August 16, 2021
The carpet is coming tomorrow afternoon, so by Tuesday we will start trying to get Mitsy in the big carrier that she may or may not remember from outside, when we had it set up as a possible birthing shelter. And then move the feline family from the basement to the second level of the house where the future catroom is. I am nervous about it: this involves not only getting the two crates upstairs, but also moving all cats into one or two carriers to transport them to their new home.
But lets stay in today’s day. I was going to do last rounds tonight, and almost all kittens stormed to the litter box. Two pooped! That was a first! And it was Kabiri first and then Sipke to my surprise. I have not seen Kabiri eat but who knows, he might have been nibbling from mom’s food. Either that or his GI tract just is the last to start up. Mitsy looked as surprised as I was with the poop. She took a little sniff and I could have sworn that I saw her think: “WTF! I ain’t eating that no more!”
Public pooping: watch and learn!
I have often wondered how these kittens learn new things. Like, eating solids. And pooping and peeing in a litter box. Well, the answer is right in front of me as I am following this feline family via the cat cams. Have a look at the video below. I call it ‘Public Pooping’. The kittens are all watching Mitsy as she goes to work on a big turd after appr. 1 minute. This was early August and it was not long after that, we noticed the kittens trying to go to the bathroom in the same way. Kabiri and Pumba often cry out when they feel their bowels starting to move. Maybe, when they are just starting to do that, it can be a bit painful or weird to them. So good that they already understand what litter boxes are for though, thank the Universe for that 🙂
Pumba was also the one I have seen eating the most. Mister firstborn…
Maybe he shall henceforth be known as Poop-ba… 😉 They are all nicely on track with their development. They are happy, social, playful and healthy kittens. We have done a good thing here, trapping Mitsy and giving her and her litter the best possible start in their new indoor life.