with the girls. I looked around for him, and finally found him half asleep on top of a row of books on the bookshelf, he'd managed to crawl up and wedge himself in there and fell asleep, he sure was toasty warm though. Would have never thought of that as a warm place to sleep. LOL

OMG!!!! Talk about *CUTENESS OVERLOAD!!!!!*

How wonderful they all look. Those pictures are great but the one of Josh doing his pouncing and Sabrina praying are just *PRICELESS!!!!*

I'm glad to hear how well they are coming along. :)

How darling they all are! :D

Little Sabrina needs to be the poster kitten for a rescue organization--who could resist that praying pose!

Oh that picture of Josh mid-pounce is so absolutely ADORABLE! That guy would definitely be hard for me to part with too!!! ;) All of them look great and are as cute as can be!!

They are so cute and that Josh is a real heart stealer!!!!