ADOPTED: RALPHIE & LAVERNE

My two white kittens have been adopted this week.

Ralphie is going to be joining a family and their little chihuahua (who apparently needs a little buddy to keep him company).  We are going to miss Ralphie and all his little kisses, nibbles and head butts!

Laverne is going to a lovely lady that already has an older cat at home.  As Laverne is the most chill and relaxed of all our kittens, I think her introduction into this family will be an easy transition.

ADOPTED!  Ralphie & Laverne - June 25, 2014

Last kitteh nap together

Ralphie

Ralphie

Ralphie

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Laverne

Laverne

Laverne

It was really difficult to differentiate Ralphie from Laverne when they were younger, but Laverne has developed grey paws, while Ralphie has the whiter paws.  Personality wise though, Laverne is the one that just sits and admires you, while Ralphie will come full speed towards you as soon as he sees you.  Either way, they are both absolutely adorable.

ADOPTED: ARTHURELLI

As I had predicted, Arthurelli was the first of the kittens to be adopted.  A lovely family from Port Moody will be picking him up today to add to their family and also be a new playmate for their 5-year old kitty at home.

ADOPTED!  Arthurelli - June 20, 2014

They are going to be so happy with Arthurelli (we've nicknamed him Fonzie).  He's such a playful kitten.  He will be their non-stop entertainment for the foreseeable future.

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association

https://www.facebook.com/VOKRA

Adoption application:

http://www.orphankittenrescue.com/adoption_application/  

FINAL WEIGH IN

Now that the kittens are 8 weeks old (and counting), let's see how much they've grown since the first time I had them on the scale (5.5 weeks ago).

Chachi's start weight:  0.5 pounds

Gained 1.1 pounds to 1.6 pounds

Arthurelli's start weight:  0.7 pounds

Gained 1.7 pounds to 2.4 pounds

Ralphie's start weight:  0.6 pounds

Gained 1.2 pounds to 1.8 pounds

Ritchie's start weight:  0.6 pounds

Gained 1.4 pounds to 2 pounds

Shirley's start weight:  0.6 pounds

Gained 1.1 pounds to 1.7 pounds 

So it looks like Arthurelli and Chachi have still remained the largest and smallest of the litter.

Being the smallest of the litter does not deter Chachi from brawling with any litter mate that decides to challenge him:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzpledHsrfc

The Peanut Gallery

These kitties are growing up fast!  I'm looking forward to showing them off to their new furever homes soon.

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association

https://www.facebook.com/VOKRA

Adoption application:

http://www.orphankittenrescue.com/adoption_application/

FRESH SHEETS

Ever notice how you get a great night's sleep when you have fresh sheets on your bed?  The kittens can certainly attest to that.  They took unusually long power naps once I changed all their sheets.

(Left to Right):  Laverne, Ralphie, Shirley & Chachi

Mommy with her blacks and whites

(Top to Bottom): Arthurelli, Ritchie & Chachi

Laverne

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Close ups of the black kittens (Shirley and Ritchie) are so hard to come by because their cute little faces don't turn out due to the lack of lighting.  And since I can't take the kittens outside to photograph, I have to wait until they are sitting back and relaxing to take a decent picture of them.

Ritchie

Shirley

These little guys will be up for adoption on Saturday, June 14th!  Hope there will be a flurry of adoptees wanting to bring these cuties home with them.

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association

https://www.facebook.com/VOKRA

Adoption application:

http://www.orphankittenrescue.com/adoption_application/

"CHARMIN" KITTIES

You always have to wonder what kittens are up to when they are making a lot of noise behind closed doors.  Last night, we heard more noise than usual, so a quick inspection of the bathroom showed us exactly what the kittens were up to ...

They discovered the toilet paper roll and decided to unroll it in its entirety onto the floor and romp around through it like children playing in the first snow fall of the year.

Laverne in the thick of it all

Laverne was having the most fun.  Of the entire litter, I think she resembles the Charmin kitten the most.  I should look at my Charmin toilet paper packaging and compare the two side-by-side.

A video of them high on toilet paper ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQowI4vX69U

One more week and the kittens will all be up for adoption on the *VOKRA website!  Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 7th if you would like to put your name on the list for one of these sweethearts.

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association

https://www.facebook.com/VOKRA

Adoption application:

http://www.orphankittenrescue.com/adoption_application/

NEW DISCOVERIES

When kittens reach a certain age, they start to discover new things to play with, lay in or fixate on.  One new thing that they have discovered is my Corona cowboy hat.  They love to play with the tassels, drag the hat around or hide underneath the hat and swat at whatever kitten happens to walk by.

Ritchie (left) and Laverne (right) fight over seating arrangements

Most of the time however, I simply find a kitten just relaxing in the hat. 

Chachi settling in for his nap

Hubby found an unexpected visitor in his room, so I thought I'd capture it and make a formal introduction to the kittehs.  And yes, I released this guy shortly after the kittens said their respective 'hellos'.

Round and round he goes ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu-9TGxvrqA

Video of the wonderment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PxbGR4fDzI

The kittens should be up on the VOKRA website on Saturday, June 14th and I believe adoption appointments can be set up shortly thereafter!

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association

https://www.facebook.com/VOKRA

Adoption application:

http://www.orphankittenrescue.com/adoption_application/