Piglet and Eeyore are doing well today, caring for Piglet's 16 day old kittens and Eeyore's 2 day old kittens. Here is what I found when I checked on them this evening.
I took the 3 older kittens I could reach out, leaving the tiny ones to have full access to all the nipples. (Piglet's fourth kitten was right under her, and I didn't trust her to allow me to take it!)
Yes, she is right in there caring for the wee ones. I guess with the last litter (April/May of this year), Eeyore stole Piglets kittens and cared for them the first two weeks, until Piglet starting caring for them. So Piglet owed her...now the sisters are even!
Maybe it is the camera angle, but those two sisters (the mommys) have such exotic, long faces. Beautiful. But that also gives them more 'glareability'. I wouldn't have reached under that cat for that kitten either, with her glareing like that.
Piglet and Eeyore do have very long noses. And they are kind of hissy, so I try not to push my luck. They both took squeezy cheese off my fingers tonight. And Piglet jumped out of the cage to eat canned food in front of me.
Baby steps, baby steps. They are going back to the original owner after being spayed, so they don't really "need" to be tamed. But I will try to make some progress with them. At least they are letting me tame the babies!
But one little adventurous tabby was determined to get back out of the cage to explore some more. Chewing on the bars didn't work, so lets try clawing our way out! Check out those talons! And only 3 weeks old!