THREE WEEKS AND COUNTING

My beautiful 'Big Bang Theory' litter is growing up fast!  The litter is a little over three weeks old now, but they have made so much progress in those three weeks.

They have fully opened their eyes, their ears do not fold over like a Scottish fold (although I love it when kittens' ears are folded) and they are climbing out of their little box when we come in to visit them.  Shelldon and Lennord are the first ones to come to the edge of the box to be picked up (for cuddles or just to be lifted out of their box).

Shelldon and Lennord

In every litter, I always have the very real danger of foster failing one of the kittens (meaning that I would end up keeping one of the kittens as my own instead of finding them an adoptive family).  Each litter I've always found one (sometimes two!) kittens that I would say to my husband "I wouldn't mind keeping this one ...".  With this litter, it would have to be Lennord, the tabby.  My previous two cats, Runners and Hobbies, were both tabbies and I loved them (and miss them) dearly.  So, I guess I have a soft spot for tabbies.

My friend wrote a poem when my Hobbies went over the rainbow:

Sunday

In those last minutes

you feel like it goes by

Too Fast

Struggling

to find a way to make it

Slow Down

even though

you know it`s

Inevitable

Mementos

scattered throughout the house

Compassion brings more pain

And reminders

Stifle your cry until you realize

There`s no point

You

let

go

The memories are

Everywhere

Even when you close your eyes
to hide from everything else

Runners (left) and Hobbies (right)

Lennord is a very loving, playful kitten and is always seeking out our attention.  He is also very alert and will stare up at us from his box when we come in.

Cuddles on my shoulder

Sitting on my lap and posing pretty

Alert and adorable

Mommy Aimee is also a very affectionate cat, so much so that I wonder if she had a home previously.  She is not shy around people and on her first day with us, she climbed onto my lap for some affection.  I am pretty sure semi-feral or shy cats do not do that on the first day of meeting someone new.

Aimee being funny by sticking her tongue
out at the camera

Beautiful eyes to match her
beautiful coloring

I am hoping that Aimee will be adopted not too much later after her kittens.  With all the pictures and videos I will be taking of her, I do not see that being a problem.

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association

https://www.facebook.com/VOKRA

Adoption application:

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