Kitten Update!

The past two months have been all about kittens!! We have really enjoyed watching Gypsy's five babies grow into the cutest little ones! About a week or so after Gypsy had them, she moved them from under Molly's bed to underneath my side of the bed. At first I wasn't happy about this, because they were harder to see and reach under there, but it wound up being fine. It didn't take long before the kittens were big enough to want to explore. First just on the floor on my side of the bed, then all the way to the end of the bed, then the whole bedroom, then the whole house! We couldn't get enough of their cuteness, and neither could Leo! He was such a good babysitter and playmate, hahaha. 

They were a breeze to litter train and introduce hard food to. Gyspy has also been a stellar Mama. Very attentive and driven. Not that I was happy about it, but it was humorous the amount of snakes, lizards, and mice she would bring in to her babies. The count is up to, and this is 100% no lie, 12+ snakes, 20+ lizards, and 6+ mice. On any given day there will be a rogue lizard running across the living room floor from under the couch, or a snake half out of Sam's slippers, or mouse guts on Molly's floor. It has just been an absolute joy the past two months. I've managed to save some, but sometimes I just don't get there in time. Others obviously get away for me to find later, hahaha. It is not uncommon to step on a dropped off lizard tale first thing in the morning out of bed. I will continue the count. 

As of today, we have rehomed three kittens. Oslow - the black female, Otis - the gray and white male, and Apollo, AKA Peanut Butter - the caramel and white male. It was hard to let them go, but that's the way that it goes. We know they went to good homes. The calico female, now named Nala, will be going to my cousin come mid July. We are holding on to her until they can come get her. Milo, the other gray kitten, we have decided to keep as he is the absolute sweetest out of the bunch and I just couldn't part with him! Sam had originally intended to keep Otis, but he changed his mind when he saw how friendly Milo was. Yay! Thanks, Sammy, lol.

I quickly grew accustomed to having five kittens being part of my every day life. I will miss the sleeping kitten piles on the couch and the tripping hazards running every which way across the living room floor. But I am so thankful Nala gets to stay for a little bit longer, and even more thankful we get to keep Milo. It would have been really difficult, on all of us, to have gone from five to none. If the kids had it their way, we'd be keeping them all, haha. 

Oslow

Otis

Thor/Peanut Butter

Nala

Milo - the sweetest boy!

Since Nala isn't leaving until mid July, I went ahead and took her in with Milo to get their first round of vaccinations and such. They go again the end of June. This way she will be all ready for my cousin, and Milo will be good to go and we wont have to worry about anything until he is old enough to neuter. 

As for Mama kitty, we have an appointment for her, as well as Tim's kitty, Smores, to get spayed. Hoping we can get to that appointment before any friskiness happens again. 

Happy new homes, babies! 

With love,                                                                                                         Mama Hauck