September 28, 2021 As we are getting used to not having all of our little fillies at home anymore, there are still moments that this new reality grabs us by the throat. Yesterday morning was such a moment. I just could not stop thinking about especially Kabiri, the leader of the pack and the most … Read moreA comforting nudge from the universe
September 26, 2021 Day 80… The second day without the whole herd reporting to duty in the morning. It still hurts. But little Sipke makes up for that loss by curiously studying the baby gate that is in the door-opening of the cat room. And today he climbed over. We were prepared. We have kitten … Read moreAn eventful day for all
September 25, 2021 Today was the first full day with just Sipke and Stipke by Mitsy’s side. We both had a full business agenda, which gave us much-needed distraction, but we thought of our little fillies in the Adoption Centre a lot. We both still wake up with the name Kabiri in our heads, my … Read moreA lot less cat in tha house…
September 24, 2021 Well, here we are. Today is the day I have NOT been waiting for: 4 of our 11-week-old kittens are moving out. We will bring them to the Pet Smart Adoption Center at Oakville Place this morning and I am NOT looking forward to it. I know it is time for these … Read moreSaying good bye to 4 kittens – snif…
September 21, 2021 Wow. Day 75 in the life of the kittens and what a life it has been for them up to now! We are almost at the 3 month age-mark! Good food, good shelter, lots of siblings and loving human interaction… all THEY had to do was grow. And that they did! And … Read moreCats cannot count & strangers are scary
September 20, 2021 Part of our litter of kittens will move to an Adoption Centre the weekend of 25 September. There is a large cat condo available and we have decided to use it. Two kittens will remain with the mother cat, so that she does not develop ’empty-nest’ syndrome right away. Ultimately these remaining … Read morePreparing for 4 kittens to move out…
September 18, 2021 Last night was the first night the feline family was uncrated and had the entire room to themselves. We felt it was time. Looking at the cat cam footage, nothing happened that was out of order, the room survived, no-one got into mischief! Another milestone in the life of the kittens and … Read moreWe gave the felines the whole room…
September 16, 2021 When you see the kittens every day, it does not appear they are growing much. Until they do. Take, for instance, Cheetah. We thought that she was quite delicate for quite some time. She is at the more timid of the kitten spectrum. Well, until we saw her today. We paid a … Read moreA new selfie and growth spurts
September 15, 2021 A quick follow-up of yesterday’s event… We can both tell that Mitsy remembers last night’s ‘helicopter-move’ to get her into the crate… She is a little bit more cautious towards both of us but other than that there do not seem to be repercussions. Phew. What we are seeing is how easily … Read moreA quick follow-up
September 14, 2021 – Day 68 Last night we found what looked like pee on one of the pillows in the crate… it turned out to be puke from Mitsy. It looked like bile, not like a hair ball of any kind. All cats puke sometimes, there is not always a reason. But on that … Read moreThe moment of truth…