Introducing: York and Yeller (A.K.A. Itchy and Scratchy)

On Monday afternoon I got an urgent email from the Austin Pets Alive nursery; they were completely overflowing with kittens, and had no open cages left to take in more! They needed to find fosters for some of the kittens so that they could continue to pull from the area shelters and keep kittens from being put to sleep.

 

York

 Welcome to the foster-home little guys!

  

Playing catch-up: Mama Lucy got adopted!

I'm so sorry to all of y'all that have been looking for more pictures of kittens over the past couple of months; I haven't had any!

Mama Lucy's litter of four were all adopted (the boys went together, and so did the girls) and I was left with just Mama Lucy for almost two months!

I knew that it would take a while to get her adopted because we were OVERFLOWING with kittens in the shelter, and the older cats always get passed over when there are lots of babies. I COULD have taken Miss Lucy in to the shelter and let her stay there while waiting for adoption, but I was worried about how unhappy she would have been in that situation. She took such a long time to warm up to our housecat (Trinket) that I knew she'd end up in one of the small single-cat cages instead of the nicer "playroom" pens, and I knew that the noise and constant flow of strange smells and people would cause her to panic. She was so shy when I first brought her home, and I didn't want her to revert to her old behaviors. 

So insted she stayed with us at the house until two weeks ago. 

I finally got an email from a young lady who wanted to meet Miss Lucy, and it turned into a case of love at first sight! We drove all the way down to South Austin for a meet and greet, and ended up treking over to the shelter to fill out the adoption paperwork the same day! 

I'm so happy that Miss Lucy has a forever home, and her new mom seems absolutely smitten with her! 

Good luck in your new home Lulu!

 

Update: Gaile and Fae have been adopted!!

My two little girls got to meet their new family this week! 

On wed we met up with an awesome lady and her mother who wanted to meet Gaile and Fae. They loved the girls so much that they filled out the adoption paperwork on the spot! 

Since the girls have not had their spay surgeries yet they will remain with me until the first week of June. APA calls the process pre-adoption: the babies are spoken for and all adoption fees have been paid with the understanding that the kittens will go to their new home once they are 8 weeks old, fixed, and healthy. 

In honor of their fantastic good news, some pictures of my sweet girls! 

Video clips of the F3 litter and Gaile!

Lucy and Babies; 4 weeks old!

The babies turned four weeks old on Monday, and are already HUGE compared to when they were born! All of the little babies are right around a pound in weight, and Mama Lucy is as proud of them as ever.

Lucy and babes stretching their legs

The kittens have decided that they're ready to explore! They love to roam around outside their little pen, as long as Mama is close by. 

Lucy and babies are doing great!

Little Gul is off with his new foster to regain some strength and weight. Meanwhile Mama Lucy and her four babes are doing fantastic! 

The babies have all opened their eyes and are starting to get a LOT more active. They're still very wobbly on their feet, but that's no reason not to play! The babies love to gnaw on each other and play wrestle. 

Today I set up a slightly larger crate for them, and made a little kitten patio where they can crawl and climb. Mama Lucy isn't too sure of the new space, but the babies seem to like to extra room!

Mama has been hanging out on the little "cat-tio" so far, but seems to like it for napping and nursing.