Purrfection (same play on words on a different version of the word? Just I just did that!)

Anyways we shall skip over talking about the titles lack of originality and move on to new and exciting things. So today was more of the same boring stuff (you see what I just did there) in all seriousness though today we saw the kittens take even more steps to being good little kittens that will let us hold them. Every time we came into the room today they were out in the open and even now as I sit in the room with them they are playing around me albeit not near me. We also had Kaylee spend some time in the room today and she loved them even if they were not sure about her. We made sure to take all the kittens over and Kaylee gave them a bath and as soon as we stopped petting hem they ran for their lives! We also made sure to hold and pet all of them for some period of time and again they purred but this time they were less cautious about it and much louder. They are coming along slowly but surely and maybe tomorrow we will let a couple of more cats in to spend time with them. We are living the closet door open tonight so that they and the adults can get use to each other. Now for pictures!

The last picture is my mom walking into the room and them getting very scared. I can't believe I have updated this blog everyday. I will leave you with my other blog and a picture of Harley Tuna.

Purrfect day (yes mom I hear you groaning from the title)

Today we finally let the kittens out. This was all preceded by the fact that we had to make it impossible for them to go underneath my parents king sized bed. This was done by remaking a box of wood that were previously under their bed. Luckily my dad and I had some help....

Kaylee even held up a side for us

What a great cat right? Kaylee then decided it would be better just to watch over us.

 
Anyways despite Kaylees best efforts to have all our attention all the time we finally got the box made and their bed back together. So now its time to see what the kittens would do if they are allowed out in the room so we opened the bottom and left the room. When I came back Oreo had gotten out and climbed the outside of the crate and found a nice play to lay down.

Where were the other two you may ask?

ThatThats right still in the crate. So I left again and a couple of hours later my mother and I went in to talk to all three of them. So my mom took Moony and I took Ty. After a couple of minutes my mom turns to me and informs me that Moony is purring, arrrrrrrrrrrrrrg another kitten purring and still the none of them had done that for me yet. Not even a minute later I hear something from my lap. TY WAS PURRING!!!! I felt so validated. Yes I realize that its probably not the best to seek validation from a kitten but hey my future therapist needs something to start on right? So my mom left a little while after and I found Oreo and started his socialization time. After a few minutes Oreo was also purring. This is the first time we know for sure that all three of them had purred and its amazing to think three weeks ago they didn't even let me pet them. I then spent three hours playing a old video game and letting the kittens see me (yes maybe it was more for the video game but what else am I suppose to do in NM?) More time with the kittens tomorrow and hopefully more purrs. Maybe we will also try them with some of the cats around our house? who knows.

Rabie cats!

So today we got the results of the stool sample we left with the vet yesterday, the results were negative for worms but neither us or the vet really believed that so we are going again and medicating them anyways. Makes me wonder why we had to take in the stool sample but whatever no harm done. Now the pills we had to give them were HUGE especially compared to my kittens tiny little mouths. The good news? We only had to give them half a pill each and then nothing till three weeks down the road. I felt so bad but my kittens are strong and took the pills like champs. I know its only been one day since I put the frontline on them but they were so much healthier today. Their coats were nicer than they were and they seemed so happy not to be eaten alive by fleas. They were in very rotten moods today though. might be in part because of the shot they got yesterday. Maybe it was because now that they are flea free we are not only leaving the closet door open but also the room door so that hey can get use to the other cats. I did hold and talk to all three of them today and I got the picture of Oreos tail so if you have suggestions for another name let me know.

 Tiberius

 Moony

 Oreos tail

Oreo

We also decided we should frontline the other cats in the house so as to stop any further fleas spreading through our cat population. Most of the cats though not extremely happy with us just kind of hissed and ran away. It however had a much different affect on Kaylee, usually one of the more quite and laid back cats not only hissed but would try and bite us. When we finally let her go she ran away from us for a while and now the really odd part starting attacking every other cat that passed her. This ended up with a room full of cats all looking like they are going to attack each other. There were more cat fights in an hour than I have seen the entire time I have been home. I wasn't sure if I gave them frontline or rabies.

Kaylee in her angry state.

I haven't mentioned my dogs much on this blog but thats mostly cause the cats do much funnier or note worthy things. Our chocolate lab Hershey woke up and was very obviously sick all over himself. This led to us having to take him to a pet store and clean him ourselves. It was a fun day with that but he seems very tired and wasn't his usual happy self.  Once we got him cleaned and dried he spent the rest of the day just lying down and relaxing. My poor baby puppy. Hopefully tomorrow will be better for him and the kittens (and my rabies infected cat)

Healthy healthy kittens!

So first two things I will just get out of the way real fast. 1) my mom informed me that maybe the picture of Kaylee at the end of yesterdays entry was a little out of place and people might not understand why it was there. Simple answer? it was cute and I love my KK (Kaylee Kitty). 2) All three kittens are healthy (all male) kittens. The vet weighed them at almost 3 pounds each! (wow I wasn't even sure if they were 2 pounds!) And we got frontline so that we can start killing those fleas. My mother and I share the same views on fleas and ticks. The only reason for them is population control and they gross us out. Seriously every time I hold them I feel like I'm crawling with fleas for the next 20 minutes. Gross. Okay back from the gross rant, (still thinking about it and having my skin crawl!) the vet also said they were approximately 3 months old. The official record has the kittens names as Oreo (surprise) Tiberius (Another surprise, though there was this fun moment with the receptionist when my mom walked off. As you can tell from my blog I'm not the worlds strongest speller so we both were trying for about a minute to figure out how to spell the kittens name. Anyways his nickname is no longer Tabby but Ty.) and the black one is Moony (check your Harry Potter lore)

Back at home and upset at us. We made it up to them with some Ham baby food. They really don't care that we are Jewish. Very cat like. Oreo was currently getting fed at the time of this picture which should explain his absences.

One little thing I will try to get a picture of tomorrow is Oreo's tale. Its the only reason I'm not stuck on that name is because of his tail. You will see tomorrow!

Now I know these are more random cats but they are pretty pictures so enjoy!

 Kaylee enjoying the day.

 Parker the thief who stole the dog treats from their crates after my mother put them in.

 Tuna (or Harley)

Picky picky kittens

This morning my mother informed me that she had fed the kittens with left over food and there was on obvious level of interest from the kittens. Thats right the kittens who less than three weeks ago were happy for any food out there are now being picky about food. I wasn't sure if I should believe her or not but when Oreo actually refused to even eat a little but of the beef this morning I was a believer. In a funny way its such a good sign that they are now being picky with their food because now they aren't worried about if/when they will eat again. Now even Moony only hisses and will just sit in our hands eating without making that many attempts at escaping.

Not much else to say on the kittens. They will be going to the vet tomorrow so hopefully we will get good news soon. I'm very proud of how fast they are feeling better about being with us and even starting to trust us a little tiny winy percent. More tomorrow I promise. Random thought, if the company of who makes Oreo's sees me saying Oreo so much do I have to pay them or should I just say now that its a trademarked thing?

Uh Oh Oreo!

Today was a continuation of the success we have been having with the kittens. All three sit on our laps now and eat the baby food that is presented to them. Also as of today both Oreo and Tiberius have purred while in our hands. They are all still scared which is to be expect with kittens who were feral less than two weeks ago. Slowly but surely though they are coming around. I usually spend most of my day in the room with them and  they have obviously become more and more comfortable every day. They started cleaning themselves and playing with each other well they know I'm watching. Oreo keeps getting his claw stuck in one of the covers to the shelf his brothers are lying on and I run into the closet yelling "Uh Oh Oreo" (hence the title of the blog entry and yes I realize its a horrible joke but I'm usually tired when I write these) The funniest moment though must have been when I saw Moony (the black one) walking away and Oreo playing with his tail. Not far behind Tiberius was chasing Oreo's tail and as I stood up I saw Moony heading towards Tiberius's tail. A chain of kittens playing with each others tails, it was soooooooo cute!

The three brothers in their crate!

Last night we were doing baby food and socializing with the kittens. We started with Moony  and after we were done with the food I was holding him and the lights went out. This resulted in me with a kitten in the pitch black and my mom leaving the room to see if the circuit breaker had shorted out. A few minutes later the lights and fans all came back on at the same time and since I was lying down with Moony i had a very scared kitten on my chest. Oy but at least it had past right? So we take out Tiberius and did the same deal. Once again when we were done with the food the lights turned off again. Again scared kitten this time though as soon as the lights came back on we tossed the kitten in the crate and Oreo didn't get any time with us. This turned out to be smart since then the lights went out for almost two hours. Nice family bonding time since we had two flashlights for five people. After about 20 minutes we had found candles and were all set to go to sleep. On the bright side I did get a few photos for my other blog!

No rants today, too tired. 

Candyland!

The kittens get better with everyday that passes. We barely have to use the falconers gloves that were protecting us from scratches and bites. Black one even lets us pick him up with little to no fight. Today we had another kitten get out of our hands and run around the room. Its first stop, or so we thought, was under the bed. So here we go again, call everyone in and move the bed, but this time to find out that he wasn't under there. So now I get on my stomach again and look under everything only to have him be the last place a looked (funny how that happens) So he was under the dresser, as I reached in he ran away faster than I could move, so the search is on again. He had run to a corner where there was a cat hiding spot so he was easy to catch after that.

All the kittens are now use to my mother and myself and after we take them to the vet on Thursday to deal with fleas and worms we will maybe start letting them into a small controlled room so that they can get use to more and more. We might have found the name for MET, Tiberius maybe? Let me know your thoughts.

I have spent the last few days trying to catch up on Breaking Bad as fast as possible. I love it cause there is no good guys and the writers seem to 1) hate their characters and 2) they don't seem to believe in happy endings which I have believed is the downfall of American media. hopefully they can keep it up and leave me on my toes which very few shows do.

As for the title of this entry I have been playing a lot of Candyland this past two days with the three year old that lives in our house. She always seems able to win somehow.