A Breeding Chronicle - Page 3

I had a good, sunny day today where I could take a couple of natural light photos ... this one got me to laughing a little bit. I wish I could sleep that well.

It is still too early to tell, but if I had to guess, I would say Yup, That One Be A Sealy Baby!!

Your wish is my command ...

This is one of the Blue Point Boys:



This is another one of the Blue Point Boys:



And these are the third Blue Point Boy and the Seal Point Girlie-Girl:



The kittens are 2 weeks old and all have opened their eyes. It is obvious to me that they can hear now too. They are fat and seem content. One of the boys will engage in what I can only describe as play behavior with me. When I tickle his belly, he whaps my finger with his front paws and tries to "bunny kick" my hand away. *grin*

One of the blue point boys had a bit of goopy eye whist opening up but it quickly resolved after treating with a warm, damp cotton gauze and hasn't presented an issue again.

Everyone is progressing quickly and normally thus far.

Lexus has been toying with coming back into estrus -- a little post-delivery cycle -- and has been somewhat less interested in staying in with the kittens for the past couple of evenings. Having Tonka here in the house is, of course, a stimulation for her and so I have been forced to confine her for short bursts to ensure the kittens are getting the attention they need. Otherwise, she is eating well, engaging in play behavior with me and visitors to my home and being her normal funny little self. Her body weight is good and she is beginning to get her tone back over most of her body. Her belly looks good, no irritation or scabbing as now the kittens are beginning with cutting in their teeth. I know it is sometimes uncomfortable for her to nurse when they bite down on her.

Of course I don't mind you asking!

Digital pictures are always subject to the color temperature of the monitor displaying them, so it can be tricky to tell them apart by seeing their pics.

In "real life", you can clearly see the nose and ears on the front kitten are blue whereas the nose and ears on the kitten towards the back are brown.

In fact, they will be 3 weeks old tomorrow and I had hoped the rain would stop long enough to allow a couple more good, natural light photos to be taken today, but at the moment, I think it would be best for me to focus upon building an ark. I already have the Siamese cat-pair assembled ... so there's a start. *LOL*