Sleeping in my neck

As I was going through a lot of photos on my pc, Amientje jumped from the couch onto my chair. At first he was sniffing my hair but then it showed well how tired he became after this morning (yes, chasing a Swiffer kinda thing is pretty draining! And it was for me as well, with 4 of those little ones chasing it :))

*sniff sniff*

Zzzzz...

And from the other side

Changing positions every now and then

And he really didn't wanna go, if I bent forward he just went to lie prrr-ing on my back, if I then sat up straight again he was back in my neck ♥

Tomorrow Tara and Amin will get their shots and then they're ready for adoption next week, their stay went fast! They're all doing great now :) Dewey's also more relaxed now and going outside even though the kittens are downstairs instead of constantly focussing on them. But he doesn't understand the catdoor yet, so several times a day I hear him poking that door and I have to go open it for him :P Bindi's doing very well, an occasional hiss here and there if the kittens are too close and Sue growls a little and slaps when they get too close, but the kittens know that as well. And they all slept close to B&S on the couch as well :)
They're walking through the entire house most time of the day now, which goes fine, Taartje is still improving (although getting picked up just isn't her thing) and they all climb on me for cuddles throughout the house now as well. Ysera sneaks up on me at times when I go upstairs, and if I then pet her she puts her back up to push back against my hand, where at first she went almost flat on the ground and would've disappeared in the floor if she could. That's só nice to see! And Naeva just stays a little bundle of joy, little stalkers <3


I originally posted this on a forum on Sunday, July 22. Roughly translated and posted here afterwards.

Little hairdressers

And some more photos! Some are less good quality but that's because I made them with less light/with my phone.

As you can see they're all pretty close in size now, only Naeva is a bit smaller. And Tara just has a very thick coat as well :)

Snoozing together, that basket attached to the heater stays favorite!

They also love boxes, and it looks like there's a few biters between them as well ^_^

After they've been walking around in the house for a while it's usually cuddle time, where they all pile up on me and mess up my hair severely cuddle me <3 Naeva is actually under there as well, she loves to lie in my neck. It's a bit hard at times to breathe when they go like this, but oh well :P

Brother and sister together :L

Tara and Yse are doing great outside their room now, Yse just trusts me more and I bribed Tara with toys! She does hold back a little bit at times and being picked up is still somewhat scary, but we're getting there :) And today I scored a lot of points with her! I had 3 little furballs in the hallway and Taartje was upstairs meowing. So I call for her and meow back, but no Tara, just meowing. So I went upstairs trying to locate where the sound was coming from and ended up looking in my laundry room, and there's a wet 2p bedset moving on a tiny pile on the ground! :o So I quickly started to search for the opining in that huge piece of cloth and lifted her out of it. I don't think she ever liked me as much as she did then <3 :O

Favorite toys are balls and those playing rods!

Most photos turned out like this, with a grey blur in the middle

Naeva finally got a chance to play as well

And sweet Ysera has a cuckoo kitty inside her! Look at that tail :O

I originally posted this on a forum on Sunday, July 22. Roughly translated and posted here afterwards.

Too cute x2!

Ysera was sitting cozy with me <3

And Amientje, oh oh what a kitty! I had him sitting on my hand and after a little bite (no, I'm still not edible!) he started to wash his paw, aaww :L

I originally posted this on a forum on Thursday, July 19. Roughly translated and posted here afterwards.

Little red and big red

When Dew went to the kittens he got stalked straight away, Tara also found a new way to sniff him

Big & small

That tail stays fun!

Yse is having a look at what Dew's doing (holding the top of the bench and sniff like that, silly cat :))

Mini and mini are getting bigger as well ♥

Meerkat Ysera

Following Dewdew at first, but Tara's paws are a fun toy as well! And Dew seems unsure what to think of all the kitten scents :O

A duvet with paws? Those must be attacked of course! ^_^

Amientje doesn't want to share his toy!

Adorable face :)

Ysera is doing better and better, it helps a lot that I don't have to bug her with meds all the time. In their room she comes to sit near or on me more often, and outside of that room she isn't as fast with running away anymore. And earlier she wanted to join in with a game on my phone, she pushed my fingers away with those soft little paws, awww too cute! And then she slapped the screen, but unfortunately for her my phone doesn't recognize catpaws :)

The others are doing fine too! Amientje does know how to use his nails and teeth well unfortunately, but luckily he can be adorable too (and I can be stubborn at not allowing things :P). I suspected Naeva has ear mites and she indeed does have that and she's not too happy with the meds. But oh well, give her a cuddle afterwards and all is quickly forgotten! She needs earcleaner every day and medication once a week for a couple of weeks, the others only get the weekly meds, just in case. Tara loves to cuddle even more now, but only when she's in the mood for it, so nothing new there. Dew does really like the kittens in their room now and seems to understand better now that Naeva is a small cat instead of a walking meal and he even washed her a bit yesterday! :L He also spend some time in a box with them, which was great entertainment to slap for the kittens :D

I do have some less fun news as well *scratches* the kittens are of course deflead in the shelter. I thought I saw some fleapoo here and there in Ysera's fur, but checked them with a comb for it and couldn't find any. Last night they were all running around and they were allowed in the bedroom as well, where I found Yse between my pillows later. She stayed there calmly and I got to pet her, prrprr ♥ Amientje joined as well and got some cuddles too, and what do I see in his fur... exactly, a flea, eewww! :/ So this morning they got deflead again and they're being unhappy locked up in their room now, while I have to clean, wash and spray the entire house. Fortunately I've only seen just a few adult fleas so far now, so hopefully there's not too much of the other life stages around, but of course I'm pretty bummered about the whole thing. I checked my cats as well and they seem to be clean (yay for white fur!), but they'll of course get treated again as well. And needless to say, I've been ithcing like mad ever since I saw that nasty thing >.<


I originally posted this on a forum on Wednesday, July 18. Roughly translated and posted here afterwards.