Oops! It’s been awhile since Steve and I have checked in! I guess I’ve just been busy working and taking care of kittens!! Yup, it’s kitten season! In addition to Nebula, we currently have three 7ish week old kittens from a litter of 7 (a staff member at the shelter has the other four). We’ve had them since they were three weeks old. They’re so stinkin’ cute!! No mom came in with them, but they’ve been eating on their own since they arrived.
Poor Steve is trying to be a good foster sister to Nebula and Nebula just keeps hissing and swatting at her. The kittens haven’t been tested for FIV/FeLV so Steve hasn’t really met them yet except for the few times I’ve had them out to bathe them and I’ve let her smell their butts. Of course, she hissed at them, but I’ve caught her a few times at the bedroom door trying to check them out when they’re playing in the bedroom.
We shaved Saxon last week to get rid of some mats and to prevent summer matting. When he came home, Steve didn’t recognize his scent and starting hissing and swatting at him. I couldn’t help but laugh. I even intentionally brought them together a few times to see it happen! I’m so bad!! They’re fine now, back to playing and wrestling. Saxon is so soft! Shaving him was the right decision. He looks kind of funny, but the knots are gone and his coat gets a new start at growing out!
Nebula has been approved to go up for adoption from foster. I’ll be setting up her spay appointment when I’m at the shelter tomorrow for the kittens’ vet check. The kittens will probably be available for adoption in another two weeks. I just weighed them. Two of them are approaching two pounds, and one (the runt) is not quite a pound and a half.
Yorrick turned 7 this past weekend. The only signs of his age are the little tiny lumps and bumps he’s starting to get. I shaved the fur off of each of them so I can keep an eye on them. None has grown bigger than a pea, nor has any changed shape or feel. Everything about them says sebaceous cyst, but I’m still watching them.
I think that’s all you’ve missed. How about some pictures?
