New kittens and update on older ones

I’ve just returned from vacation and the house is getting full of kittens! These two are ready for adoption. They have made the upstairs their home, no longer content with the  baby room! They are using the adult litter boxes and making themselves right at home with our cats. I think they are about 8 weeks at this point. The solid gray on the left is female and the other is male.

 

When I got home late Monday night, there was an email waiting: pick up kittens ASAP. These little ones are about 4+ weeks old. They are boney but full of energy and love. They are eating canned food and every now and then a little formula. The calico noticed that the babies (below)were getting a lot of attention; all of a sudden she was dying to get a bottle! She still doesn’t drink much milk but she enjoys the special attention.

 

Thursday I got a call for these six little ones. The momma has an upper respiratory infection and her milk dried up. They aren’t big eaters yet but they are getting along just fine. They have started showing signs of an URI so we started  them on antibiotics this morning. When you walk into the kitchen, they swarm all over your feet!

Last night we had company for dinner. They held kittens for a long time. Daisy was a wreck, she didn’t like strangers holding her kittens. When we put the kittens back in the kitchen so we could eat, she went in and counted heads! When she was sure that they were all there, she came back outside and plopped down. It’s nice to have a canine momma to help keep track of this many kittens!