I'm settling into routines with Leo.
He's getting pickier about how warm his milk is, now. I guess that must point to things being out of the "I need food now!" stage and into the "I know food is here, I want it my way".
I had a ton of cuddle time earlier today. Yay for warm fuzzies of a literal sort.
He is now a big honkin' 9.5 ounces. Yesterday his eyes opened just a crack and he peeked at me. It seems that since he got here he went from having little to no sheaths for his claws, to having sheaths that go halfway. It always amazes me how the skin grows around the claws rather than forming at the same time the claws do. Then again, kittens are so miniature when they start out that it makes sense to work that way.
He had two bowel movements yesterday, and one already today. Yesterday Minerva actually did the urine stimulation for me a couple times. Handy that - much less of a mess when she does it!
I was musing yesterday about becoming an official "foster mom" for a local shelter once
mechanchaos and I have a house of our own. It is a pleasure to have Leo-kitten in the house.
He's getting pickier about how warm his milk is, now. I guess that must point to things being out of the "I need food now!" stage and into the "I know food is here, I want it my way".
I had a ton of cuddle time earlier today. Yay for warm fuzzies of a literal sort.
He is now a big honkin' 9.5 ounces. Yesterday his eyes opened just a crack and he peeked at me. It seems that since he got here he went from having little to no sheaths for his claws, to having sheaths that go halfway. It always amazes me how the skin grows around the claws rather than forming at the same time the claws do. Then again, kittens are so miniature when they start out that it makes sense to work that way.
He had two bowel movements yesterday, and one already today. Yesterday Minerva actually did the urine stimulation for me a couple times. Handy that - much less of a mess when she does it!
I was musing yesterday about becoming an official "foster mom" for a local shelter once