Please welcome Admiral Applesauce! *new pics post 12*

[snakemama]

Excellent news! The shelter called, and Admiral Applesauce has a friend coming in the next few days!

They have a nursing mama, a feral cat, who is NOT handling the shelter environment well, and despite their best efforts to keep her secluded and stress-free, is starting to reject her kittens. So they are going to spay her and release her back where she was found, and her kittens are going into foster. I'm not 100% sure she will be spayed today because their autoclave broke and they may or may not have enough clean surgical tools to do the procedure today, but VERY soon. I'm getting a little boy from the litter to be Applesauce's buddy.

I'm thinking Colonel Crumpet.

[snakemama]

Here's last night's photos.

He's learning about that solid food stuff.

[snakemama]

Just got a note from my sis-in-law who works at the shelter...

Have fun with the second one, Cathy! We're going to be triaging it shortly. Momma was so feral that this little guy's gone kinda feral as well. But I know that if anyone can tame him, it's you. Fluffy fat gray thing.

[smokey the elder]

Admiral Applesauce definitely looks old enough to be weaned. Good luck!

[Catty1]

"fluffy fat gray thing" lol!

He just is soooo sweet!

[snakemama]

Crumpet is here! No pictures today because he is absolutely paralyzed with fear, poor baby. He is a very plump blue kitten whose fur has to be felt to be believed. It is DENSE and very soft!

I did pick him up briefly, and he hissed once, then crouched down as low into my hands as he could get and tried to sloooowly sneak away. He's all covered up now in the dark with a bowl of food, and I think I hear him slurping!