update on Ivan and Ike

The two little boys have grown and turned into beautiful little kittens.  Ivan finally went to his new home who have been waiting patiently for weeks for him to be big enough to leave my home.  Ivan was adopted on August 30. His new name is Cairo. I so miss him as he was "so cute" as he heard many times every day.  Ike went to Petsmart the last week of August and got adopted on Sept 1.  His new name is Shamrock.  I miss him too, emptiness when babies leave but in a good way.
.    .    .    .Nutmeg arrived Aug 3.  She was 2 weeks old and a beautiful black/gray tabby with white.  She had a brother (unnamed) who died on August 5.  He was not a strong baby but still it is hard to see them leave.  Nutmeg is a big girl now and will be ready for adoption when I get back Oct 23.  She was having a lot of bloating problems so she went to the vet last Thursday.  She got her spine realigned and put on Gastro vet food.  She has more energy to play and her tummy is less bloated.  She will be fine.

Sometimes you have to dig deep to find the energy and strength

. . . . . .No pictures yet, sorry but once you hear how life has been you will understand.  Saturday morning the little boy was crashing so I gave him fluids, corn syrup and lots of love.  He was fine before I went to work my 12 hour day (9-9).  In the morning I wondered if Ivan was alright as he seemed a little off.  My daughter was home so I knew he would have someone watching over him.  Laura called me at work at noon to say he was constipated, trying but nothing was happening and that he was quiet and not right.  The vet office as always fit us in and he went to the vet at 3:30.  Rekha rushed him right to the back and started working on him.  He was her last patient of the day.  She only had a short break for supper and was finished working on him at 10:15.  I had to go after work to pick up the three new 4 week old kittens from Linda's.  It was a quick trip as I knew I would be getting the call to come and get Ivan so I could look after him for the night.  I was extremely tired but it all had to get done somehow.  Ivan was good during the night.  He played and ate and was very happy Sunday morning but as the day went on he declined a bit.  So a couple more calls to Rekha and we decided he needed to go back before he was as bad off as on Saturday.  So he was dropped off at 9 and I just picked him up at 10 pm.  She was very happy that all the poop was out.  When I dropped him off she showed me how to feel the full intestines so I have yet another thing to add to my resume.  He is home now and sleeping on the couch.  No monitoring of the poop situation as there isn't much left to pass.  He is glad to see his brother again.
.    .  .   .   .The big 7 kittens are gone to another foster home.  I promised names so here they are.  The gray and white boy is Keller, the black boy is Keegan.  The calico is Kentucky, muted calico is Kansas and the tortie is Kenya.  Tessa went with them as she will be sharing a cage with them at Petsmart on Saturday so may as well stay with them.  So 7 kittens have moved and 6 kittens have come in.  The last little 4 week old kitten arrived this afternoon so soon a new routine will be established.
.    .    .   .   I lay in bed for an extra 5 minutes this morning listening to the silence.  I knew once I got up that I would have 5 hungry babies demanding to be fed.  One of me, one bottle and that means a lot of noise from such little babies.  Sometimes silence is indeed golden.

my family grows again

Two little 3 week old kittens arrived last night, a boy and a girl.  Their mom was killed by a dog.  Pictures to be on my next post as I am working 12 hours today. This morning when I got up the little boy was in trouble.  He was wobbly and jerky.  My heart dropped and I said no, not now.  So I gave him fluids and white corn syrup, held him for 30 minutes then put him back to bed to let time show me what was going to happen.  He is doing great again and is acting normal.  Whew! ! ! Ihope this is the only bump.
.   .   .    . The 6 new kittens are going to a new foster home as they were quite big when I got them and more kittens are arriving tomorrow since they were trapped at McNab a couple of days ago.  Life will be interesting and new babies to figure out.

Yet another new baby--it is pouring kittens

This is my newest baby girl who arrived this morning.  She is a polydactyl so has adorable feet.  She is happy to be playing with her "brothers and sisters".  She is happy to be in off the downtown streets.  My house certainly is busy with 10 babies running around though only until the beginning of next week as Tamryn got adopted today and is going to be picked up on Tues or Wed.  Things happen quickly around here sometimes.

July 29/11

.   .    .    .   Tristan got adopted on Tuesday and will be a treasured kitten.  I will miss my sucky boy who lived to be on my lap and to sleep in my bed.
.    .   .    .    .Welcome to my 5 new babies who arrived last night.  Three girls and two boys so now I have 5 girls and 4 boys.  They are a little older for me being around 10 weeks old.  They weren't sure of being in the house last night as they were dumped on a doorstep of an acreage.  They are a bit dirty so were outside kittens.  They are settling in and starting to enjoy life in my house.  Names to be picked today so I will update later.

you can't watch a kitten sleep and not feel your heart sing

You just have to smile when you watch baby kittens sleep.  Tamryn (second picture) was sitting and as she started to fall asleep slowly fell over on her side until she was sleeping on her tummy.  Yesterday was a good sleeping picture day.
.   .   .  .   .Jamieson got adopted by the lady who found him in 30 below weather when he was 4 days old.  He tugged at her heart and she couldn't pass him by.  I miss him as he was my little darling for a very long time but he has a great forever home.
.   .   .   .  A lady has fallen in love with Ivan and is trying to patiently wait for him to be big enough to come and live with her.  She has a fluffy female siamese so Ivan will be a perfect fit.
.   .   .   .  Ike and Ivan are growing and growing.  When they came in Ike was 348g and Ivan was 276g.  Now Ike is458g and Ivan is 448g.  They are starting to play with toys and each other.  They both like the cat condo.  Ivan likes to come down the hallway to my room in the morning once he knows I am awake.  They are pudgy little boys and I sure love pudgy babies.

A long overdue update

Where to begin?  The baby season has been slower than normal which is good for the babies who are not in trouble.  On April 25 my mom was diagnosed with tonsil cancer and the next 2 months were incredibly hard as we dealt with the cancer.  It has been an exhausting ordeal as I dealt with my feelings and my mom's feelings when I discovered she was not acting like the mom I knew and loved.  She passed away on July 5.
.    .     .     .  These are my 2 new babies--Ike is the orange little boy and Ivan is the fluffy siamese little boy.  They arrived a week ago yesterdya.  They are on the bottle though Ivan is starting to dig into the canned food.  They are very pudgy sweet little boys.  Ike is the adventuresome brother and was the first to climb up on the couch and into the play tunnel on the cat stand.  They are growing nicely.
.    .    .     .The other 4 kittens (Jamieson, Tristan, Tessa and Tamryn) are at Petsmart this week.  They are waiting for their forever homes.  Jamieson has beautiful fur and is an affectionate baby.  Tessa is a small girl and will be a small cat when she grows up.  Tristan is a real "mama's boy".  Tamryn is a quiet girl who loves her cuddle sessions.
.    .     .    .I promise to put more posts on my blog as the "normal" life I have longed for begins to return.