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Hey everyone, The kittens are six weeks old today! They spend most of their time playing and can climb up over the baby gate we were using to keep them in their room so we gave them free range of the (kitten-proofed) house when we’re around. Hot Pepper is still not nice to our dog and having to...

Hi everybody! I'm a worrier by nature, but if anyone wants to weigh in on whether these are real concerns, please do! 1) The kittens' weight gains are all over the place. Tonight, they've gained 22g, 8g, 18g, and 5g. I'm worried about the littlest one; she's 80g behind the next-smallest kitten...

Enid, the smallest, 448g, female, a bit of a wallflower but clever, might be short-haired? ^Louise, 506g, female, feisty, holds her own with her bigger brothers, long-haired, we think? ^Schmidt, 530g, male, curious, brave, and talkative, possibly shorthaired? ^Bing, the biggest, 562g...

The kittens are four weeks old today (well, yesterday, technically, but I got home late from work). They’re exploring their room and becoming so playful. The smallest kitten hasn’t gained as well as she ought to the last couple days, so I am keeping a close eye on her and will try sequestering...

Thank you for the ongoing dialogue. I’ve been giving mama cat and her kittens my all and I apologize for being overly defensive of what I took to be an implication that I wasn’t doing right/enough. I’ve read the guidelines and would love to keep this little family unit together for the full 12...

There are a number of factors contributing to our decision to send the kittens to their new homes after 8 weeks, not the least of which is the go-ahead given by our vet, the adopters’ vets, and the rescue coordinating the kittens’ pre-adoption vet. care. We’re doing our level best for these...

Hey all! The kittens are three weeks old today and beginning to walk! Their eyes are open and they’re very vocal when we handle them. We found fleas on Friday and have been in flea-eradication mode - but I think we got all of the nasty little bugs for now. We got to meet our Maine Coon kitten...

^Louise at 2 weeks! ^Schmidt at 2 weeks! ^Bing at 2 weeks! If anyone knows anything about the odds of their being long-/medium-haired vs. short-haired, we’re still guessing. Bing seems to have extra thick, fluffy fur, so I’m guessing he’ll have longer fur like Gertie. Schmidt seems a...

I spent some time with Gertie and the kittens today while my partner had our son and our dog out of the house. It was nice to some unhurried time with them, and I’m extra glad I did because I noticed something we definitely don’t want going unnoticed: FLEAS! I called the vets’ office but it was...

Saint Gertrude Hot Pepper’s kittens are opening their eyes, slowly, slowly. I noticed it when at their PM weigh-in after work on Thursday or Friday. Their little faces look so sad with their eyes barely open! I’ll try to get good photos of everyone tomorrow after my little guy goes to daycare...

Ileen, I thought that might be the Schmidt they were referencing, but I’ve been living under a rock when it comes to TV and haven’t seen more than the first couple seasons. I think it’s a cute reference. I bet this kitten will grow up just as handsome as his namesake.

Enid, (f), has a home waiting. Schmidt, (m), has a home waiting. Zebedee, (m), we might keep. Louise, (f), we might keep. Hi all! The kittens will be one week old tomorrow! Enid and Schmidt have been chosen by family friends. Enid will go home with my parents’ neighbor, my “second mom,”...

Hi everybody, Mama and the four kittens with us are continuing to do well here at home. We planned to call the kittens by the names chosen by their adoptive families once we'd paired each kitten with a family, but we gave the three lost kittens names when we realized each was unwell. It's a...

This morning, we had a shock when we discovered that one of the two we thought had died last night was still alive. And the orange one seemed ever so slightly improved. We spent all morning calling every nearby vet and animal hospital, but no one could see us, so we packed everyone up to drive...