While at the vet's today

Ohhhh Oliver is definitly my favourite, now!

I love those pics MA.

Good grief look at Oliver now!, and i just love Scuba!

Oh Ash you havent got long now you lucky thing

Awwww and i love that one of Matuese on his own

Youv'e brought up a good set of healthy babies there MA!! and i love these updates

I am so proud of you Mary Anne. You did good, girlfriend!!! *very big smile*

~gf~

TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful!

MA, I can't thank you enough for letting me bring home Massey. I look at all his pictures and fall more and more in love

Thanks for the pictures MA, they are precious and a tribute to your caring and love, for without YOU they would not have survived. Hugs.

Originally Posted by xocats

Thank you MA, for sharing the new pictures of your babies. Each kitten is precious. Will Oliver & Matuese remain with you? I want to see them grow up and be part of your forever family. Do all of the other have homes now?

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We are keeping Oliver and Mateuse. There is a lady who is supposed to take Scuba and Sonic next month, but I haven't heard back from her. I understand she is in the process of moving to a new place and these two are supposed to be a surprise to her family. So who knows? I am zoned for twenty cats because of our property and where we live, but heaven help me, I don't want that many!

Originally Posted by esrgirl

These photos and updates always manage to brighten my day! This is just me being curious, but to foster bottle babies would one need to be at home full time? I've always wanted to foster pregnant moms and bottle babies someday when I own my own home- which is a ways off! I just figured I'd have to wait until I retired, and 35-40 years is a long way off

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Thanks esrgirl! They brighten my day as well. To foster bottle babies, it would depend on the ages. But you have to feed newborns every two-three hours, then stimulate them so they eliminate their waste. As they get bigger, you go to every five hours. But you need to watch the little ones carefully early on, if they have no mom because they are so vulnerable, they suckle each other, and so you need you monitor them. But if you foster a momcat and her kittens, you just have to be able to provide a warm, safe place for the family to grow and feed momcat 5-6 times a day- then she does all the rest- including how to get the kittens to use a litter pan. When you deal with the really young kittens you find that you have no life for awhile. You nap when you can if your partner cooperates, and you pretty much are running on adrenaline for quite awhile. Once they reach the 8-9 weeks mark you can relax, even though FKS (Fading Kitten Syndrome) can claim up to 12 week old kittens. They are constantly underfoot, trying to climb your legs, jumping on your back- their needle claws are very sharp. Mike likes to say he isn't a kitty sitter anymore. He is a Kitty Entertainment Center! LOL They jump and climb all over you, exploring your scent, putting their scent on you. I always wear sweatshirts, jeans and heavy socks when I go into the kitten room, no matter how hot it is outside, because otherwise I resemble a pincushion when I leave.

Just want to thank all of you who prayed for these guys and brought good thoughts thier way- and a special thank you to Gaye for her invaluable advice when I encountered problems with these kittens and didn't quite know what to do about it.

These kittens are little miracles, indeed. You are the only mother they know. I can understand why you would want to be even more careful than usual finding them homes. They are just precious.

MA...I am thrilled that TCS members will be able to follow Oliver & Mateuse as they grow & thrive.
I will be praying that all of the babies remain in good health & if the rest of the babies stay with you...that will be really neat too.

This is the 1st I've seen of this thread (I don't get here often due to work) but oh myGod, those kittens are so bautiful and this story is so inspirational and wonderful. MA, you are a credit to the cat rescuer world, you have done so well with those babies!!! Of course Oliver is my fav too - and if that woman does not show up, hmmmm..... I'd never been to Oregon and would like to visit my cousins in Port Angeles, lol They are so BEAUTIFUL!!

Oh my!! MA they have gotten so big since the last time I checked this thread! Wow, look at sweet little Oliver!

Thanks Ari- Gail the lady interested in Sonic and Scuba called tonight. She wants to drop round and visit her kitties. I told her we will be home all day tomorrow- I think she will be surprised at how much they have changed.

Ash- Massey is a human climber (thought I best warn you) If you are in the room with him, he will leap for your legs, if he is on a chair or a raised platform, he will leap for your back! LOL I am having to be in constant motion with this one, and it is funny how I'll watch and right before he gathers himself to grab me, I move and he ends up on the floor looking like "what happened?" He is also going to be a furniture scratcher (sorry) but we have an old beat up couch in the cat room that the cats are allowed to scratch and he loves it. Maybe you better go to the salvation army store and pick up a beat up old armchair-

Fwiw, we have a leaper - which can be dangerous when it's a 13+ lb adult neuter! We finally got him to understand that he needs to warn us, and then to get the okay...he gives a certain meow, stares at us, and if we pat our chest, then he will leap through the air (or jump straight up from the floor), land into our arms and promptly give which ever one of us he's landed on, a nose kiss

I have a leaper too.....all 10lb 1oz of her called Sophie!

As a kitten she jumped her way up to my shoulders from the top of my thighs (Ouch!!!)

She now jumps onto the kitchen unit if i'm at the sink then jumps onto my shoulders looking down at what i'm doing, or uses my shoulders as a stepping stone to get on top of the freezer!.

Originally Posted by hissy

Thanks Ari- Gail the lady interested in Sonic and Scuba called tonight. She wants to drop round and visit her kitties.

I told her we will be home all day tomorrow- I think she will be surprised at how much they have changed.

Ash- Massey is a human climber (thought I best warn you) If you are in the room with him, he will leap for your legs, if he is on a chair or a raised platform, he will leap for your back! LOL I am having to be in constant motion with this one, and it is funny how I'll watch and right before he gathers himself to grab me, I move and he ends up on the floor looking like "what happened?" He is also going to be a furniture scratcher (sorry) but we have an old beat up couch in the cat room that the cats are allowed to scratch and he loves it. Maybe you better go to the salvation army store and pick up a beat up old armchair-

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LOL hopefully he will love the 3 cat trees we have, but if not, I'm not worried! My carpet already looks like a lawn mower ran it over from Tango (good thing my landlady loves cats and thinks its funny ) Massey can make the couch match

I have been well accustomed to "human climbers" ! Cola isn't small anymore and still does it

Massey will fit right into our house

Ash...I am so excited for you & MA. Have you set a date for when you will bring Massey home?
Bless you Ash, for driving so far, to adopt MA's sweet little bottle baby & give him a forever home. .
He is a lucky boy.

Originally Posted by ash_bct

LOL hopefully he will love the 3 cat trees we have, but if not, I'm not worried! My carpet already looks like a lawn mower ran it over from Tango (good thing my landlady loves cats and thinks its funny

) Massey can make the couch match

I have been well accustomed to "human climbers" ! Cola isn't small anymore and still does it

Massey will fit right into our house

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When I first got these kittens the vet said they were all boys. The second vet that saw them said they were all girls- I realized this morning that massey is a girl not a boy- I never worry about the gender, only about the health

Here are more pics of the kits- hope all enjoy-

I love her cute little white paws.