Keeping up with Cookie and her crumbs - week 4

It's week four already and the kids are growing like weeds:

biscuit

graham

keebler

Still a little wobbly on their feet - they are continuing to explore further and further away from mom - driving her just a little crazy and maybe making her wonder how she got herself into this - note how she stares blankly into the distance....mmmm  probably will start weaning them soon!

Well - maybe not just yet.    But soon!

The kittens are starting to take little lessons from mom - learning what toys and scratching pads are for.

And they just  love to spend time playing with each other now:

Efforts to get them socialized are now in full swing - and we are hoping to expose them to as many different sights and sounds as we are able to.

Even though they are gaining independence, it seems there's always a little time to be a momma's boy for Graham.

Yep, somebody's got mom wrapped around his little paws and knows it.

Too bad silly Graham thinks he's the only one.

See you all next week!

Keeping up with Cookie and her crumbs-week 3

Another week has passed and the kittens are growing so quickly.

Biscuit

Graham

Keebler

They are starting to explore a little more and are more aware of the sights and sounds around them. They're even getting a little more cooperative in their photo sessions  - seems we just had to add a few more naps with mom into their written contract!

Now moms getting more of a taste of her kittens growing independence:

Always fooling around when mom's all business.

Guess that's why they're born so darn cute.

It's about time for their beauty nap, so until next week......

OOOPS -  wait just a minute, before you go we wanted to give a quick update on our special guest Mason (our boy that was born with no hind legs).

First a little background story - 

Early in March we welcomed two young tiger girls to our rescue. One was adopted out in a few short weeks but the other was left still waiting for a home.  Snookey is a small gentle girl with a timid personality and was having a tough time integrating with some of the other more confident residents.  We thought Mason might like a friend and roommate and his personality seemed a good match- so we introduced them.

After a lot of careful observing and suspicious eyeballing it seems they were willing to give friendship a try -

And Mason was clearly up for having a roommate- just as long as she doesn't yawn!

Darn - now that did it!  Thanks a lot Snookey.

In the cat world that can only mean one thing ----NAP TIME!

Well - it's good to have a friend to snuggle with on these lazy, warm spring days.

Keeping up with Cookie and her crumbs

Here we are at the two week mark and everyone is looking as cute as ever -
 all eyes are open. . . .
and it looks like they are not huge fans of the paparazzi!

Can't say as we blame them- it's not  uncommon  at this stage that they hiss at unfamiliar scents and objects.  So thankfully it's nothing personal toward us humans.

They are also starting to become aware of their litter-mates at this age.

They are already beginning to develop little personalities of their own- so we decided it was time to give them names to celebrate their individuality:

The little orange guy is now Graham

This little tiger girl is now Biscuit

And this little girl is now Keebler

At two weeks it's also time to start getting these guys socialized and we have invited our volunteers to get some hands on time with the kittens.  So far mom, Cookie, has been great about letting everyone touch her babies.

She has been happy to take a few breaks of her own and even get in a little play time for herself.

Better take that time now cause soon these guys will be up around and into all kinds of trouble!

-Even though they are acting so cute and innocent right now.

Well, heads are getting sleepy and it's time for another nap.  Until next week -enjoy the eye candy!

That's how the cookie crumbles

HERE WE ARE A WEEK LATER:      Our mom, Cookie, and her kittens are doing great!  Born deaf and blind(their eyes are closed and their ears folded down) most of their time is spent nursing and sleeping and they have little social interaction between them -except for some friendly competition at feeding time!

They remain close to mom at this stage and rely on her to keep warm.

Cookie's taking a break and so thankful for moments like this.......

......and this....

. . . . and this

Because every mom knows that moments like these are sure to follow!



And the dinner time drama can just drain your energy and your patience sometimes.

Between 9 -14 days the kittens eyes will begin to open:

Here we are at day ten!

All kittens eyes are blue initially and they will remain blue for several weeks,  and their vision will be blurry at first.
Their sense of smell is also slowly developing and they may begin to hiss at unfamiliar objects.-  and they will soon be starting to become more aware of their litter mates.

Enjoy your time now mom- they grow so quickly!

DO.... OR DO NOT - THERE IS NO TRY -yoda

AND YES SHE DID!




 Just in time for mothers day our lovely mom Cookie delivered

 three beautiful babies on Wednesday morning (5/6)

 her first baby just after being born

Born  at 7:35 am and 7:45 am these guys were happily nursing about an hour after their birth.

Third baby arrived about 2:00 pm

And mom's finally done and nursing all three.

Happy mothers day to Cookie!  - and all mothers!

May the 4th Be With You!

May the 4th be with you!

Princess Hera

What small dog wouldn't idolize Yoda? 

“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.”

– Yoda

(...Zoey agrees)

Expecting another spring story?

Well-the cats are having so much fun that we just can't help but enjoy it with them.
They really know how to relax and enjoy a nice spring day!

   There is plenty of sunshine to bask in ....

green grass to roll in .......

and munch on!

And fountains flowing ........



And,  oh yeah -  there is that other sign of spring we haven't yet mentioned  ........


The pitter patter of tiny kitten paws running across the floor!

Well we don't actually have any kittens here just yet - But we're expecting one of our newest arrivals to provide us with some soon.

Our pretty girl Cookie arrived at the Sanctuary with a few buns in the oven and we're looking forward to providing her with a safe, quiet place to welcome them into the world.

She also brought along her other three beautiful daughters who will soon be ready for homes of their own!

roxie

cookie

emily

 

whiskers

                                                             
So enjoy the photos of our beautiful new girls-     and stay tuned while  we follow Cookies progress as she has her kittens, and we watch them grow!