I have found an incredibly cool kitten toy.. catnip bubbles :) They were a little expensive - considering I got them at Wal-Mart, but they are quite the attention grabber with the kittens. They don't have great coherence, but the kittens can't resist sniffing them. They didn't know what to make of them for the first 10 or 20 blows.. then they started getting brave enough to actually touch them. and since they popped when they were breathed on, they were still quite stunned. after about five minutes they were swatting at them with their paws. They weren't quite understanding what they were, but they sure did like trying to figure it out. I blew some again this morning, they still loved it.

I bought home a cat bed from the shelter on tuesday. the kittens found a grapevine wreath and threw that on the floor and were cuddling into it, so when I saw one at the shelter I asked if I could take it. the kittens LOVE it. Scooter likes bringing her toys in it and playing with it there. Melvin just likes laying in it. Mom was kinda interested in it as well. I also brought home some new toys. One was a green felt fish on a string. I held it up and the room got very very quiet as the four of them all sat under the fish trying to figure out how to get it. I lowered it a little and we spent the next half hour batting it around. I eventually tied it to the doorway of the cage, and that was a big hit. SO much so they broke the string *rolls eyes* I haven't had one stringed toy have string sturdy enough to survive the cats they were intended for. Someone really should do something about it cause most of the time I find the string in the litter box, and I don't mean put there by playful kittens.

I talked to the shelter about mom. they want to see her cause there was a round of ringworm at the shelter. I so don't think its that (which btw is fungal, not an actual worm) I just think she's bored and is grooming her hair right off herself.

*searching ebay for cat condos* I so want one for the kitties.. anyone got one they aren't using any more?

posted by ~*Connie*~ at 2:00 PM ~

This is adorable. Well except the Rio part..

Bugsy's eyes were watering last night. I was looking him over, and peeking in his ears (these ear mites are awful tenatious) and scooter came up and started washing his face. I could almost hear him roll his eyes.. but he let her. I hung out there for a while. Laid down on the floor, and a nice game of king of the connie ensuded. after a while they just settled down and sat on me and purred. That's always fun. :)

Mom seems to be doing a bit better. She's been bored out of her mind and spending her day licking her ankles. Ive been praising her when she plays, and spending time patting and paying attention to her. She's still having a hard time not giving in to the kittens.. but at least she's willing to eat around them now... well a bit.

and speaking of food.. the Iams ocean fish.. EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW.. that stuff looks horrid, it smells horrid, and of course that means the kittens really like it. but then again its not iams kitten food.. so that's good for them. Some of the cans of the kitten food... the consistancy has been off.. kinda like pudding.. made me think of mushy poop.

posted by ~*Connie*~ at 8:04 AM ~

Went down last night.. Bugsy not only didn't have watery eyes, but he had no snot crusted on his nose *does quiet happy dance*. Melvin looked almost normal as well. Had a little something stuck to the side of his nose.. *crosses fingers that this is the end of this*

The kittens have found themselves a new toy. I found a draft stopper I made a while back, and rather badly too. Its just a really big round pillow - a bolster if you would - that I had tied up the ends with ribbons. Well the ribbons are gone.. and now the stuffing is coming out with their help.. but they love crawling under it, and jumping over it, and attacking it and rolling around on it. Sigh I miss them running around the house. Two more weeks.. sigh.. part of me wants this to be over, and part of me really really really doesn't.

They also aren't eating very much. Im not sure if its the food (back to iams kitten food) or something else as the resident cats aren't eating either. They aren't begging me for other stuff, and they seem to be doing fine, so Im not going to worry about it.

posted by ~*Connie*~ at 9:11 AM ~